Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

18th Rapid KO · 2005 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 18th Rapid KO
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.1
Date 2005.06.11
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kppp/2P5/1B1R3r/1P6/5P2/5P2/2K5 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc5
  10. 10.h4 Bg4
  11. 11.h5 Re8
  12. 12.Bc4 c6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Bxd6
  14. 14.Qxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Rxd6 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Rad8
  17. 17.Rd4 b5
  18. 18.Rhd1 Rxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Nd7
  20. 20.Bd3 Nf6
  21. 21.d5 cxd5
  22. 22.Bxb5 Re5
  23. 23.c4 Kf8
  24. 24.c5 d4
  25. 25.b4 a5
  26. 26.a3 axb4
  27. 27.axb4 Nd5
  28. 28.Rxd4 Rxh5
  29. 29.c6 Ke7
  30. 30.Rxd5

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