Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 18.5
Date 2019.08.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/p1p5/1r4p1/1PKP4/1P2k3/8/5R2 w - - 10 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.h3 a6
  9. 9.Bb3 Re8
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.Nf1 Bxb3
  12. 12.axb3 d5
  13. 13.Qe2 Qd7
  14. 14.Ng3 Rad8
  15. 15.Nh4 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
  17. 17.dxe4 Qd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Rxd3
  19. 19.b4 Bb6
  20. 20.Nf5 Ne7
  21. 21.Ne3 Bxe3
  22. 22.Bxe3 f6
  23. 23.Kf1 Kf7
  24. 24.Ke2 Rd7
  25. 25.Ra5 c6
  26. 26.Raa1 Ng6
  27. 27.g3 h5
  28. 28.Bb6 Re6
  29. 29.Bc5 Re8
  30. 30.Rad1 Red8
  31. 31.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  32. 32.Be3 Ke6
  33. 33.f4 f5
  34. 34.exf5+ Kxf5
  35. 35.fxe5 Nxe5
  36. 36.Rf1+ Kg6
  37. 37.Bd4 Nc4
  38. 38.b3 Nd6
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Nb5
  41. 41.Kd3 Nxd4
  42. 42.cxd4 Kg5
  43. 43.Rg1 g6
  44. 44.Kc4 Rd5
  45. 45.Rg2 Kf4
  46. 46.Kd3 Rg5
  47. 47.Rf2+ Kxg4
  48. 48.Rf1 Rb5
  49. 49.Rg1+ Kh5
  50. 50.Rh1+ Kg5
  51. 51.Kc4 Kf6
  52. 52.Rf1+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rg1 g5
  54. 54.Kc3 Kg6
  55. 55.Kc4 Kf5
  56. 56.Rf1+ Ke4
  57. 57.Rg1 Kf4
  58. 58.Rf1+ Ke3

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