Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2016.11.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/p1qn1ppp/3b4/2P5/2Q5/5N2/P4PPP/1RB1R1K1 b - - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.Re1 Bf5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 dxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 Nd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Qc7
  15. 15.Qb3 b5
  16. 16.c4 bxc4
  17. 17.Qxc4 c5
  18. 18.dxc5

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