Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B43)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/2bpp2Q/5pr1/8/1P4N1/2P2qPP/6RK b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.a4 b6
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.Re1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd3 g6
  11. 11.Bg5 Bg7
  12. 12.Nf3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd2 h6
  14. 14.Be3 Ng4
  15. 15.Bf4 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Nge5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Kh1 Qe7
  19. 19.Qe3 Qc7
  20. 20.Ra3 Nd7
  21. 21.f4 gxf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Be5
  23. 23.Rf1 Qc5
  24. 24.Qf3 Bxf4
  25. 25.Qxf4 Ne5
  26. 26.Ne2 Qc7
  27. 27.Rc3 Qe7
  28. 28.Qf2 Qd8
  29. 29.Rb3 Bc6
  30. 30.Rxb6 Bxa4
  31. 31.Qd4 Ke7
  32. 32.Nc3 Bc6
  33. 33.Bxa6 Qc7
  34. 34.Bb5 Bb7
  35. 35.Be2 Bc6
  36. 36.Qf2 Rhb8
  37. 37.Qf6+ Kd7
  38. 38.Rxb8 Rxb8
  39. 39.b3 Qa5
  40. 40.Na4 Bxe4
  41. 41.Bd1 Qd5
  42. 42.Qf2 Qb7
  43. 43.Nc3 Bc6
  44. 44.Ne2 Rg8
  45. 45.Ng3 f5
  46. 46.Rg1 Rg5
  47. 47.Qf4 Ke7
  48. 48.Qh4 Nf7
  49. 49.Be2 Qb6
  50. 50.Bh5 Qf2
  51. 51.Bxf7 Kxf7
  52. 52.Qxh6

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