Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

Superbet Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Blitz 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 17.4
Date 2019.11.10
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/kpp2Q2/8/p7/3pP3/3P2P1/1P5P/1K1q4 w - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nd7
  7. 7.Nc4 f6
  8. 8.Qe2 Nf8
  9. 9.Be3 Bxe3
  10. 10.Nxe3 Ne6
  11. 11.O-O-O c5
  12. 12.g3 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 cxd4
  14. 14.Ng2 Be6
  15. 15.Kb1 Qe7
  16. 16.f4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Nh4 g6
  18. 18.Nf3 Rd6
  19. 19.fxe5 fxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Bxa2+
  21. 21.Kxa2 Qxe5
  22. 22.Ra1 Rf8
  23. 23.Rhf1 Ra6+
  24. 24.Kb1 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Qxf1 Rf6
  26. 26.Qh3+ Kb8
  27. 27.Ra3 a5
  28. 28.Qd7 Rf1+
  29. 29.Ka2 Rf2
  30. 30.Rb3 Rxc2
  31. 31.Rb5 Rc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 Qxc5
  33. 33.Qxh7 Ka7
  34. 34.Qxg6 Qb5
  35. 35.Qf7 Qa4+
  36. 36.Kb1 Qd1+

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