Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.2
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5R2/3P4/4r3/8/6p1/6k1/4K3 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Qe7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg4
  8. 8.Nc4 Nd7
  9. 9.a3 a5
  10. 10.Be3 f6
  11. 11.Bxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Ne3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 O-O
  14. 14.h4 Ne6
  15. 15.h5 a4
  16. 16.g3 Qd7
  17. 17.Qg4 Rad8
  18. 18.Rad1 c5
  19. 19.f4 exf4
  20. 20.gxf4 f5
  21. 21.Nxf5 Nd4
  22. 22.Nh6+ Kh8
  23. 23.Qxd7 Rxd7
  24. 24.Ng4 Nxc2
  25. 25.Rc1 Nd4
  26. 26.Rxc5 Kg8
  27. 27.Ne5 Re7
  28. 28.Kg2 Ne6
  29. 29.Ra5 Nxf4+
  30. 30.Kh2 Nxh5
  31. 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  32. 32.d4 Nf6
  33. 33.Rxa4 Nxe4
  34. 34.Kg2 Nd6
  35. 35.Rb4 g5
  36. 36.a4 Kg7
  37. 37.a5 Kf6
  38. 38.Nd3 g4
  39. 39.Nc5 c6
  40. 40.Rb6 Re2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rc2
  42. 42.Nxb7 Nc4
  43. 43.Rxc6+ Kg5
  44. 44.Rc5+ Kf4
  45. 45.Nd6 Ne3+
  46. 46.Ke1 Rxb2
  47. 47.Nc4 Ra2
  48. 48.Nxe3 Kxe3
  49. 49.Re5+ Kf4
  50. 50.Rh5 Kf3
  51. 51.Rxh7 g3
  52. 52.Rf7+ Kg2
  53. 53.d5 Rxa5
  54. 54.d6 Re5+

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