Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

43rd Olympiad 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd Olympiad 2018
Site Batumi GEO
Round 6.6
Date 2018.09.30
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

2r5/6pp/R3pk2/8/1p1n4/1B4P1/P4PK1/8 w - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bf5
  7. 7.d3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.d4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nc6
  11. 11.c4 Qd8
  12. 12.Qb3 Be6
  13. 13.Qxb7 Rc8
  14. 14.Ng5 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Rb1 Be7
  17. 17.Bd3 Kf7
  18. 18.O-O Nc6
  19. 19.Be2 Nd4
  20. 20.Bd3 Nc6
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rc7
  22. 22.Qb3 Nd4
  23. 23.Qb2 Rd7
  24. 24.cxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Bc4 Rxe5
  26. 26.Qb7 Qa8
  27. 27.Bf4 Re4
  28. 28.Bg5 Nf5
  29. 29.Bf1 Rb4
  30. 30.Rxb4 cxb4
  31. 31.Rd7 Qxb7
  32. 32.Rxb7 a5
  33. 33.Ra7 Rd8
  34. 34.Bxe7 Nxe7
  35. 35.Rxa5 Rb8
  36. 36.Bb5 Nf5
  37. 37.h4 Nxh4
  38. 38.Bc4 Ng6
  39. 39.Ra7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ra6 Nf4
  41. 41.g3 Rc8
  42. 42.Bb3 Ne2+
  43. 43.Kg2 Nd4

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