Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 1.3
Date 2015.04.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack (C89)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/7k/2r3Rp/4KNpP/6P1/1p3b2/1P6/8 w - - 8 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Rxe5 c6
  12. 12.d3 Bd6
  13. 13.Re1 Bf5
  14. 14.Qf3 Bg6
  15. 15.Bxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Bf4 d4
  17. 17.cxd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Nc3 Qxd4
  19. 19.Be5 Qd7
  20. 20.Nd5 f6
  21. 21.Nxb4 fxe5
  22. 22.Qd5+ Qxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Bxd3
  24. 24.Rxe5 Rfe8
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.Ne3 Rc8
  27. 27.a3 a5
  28. 28.h4 Bg6
  29. 29.Rd1 b4
  30. 30.axb4 axb4
  31. 31.g4 b3
  32. 32.h5 Bf7
  33. 33.Kg2 Kf8
  34. 34.Kg3 Ra8
  35. 35.Rd2 h6
  36. 36.Nf5 Be6
  37. 37.Nd4 Bf7
  38. 38.f3 Rc8
  39. 39.Kf4 Rc1
  40. 40.Nf5 Kg8
  41. 41.Rd8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rd7 Kg8
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Rd7 Kg8
  45. 45.Nd6 Be6
  46. 46.Re7 Bd5
  47. 47.Kf5 Rc6
  48. 48.Ke5 Bxf3
  49. 49.Nf5 g5
  50. 50.Rg7+ Kh8
  51. 51.Rg6 Kh7
  52. 52.Rg7+ Kh8
  53. 53.Rg6 Kh7

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