Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

8/pp1q1pkp/2pb2p1/3n4/3P4/1BPQ2P1/P1N2PKP/8 b - - 2 25

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.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Bf5
  12. 12.Re1 Nd7
  13. 13.Bg5 Qa5
  14. 14.Nh4 Nb6
  15. 15.Bb3 Be6
  16. 16.Rxe6 Qxg5
  17. 17.Nf3 Qd8
  18. 18.Re4 Nd5
  19. 19.Qd3 g6
  20. 20.g3 Qd7
  21. 21.Rae1 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  23. 23.Kg2 Rxe1
  24. 24.Nxe1 Kg7
  25. 25.Nc2

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