Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 · English Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2.4
Date 2018.03.02
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r2/1P6/3K4/6k1/2P5/6p1/7p/7R w - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 a5
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.a3 Bc5
  6. 6.e3 c6
  7. 7.d4 Ba7
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd7
  9. 9.Ne4 Bb8
  10. 10.d5 Ngf6
  11. 11.dxc6 Nxe4
  12. 12.cxd7+ Bxd7
  13. 13.b3 Bc6
  14. 14.Bb2 Qb6
  15. 15.Qc2 Nc5
  16. 16.Nd2 O-O
  17. 17.Be2 Bxg2
  18. 18.Rg1 Bc6
  19. 19.O-O-O Qd8
  20. 20.Rg3 Qh4
  21. 21.Rdg1 g6
  22. 22.f4 Qxh2
  23. 23.Kd1 Bc7
  24. 24.Nf3 Bxf3
  25. 25.Bxf3 Qxc2+
  26. 26.Kxc2 Rab8
  27. 27.Rh3 Kg7
  28. 28.Rgh1 Rh8
  29. 29.b4 Nd7
  30. 30.Rd1 Rhd8
  31. 31.Kb3 h5
  32. 32.Rd5 b6
  33. 33.Ka4 Nf6
  34. 34.Rd2 Ng4
  35. 35.Bc6 Kh6
  36. 36.Kb5 f5
  37. 37.Bc3 Rf8
  38. 38.Bf3 Rbe8
  39. 39.Rg2 Bd8
  40. 40.Kc6 Bf6
  41. 41.Bxg4 fxg4
  42. 42.Rxg4 exf4
  43. 43.Bxf6 Rxf6
  44. 44.Rxf4 Rxf4
  45. 45.exf4 axb4
  46. 46.axb4 Re4
  47. 47.Rc3 Rxf4
  48. 48.Kxb6 g5
  49. 49.Kc6 g4
  50. 50.b5 h4
  51. 51.b6 h3
  52. 52.b7 Rf8
  53. 53.Kxd6 h2
  54. 54.Rc1 g3
  55. 55.Rh1 Kg5

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