Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Wesley So
Result	1-0
Event	Superbet Blitz 2022
Site	Warsaw POL
Round	6.5
Date	2022.05.22
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1kpn4/1p5R/4pP2/2P5/r3NK2/2P3P1/8 b - - 2 45

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.Nc3 Nd7
7. 7.Be3 Bxe3
8. 8.fxe3 Qe7
9. 9.O-O b6
10. 10.Qe1 Bb7
11. 11.Qg3 f6
12. 12.a3 a5
13. 13.Nd2 h5
14. 14.Nf3 g5
15. 15.h4 Rg8
16. 16.hxg5 fxg5
17. 17.Nh4 O-O-O
18. 18.Nf5 Qe6
19. 19.b4 axb4
20. 20.axb4 Kb8
21. 21.Qe1 h4
22. 22.Qb1 Nf6
23. 23.Qa2 Qxa2
24. 24.Rxa2 Ng4
25. 25.Rf3 Rgf8
26. 26.Ra1 Bc8
27. 27.Raf1 Bxf5
28. 28.exf5 Nf6
29. 29.e4 g4
30. 30.Re3 Kb7
31. 31.Ree1 g3
32. 32.Ra1 Ra8
33. 33.Rfc1 Rh8
34. 34.Rxa8 Rxa8
35. 35.Kf1 Ra3
36. 36.Nd1 Ra4
37. 37.Ke2 Rxb4
38. 38.Ne3 c5
39. 39.Rh1 c4
40. 40.dxc4 Nxe4
41. 41.Rxh4 Nf6
42. 42.Kf3 Ra4
43. 43.Rh6 Nd7
44. 44.Kxg3 Ra3
45. 45.Kf3

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