Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

Croatia GCT 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 8.4
Date 2019.07.04
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

5k2/1R6/8/3NK3/8/8/8/4r3 w - - 3 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.c4 e5
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.d3 g6
  8. 8.h4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nb4
  11. 11.a3 Na6
  12. 12.h5 Bg7
  13. 13.Be3 f5
  14. 14.hxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  16. 16.Bg5 c4
  17. 17.dxc4 Nc5
  18. 18.Nd2 Qh7
  19. 19.Qe2 Qh2
  20. 20.Be3 Nd7
  21. 21.Nf1 Qxg2
  22. 22.exf5 Rc8
  23. 23.Ng3 Qg1+
  24. 24.Qf1 Qxf1+
  25. 25.Kxf1 Rxc4
  26. 26.fxg6 Rg4
  27. 27.Rc1 Kd8
  28. 28.Bxa7 e4
  29. 29.Rc2 Be5
  30. 30.Nf5 Rxg6
  31. 31.Be3 Nf6
  32. 32.Bb6+ Ke8
  33. 33.Rc8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Rc7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Rxb7 Nxd5
  36. 36.Ne3 Nf4
  37. 37.Nc4 Rh6
  38. 38.Ke1 Nd3+
  39. 39.Kd2 Bf4+
  40. 40.Be3 Bxe3+
  41. 41.fxe3 d5
  42. 42.Nb6 Nxb2
  43. 43.Nxd5 Nc4+
  44. 44.Kc3 Nxa3
  45. 45.Rb3 Rc6+
  46. 46.Kd4 Nc2+
  47. 47.Ke5 Nxe3
  48. 48.Nxe3 Rc5+
  49. 49.Kd6 Ra5
  50. 50.Rb7 Ra3
  51. 51.Nc4 Ra6+
  52. 52.Ke5 e3
  53. 53.Nxe3 Ra1
  54. 54.Nd5 Re1+

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