Peter Svidler vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 14.1
Date 2016.03.28
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/6pp/1p1rRn2/p4P2/5P2/P7/1Pb2BBP/6K1 b - - 8 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Ne1 d6
  8. 8.Nc2 Bc5
  9. 9.Rb1 a5
  10. 10.a3 Be6
  11. 11.d3 d5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Ne3 Nce7
  14. 14.Ncxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Nc4 Bd6
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.Qxd4 Qe7
  19. 19.e4 c5
  20. 20.Qd1 Nc7
  21. 21.Be3 b6
  22. 22.f4 Rad8
  23. 23.Qc2 Bd5
  24. 24.Rbe1 Bxe4
  25. 25.Bxc5 Bxc2
  26. 26.Bxe7 Rd7
  27. 27.Bh4 Rxe1
  28. 28.Rxe1 f6
  29. 29.g4 Nd5
  30. 30.Bg3 f5
  31. 31.gxf5 Nf6
  32. 32.Bf2 Rd6
  33. 33.Re6 Rd1+
  34. 34.Re1 Rd6
  35. 35.Re6

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