Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 12.1
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/2p5/4P2p/2R3p1/3r4/4R2P/6P1/6K1 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d6
  8. 8.h3 h6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.d4 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Nbd2 Qe7
  13. 13.Re1 Rb8
  14. 14.Nf1 Qf8
  15. 15.Ng3 Bb7
  16. 16.a3 Rbd8
  17. 17.Qb1 Nb8
  18. 18.b4 Nbd7
  19. 19.a4 d5
  20. 20.dxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Bxe3
  22. 22.Rxe3 Rxe5
  23. 23.f4 Ree8
  24. 24.e5 d4
  25. 25.cxd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.axb5 axb5
  27. 27.Rb3 Nd5
  28. 28.Be4 Rb8
  29. 29.Qb2 Rc4
  30. 30.Qd2 Nxb4
  31. 31.Bxb7 Rxb7
  32. 32.Nf5 Rb8
  33. 33.Rg3 g6
  34. 34.e6 Qc5+
  35. 35.Ne3 Qd4
  36. 36.Qxd4 Rxd4
  37. 37.f5 g5
  38. 38.Ra7 Rc8
  39. 39.Rb7 Nd5
  40. 40.Rxb5 fxe6
  41. 41.fxe6 Nxe3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Re8
  43. 43.Rc5

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