Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Rapid · 2008 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 7
Date 2008.03.22
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5r2/3R3P/3p1pK1/8/6P1/4kP2/8 b - - 12 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.d4 e4
  4. 4.d5 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Qe7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.a3 Bc5
  9. 9.e3 d6
  10. 10.Nge2 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Nf6
  14. 14.Bc3 Bg4
  15. 15.Bxf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.b4 Bb6
  17. 17.Bxe4 a5
  18. 18.bxa5 Rxa5
  19. 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  20. 20.Qb1+ g6
  21. 21.Qxb6 Rfa8
  22. 22.Qd4 Qf3
  23. 23.Nc3 Re8
  24. 24.h3 Bf5
  25. 25.Qf6 Kg8
  26. 26.Rab1 Rxe3
  27. 27.Rxb7 Bc8
  28. 28.Qd8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Qxc8 Rxc3
  30. 30.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  31. 31.Qd7+ Kf6
  32. 32.Qd8+ Kf5
  33. 33.Qxa5 Rxa3
  34. 34.Qb4 Ke5
  35. 35.Qd2 Rd3
  36. 36.Qg5+ Qf5
  37. 37.Re1+ Kxd5
  38. 38.Qxf5+ gxf5
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra3
  40. 40.h4 Kd4
  41. 41.h5 d5
  42. 42.h6 Ra7
  43. 43.Kf3 Rh7
  44. 44.Re6 Kc3
  45. 45.Rc6+ Kd3
  46. 46.Kf4 Rf7
  47. 47.Kg5 Ke2
  48. 48.Rd6

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