Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.3
Date 2015.02.19
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5bk1/1br2pp1/pq3n1p/1p1pN3/3P1P2/PQN2BP1/1P4KP/3R4 b - - 11 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Nb1 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Bb4
  12. 12.Bg5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rac1 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.e3 c6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd6
  17. 17.f4 c5
  18. 18.Bf3 Rc8
  19. 19.Qb3 cxd4
  20. 20.exd4 Bf8
  21. 21.Ne2 Qd6
  22. 22.a3 a6
  23. 23.Rc3 Rxc3
  24. 24.Nxc3 b5
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Kg2 Rc7
  27. 27.Nd3 Qb6
  28. 28.Ne5 Qd6
  29. 29.Nd3 Qb6
  30. 30.Ne5

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