Wesley So vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 18.2
Date 2018.06.24
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/p2kb3/1p4p1/1P2p3/2P1P1Pp/4BPK1/8/8 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Nxd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bd7
  11. 11.Nd4 Qd6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Bxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Rc1 Qa6
  15. 15.Rxc5 b6
  16. 16.Rc2 Qxa2
  17. 17.b4 Qa4
  18. 18.Rc4 Qxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rfc8
  20. 20.b5 Be5
  21. 21.Rd2 Rxc4
  22. 22.dxc4 Rc8
  23. 23.Rd7 Rc7
  24. 24.Rxc7 Bxc7
  25. 25.Kg2 f5
  26. 26.Bd2 Kf7
  27. 27.Kf3 Bd6
  28. 28.h3 e6
  29. 29.e4 Ke7
  30. 30.g4 fxg4+
  31. 31.hxg4 h5
  32. 32.Bg5+ Kd7
  33. 33.Be3 e5
  34. 34.Kg3 Be7
  35. 35.f3 h4+

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