Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 17
Date 2009.11.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 69
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/PB2k1p1/7p/1K6/8/3n1P2/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.a3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
  9. 9.e3 c5
  10. 10.Bd3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qc2 h6
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.O-O c4
  14. 14.Be2 Be6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qb6
  16. 16.Rab1 Rac8
  17. 17.h3 Bf6
  18. 18.b3 c3
  19. 19.b4 Rfd8
  20. 20.b5 Ne7
  21. 21.Nd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Nf5
  23. 23.Rd3 d4
  24. 24.g4 Ne7
  25. 25.exd4 Nd5
  26. 26.Bg3 f6
  27. 27.Bf3 Qa5
  28. 28.Rb3 Bf7
  29. 29.Be4 Qa4
  30. 30.Rf3 Qa5
  31. 31.Kh2 Rc4
  32. 32.Rd3 Qa4
  33. 33.h4 Rxd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Qxd4
  35. 35.Rb1 Re8
  36. 36.Bf3 Qc5
  37. 37.Qd3 Nb6
  38. 38.Rc1 Na4
  39. 39.Bc6 Rc8
  40. 40.Qd7 Rf8
  41. 41.Qd6 Qxd6
  42. 42.Bxd6 Rd8
  43. 43.Bb4 Rd3
  44. 44.b6 Nxb6
  45. 45.Rxc3 Rxc3
  46. 46.Bxc3 Bd5
  47. 47.Bb5 Bc4
  48. 48.Bc6 Bd5
  49. 49.Bxd5+ Nxd5
  50. 50.Bd4 a6
  51. 51.Kg3 Kf7
  52. 52.Kf3 g6
  53. 53.Ke4 Ke6
  54. 54.Kd3 f5
  55. 55.gxf5+ Kxf5
  56. 56.Kc4 Nf4
  57. 57.Kb4 Ng2
  58. 58.Ka5 Nxh4
  59. 59.Kxa6 Nf3
  60. 60.Bb6 Nd2
  61. 61.a4 Nc4
  62. 62.Kb5 Nd6+
  63. 63.Kc6 Nc4
  64. 64.Kc5 Nd2
  65. 65.Kd5 Nb3
  66. 66.Kc4 Nd2+
  67. 67.Kb4 h5
  68. 68.a5 Ke6
  69. 69.a6

More Magnus Carlsen Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Magnus Carlsen games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.