Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

18th Rapid KO · 2005 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 18th Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2005.06.11
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/5Pb1/2P4p/3K3P/8/5B2/8/8 b - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Re8
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Rxe1+
  11. 11.Qxe1 h6
  12. 12.c4 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb2 Bg4
  15. 15.Qe4 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Qe7
  17. 17.g3 Re8
  18. 18.Bc3 Nd8
  19. 19.a4 Qe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Rxe4
  21. 21.a5 Re8
  22. 22.Kg2 Ne6
  23. 23.h4 Kf8
  24. 24.Bb2 b6
  25. 25.h5 Rb8
  26. 26.axb6 axb6
  27. 27.Bb5 Rd8
  28. 28.Bc6 Be7
  29. 29.c3 b5
  30. 30.Ra7 Rb8
  31. 31.d5 Bc5
  32. 32.Ra5 Nd8
  33. 33.Bd7 Bd6
  34. 34.Bxb5 c6
  35. 35.dxc6 Nxc6
  36. 36.Bxc6 Rxb2
  37. 37.Bd5 Rd2
  38. 38.c4 Be5
  39. 39.Ra8+ Ke7
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kd6
  41. 41.Rxf7 Bd4
  42. 42.Rf5 Rc2
  43. 43.g4 Bc5
  44. 44.Bf7 Rd2
  45. 45.Kg3 Rd3+
  46. 46.f3 Rd2
  47. 47.Rd5+ Rxd5
  48. 48.Bxd5 Ke5
  49. 49.f4+ Kf6
  50. 50.Kf3 Bd6
  51. 51.Ke4 Bc5
  52. 52.Bg8 Bd6
  53. 53.Bh7 Ke6
  54. 54.g5 Ke7
  55. 55.Bg8 Kf8
  56. 56.Be6 Ke7
  57. 57.Bg4 Kf7
  58. 58.gxh6 gxh6
  59. 59.f5 Kf6
  60. 60.Kd5 Bg3
  61. 61.c5 Ke7
  62. 62.c6 Bh2
  63. 63.Bf3 Bg3
  64. 64.Kc5 Bc7
  65. 65.Kb5 Kd8
  66. 66.Ka6 Kc8
  67. 67.f6 Bd6
  68. 68.Kb6 Bc7+
  69. 69.Kc5 Be5
  70. 70.f7 Bg7
  71. 71.Kd5

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