Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 7
Date 2009.03.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/7Q/4p3/1P1p1k2/2r1n3/3K4/8 b - - 7 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.Rg1 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Rc8
  14. 14.g5 Nh5
  15. 15.Kb1 g6
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Qxa5
  19. 19.c4 Rb8
  20. 20.Rg4 Ng7
  21. 21.h4 Nf5
  22. 22.Bf2 Bd8
  23. 23.cxb5 axb5
  24. 24.Bd3 b4
  25. 25.Qb3 Bb6
  26. 26.Rxb4 Qxb4
  27. 27.Qxb4 Bxf2
  28. 28.Qa4 Ne3
  29. 29.Rc1 Nd5
  30. 30.Bc4 Nb6
  31. 31.Qd1 Bd4
  32. 32.Bb5 Nc8
  33. 33.a4 Na7
  34. 34.Qd3 Rb7
  35. 35.Rc4 Rfb8
  36. 36.Rb4 Nc6
  37. 37.Rb3 Na5
  38. 38.Rc3 d5
  39. 39.f4 Nc4
  40. 40.fxe5 Bxc3
  41. 41.Qxc3 Rxb5
  42. 42.axb5 Rxb5
  43. 43.e6 fxe6
  44. 44.b4 Rb7
  45. 45.Kc1 e5
  46. 46.Qh3 Kf7
  47. 47.h5 Rc7
  48. 48.Kd1 d4
  49. 49.Qf3+ Ke6
  50. 50.hxg6 Ne3+
  51. 51.Kd2 hxg6
  52. 52.Qf6+ Kd5
  53. 53.Qxg6 Rc3
  54. 54.Qf7+ Ke4
  55. 55.Qh7+ Kf4
  56. 56.Qh2+ Kf5
  57. 57.Qh7+ Kxg5
  58. 58.Qg7+ Kf4
  59. 59.Qh6+ Ke4
  60. 60.Qg6+ Kf4
  61. 61.Qh6+

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