Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 11.5
Date 2018.11.14
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/5pr1/4p3/3p1k2/5P1K/5P1P/8/8 w - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.a3 Nf6
  6. 6.Rb1 Rb8
  7. 7.b4 b6
  8. 8.Nf3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.d3 d6
  11. 11.Qa4 Nd7
  12. 12.Bb2 a6
  13. 13.Ne4 Bxb2
  14. 14.Rxb2 b5
  15. 15.Qc2 bxc4
  16. 16.dxc4 cxb4
  17. 17.axb4 Nxb4
  18. 18.Qb1 a5
  19. 19.Nc3 Rc8
  20. 20.Na2 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 Nxa2
  22. 22.Qxa2 Ne5
  23. 23.Rc1 Nxf3+
  24. 24.exf3 Rc5
  25. 25.Rb7 d5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxc4
  27. 27.Rb5 e6
  28. 28.Rxa5 Qc7
  29. 29.Ra7 Qc5
  30. 30.Ra5 Rc2
  31. 31.Rxc5 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rb1 Ra7
  33. 33.Kg2 Kg7
  34. 34.f4 Rd8
  35. 35.Rb3 Rdd7
  36. 36.Kf3 Rdb7
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rxb7
  38. 38.g4 Kf6
  39. 39.Kg3 h5
  40. 40.f3 Rb3
  41. 41.gxh5 gxh5
  42. 42.Rc8 h4+
  43. 43.Kg4 Rb2
  44. 44.h3 Rg2+
  45. 45.Kxh4 Kf5
  46. 46.Rf8 Rg7

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