Wesley So vs Viswanathan Anand

30th Leon GM 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 30th Leon GM 2017
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2017.07.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

r7/1pp2pk1/8/1P1pP1p1/RP1P1nP1/4KN1r/5P2/R7 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be7
  9. 9.a4 d6
  10. 10.Nbd2 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Nh5
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Re1 Nf4
  14. 14.Nf1 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.g3 Ng6
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.cxd4 d5
  19. 19.e5 a5
  20. 20.Rc1 Qd7
  21. 21.Ne3 Nf8
  22. 22.Qb3 Nb4
  23. 23.Nc2 Nxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 Ne6
  25. 25.Rc3 Reb8
  26. 26.Qb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.axb5 a4
  28. 28.Ra1 Ra5
  29. 29.b4 Ra7
  30. 30.Rca3 Rba8
  31. 31.Rc1 g5
  32. 32.h3 h5
  33. 33.g4 hxg4
  34. 34.hxg4 Kg7
  35. 35.Kf1 Rh8
  36. 36.Ke2 Rh3
  37. 37.Rca1 Ra8
  38. 38.Rxa4 Nf4+
  39. 39.Ke3

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