Wesley So vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 13.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/8/5b1k/1p1B3P/5KP1/8/7P/8 w - - 3 44

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 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 Ba7
  11. 11.Na3 Ne7
  12. 12.Nc2 Kg7
  13. 13.Kh1 Nh5
  14. 14.d4 f5
  15. 15.exf5 e4
  16. 16.Nxg5 Nxg3+
  17. 17.fxg3 hxg5
  18. 18.f6+ Rxf6
  19. 19.Rxf6 Kxf6
  20. 20.Qf1+ Bf5
  21. 21.g4 d5
  22. 22.Be2 Qd6
  23. 23.Ne3 Qf4
  24. 24.Qg1 Kg7
  25. 25.Rf1 Qd6
  26. 26.Nxf5+ Nxf5
  27. 27.Rxf5 Rh8
  28. 28.Rxg5+ Kf7
  29. 29.Rh5 Rxh5
  30. 30.gxh5 c5
  31. 31.Qf2+ Kg7
  32. 32.dxc5 Bxc5
  33. 33.Qf5 Be3
  34. 34.g4 Qf4
  35. 35.Qxf4 Bxf4
  36. 36.Bd1 Bc1
  37. 37.Bb3 e3
  38. 38.Kg2 Bxb2
  39. 39.Bxd5 Bxc3
  40. 40.Kf3 b5
  41. 41.axb5 axb5
  42. 42.Kxe3 Kh6
  43. 43.Kf4 Bf6

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