Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

7th Norway Blitz 2019 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event 7th Norway Blitz 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.1
Date 2019.06.03
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k3r2/1p5p/4p1p1/Q2pPqP1/P4PKP/8/P7/4R3 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Nce2 f6
  6. 6.f3 Ng5
  7. 7.Bxg5 fxg5
  8. 8.Qd2 c5
  9. 9.Qxg5 Nc6
  10. 10.c3 Qb6
  11. 11.Qd2 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bf5
  13. 13.g4 Bd7
  14. 14.Rd1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nc3 e6
  16. 16.Nge2 Kb8
  17. 17.f4 Be7
  18. 18.h4 Na5
  19. 19.b3 Bb4
  20. 20.Kf2 Rhf8
  21. 21.Rh3 Bb5
  22. 22.Qe3 Bxe2
  23. 23.Nxe2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxc1
  25. 25.Qxc1 Nc6
  26. 26.Qe3 Nxd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Bc5
  28. 28.Kg2 Bxd4
  29. 29.Qd2 a5
  30. 30.Rf3 Bc5
  31. 31.Bd3 Qd8
  32. 32.g5 Bb6
  33. 33.Kg3 Qe7
  34. 34.Rf1 Qc5
  35. 35.Rc1 Qd4
  36. 36.Rd1 Bc7
  37. 37.Re1 a4
  38. 38.Qe3 Qb4
  39. 39.bxa4 Bb6
  40. 40.Qc1 Qd4
  41. 41.Qd2 Ba5
  42. 42.Qxa5 Qxd3+
  43. 43.Kg4 Qf5+

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