Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.3
Date 2016.03.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p3pp1/3R4/p7/P3r2Q/7P/1P3P1K/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.h3 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bd3 Ng6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Nc3 Be6
  15. 15.Be3 Qc8
  16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Qd2 Ne5
  18. 18.Be2 Nxf3+
  19. 19.Bxf3 Rad8
  20. 20.Red1 h5
  21. 21.Qd4 Qg5
  22. 22.Qd2 Qe5
  23. 23.Qe3 a6
  24. 24.Rd4 Bd7
  25. 25.Rad1 Bc6
  26. 26.g3 Re6
  27. 27.Bg2 h4
  28. 28.gxh4 Rde8
  29. 29.Bf3 a5
  30. 30.a4 Qc5
  31. 31.Qf4 Re5
  32. 32.R1d3 R8e6
  33. 33.Kh2 Qb6
  34. 34.Rd2 Qd8
  35. 35.Qg3 Bxe4
  36. 36.Bxe4 Nxe4
  37. 37.Nxe4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Rxd6 Qxh4
  40. 40.Qxh4

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