Viswanathan Anand vs Fabiano Caruana

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 3.4
Date 2023.07.08
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/2RP1Np1/5n1p/8/8/7P/6PK/8 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.c3 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Bb6
  11. 11.Nf1 Ne7
  12. 12.h3 Ng6
  13. 13.Ng3 c5
  14. 14.Be3 Re8
  15. 15.d4 Bb7
  16. 16.Bc2 cxd4
  17. 17.cxd4 Rc8
  18. 18.d5 Bxe3
  19. 19.Rxe3 a5
  20. 20.Bd3 Qb6
  21. 21.a3 Rc7
  22. 22.Bf1 Bc8
  23. 23.Rb3 Bd7
  24. 24.Bxb5 Bxb5
  25. 25.a4 Rc5
  26. 26.axb5 Rec8
  27. 27.Qd2 Rc4
  28. 28.Qxa5 Rc1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qxf2
  30. 30.Rxc1 Rxc1
  31. 31.Qd2 Qc5
  32. 32.b6 Nh4
  33. 33.Ne2 Nxf3+
  34. 34.Rxf3 Rc2
  35. 35.b4 Rxd2
  36. 36.bxc5 dxc5
  37. 37.Nc1 c4
  38. 38.Rc3 Rb2
  39. 39.Rxc4 Rxb6
  40. 40.Nd3 Nd7
  41. 41.Rc7 Nf6
  42. 42.Nxe5 Nxe4
  43. 43.Nxf7 Nf6
  44. 44.d6 Rb8
  45. 45.d7

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