Wesley So vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Armageddon · 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2019.06.09
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/r5p1/P2r4/R4P2/8/R2p3P/3K4 w - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bf5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nh4 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qb6
  9. 9.c5 Qa6
  10. 10.Nxg6 hxg6
  11. 11.e4 b6
  12. 12.exd5 exd5
  13. 13.cxb6 axb6
  14. 14.Bf1 b5
  15. 15.Bd3 Bd6
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Qc2 Qa7
  18. 18.Ne2 Rfc8
  19. 19.Be3 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Bxc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Bxb5 Qb6
  23. 23.Bd3 Nxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Qxb2
  25. 25.a4 Qc2
  26. 26.Nf4 g5
  27. 27.Qxc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Nd3 Ne4
  29. 29.a5 Nc5
  30. 30.Nb4 Rb2
  31. 31.Nc6 Ra6
  32. 32.Nd4 Nb3
  33. 33.Nxb3 Rxb3
  34. 34.Ra2 Rb5
  35. 35.Rfa1 d4
  36. 36.Kf1 Re5
  37. 37.Ra4 d3
  38. 38.f4 gxf4
  39. 39.gxf4 Rd5
  40. 40.Ke1 d2+
  41. 41.Kd1 g6
  42. 42.R1a2 Kg7

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