Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.03.16
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

2r5/R4p2/4p1k1/3pP1p1/p2P2P1/1bB3KP/1P6/8 w - - 11 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Ne7
  10. 10.Nc3 h6
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nc6
  12. 12.Bxc6+ bxc6
  13. 13.Be3 Be7
  14. 14.Na4 O-O
  15. 15.Rc1 Qa5
  16. 16.Rxc6 Rac8
  17. 17.Qc1 Rxc6
  18. 18.Qxc6 Bd3
  19. 19.Rc1 Bb5
  20. 20.Qc7 Qxa4
  21. 21.Qxe7 Qxa2
  22. 22.Qb4 Bc4
  23. 23.h3 a5
  24. 24.Qb6 Qb3
  25. 25.Qxb3 Bxb3
  26. 26.Rc7 Rb8
  27. 27.Bd2 a4
  28. 28.Bc3 h5
  29. 29.Ra7 Rc8
  30. 30.Kh2 h4
  31. 31.g3 hxg3+
  32. 32.fxg3 g5
  33. 33.g4 Kg7
  34. 34.Kg3 Kg6
  35. 35.Ra6 Bd1
  36. 36.Ra7 Bb3
  37. 37.Ra6 Bd1
  38. 38.Ra7 Bb3

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