Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

XXVI SuperGM · 2009 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event XXVI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 6
Date 2009.02.25
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2n5/3k4/1P5R/8/2Kp4/8 w - - 4 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.g4 Nxg4
  8. 8.Rg1 Qf6
  9. 9.Rxg4 Qxf3
  10. 10.Rxg7 Nf6
  11. 11.h3 Qf5
  12. 12.Qxf5 exf5
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nb5 Bb4+
  15. 15.Bd2 Bxd2+
  16. 16.Kxd2 Ke7
  17. 17.Bd3 Be6
  18. 18.Nc7 Rag8
  19. 19.Nxe6 Kxe6
  20. 20.Rxg8 Nxg8
  21. 21.Ke2 Ne7
  22. 22.Kf3 Rc8
  23. 23.a4 Rc7
  24. 24.a5 h6
  25. 25.h4 Kf6
  26. 26.h5 Nc8
  27. 27.Kf4 Nd6
  28. 28.Rg1 Rc8
  29. 29.f3 Ke6
  30. 30.Rg7 Rh8
  31. 31.Bc2 Rc8
  32. 32.Bb3 Rh8
  33. 33.Rg1 Rc8
  34. 34.Rg7 Rh8
  35. 35.Rg2 Rc8
  36. 36.Rg1 Ne8
  37. 37.e4 fxe4
  38. 38.fxe4 Nf6
  39. 39.e5 Ne4
  40. 40.Ke3 b6
  41. 41.axb6 axb6
  42. 42.Kd3 Nf2+
  43. 43.Ke2 Ne4
  44. 44.Ke3 f6
  45. 45.Rg6 Rc1
  46. 46.Rxh6 Rh1
  47. 47.Bc2 Rh3+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rh4+
  49. 49.Kf3 Nd2+
  50. 50.Ke2 Rh2+
  51. 51.Kd1 Nc4
  52. 52.Rxf6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Bg6 Rd2+
  54. 54.Kc1 Rxd4
  55. 55.b3 Nxe5
  56. 56.Rxb6 Rh4
  57. 57.Bf5 Nf3
  58. 58.h6 Nd4
  59. 59.h7 Nxf5
  60. 60.Rb8 Nd4
  61. 61.Kb2 Kd6
  62. 62.h8=Q Rxh8
  63. 63.Rxh8 Kc5
  64. 64.Rh5 Nc6
  65. 65.Rh4 Nb4
  66. 66.Ka3 d4
  67. 67.Rh5+ Nd5
  68. 68.Kb2 Kc6
  69. 69.Ka3 Kc5
  70. 70.Rh4 Nb4
  71. 71.Rh8 Nc6
  72. 72.Rh5+ Kd6
  73. 73.b4 d3
  74. 74.Rh3 Ne5
  75. 75.Kb3 d2
  76. 76.Kc2 Nc6
  77. 77.Rh4 Kd5

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