Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.2
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4b/k1q1R3/5P2/1p1rN3/p2p2Q1/P1P3P1/1P5P/K2R4 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O Bd7
  9. 9.f4 b5
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Kb1 Qb6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.f5 h5
  14. 14.fxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Bd3 O-O-O
  16. 16.Ne2 Qc5
  17. 17.Rhf1 Qe5
  18. 18.Qe3 Kb7
  19. 19.Nd4 Bd7
  20. 20.c3 Be7
  21. 21.Bc2 a5
  22. 22.g3 Rc8
  23. 23.Qf2 Rc7
  24. 24.Rfe1 Rhc8
  25. 25.Bb3 Bf8
  26. 26.a3 a4
  27. 27.Ba2 Re8
  28. 28.Ka1 Bh6
  29. 29.Nc2 Bg7
  30. 30.Nb4 Qc5
  31. 31.Qf3 Ka7
  32. 32.Nd3 Qb6
  33. 33.Qxh5 Rec8
  34. 34.Qg4 Bh8
  35. 35.Bxe6 f5
  36. 36.exf5 d5
  37. 37.Bxd7 Rxd7
  38. 38.Re6 Qc7
  39. 39.f6 d4
  40. 40.Ne5 Rd5
  41. 41.Re7

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