Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz · 2009 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 14
Date 2009.11.16
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3K4/5R2/4P1pk/8/5P2/2r5/8/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Rd1 Be7
  12. 12.Bg5 Be6
  13. 13.Rd2 Rd8
  14. 14.Rad1 Rxd2
  15. 15.Rxd2 h4
  16. 16.Bxe7 Kxe7
  17. 17.Ne2 Bd5
  18. 18.Nfd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 g6
  20. 20.b3 a5
  21. 21.c4 Be6
  22. 22.f4 a4
  23. 23.Kf2 c5
  24. 24.Nf3 c6
  25. 25.Rb2 axb3
  26. 26.axb3 b5
  27. 27.Ra2 Rd8
  28. 28.Ra7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Rc7 Rd3
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rxb3
  31. 31.cxb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Nxh4 Bd5
  33. 33.Rc7 c4
  34. 34.Nf3 Rb2+
  35. 35.Kg3 Kg7
  36. 36.Rc5 Bxf3
  37. 37.Kxf3 Rc2
  38. 38.Rc7 Kg8
  39. 39.g3 c3
  40. 40.Kg4 Rc1
  41. 41.Kg5 c2
  42. 42.Kf6 Rg1
  43. 43.Rxc2 Rxg3
  44. 44.Rc8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Rc7 Rxh3
  46. 46.e6 Rf3
  47. 47.Rxf7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Ke5 Re3+
  49. 49.Kd6 Rd3+
  50. 50.Kc7 Rc3+
  51. 51.Kd8

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