Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	0-1
Event	Legends of Chess Prelim
Site	chess24.com INT
Round	6.4
Date	2020.07.26
Opening	Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3p4/p2Qp1p1/1p3p2/6k1/5n2/5P2/2r2K2 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
4. 4.d4 cxd4
5. 5.Nxd4 Qc7
6. 6.a3 a6
7. 7.Be3 Nf6
8. 8.Qf3 b5
9. 9.e5 Nxd4
10. 10.Bxd4 Bb7
11. 11.Qg3 Nd5
12. 12.Ne4 Qxc2
13. 13.Bd3 Qa4
14. 14.b4 Bxb4+
15. 15.axb4 Qxb4+
16. 16.Bc3 Nxc3
17. 17.Nd6+ Kf8
18. 18.O-O Bc6
19. 19.Rac1 f5
20. 20.Qg5 Qd4
21. 21.Rfe1 Qxd3
22. 22.Qh5 g6
23. 23.Qg5 Kg8
24. 24.Qe7 Rf8
25. 25.Ne8 Rf7
26. 26.Nf6+ Kg7
27. 27.Nh5+ Kh6
28. 28.Qxf7 Kxh5
29. 29.Re3 Ne2+
30. 30.Kf1 Bxg2+
31. 31.Ke1 Nxc1
32. 32.Rxd3 Nxd3+
33. 33.Kd2 Nxe5
34. 34.Qg7 Nf3+
35. 35.Ke3 Rc8
36. 36.Qxh7+ Kg5
37. 37.Qe7+ Kg4
38. 38.h3+ Bxh3
39. 39.Qd6 Rc3+
40. 40.Ke2 Bf1+
41. 41.Kxf1 Rc1+

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