Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 11.8
Date 2017.12.29
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2B2ppp/1n2bq2/1P1p4/3np3/r1N5/4BPPP/1R1Q1RK1 b - - 2 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bd4
  5. 5.Rb1 c6
  6. 6.e3 cxd5
  7. 7.exd4 d6
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.d4 e4
  10. 10.c5 Ne7
  11. 11.Ne2 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 Nf5
  13. 13.b5 a6
  14. 14.a4 axb5
  15. 15.axb5 Be6
  16. 16.Be2 Nd7
  17. 17.O-O Qf6
  18. 18.c6 Nb6
  19. 19.cxb7 Ra7
  20. 20.Bf4 Nxd4
  21. 21.b8=Q Rxb8
  22. 22.Bxb8 Ra3
  23. 23.Bc7

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