Event: Day 1 - Round 3: Viswanathan Anand - Wesley So
Date: 2023-09-22
White: Viswanathan Anand
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2745
Black: Wesley So
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2765
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:10:07] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:09] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:10:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:10:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:12] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:16] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:14] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:20] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:10:17] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:23] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:19] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:27] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:22] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:10:30] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:20] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:10:34] } 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:10:14] } 9... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:36] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:10:01] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:25] } 11. Qf2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:55] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:10:05] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:09:50] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:35] } 13. Bd3?! { [%eval -0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:59] } 13... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 14. Qg3?! { [%eval -0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:34] } 14... f5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:07:38] } 15. Kb1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:08:14] } 15... b5? { [%eval 0.85] } { Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:01] } 16. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:07:23] } 16... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:07:05] } 17. Qh3 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:07:26] } 17... g6?! { [%eval 1.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:39] } 18. g4 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:07:22] } 18... b4?! { [%eval 2.37] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:01] } 19. gxf5 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:06:52] } 19... bxc3?! { [%eval 3.29] } { Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:32] } 20. fxg6 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:05:59] } 20... Rae8?! { [%eval 4.0] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:36] } 21. Rhg1 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:05:00] } 21... Bxg1 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:03:27] } 22. Rxg1 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:04:51] } 22... Rxf4?! { [%eval 7.53] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 23. Qxe6+ { [%eval 7.53] [%clk 0:03:39] } 23... Kf8? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:42] } 24. gxh7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:03:42] } 1-0