Viswanathan Anand vs Wei Yi

29th Leon GM 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 29th Leon GM 2016
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.3
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/1R3n1r/3pk3/4pN2/2P3K1/6P1/8/8 w - - 5 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 g5
  10. 10.Nf1 g4
  11. 11.Nh4 Nxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 Qxh4
  13. 13.Be3 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.b4 O-O
  16. 16.g3 Qh3
  17. 17.b5 Bxe3
  18. 18.Nxe3 axb5
  19. 19.axb5 Rxa1
  20. 20.Qxa1 Nd8
  21. 21.Qa2 Kg7
  22. 22.Rd1 Nf7
  23. 23.Qxe6 Ng5
  24. 24.Qxg4 Qxg4
  25. 25.Nxg4 Nxe4
  26. 26.b6 cxb6
  27. 27.c4 h5
  28. 28.Ne3 Rf3
  29. 29.Rb1 Rxf2
  30. 30.Rxb6 Rf7
  31. 31.Kg2 Rf2+
  32. 32.Kg1 Rf7
  33. 33.Kg2 Kf8
  34. 34.Kh3 Ke8
  35. 35.Kh4 Rf2
  36. 36.Kxh5 Rxh2+
  37. 37.Kg4 Rh7
  38. 38.Kf3 Ng5+
  39. 39.Kg4 Ne4
  40. 40.Kf3 Ng5+
  41. 41.Kg4 Nf7
  42. 42.Nf5 Kd7
  43. 43.Rxb7+ Ke6
  44. 44.Rb6 Kd7
  45. 45.Rb7+ Ke6

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