Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.2
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

4Q3/ppn2pkp/2p3p1/3p4/3P4/2PB3P/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  12. 12.c3 d5
  13. 13.Bf4 g6
  14. 14.Nd2 Ng7
  15. 15.Nf3 c6
  16. 16.Be5 Bg4
  17. 17.Bf4 Ne6
  18. 18.Be3 Bg5
  19. 19.h3 Bxf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Bxe3
  21. 21.Qxe3 Qb6
  22. 22.Qd2 Re8
  23. 23.Re1 Qd8
  24. 24.Bd3 Nc7
  25. 25.Re3 Kg7
  26. 26.Qe2 Rxe3
  27. 27.Qxe3 Qe8
  28. 28.Qxe8

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