Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 17.1
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/1R6/r7/5PK1/8/8 w - - 10 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.c5 b6
  6. 6.cxb6 cxb6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bd6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Bb7
  10. 10.Rc1 Bxf4
  11. 11.exf4 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.Re1 b5
  14. 14.Bb1 Na5
  15. 15.Ne5 Nc4
  16. 16.b3 Nd6
  17. 17.Qd3 g6
  18. 18.f3 Qb6
  19. 19.g4 Rc7
  20. 20.Ne2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rxc7 Rxc7
  22. 22.h4 b4
  23. 23.h5 Nfe8
  24. 24.hxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Kg2 a5
  26. 26.Nxg6 Ba6
  27. 27.Qe3 Bxe2
  28. 28.Rxe2 Nb5
  29. 29.f5 Qxd4
  30. 30.Qg5 Qf6
  31. 31.Qf4 Nc3
  32. 32.Re5 Nxb1
  33. 33.g5 Qg7
  34. 34.Nh4 f6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Qxg5+
  36. 36.Qxg5+ fxg5
  37. 37.Rxe8+ Kf7
  38. 38.Re1 gxh4
  39. 39.Rxb1 Rc3
  40. 40.Rd1 Rc2+
  41. 41.Kh3 Rxa2
  42. 42.Rxd5 Kf6
  43. 43.Kxh4 a4
  44. 44.bxa4 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rb5 b3+
  46. 46.Kg3 b2
  47. 47.Rxb2 Kxf5
  48. 48.Rb5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rb6+ Kf5
  50. 50.Rb5+ Kf6
  51. 51.Rb6+ Kf5
  52. 52.Rb5+ Kf6

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