Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5
Date 2012.09.29
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E18)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3k4/5K2/8/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bd2 Bf6
  9. 9.Qc2 Nxd2
  10. 10.Qxd2 d6
  11. 11.e4 Nd7
  12. 12.Rad1 g6
  13. 13.h4 Qe7
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bg7
  15. 15.Qc2 c5
  16. 16.b3 cxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 a6
  18. 18.Qd2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qe3 Rab8
  20. 20.Rd2 Nf6
  21. 21.Bf3 Qc7
  22. 22.Red1 Nd7
  23. 23.Bg2 Rbc8
  24. 24.Bh3 Re8
  25. 25.Nde2 Bf8
  26. 26.h5 Nf6
  27. 27.hxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Bg2 Ba8
  29. 29.Bf3 Qc5
  30. 30.Qxc5 Rxc5
  31. 31.Na4 Rc7
  32. 32.Nxb6 Bxe4
  33. 33.Kg2 Rb8
  34. 34.Na4 d5
  35. 35.cxd5 Bxf3+
  36. 36.Kxf3 Nxd5
  37. 37.Nf4 Nxf4
  38. 38.gxf4 Rb5
  39. 39.Nb2 Rf5
  40. 40.Nc4 g5
  41. 41.Rd4 Kg7
  42. 42.Rg1 Bc5
  43. 43.Re4 Kf6
  44. 44.Rxg5 Rxg5
  45. 45.fxg5+ Kxg5
  46. 46.Ne3 Ba7
  47. 47.Rc4 Rxc4
  48. 48.Nxc4 Kf6
  49. 49.b4 e5
  50. 50.a4 Ke6
  51. 51.b5 e4+
  52. 52.Kxe4 axb5
  53. 53.axb5 Bxf2
  54. 54.b6 f5+
  55. 55.Kf3 Bxb6
  56. 56.Nxb6 f4
  57. 57.Nd5 Kxd5
  58. 58.Kxf4

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