Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

WCh 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 8
Date 2014.11.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

2b5/6p1/p2kpp1p/4P3/3K1P2/P7/4B1PP/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qa5
  12. 12.Bd3 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 a6
  15. 15.O-O b5
  16. 16.Ba2 Bb7
  17. 17.Bb1 Rad8
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Ne4 Be7
  20. 20.Nc5 Bxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 b4
  22. 22.Rc1 bxa3
  23. 23.bxa3 Qxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Ne7
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rc8
  26. 26.Bd3 Red8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  29. 29.Nd2 Nb6
  30. 30.Nb3 Nd7
  31. 31.Na5 Bc8
  32. 32.Kf1 Kf8
  33. 33.Ke1 Ke7
  34. 34.Kd2 Kd6
  35. 35.Kc3 Ne5
  36. 36.Be2 Kc5
  37. 37.f4 Nc6
  38. 38.Nxc6 Kxc6
  39. 39.Kd4 f6
  40. 40.e4 Kd6
  41. 41.e5+

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