Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 12.3
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/R3k3/5p2/PP2n3/3K1Pr1/3B4/8 b - - 8 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bd2 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O-O a5
  13. 13.Nf1 a4
  14. 14.Ne3 Be7
  15. 15.g4 Nd5
  16. 16.c4 Nxe3
  17. 17.Bxe3 Qa5
  18. 18.Qc2 O-O-O
  19. 19.Kb1 Kb8
  20. 20.Bf4+ Ka8
  21. 21.Rd3 Rc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rhd8
  23. 23.c5 b5
  24. 24.cxb6 Nxb6
  25. 25.Ne5 Nd5
  26. 26.Bd2 Qb5
  27. 27.Qc4 Nb6
  28. 28.Qc2 Kb7
  29. 29.Rc3 Bb4
  30. 30.Nxc6 Bxc3
  31. 31.Nxd8+ Rxd8
  32. 32.Qxc3 Nd5
  33. 33.Qc4 Qxc4
  34. 34.Rxc4 Nb6
  35. 35.Rb4 Kc6
  36. 36.Kc2 f5
  37. 37.gxf5 exf5
  38. 38.Kd3 Re8
  39. 39.Be3 Rg8
  40. 40.d5+ Nxd5
  41. 41.Rxa4 Nf6
  42. 42.Ra6+ Kd5
  43. 43.Bxh6 Nxh5
  44. 44.Bg5 Rb8
  45. 45.b3 Rb4
  46. 46.Bd2 Rg4
  47. 47.a4 Nf6
  48. 48.b4 Ne4
  49. 49.f3 Rg3
  50. 50.Ra5+ Ke6
  51. 51.Ra6+ Kd5
  52. 52.Ra5+ Ke6
  53. 53.Ra6+

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