Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 11.3
Date 2016.03.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3rRb2/k1p2Pp1/p1P3K1/P5PB/8/8/8 b - - 25 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.h3 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bd3 d5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.Nd2 Nd6
  12. 12.Nb3 c6
  13. 13.Nc5 Ng6
  14. 14.Qh5 Bxc5
  15. 15.dxc5 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Rd1 Qe7
  18. 18.Nxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Qg5 Qxg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 f6
  21. 21.Be3 g5
  22. 22.Rd6 Re8
  23. 23.Rad1 Be6
  24. 24.b3 Kf7
  25. 25.R1d4 Bf5
  26. 26.a4 Re7
  27. 27.g4 Bh7
  28. 28.b4 Bg8
  29. 29.b5 Rc8
  30. 30.Rd7 Re8
  31. 31.b6 a6
  32. 32.Rc7 Kf8
  33. 33.c4 Be6
  34. 34.Rxe4 Kf7
  35. 35.f4 Rxc7
  36. 36.bxc7 Rc8
  37. 37.f5 Bd7
  38. 38.h4 g6
  39. 39.Rd4 Rxc7
  40. 40.hxg5 fxg5
  41. 41.Bxg5 Be8
  42. 42.f6 Kf8
  43. 43.Bf4 Rh7
  44. 44.Kg2 Bd7
  45. 45.Bg5 Be6
  46. 46.Rd8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rb8 Bxc4
  48. 48.Rxb7+ Kg8
  49. 49.Rb8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Kg3 Ke6
  51. 51.Re8+ Kf7
  52. 52.Rc8 Bd5
  53. 53.Kf4 Ke6
  54. 54.Re8+ Kd7
  55. 55.Ra8 Ke6
  56. 56.Re8+ Kd7
  57. 57.Re3 a5
  58. 58.Kg3 Rf7
  59. 59.Kf4 Rh7
  60. 60.Re1 Kc8
  61. 61.Kg3 Rf7
  62. 62.Re8+ Kd7
  63. 63.Ra8 Kc7
  64. 64.Kf4 Rd7
  65. 65.Bh4 Kb7
  66. 66.Re8 Bf7
  67. 67.Re4 Bd5
  68. 68.Re3 Bf7
  69. 69.Kg5 Ka6
  70. 70.Re7

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