Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2017.06.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/5ppp/1b1k4/1K6/8/7P/5PP1/4B3 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.a4 a6
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nb6
  12. 12.Ba2 Qxd3
  13. 13.a5 Bxf3
  14. 14.Nxf3 Qxd1
  15. 15.Rxd1 Nc8
  16. 16.b4 Ba7
  17. 17.Re1 Nd6
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Rxe5 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Kf1 Ne4
  22. 22.Bd5 c6
  23. 23.Bxe4 Rxe4
  24. 24.Bd2 Kf8
  25. 25.Re1 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Bxe1 Ke7
  27. 27.Ke2 c5
  28. 28.Kd3 cxb4
  29. 29.cxb4 Kd6
  30. 30.Kc4 b5+
  31. 31.axb6 Bxb6
  32. 32.b5 axb5+
  33. 33.Kxb5

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