Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

10th Norway Blitz 2022 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Blitz 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.1
Date 2022.05.30
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pk1/6p1/PN5p/2p5/2P3r1/P2R4/1K1B3r w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.h4 Nf6
  6. 6.f3 b5
  7. 7.Qd2 h5
  8. 8.Nh3 Bxh3
  9. 9.Rxh3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Qc8
  11. 11.Kb1 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Ne2 O-O
  14. 14.Bh6 a5
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Rg3 b4
  17. 17.Nd4 Ncxe4
  18. 18.fxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Qe3 Nxg3
  20. 20.Qxg3 Qg4
  21. 21.Qe1 Rac8
  22. 22.g3 Rc5
  23. 23.Be2 Qe4
  24. 24.Qd2 Re5
  25. 25.Bf3 Qe3
  26. 26.Qg2 a4
  27. 27.Nc6 Rf5
  28. 28.Rd3 Qe1+
  29. 29.Rd1 Qe3
  30. 30.Rd3 Qc5
  31. 31.Nxe7 Re5
  32. 32.Nd5 Re1+
  33. 33.Bd1 Rfe8
  34. 34.Qd2 a3
  35. 35.Qxb4 R8e4
  36. 36.Qxc5 dxc5
  37. 37.bxa3 c4
  38. 38.Rd2 Rg1
  39. 39.Nc3 Re6
  40. 40.a4 Rxg3
  41. 41.Nb5 Re4
  42. 42.c3 Rxh4
  43. 43.a5 Rh1

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