Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 5.1
Date 2021.07.10
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5k2/p2n4/P7/5KP1/2B4P/8 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.c5 Bc7
  9. 9.g3 d5
  10. 10.cxd6 Qxd6
  11. 11.Qxd6 Bxd6
  12. 12.Bg2 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Rd1 Be7
  15. 15.Be3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Nc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Be8
  18. 18.Nb5 Nd5
  19. 19.e4 Nf6
  20. 20.Nd6 b6
  21. 21.Nxe8 bxc5
  22. 22.Nxf6+ gxf6
  23. 23.e5 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rc8
  25. 25.exf6 Nd4
  26. 26.b4 e5
  27. 27.bxc5 Rxc5
  28. 28.f4 Ne6
  29. 29.fxe5 Rxe5
  30. 30.Rd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Nc7
  32. 32.Bc6 h5
  33. 33.Kg2 Kh7
  34. 34.Kh3 Kg6
  35. 35.Kh4 Ne6
  36. 36.Bf3 Nd4
  37. 37.Bxh5+ Kxf6
  38. 38.Bd1 a5
  39. 39.Kg4 Nb5
  40. 40.a4 Nc3
  41. 41.Bc2 Nd5
  42. 42.Kf3

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