Viswanathan Anand vs Alexander Morozevich

WCh · 2007 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexander Morozevich
Result 1-0
Event WCh
Site Mexico City MEX
Round 11
Date 2007.09.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/4P2k/4R3/4q3/P3N3/KPP5/8 b - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Nb6
  10. 10.g5 Nh5
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Rg1 O-O
  14. 14.Kb1 Qc7
  15. 15.Qf2 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Bxc4
  17. 17.Nd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 f5
  19. 19.gxf6 Rxf6
  20. 20.Qe2 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Rxf4
  22. 22.Rd3 Qd7
  23. 23.Nc1 Rcf8
  24. 24.a3 Kh8
  25. 25.Na2 Qh3
  26. 26.Rg3 Qh5
  27. 27.Qg2 Rh4
  28. 28.h3 Qh6
  29. 29.Rb3 b5
  30. 30.Nb4 Rh5
  31. 31.Qf1 Rh4
  32. 32.Qg2 Rh5
  33. 33.Nxa6 Bh4
  34. 34.Rg4 Bf6
  35. 35.Qe2 Rxh3
  36. 36.Rxb5 Bd8
  37. 37.Rb8 Qf6
  38. 38.Nb4 Rxf3
  39. 39.Nd5 Qf7
  40. 40.Qa6 h5
  41. 41.Rg2 h4
  42. 42.Qxd6 Be7
  43. 43.Qxe5 Rxb8
  44. 44.Qxb8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qc7 Bf8
  46. 46.Qxf7 Rxf7
  47. 47.Rg4 Rf1+
  48. 48.Ka2 Rh1
  49. 49.e5 Bc5
  50. 50.e6 Kh6
  51. 51.Rc4 h3
  52. 52.Rxc5 h2
  53. 53.Ne3 Ra1+
  54. 54.Kxa1 h1=Q+
  55. 55.Ka2 Qe4
  56. 56.Re5

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