Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.4
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p3kpp/p2p4/3P1Q2/8/1P5P/1P1p1PPK/4r3 b - - 11 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be6
  11. 11.Bb3 Na5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Qd3 Nxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rc6
  16. 16.Nd5 Bg5
  17. 17.c4 f5
  18. 18.Nc3 Be7
  19. 19.Nd2 Qe8
  20. 20.Nd5 Bd8
  21. 21.exf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.Ne4 Qg6
  23. 23.Ndc3 Bb6
  24. 24.Rd2 Bd4
  25. 25.Re1 Rc7
  26. 26.Qg3 Qe6
  27. 27.Nd5 Rd7
  28. 28.Rxd4 exd4
  29. 29.Nef6+ Rxf6
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.Qf4 Be4
  32. 32.Qg4 Bxd5
  33. 33.cxd5 Re1+
  34. 34.Kh2 d3
  35. 35.Qxd7 d2
  36. 36.Qc8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Qf5+ Ke8
  38. 38.Qc8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Qc7+ Ke8
  40. 40.Qc8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qf5+

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