Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 5.2
Date 2015.04.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/q7/2p3Pp/1p2p2P/1P1PP3/1Q6/2K5/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.a3 Nb8
  10. 10.Ng5 Nc6
  11. 11.Ba2 Nd4
  12. 12.Ne2 Nxe2+
  13. 13.Qxe2 h6
  14. 14.f4 hxg5
  15. 15.fxg5 Ng4
  16. 16.g6 Bg5
  17. 17.h3 Bxc1
  18. 18.Raxc1 Nh6
  19. 19.Qh5 Be6
  20. 20.Bxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.g4 c6
  22. 22.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  23. 23.Rf1 Qe7
  24. 24.g5 Rf8
  25. 25.gxh6 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Kxf1 Qf8+
  27. 27.Ke2 gxh6
  28. 28.Qg4 Qf6
  29. 29.h4 d5
  30. 30.h5 d4
  31. 31.b4 Kg7
  32. 32.Qf3 Qe7
  33. 33.Kd1 Kg8
  34. 34.Qf2 Kg7
  35. 35.c3 dxc3
  36. 36.Kc2 Qc7
  37. 37.Qc5 Kg8
  38. 38.Qe3 a5
  39. 39.Qh3 axb4
  40. 40.Qxe6+ Kf8
  41. 41.axb4 Qa7
  42. 42.Kxc3 Qa3+
  43. 43.Kc2 Qa4+
  44. 44.Qb3 Qa7
  45. 45.d4

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