Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 12.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b5/1p2kpp1/7p/1P6/5P2/6P1/2B3K1/8 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Na3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nc2 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.Nxe3 a5
  12. 12.Re1 Ng6
  13. 13.Bb3 c6
  14. 14.Bc2 Re8
  15. 15.d4 Qc7
  16. 16.dxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.g3 h6
  18. 18.Qe2 Be6
  19. 19.Red1 Rad8
  20. 20.b4 Nf8
  21. 21.Nc4 axb4
  22. 22.cxb4 Bg4
  23. 23.Rxd8 Qxd8
  24. 24.Rd1 Qe7
  25. 25.Rb1 Ne6
  26. 26.Ncxe5 Nd4
  27. 27.Qd3 Nxf3+
  28. 28.Nxf3 Qxe4
  29. 29.Qxe4 Nxe4
  30. 30.Rb3 Nf6
  31. 31.Kg2 Be6
  32. 32.Ra3 Bd5
  33. 33.Kf1 Ng4
  34. 34.h3 Bxf3
  35. 35.hxg4 Bxg4
  36. 36.Kg2 Kf8
  37. 37.Rc3 Rd8
  38. 38.b5 cxb5
  39. 39.axb5 Rc8
  40. 40.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  41. 41.f4 Ke7

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