Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.3
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r5k1/pRprqpp1/7p/8/4P3/2QP3P/P5P1/2R4K b - - 3 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Be3 Bd6
  7. 7.h3 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Nf8
  10. 10.Nd2 Ng6
  11. 11.Nc4 O-O
  12. 12.Ne2 Be6
  13. 13.b3 Be7
  14. 14.f4 exf4
  15. 15.Nxf4 Nxf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 b5
  17. 17.Ne3 Bf6
  18. 18.Rb1 Qd4
  19. 19.Kh1 Be5
  20. 20.c3 Qd6
  21. 21.Nf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Rxf5 Qe7
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.Rxb5 bxc3
  26. 26.Qc2 Rfd8
  27. 27.Qxc3 h6
  28. 28.Rb7 Rd7
  29. 29.Rc1

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