Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014
Site London ENG
Round 10.1
Date 2014.12.08
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4R3/3NpNk1/4Pp2/5Kp1/5r2/7P/8 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.f4 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 c5
  8. 8.Be4 Rb8
  9. 9.Be3 cxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 dxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 e6
  12. 12.O-O Ne7
  13. 13.Qe1 O-O
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Bb7
  16. 16.Nf4 Qc7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Rxb7
  18. 18.c3 bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Nf5
  20. 20.Nd3 a5
  21. 21.g4 Nxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Rb3
  23. 23.Qe4 Qb6
  24. 24.Kh1 f5
  25. 25.gxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Qe2 Qa6
  27. 27.Rad1 Kh8
  28. 28.Nf4 Qxe2
  29. 29.Nxe2 Rb4
  30. 30.Nf4 Re8
  31. 31.Ng5 Nf8
  32. 32.Nf7+ Kg8
  33. 33.Nd6 Re7
  34. 34.Rg1 Kh8
  35. 35.Nh5 Ng6
  36. 36.Rc1 Rxd4
  37. 37.Rc8+ Bf8
  38. 38.Rxg6 hxg6
  39. 39.Rxf8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kg7
  41. 41.Ra8 Rxa4
  42. 42.Kg2 Rb4
  43. 43.Rxa5 g5
  44. 44.Ra8 g4
  45. 45.Kg3 Rb3+
  46. 46.Kf4 Kh6
  47. 47.Rh8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Rh7+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rxe7 Rf3#

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