Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.5
Date 2021.07.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

3b4/8/8/8/6Kp/7N/4k3/8 w - - 14 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 Re8
  8. 8.Bd2 Bf8
  9. 9.Be2 Nb4
  10. 10.Qb1 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b6
  12. 12.O-O Ba6
  13. 13.Bxa6 Nxa6
  14. 14.e4 c5
  15. 15.e5 cxd4
  16. 16.exf6 dxc3
  17. 17.Bxc3 gxf6
  18. 18.Qe4 Nc7
  19. 19.Rad1 Nd5
  20. 20.Qg4+ Bg7
  21. 21.Rfe1 Kh8
  22. 22.Rd4 Qc7
  23. 23.Rc4 Qe7
  24. 24.Bd4 Rac8
  25. 25.b3 Rxc4
  26. 26.bxc4 Nb4
  27. 27.Re2 Rd8
  28. 28.g3 Nc6
  29. 29.Bb2 Qc7
  30. 30.Kg2 Ne7
  31. 31.Rc2 Qc6
  32. 32.c5 bxc5
  33. 33.Qh5 Kg8
  34. 34.Qxc5 Rc8
  35. 35.Qxc6 Rxc6
  36. 36.Rxc6 Nxc6
  37. 37.Nd4 Nb4
  38. 38.Nb5 a5
  39. 39.Bc3 f5
  40. 40.Bxb4 axb4
  41. 41.Kf3 Bf8
  42. 42.Ke2 Bc5
  43. 43.Nc7 Kg7
  44. 44.Na6 Bd6
  45. 45.Kd3 Kf6
  46. 46.Kc4 Kg5
  47. 47.Nxb4 Kg4
  48. 48.a4 Bc7
  49. 49.Kb5 Kf3
  50. 50.Kc6 Ba5
  51. 51.Nd3 Ke2
  52. 52.Ne5 Kxf2
  53. 53.Nxf7 Kg2
  54. 54.Kd6 Kxh2
  55. 55.Kxe6 Kxg3
  56. 56.Kxf5 h5
  57. 57.Ng5 h4
  58. 58.Ne4+ Kg2
  59. 59.Ng5 Bd8
  60. 60.Ne6 Kg3
  61. 61.Nf4 Bc7
  62. 62.Ne2+ Kg2
  63. 63.a5 Bxa5
  64. 64.Kg4 Bd8
  65. 65.Nf4+ Kf2
  66. 66.Nh3+ Ke2
  67. 67.Nf4+ Kd1
  68. 68.Nh3 Ke2
  69. 69.Nf4+ Kd1
  70. 70.Nh3 Ke2

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