Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.5
Date 2018.01.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/5Qp1/2pR3p/2r1B3/2q5/5N1P/6PK/8 b - - 5 42

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.Qc2 Na6
  10. 10.a3 Bg4
  11. 11.Ne5 Bf5
  12. 12.b4 Nc7
  13. 13.f3 Bg6
  14. 14.c5 Bxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Ng5
  16. 16.Bb2 d4
  17. 17.f4 Nd5
  18. 18.fxg5 Ne3
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Nxf1
  21. 21.Kxf1 Qxg5
  22. 22.Nd2 Qxe5
  23. 23.Nf3 Qh5
  24. 24.Qxd4 f6
  25. 25.Qc4+ Kh8
  26. 26.Bc1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Bf4 a5
  28. 28.Bd6 axb4
  29. 29.Qxb4 Qd5
  30. 30.Qxb7 h6
  31. 31.Kg1 Ra4
  32. 32.h3 Rc4
  33. 33.Qb2 Qd3
  34. 34.Ra2 Qd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Rc1
  36. 36.a4 f5
  37. 37.Qb7 f4
  38. 38.Bxf4 Rxc5
  39. 39.Rd2 Qxa4
  40. 40.Qf7 Rg8
  41. 41.Be5 Qc4
  42. 42.Rd6

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