Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid Paris 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.2
Date 2019.07.27
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/7p/1pP2qp1/4p3/2P1Q1P1/1P2N2P/4n1K1 b - - 7 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.O-O Nf6
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Qc8
  8. 8.Qf3 e6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.d3 O-O
  11. 11.Bf4 Nfd7
  12. 12.Nc4 Nc6
  13. 13.a4 Nd4
  14. 14.Qd1 Qc6
  15. 15.Na5 Qc8
  16. 16.Nc4 b6
  17. 17.Ne4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bg5 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Nxe7
  20. 20.c3 Ndc6
  21. 21.a5 Qc7
  22. 22.Qa4 Rab8
  23. 23.axb6 axb6
  24. 24.Qc2 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rfd1 h6
  26. 26.Qe2 Ng6
  27. 27.g3 Rd5
  28. 28.Ned2 Rbd8
  29. 29.Nf3 Nge7
  30. 30.Ra6 b5
  31. 31.Ne3 R5d6
  32. 32.Raa1 Qb7
  33. 33.Ne1 Ng6
  34. 34.f4 e5
  35. 35.f5 Nge7
  36. 36.Qf3 Nd5
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Ng2 Qb6
  39. 39.Kh1 c4
  40. 40.dxc4 e4
  41. 41.Qe2 Rxd1+
  42. 42.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  43. 43.Qxd1 Ne5
  44. 44.Qg1 Qc6
  45. 45.c5 Nf3
  46. 46.Qe3 Qd5
  47. 47.Nf4 Qxf5
  48. 48.Kg2 g5
  49. 49.Ne2 Ne1+
  50. 50.Kg1 Nf3+
  51. 51.Kg2 Ne1+
  52. 52.Kg1

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