Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 5.3
Date 2018.04.05
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/4bp2/6p1/8/6P1/8/5P2/2N2K2 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nd2 e6
  5. 5.Nb3 Nd7
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 a6
  8. 8.Be3 Ne7
  9. 9.Be2 Be4
  10. 10.Ng5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.c3 Nf5
  13. 13.Bd4 Nc6
  14. 14.O-O Be7
  15. 15.Bc4 O-O
  16. 16.Re1 b5
  17. 17.cxb6 Ncxd4
  18. 18.b7 Rb8
  19. 19.cxd4 a5
  20. 20.d5 e5
  21. 21.d6 Nxd6
  22. 22.Bd5 Nxb7
  23. 23.Rxe4 Bf6
  24. 24.Rc1 Qd7
  25. 25.Bc6 Qxd1+
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rfc8
  27. 27.Bxb7 Rxb7
  28. 28.Ra4 h6
  29. 29.Rxa5 Rc2
  30. 30.Rb1 e4
  31. 31.Ra4 Re7
  32. 32.Re1 Rxb2
  33. 33.Kf1 Rc7
  34. 34.Raxe4 Rxa2
  35. 35.R4e2 Rxe2
  36. 36.Rxe2 Re7
  37. 37.Rxe7 Bxe7
  38. 38.Nc1 h5
  39. 39.h3 g6
  40. 40.g4 hxg4
  41. 41.hxg4

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