Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2018.08.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/2n1krp1/1pP3R1/1P1p3P/8/1P1BK3/8 w - - 25 49

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.Nbd2 Bf5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 Bg6
  11. 11.Ne3 c6
  12. 12.c4 Nf6
  13. 13.Bxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.Qb3 Qb6
  15. 15.Qxb6 axb6
  16. 16.Bd2 b5
  17. 17.cxd5 cxd5
  18. 18.a3 Nc6
  19. 19.Bc3 Rad8
  20. 20.g3 Bc7
  21. 21.Nd2 Bb6
  22. 22.Nb3 g5
  23. 23.f3 g6
  24. 24.Kg2 Kg7
  25. 25.Nc2 g4
  26. 26.fxg4 Nxg4
  27. 27.Nb4 Nxb4
  28. 28.axb4 Nf6
  29. 29.Nc5 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Bxc5
  31. 31.dxc5 d4
  32. 32.Bd2 Rd7
  33. 33.Kf3 Nd5
  34. 34.h4 f5
  35. 35.g4 fxg4+
  36. 36.Kxg4 Ne7
  37. 37.Kf3 Nc6
  38. 38.Re6 Kf7
  39. 39.Re4 Rd5
  40. 40.Rf4+ Ke6
  41. 41.Re4+ Kd7
  42. 42.Rg4 Rf5+
  43. 43.Ke2 Rf6
  44. 44.Rg5 Ke6
  45. 45.Kd3 Rf3+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rf6
  47. 47.Kd3 Rf3+
  48. 48.Ke2 Rf6

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