Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.3
Date 2015.06.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/3B3p/8/8/7P/5PP1/3b2K1 w - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nbd2 O-O
  6. 6.Bxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Nxe5 Re8
  8. 8.Nef3 d5
  9. 9.O-O Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Qe2 dxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 h6
  13. 13.Be3 Nxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 Rxe4
  15. 15.Qd3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  17. 17.Bxc5 Be2
  18. 18.Rfc1 a5
  19. 19.b3 a4
  20. 20.Re1 Rd2
  21. 21.Rac1 axb3
  22. 22.axb3 Rd5
  23. 23.Be3 Bh5
  24. 24.Ra1 Bg6
  25. 25.Ra7 Re7
  26. 26.c4 Rd8
  27. 27.Rea1 Bc2
  28. 28.b4 Rd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 Bxd1
  30. 30.b5 cxb5
  31. 31.cxb5 Re5
  32. 32.Rxc7 Rxb5
  33. 33.Rc5 Rxc5
  34. 34.Bxc5 Bc2
  35. 35.Bd6 Bd1
  36. 36.Bc5 Bc2
  37. 37.Bd6 Bd1

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