Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 10
Date 2012.10.13
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

7r/3P2kp/5pp1/8/5Q1P/8/2p2PP1/3q1RK1 w - - 7 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e4 Bb4
  7. 7.e5 Nd5
  8. 8.Bd2 b5
  9. 9.axb5 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 cxb5
  11. 11.Ng5 Nc6
  12. 12.Qh5 Qe7
  13. 13.Be2 b4
  14. 14.O-O bxc3
  15. 15.Be3 Bb7
  16. 16.Bg4 Ncb4
  17. 17.Nxe6 g6
  18. 18.Ng7+ Kf8
  19. 19.Qh6 Kg8
  20. 20.Bg5 Qf8
  21. 21.Bf6 Nxf6
  22. 22.exf6 Nd5
  23. 23.Bf3 Nxf6
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rd8
  25. 25.Ra6 Qxg7
  26. 26.Qg5 Rd7
  27. 27.Bf3 Ne8
  28. 28.Bc6 Rd6
  29. 29.Qe7 Qf8
  30. 30.Qxa7 Nf6
  31. 31.Qc5 Nd7
  32. 32.Qxc4 Nb8
  33. 33.Rb6 Nxc6
  34. 34.Rxc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.Qxc6 Qb4
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qe5+ f6
  38. 38.Qc7+ Kh6
  39. 39.d5 Qd4
  40. 40.d6 Qd2
  41. 41.d7 c2
  42. 42.h4 Qd1
  43. 43.Qf4+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qc7 Kh6
  45. 45.Qf4+ Kg7

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