Viswanathan Anand vs Wei Yi

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2026 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 1.2
Date 2026.01.10
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/k7/8/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  6. 6.c3 e6
  7. 7.d4 Rc8
  8. 8.Bf4 Qb6
  9. 9.Nbd2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nf6
  11. 11.b3 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ng8
  13. 13.Rc1 Ba3
  14. 14.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  15. 15.Nb1 Bb4
  16. 16.Qc2 Bd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Be7
  18. 18.Nc3 Bd8
  19. 19.Ne2 Ne7
  20. 20.h4 O-O
  21. 21.Ng5 Nf5
  22. 22.Nf3 Nxh4
  23. 23.Nxh4 Bxh4
  24. 24.Qd2 f5
  25. 25.Bg5 Bxg5
  26. 26.Qxg5 h6
  27. 27.Qe7 Rf7
  28. 28.Qd6 Qxd6
  29. 29.exd6 g5
  30. 30.Rc7 Bc6
  31. 31.Nc1 Rxc7
  32. 32.dxc7 Bd7
  33. 33.Nd3 Kf8
  34. 34.Ne5 Ke7
  35. 35.f4 Kd6
  36. 36.fxg5 hxg5
  37. 37.Nf7+ Kxc7
  38. 38.Nxg5 Kd6
  39. 39.Kf2 Bb5
  40. 40.Nf7+ Ke7
  41. 41.Ne5 a5
  42. 42.g3 Kf6
  43. 43.Ke3 Be8
  44. 44.a3 Ke7
  45. 45.Kd2 Kd6
  46. 46.Kc3 Bh5
  47. 47.b4 b6
  48. 48.bxa5 bxa5
  49. 49.Kb3 Bd1+
  50. 50.Kc3 Be2
  51. 51.Kb3 Bb5
  52. 52.Kc3 Ke7
  53. 53.Kb3 Kf6
  54. 54.Kc3 Kg5
  55. 55.Kb3 f4
  56. 56.gxf4+ Kxf4
  57. 57.Kc3 Ke4
  58. 58.Nf7 Bc6
  59. 59.Ng5+ Kf5
  60. 60.Nf7 Kf4
  61. 61.Nd8 Bd7
  62. 62.Nb7 e5
  63. 63.dxe5 Kxe5
  64. 64.Nxa5 d4+
  65. 65.Kd2 Kf6
  66. 66.Nb3 Ke6
  67. 67.Nxd4+ Kd5
  68. 68.Kc3 Bc6
  69. 69.Nxc6 Kxc6
  70. 70.a4 Kb6
  71. 71.a5+ Kxa5

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