Viswanathan Anand vs Wei Yi

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.7
Date 2018.01.17
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

6k1/R4pp1/2n4p/1r6/8/5N1P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 30

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 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.c4 Nc6
  10. 10.cxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Rae8
  13. 13.Bf4 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Bd6
  15. 15.c4 Qh5
  16. 16.Bxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Qa3 Qa5
  18. 18.Qxd6 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Rxe1 Rd8
  20. 20.Re3 h6
  21. 21.Qf4 Qxa2
  22. 22.d5 Na5
  23. 23.Qc7 Qb1+
  24. 24.Re1 Qb6
  25. 25.Re7 Qxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 b5
  27. 27.cxb5 Rxd5
  28. 28.h3 Rxb5
  29. 29.Rxa7 Nc6

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