Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 8.3
Date 2019.11.25
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/6p1/5p2/R4P1k/4b2P/3r2BK/8 w - - 36 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg4
  7. 7.Ne4 Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Nd7
  9. 9.c3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bc2 Qd5
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 Qxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 e6
  14. 14.Bg5 Nd5
  15. 15.Be4 Bd6
  16. 16.Ke2 Kd7
  17. 17.Be3 g6
  18. 18.Rad1 b5
  19. 19.Rc1 a5
  20. 20.c4 bxc4
  21. 21.Rxc4 Rhb8
  22. 22.Rb1 Rb4
  23. 23.Rxb4 axb4
  24. 24.Ra1 Nxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Ra5
  26. 26.f4 c5
  27. 27.dxc5 Bxc5
  28. 28.a3 bxa3
  29. 29.bxa3 Bxa3
  30. 30.Kf3 Ke7
  31. 31.Bd3 Kf6
  32. 32.Ra2 e5
  33. 33.Bc4 exf4
  34. 34.exf4 Rc5
  35. 35.Rc2 Rc7
  36. 36.Bb3 Rd7
  37. 37.Rc3 Bb4
  38. 38.Rc6+ Kg7
  39. 39.Bc4 f5
  40. 40.Be2 Ra7
  41. 41.Ba6 Kh6
  42. 42.Rb6 Bc5
  43. 43.Rc6 Bg1
  44. 44.Kg2 Bd4
  45. 45.Kg3 Re7
  46. 46.Rc4 Re3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Bf6
  48. 48.Bb7 Bh4
  49. 49.Bf3 Rb3
  50. 50.Bd1 Rg3+
  51. 51.Kh2 Rd3
  52. 52.Ba4 Rd2+
  53. 53.Kg1 Bg3
  54. 54.Bc6 Kh5
  55. 55.Bg2 Kh4
  56. 56.Ra4 Bf2+
  57. 57.Kh2 Be3

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