Viswanathan Anand vs Gata Kamsky

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 2
Date 2009.03.15
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b4rk1/Q4R2/3N2n1/2pP2P1/4P2p/8/5PP1/3q1BK1 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.a4 Bf8
  14. 14.Bd3 c6
  15. 15.b3 g6
  16. 16.Ba3 Nh5
  17. 17.Bf1 Nf4
  18. 18.Qc2 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Rc8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qb6
  21. 21.b4 Ne6
  22. 22.Nb3 Bg7
  23. 23.Bb2 bxa4
  24. 24.Na5 c5
  25. 25.Qxa4 Qc7
  26. 26.Qa1 Rb8
  27. 27.d5 Bxb2
  28. 28.Qxb2 Nef8
  29. 29.Qc3 Ba8
  30. 30.Rb1 Qb6
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.Bxb5 Qc7
  33. 33.Nc4 Red8
  34. 34.Nfd2 Rb7
  35. 35.Rb3 Ra7
  36. 36.Ra1 Nb6
  37. 37.Rxa7 Qxa7
  38. 38.Ra3 Qb8
  39. 39.Qa5 Nxc4
  40. 40.Nxc4 g5
  41. 41.Rb3 Qc8
  42. 42.Rg3 h6
  43. 43.h4 Ng6
  44. 44.hxg5 h5
  45. 45.Rf3 h4
  46. 46.Qa7 Rf8
  47. 47.Nxd6 Qg4
  48. 48.Rxf7 Qd1+
  49. 49.Bf1

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