Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

Botvinnik Memorial · 2011 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Botvinnik Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3
Date 2011.09.02
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r6k/1pp3p1/1p1p1r1p/8/4P1P1/1Bn5/P2R1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bb6
  8. 8.Nc4 Ne7
  9. 9.Nxb6 axb6
  10. 10.Ba4 Ng6
  11. 11.h3 Nh5
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.Be3 Nhf4
  14. 14.Bb3+ Kh8
  15. 15.Bxf4 Nxf4
  16. 16.Nh4 f5
  17. 17.Nxf5 Qg5
  18. 18.Qg4 Qf6
  19. 19.Qh4 Qxh4
  20. 20.Nxh4 Nxd3
  21. 21.Nf3 Rf6
  22. 22.Rad1 Nxb2
  23. 23.Rd2 Na4
  24. 24.Nxe5 Be6
  25. 25.Ng4 Bxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Nxc3
  27. 27.Re1 h6

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