Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p2n1pp/1P3p2/2P5/1P1kPKP1/8/5B2/8 b - - 10 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb5 Bd6
  11. 11.Ne4 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Re1 Ne7
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Nxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Qxd4 Ned5
  18. 18.Bg5 f6
  19. 19.Bh4 Qf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 Nxf4
  21. 21.Bg3 Nxh3+
  22. 22.Kg2 c6
  23. 23.Kxh3 cxb5
  24. 24.axb5 a4
  25. 25.Nd4 Nc4
  26. 26.Ra2 Bf7
  27. 27.Re7 Bd5
  28. 28.Ne6 Rf7
  29. 29.Rxf7 Kxf7
  30. 30.Nc7 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxa4 Nb6
  32. 32.Rd4 Ke7
  33. 33.Nxd5+ Rxd5
  34. 34.Re4+ Kd7
  35. 35.c4 Rd3
  36. 36.b4 Na4
  37. 37.Kg2 Nc3
  38. 38.Re3 Rxe3
  39. 39.fxe3 Ne4
  40. 40.c5 Nc3
  41. 41.b6 Kc6
  42. 42.Kf3 Nd5
  43. 43.Be1 Kb5
  44. 44.e4 Ne7
  45. 45.Ke3 Kc4
  46. 46.Kf4 Kd4
  47. 47.Bf2+ Kc4
  48. 48.Be1 Kd4
  49. 49.Bf2+

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