Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

30th Leon GM 2017 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 30th Leon GM 2017
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2017.07.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1p2R3/2kn1P2/8/3r4/3K4 w - - 0 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O-O Bf6
  11. 11.h4 Nf8
  12. 12.Ng5 d5
  13. 13.Qh5 g6
  14. 14.Qf3 h5
  15. 15.Qg3 Bg4
  16. 16.Rde1 c6
  17. 17.f3 Bd7
  18. 18.Qf2 Qa5
  19. 19.Kb1 Re7
  20. 20.g4 Rae8
  21. 21.Bd2 Qb6
  22. 22.Qxb6 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Bxe1 axb6
  24. 24.gxh5 gxh5
  25. 25.Bf2 c5
  26. 26.c4 dxc4
  27. 27.Ne4 Be7
  28. 28.Bxc4 Ng6
  29. 29.Bd5 Bc6
  30. 30.c4 Rd8
  31. 31.Bxc6 bxc6
  32. 32.Kc2 Ne5
  33. 33.Nd2 Nd3
  34. 34.Be3 f5
  35. 35.Rg1+ Kf7
  36. 36.Bg5 Nb4+
  37. 37.Kd1 Nxa2
  38. 38.Bxe7 Kxe7
  39. 39.Rg5 Kf6
  40. 40.Rxh5 Nb4
  41. 41.b3 Ke5
  42. 42.Rh7 Kd4
  43. 43.Re7 Rh8
  44. 44.f4 Kd3
  45. 45.Nf3 Nc2
  46. 46.Re2 Nd4
  47. 47.Ne5+ Kc3
  48. 48.Re3+ Kb4
  49. 49.Rh3 Rh5
  50. 50.Kc1 Nxb3+
  51. 51.Kb2 Nd4
  52. 52.Rc3 b5
  53. 53.cxb5 cxb5
  54. 54.Nd3+ Ka5
  55. 55.Rxc5 Rxh4
  56. 56.Rd5 Rh2+
  57. 57.Kb1 Rh1+
  58. 58.Kb2 Rh2+
  59. 59.Kb1 Ne2
  60. 60.Rxf5 Nc3+
  61. 61.Kc1 Ka4
  62. 62.Re5 Kb3
  63. 63.Nc5+ Kc4
  64. 64.Ne4 Ne2+
  65. 65.Kd1 Nd4
  66. 66.Nd2+ Rxd2+

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