Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10.5
Date 2013.01.23
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

2rq2k1/Rb1r1p2/1pP1p1pp/8/3P4/2R1PP1P/6P1/Q4B1K b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Qd7
  8. 8.Qc2 dxc4
  9. 9.e3 Nd5
  10. 10.Ne5 Qd8
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Nd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Be2 a5
  18. 18.f3 Qe7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rac8
  20. 20.Qb3 Rd6
  21. 21.Rc3 Rc6
  22. 22.Bc4 h6
  23. 23.Rdc1 Rd8
  24. 24.Qc2 Kh8
  25. 25.Qf2 Kg8
  26. 26.Qg3 Kf8
  27. 27.h3 Qd6
  28. 28.Qh4 Qe7
  29. 29.Qg3 Qd6
  30. 30.Qf2 Kg8
  31. 31.Qh4 Kf8
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Qd7
  34. 34.b5 Rd6
  35. 35.Bf1 Rc8
  36. 36.Qf2 Qe7
  37. 37.Qa2 Rd7
  38. 38.Qa7 Ba8
  39. 39.Qa6 Rdd8
  40. 40.Kh1 g6
  41. 41.Qa7 Rd7
  42. 42.Qa1 Kg8
  43. 43.Ra3 Bb7
  44. 44.Ra7 c6
  45. 45.Rc3 Qd8
  46. 46.bxc6

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