Viswanathan Anand vs Wei Yi

World Blitz 2016 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wei Yi
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 5.9
Date 2016.12.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k1N/8/3B1P2/3P1K1p/8/2P5/1n3b2/8 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd6
  9. 9.c3 Bf5
  10. 10.Bxf5 Nxf5
  11. 11.Qb3 b6
  12. 12.Re1 Qd7
  13. 13.Nf1 f6
  14. 14.Bf4 g5
  15. 15.Bc1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Ne3 Kb7
  17. 17.a4 a5
  18. 18.Qb5 Nxe3
  19. 19.Bxe3 h5
  20. 20.Re2 Na7
  21. 21.Qxd7 Rxd7
  22. 22.h4 g4
  23. 23.Ne1 Bd6
  24. 24.Nd3 Re8
  25. 25.Kf1 Rde7
  26. 26.Rae1 Re4
  27. 27.Bf4 Bf8
  28. 28.Bc1 Bd6
  29. 29.Bh6 b5
  30. 30.axb5 Nxb5
  31. 31.Bg7 R8e6
  32. 32.f3 gxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 Rxe2
  34. 34.Rxe2 Rxe2
  35. 35.Kxe2 a4
  36. 36.Kd2 a3
  37. 37.bxa3 Nxa3
  38. 38.Bxf6 Kc6
  39. 39.Be5 Be7
  40. 40.Bg3 Kb5
  41. 41.Bxc7 Bxh4
  42. 42.f4 Bg3
  43. 43.Be5 Nc4+
  44. 44.Ke2 Kc6
  45. 45.f5 Bh4
  46. 46.Nb4+ Kb5
  47. 47.Nxd5 Bg5
  48. 48.f6 Kc6
  49. 49.Ne7+ Kd7
  50. 50.Kd3 Nb2+
  51. 51.Ke4 Ke6
  52. 52.d5+ Kf7
  53. 53.Kf5 Bh4
  54. 54.Ng6 Bf2
  55. 55.Nh8+ Kf8
  56. 56.Bd6+

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