Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.1
Date 2017.04.14
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/p1r3Qp/2q5/5p2/5P1P/2pP3K/4R3/8 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 g6
  7. 7.Ng5 e6
  8. 8.Nge4 f5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Nc3 d4
  11. 11.Nd5 Bd6
  12. 12.d3 Be6
  13. 13.h4 Be5
  14. 14.Nf4 Bf7
  15. 15.Bd2 Rc8
  16. 16.Rc1 b6
  17. 17.O-O Bxf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Bd5
  19. 19.e4 dxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 O-O
  21. 21.Bg5 Qd6
  22. 22.e4 Bxa2
  23. 23.exf5 gxf5
  24. 24.b3 Nd4
  25. 25.Bf4 Qe6
  26. 26.Re1 Qf7
  27. 27.b4 Bd5
  28. 28.bxc5 Bxg2
  29. 29.Kxg2 Rxc5
  30. 30.Rxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.Qa4 Rc8
  32. 32.Kh3 Ne6
  33. 33.Re5 c4
  34. 34.Qa6 Nxf4+
  35. 35.gxf4 Rc7
  36. 36.Re2 c3
  37. 37.Qd6 Qd7
  38. 38.Rg2+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qe5 Qc6
  40. 40.Qg7+ Ke8
  41. 41.Re2+

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