Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 8
Date 2012.10.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

6k1/2R4p/1p3p2/pr3P2/6P1/2K4P/1P6/8 w - - 4 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne5
  9. 9.Bd4 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Ng4
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf6
  12. 12.Qd2 e6
  13. 13.dxe6 Bxe6
  14. 14.O-O-O c5
  15. 15.Be5 Qxd2+
  16. 16.Rxd2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bd3 Ng4
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Re1 Bc4
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.Red1 Re8
  22. 22.Bc2 Nh5
  23. 23.f5 gxf5
  24. 24.exf5 Ng3
  25. 25.Rd6 f6
  26. 26.Nd2 Bf7
  27. 27.a4 Bh5
  28. 28.Rg1 Rad8
  29. 29.Nde4 Rxd6
  30. 30.Nxd6 Re5
  31. 31.Nde4 Nxe4
  32. 32.Nxe4 Be8
  33. 33.Nc3 Bc6
  34. 34.g4 Nc4
  35. 35.Bd3 Ne3
  36. 36.Rg3 b6
  37. 37.Kd2 Nd5
  38. 38.Bb5 Nxc3
  39. 39.Rxc3 Bxb5
  40. 40.axb5 c4
  41. 41.Rxc4 Rxb5
  42. 42.Rc7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Kc3 a5
  44. 44.Rc8+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rc7+ Kg8

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