Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 15.3
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/1qP3p1/Q6p/8/1p1pP2P/3Pb1B1/2P3PK/R7 b - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Ba2 Be6
  11. 11.b4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nd5 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  14. 14.Nxd4 exd4
  15. 15.Bxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Bd2 e5
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 a5
  19. 19.Qh5 c6
  20. 20.a4 axb4
  21. 21.axb5 Be7
  22. 22.Bg3 Rxa1
  23. 23.Rxa1 Qb6
  24. 24.Qg4 Kh8
  25. 25.Qd7 Bg5
  26. 26.Qxd6 Rc8
  27. 27.bxc6 h6
  28. 28.c7 Qb7
  29. 29.h4 Be3+
  30. 30.Kh2 Rg8
  31. 31.Qa6

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