Viswanathan Anand vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Corsica Masters KO 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Corsica Masters KO 2011
Site Ajaccio FRA
Round 4.1
Date 2011.10.31
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/2N3p1/7p/1PKBP3/7r/1P6/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd6
  10. 10.Kb1 Rd8
  11. 11.Nb5 Qd7
  12. 12.d5 Ne5
  13. 13.Qc2 c6
  14. 14.Nxa7 Rxa7
  15. 15.Bxb6 Ra8
  16. 16.Ne2 Re8
  17. 17.Nc3 Qd6
  18. 18.Be3 Bd7
  19. 19.dxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.Bb5 Qe6
  21. 21.Bxd7 Nxd7
  22. 22.Qb3 Qxb3
  23. 23.axb3 Ne5
  24. 24.Nd5 Rac8
  25. 25.Rd2 e6
  26. 26.Nb6 Rcd8
  27. 27.Rhd1 Rxd2
  28. 28.Rxd2 f5
  29. 29.Nc4 fxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Rf8
  31. 31.h3 Rf1+
  32. 32.Kc2 Nc6
  33. 33.Rd1 Rf7
  34. 34.Rd6 Re7
  35. 35.Bc5 Rf7
  36. 36.Rxe6 Bd4
  37. 37.Rxc6 Rf2+
  38. 38.Kd3 bxc6
  39. 39.Bxd4 Rxg2
  40. 40.Ne5 Rg3+
  41. 41.Kc4 Rxh3
  42. 42.Nxc6 h5
  43. 43.b4

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