Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2018.08.21
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/6kN/8/8/8/4K3 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Qd2 e5
  10. 10.Bh6 Qd6
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.a4 Ne8
  13. 13.Nh2 Nc7
  14. 14.Ng4 f6
  15. 15.f3 Ne6
  16. 16.h4 Nd4
  17. 17.h5 g5
  18. 18.Ne3 Be6
  19. 19.Ne2 Kh8
  20. 20.Ng3 Rad8
  21. 21.Kf2 Qe7
  22. 22.Qd1 c4
  23. 23.dxc4 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.Ngxf5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Qe2 g4
  27. 27.Kg1 gxf3
  28. 28.Qxf3 Bxc2
  29. 29.Qg3 Bd3
  30. 30.Rh4 Rd4
  31. 31.Rg4 Rxg4
  32. 32.Nxg4 e4
  33. 33.Qe5+ Qxe5
  34. 34.Nxe5 Kg7
  35. 35.Rd1 Rd8
  36. 36.Nxc6 Re8
  37. 37.Kf2 e3+
  38. 38.Ke1 Bxc4
  39. 39.Rd4 Bf7
  40. 40.g4 a5
  41. 41.b4 axb4
  42. 42.Rxb4 Be6
  43. 43.g5 Bf7
  44. 44.h6+ Kg6
  45. 45.Rb5 Ba2
  46. 46.Re5 Rxe5
  47. 47.Nxe5+ Kxg5
  48. 48.Nd7 Bb3
  49. 49.Nxb6 Bxa4
  50. 50.Nxa4 Kxh6
  51. 51.Nc3 e2
  52. 52.Nxe2 Kg5
  53. 53.Ng3 h5
  54. 54.Nxh5

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