Wei Yi vs Viswanathan Anand

29th Leon GM 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 29th Leon GM 2016
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p2/8/3pP2k/1r1P4/1pK2P2/1R6 b - - 5 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.O-O Qd6
  9. 9.Bd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Ng5 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 f6
  12. 12.Nf3 O-O
  13. 13.Nh4 Qe6
  14. 14.Kh1 Rad8
  15. 15.g4 g6
  16. 16.Qf3 Bd4
  17. 17.Rg1 Bxb2
  18. 18.Rxa7 Bd4
  19. 19.Rxb7 Bb6
  20. 20.Be3 c5
  21. 21.Qf5 Kf7
  22. 22.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  23. 23.b4 cxb4
  24. 24.Bxb6 cxb6
  25. 25.Ng2 Rb8
  26. 26.Ra7 b3
  27. 27.cxb3 Nc5
  28. 28.Rc1 Rfc8
  29. 29.Ne1 Nxb3
  30. 30.Rxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Rb7 Rc6
  32. 32.Kg2 h5
  33. 33.gxh5 gxh5
  34. 34.Rh7 Nd4
  35. 35.Rxh5 b5
  36. 36.Rh8 Rb6
  37. 37.Nf3 b4
  38. 38.Rc8 b3
  39. 39.Nxd4+ exd4
  40. 40.Rc1 b2
  41. 41.Rb1 Rb3
  42. 42.h4 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf1 Kg6
  44. 44.Ke2 Kh5
  45. 45.Kd2 Kxh4
  46. 46.Kc2 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kd2 Rb3
  48. 48.Kc2

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