Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 10.4
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k1pp1/P7/2N5/6P1/8/2p3K1/8 b - - 0 52

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 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.h3 Re8
  11. 11.Nd5 Bf8
  12. 12.c4 Rb8
  13. 13.Bd2 bxc4
  14. 14.Ba4 Bd7
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  16. 16.Rc1 Rb7
  17. 17.Rxc4 Nb8
  18. 18.b4 Bb5
  19. 19.Rc3 c5
  20. 20.bxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Bb3 Rd7
  22. 22.Bd5 Rxd5
  23. 23.exd5 e4
  24. 24.dxe4 Bxf1
  25. 25.Qxf1 Rxe4
  26. 26.Qb1 Re8
  27. 27.Re3 Rxe3
  28. 28.Bxe3 Nd7
  29. 29.Nd2 Qd6
  30. 30.Qb7 Nf6
  31. 31.Nc4 Qxd5
  32. 32.Qxa6 Ne4
  33. 33.Kh2 Qd3
  34. 34.Qa4 h5
  35. 35.Ne5 Qd5
  36. 36.f4 Nd6
  37. 37.Qd7 Qe4
  38. 38.Bd2 Qd4
  39. 39.Nf3 Qd3
  40. 40.a4 c4
  41. 41.Bb4 c3
  42. 42.Ne5 Qd4
  43. 43.Bxd6 Qxf4+
  44. 44.Kh1 c2
  45. 45.Nd3 Qxd6
  46. 46.Qxd6 Bxd6
  47. 47.a5 Kf8
  48. 48.a6 Bc5
  49. 49.g4 hxg4
  50. 50.hxg4 Ke7
  51. 51.Kg2 Kd7
  52. 52.Nxc5+

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