Viswanathan Anand vs Sergey Karjakin

7th Gashimov Mem Blitz · 2021 · Alekhine's Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 118 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz
Site Baku AZE
Round 11.1
Date 2021.12.23
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 118
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/8/5k1K/8 w - - 0 119

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 c6
  6. 6.Be2 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 e6
  10. 10.Nf3 Be7
  11. 11.c4 N5f6
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Qe2 Qa5
  14. 14.Rd1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Bf4 Rad8
  16. 16.a3 Nf8
  17. 17.Ne5 Ng6
  18. 18.Bg3 Bd6
  19. 19.c5 Bxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Nd5
  22. 22.Ne4 Rf8
  23. 23.Qc2 h6
  24. 24.Nd6 b6
  25. 25.cxb6 Qxb6
  26. 26.b4 Nge7
  27. 27.Rc1 Qa6
  28. 28.Qb2 Rb8
  29. 29.Qb3 Qe2
  30. 30.Qd1 Nc3
  31. 31.Qb3 Ned5
  32. 32.h3 a5
  33. 33.Kh2 axb4
  34. 34.axb4 Rxb4
  35. 35.Qa3 Qb2
  36. 36.Qa8+ Rb8
  37. 37.Qa7 Rf8
  38. 38.Ra1 Ne2
  39. 39.Ra2 Qd4
  40. 40.Qxd4 Nxd4
  41. 41.Ra4 c5
  42. 42.f3 Rb8
  43. 43.Bf2 Nc6
  44. 44.Bxc5 Nxe5
  45. 45.Ra2 h5
  46. 46.Ne4 Rc8
  47. 47.Bd6 Ng6
  48. 48.Rb2 h4
  49. 49.Rb8 Rxb8
  50. 50.Bxb8 f6
  51. 51.Kg1 e5
  52. 52.Ba7 Ngf4
  53. 53.Nd6 g5
  54. 54.Kh2 Ne2
  55. 55.Bc5 Kg7
  56. 56.Nf5+ Kg6
  57. 57.Nd6 Ndf4
  58. 58.Be3 Nh5
  59. 59.Bb6 Nhg3
  60. 60.Bd8 Nh5
  61. 61.Ne4 Neg3
  62. 62.Nc3 Nf4
  63. 63.Kg1 Nfe2+
  64. 64.Nxe2 Nxe2+
  65. 65.Kf2 Nf4
  66. 66.Bc7 Kf7
  67. 67.Bd8 Nd5
  68. 68.Ba5 Ke7
  69. 69.g3 Kf7
  70. 70.Bd2 Kg6
  71. 71.Ba5 hxg3+
  72. 72.Kxg3 Kh5
  73. 73.Bd8 f5
  74. 74.Ba5 f4+
  75. 75.Kg2 Kg6
  76. 76.Bd8 Kf5
  77. 77.Kf2 Nc3
  78. 78.Ba5 Nb5
  79. 79.Bd8 Nd6
  80. 80.Be7 Nf7
  81. 81.Ba3 e4
  82. 82.fxe4+ Kxe4
  83. 83.Be7 Kf5
  84. 84.Kg2 Ne5
  85. 85.Kf2 Kg6
  86. 86.Bd8 Kh5
  87. 87.Bf6 Nc4
  88. 88.Bd8 Kh4
  89. 89.Be7 Nd2
  90. 90.Kg2 Ne4
  91. 91.Bd8 Nc3
  92. 92.Be7 Nd5
  93. 93.Bd8 Ne3+
  94. 94.Kf3 Nf5
  95. 95.Kg2 Kh5
  96. 96.Kf3 Nh4+
  97. 97.Ke4 Ng6
  98. 98.Bf6 Kh4
  99. 99.Kf5 f3
  100. 100.Bxg5+ Kxh3
  101. 101.Be3 Nh4+
  102. 102.Ke4 Kg2
  103. 103.Bd4 Ng6
  104. 104.Bc5 Nf8
  105. 105.Ba7 Ne6
  106. 106.Bb6 Ng5+
  107. 107.Kf4 Nh3+
  108. 108.Ke4 Nf2+
  109. 109.Kf4 Nd3+
  110. 110.Ke4 Nb2
  111. 111.Bd4 Nc4
  112. 112.Ba7 Nd2+
  113. 113.Kd3 Nf1
  114. 114.Ke4 Nh2
  115. 115.Kf4 Kf1
  116. 116.Kg3 Ke2
  117. 117.Kxh2 f2
  118. 118.Bxf2 Kxf2

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