Wesley So vs Viswanathan Anand

World Rapid Team 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid Team 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 5.9
Date 2023.08.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

1n6/4Rpk1/1p3n1p/3p4/R2P4/2P4P/1r4P1/6K1 w - - 0 30

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.a4 O-O
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Be3 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 Qe7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Qb3 Bxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 b6
  13. 13.h3 Nd7
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.exd4 Qxe4
  16. 16.Qb5 Ncb8
  17. 17.Rae1 Qc6
  18. 18.Re7 Qxb5
  19. 19.axb5 a4
  20. 20.Ng5 d5
  21. 21.Ne3 Nf6
  22. 22.Rxc7 Ra5
  23. 23.Nf5 h6
  24. 24.Ne7+ Kh8
  25. 25.Ne6 Re8
  26. 26.Nxg7 Rxe7
  27. 27.Rxe7 Kxg7
  28. 28.Ra1 Rxb5
  29. 29.Rxa4 Rxb2

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