Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Viswanathan Anand

Global Chess League 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Global Chess League 2023
Site Dubai UAE
Round 8.1
Date 2023.06.29
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/3n4/1P5p/P4N2/K3n3/1N1k4/8 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.O-O-O Nbd7
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O
  14. 14.Kb1 Rad8
  15. 15.Rd3 Qc7
  16. 16.Rhd1 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Rxd8 Rxd8
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  20. 20.a3 Qd5
  21. 21.Nf1 Nce4
  22. 22.Ne3 Qc5
  23. 23.Nd2 Qd4
  24. 24.Nb3 Qd6
  25. 25.f3 Ng3
  26. 26.Qc4 Qe5
  27. 27.Qd4 Qxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Kf8
  29. 29.c4 Ke7
  30. 30.c5 Ne8
  31. 31.Kc2 Nh5
  32. 32.b4 Nf4
  33. 33.g3 Nh5
  34. 34.g4 Nf4
  35. 35.Nc4 Kd8
  36. 36.Nb5 Ng2
  37. 37.Nxa7 Nxh4
  38. 38.c6 bxc6
  39. 39.Nxc6+ Kc7
  40. 40.Nd4 Nd6
  41. 41.Ne5 f6
  42. 42.Nxe6+ Kb7
  43. 43.Nd3 Nxf3
  44. 44.Nxg7 Nd4+
  45. 45.Kb2 f5
  46. 46.gxf5 N4xf5
  47. 47.Nh5 Kc6
  48. 48.a4 Kd5
  49. 49.Nhf4+ Kc4
  50. 50.Ka3 h5
  51. 51.Nb2+ Kc3
  52. 52.b5 Ne3
  53. 53.Ne2+ Kd2
  54. 54.Nf4 Kc3
  55. 55.Ne2+ Kd2
  56. 56.Nf4

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