Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.1
Date 2017.08.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p6/3NB1pp/pp1p4/3b1P2/5KP1/bP5P/8 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Nd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Kh8
  11. 11.Nbd2 f5
  12. 12.Bxb6 cxb6
  13. 13.exf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Qd7
  17. 17.Ne4 Rae8
  18. 18.Nc3 b5
  19. 19.Qd2 h6
  20. 20.Nd5 Bg5
  21. 21.f4 Bh4
  22. 22.g3 Bd8
  23. 23.Rxe8 Rxe8
  24. 24.Re1 a5
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  26. 26.Qe3 Qxe3+
  27. 27.Nxe3 Bb1
  28. 28.Be6 Bb6
  29. 29.Nf5 d5
  30. 30.Kf2 g6
  31. 31.Nd6 Bxd4+
  32. 32.Kf3 Bxa2

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