Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2026 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool A
Site Hong Kong HKG
Round 3.1
Date 2026.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B49)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/5k2/5pp1/2N1p3/6PP/r7/5BK1 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Be2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.f4 d6
  10. 10.Kh1 O-O
  11. 11.Qe1 Bd7
  12. 12.Qg3 b5
  13. 13.a3 Rab8
  14. 14.e5 dxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Rxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Bf4 Bc6
  18. 18.Nxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Bxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bd3 Qd6
  22. 22.Qxd6 Rxd6
  23. 23.Ne4 Rc6
  24. 24.b4 Rd8
  25. 25.Nc5 Rd4
  26. 26.Kg1 f5
  27. 27.Bf1 Rcd6
  28. 28.c3 Rd2
  29. 29.a4 Rc2
  30. 30.axb5 axb5
  31. 31.Bxb5 Rxc3
  32. 32.Bf1 Kf7
  33. 33.Na4 Rb3
  34. 34.b5 Kf6
  35. 35.Nc5 Rb2
  36. 36.Na4 Rb4
  37. 37.Nc5 Rd5
  38. 38.Nd3 Rb3
  39. 39.Nf4 Rd4
  40. 40.g3 g5
  41. 41.Ne2 Rd2
  42. 42.Rc1 Rxb5
  43. 43.Nc3 Rbb2
  44. 44.Nd1 Rbc2
  45. 45.Rxc2 Rxc2
  46. 46.Ne3 Ra2
  47. 47.Nc4 e5
  48. 48.h3 e4

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