Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 11.2
Date 2017.07.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/3n1pQ1/4q2p/4Pk2/2P2p2/5N1P/5PPK/3r4 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.a4 h6
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 Rxe6
  12. 12.b4 Ba7
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Nf1 d5
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 Rd8
  17. 17.b5 axb5
  18. 18.axb5 Ne7
  19. 19.c4 dxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 Ng6
  21. 21.Ra7 c6
  22. 22.Rd1 Qc8
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  24. 24.Rxb7 Qc8
  25. 25.Rb6 cxb5
  26. 26.Rxb5 Nd7
  27. 27.Nd5 Rc6
  28. 28.Nd2 Nc5
  29. 29.Qb2 Kh7
  30. 30.Rb8 Qe6
  31. 31.Qb5 Nf4
  32. 32.Ra8 Qg6
  33. 33.Nxf4 exf4
  34. 34.Qb8 Qf6
  35. 35.Nf3 Nd7
  36. 36.Qe8 Rd6
  37. 37.e5 Rd1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qe6
  39. 39.Qh8+ Kg6
  40. 40.Rg8 Kf5
  41. 41.Qxg7

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