Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.2
Date 2018.06.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/1R6/4p1k1/p5p1/8/B1r2P2/5KPP/8 b - - 0 38

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 d5
  7. 7.Nbd2 dxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 a5
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Nxe5 Re8
  11. 11.Nb3 Qxd1
  12. 12.Rxd1 Bb6
  13. 13.Nc4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nxb6 cxb6
  15. 15.f3 Nf6
  16. 16.Bg5 Nd5
  17. 17.c4 Nb4
  18. 18.Nd4 Bd7
  19. 19.a3 Na6
  20. 20.Kf2 c5
  21. 21.Nb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.cxb5 Nc7
  23. 23.Rd6 h6
  24. 24.Be3 Re6
  25. 25.Rad1 Nxb5
  26. 26.Rxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.Rd7 Rc8
  28. 28.Bf4 c4
  29. 29.Be5 g5
  30. 30.Rg7+ Kf8
  31. 31.Rb7 Rc5
  32. 32.Bg7+ Ke8
  33. 33.Rxb6 Kf7
  34. 34.Bxh6 c3
  35. 35.bxc3 Nxa3
  36. 36.Rb7+ Kg6
  37. 37.Bf8 Rxc3
  38. 38.Bxa3

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