Arjun Erigaisi vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Arjun Erigaisi
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1-0
Event	Tata Steel India Blitz
Site	Kolkata IND
Round	13.1
Date	2026.01.11
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/5pk1/4n1p1/R1BKP2p/5P2/1P4P1/P7/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
6. 6.e4 c5
7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
8. 8.Nxd4 Ne5
9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
10. 10.O-O a6
11. 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7
12. 12.Rd1 Rc8
13. 13.Bf4 Ng6
14. 14.Bg3 Nh5
15. 15.Nf5 Qc6
16. 16.Nd6+ Bxd6
17. 17.Bxd6 e5
18. 18.g3 Nf6
19. 19.Ba3 Nf8
20. 20.Rd6 Qc4
21. 21.Rb6 Rc7
22. 22.Bd6 Rc6
23. 23.Rxc6 Qxc6
24. 24.Bxe5 N8d7
25. 25.Bd4 O-O
26. 26.Rd1 Rc8
27. 27.e5 Nd5
28. 28.Qe4 Nxc3
29. 29.Qxc6 Ne2+
30. 30.Kf1 Nxg3+
31. 31.hxg3 bxc6
32. 32.f4 h5
33. 33.Ke2 g6
34. 34.Be3 Nf8
35. 35.Kf3 Ne6
36. 36.Rd7 c5
37. 37.Ra7 Rc6
38. 38.Ke4 Rb6
39. 39.b3 Rb5
40. 40.Rxa6 Kg7
41. 41.Ra4 Rb7
42. 42.Ra5 Rb4+
43. 43.Kd5 Rb8
44. 44.Bxc5

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