Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.5
Date 2018.08.12
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5kpp/5p2/2p1p3/bpP1P1P1/3P3P/1R2KN2/r7 w - - 8 46

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.c3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.h3 Bh5
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nb6
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd6
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Ne4 Re8
  14. 14.c4 Nd7
  15. 15.Bd2 c5
  16. 16.Ng3 Bg6
  17. 17.Bc3 f6
  18. 18.Nh4 Bf7
  19. 19.Nhf5 Bf8
  20. 20.Qe2 a5
  21. 21.b3 a4
  22. 22.Qc2 Nb8
  23. 23.Ne4 Nc6
  24. 24.Nfg3 Nb4
  25. 25.Bxb4 cxb4
  26. 26.Rad1 Qd7
  27. 27.Nd2 axb3
  28. 28.axb3 Bc5
  29. 29.Nf3 Ra3
  30. 30.Ne4 Bd4
  31. 31.Rb1 Rea8
  32. 32.Nxd4 Qxd4
  33. 33.Qd2 Ra2
  34. 34.Qe3 Qxe3
  35. 35.fxe3 Bg6
  36. 36.Nf2 R8a3
  37. 37.e4 Rc2
  38. 38.Ra1 Rb2
  39. 39.g4 Rbxb3
  40. 40.Reb1 Rxb1+
  41. 41.Rxb1 c5
  42. 42.Rb2 Ra1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Be8
  44. 44.Kf3 Ba4
  45. 45.Ke2 Kf7

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