Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 5
Date 2014.11.14
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/7p/5r2/4R3/4p1K1/7P/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Bb7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.e4 d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Ne5 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxe5
  13. 13.d6 Nc6
  14. 14.dxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.d5 Na5
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.dxe6 Qxe6
  19. 19.Re1 Qf6
  20. 20.Nd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Rad8
  22. 22.Qf3 Qxb2
  23. 23.Rad1 Qf6
  24. 24.Qxf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Re7 Kg7
  26. 26.Rxa7 Nc6
  27. 27.Rb7 Nb4
  28. 28.Bb3 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Bxd1 Nxa2
  30. 30.Rxb6 Nc3
  31. 31.Bf3 f5
  32. 32.Kg2 Rd8
  33. 33.Rc6 Ne4
  34. 34.Bxe4 fxe4
  35. 35.Rc4 f5
  36. 36.g4 Rd2
  37. 37.gxf5 e3
  38. 38.Re4 Rxf2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Rxf5

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