Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

82nd Tata Steel GpA · 2020 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 82nd Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.1
Date 2020.01.18
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/2P1pp2/4n1p1/1N5p/7P/6P1/5PK1/2R5 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.d4 a6
  8. 8.Bd3 d5
  9. 9.e5 Ne8
  10. 10.dxc5 Bg4
  11. 11.Be2 Nc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 a5
  13. 13.h3 Bc8
  14. 14.Bd3 Ne6
  15. 15.Nb3 a4
  16. 16.Nbd4 Nxc5
  17. 17.Bc2 Qa5
  18. 18.Bd2 Rd8
  19. 19.Qc1 Ne6
  20. 20.b4 Qc7
  21. 21.Nxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Be3 c5
  23. 23.bxc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.Qa3 Ne6
  25. 25.Rab1 d4
  26. 26.Nxd4 Bxe5
  27. 27.Nb5 Qc6
  28. 28.Rb4 Bb7
  29. 29.Be4 Qd7
  30. 30.Bxb7 Qxb7
  31. 31.Rxa4 Bf4
  32. 32.Rxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Qb3 Bxe3
  34. 34.Rxe3 Nf4
  35. 35.Rf3 Qe4
  36. 36.Kh2 Nd5
  37. 37.c4 Qe5+
  38. 38.g3 Nf6
  39. 39.a3 Ne4
  40. 40.Qc2 Ng5
  41. 41.Re3 Qc5
  42. 42.h4 Ne6
  43. 43.Qe2 Rc8
  44. 44.Rc3 h5
  45. 45.Kg2 Kf8
  46. 46.Qe4 Kg8
  47. 47.Qd5 Qb6
  48. 48.a4 Qa6
  49. 49.c5 Qxa4
  50. 50.c6 Rd8
  51. 51.Qc4 Qxc4
  52. 52.Rxc4 Rb8
  53. 53.c7 Rc8
  54. 54.Rc1

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