Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Pearl Spring · 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 7
Date 2010.10.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

3Q4/3n4/p5pk/1p1pP3/1P1P2q1/P7/r1B2RK1/8 w - - 31 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.c3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nce7
  12. 12.Nbd2 c6
  13. 13.Nf1 Ng6
  14. 14.Qc2 Nfh4
  15. 15.Nxh4 Qxh4
  16. 16.g3 Qd8
  17. 17.Ne3 Re8
  18. 18.Bd2 Nf8
  19. 19.Nf5 Bc7
  20. 20.Rxe8 Qxe8
  21. 21.Re1 Be6
  22. 22.Qc1 f6
  23. 23.Qd1 Qd7
  24. 24.Qf3 Re8
  25. 25.h4 Bf7
  26. 26.Rf1 Bg6
  27. 27.h5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Bxf5 Qf7
  29. 29.Kg2 g6
  30. 30.Bd3 f5
  31. 31.Rh1 Ne6
  32. 32.hxg6 hxg6
  33. 33.g4 Bf4
  34. 34.Be3 fxg4
  35. 35.Qxg4 Kg7
  36. 36.Rh5 Bxe3
  37. 37.fxe3 Nf8
  38. 38.Rh3 Kg8
  39. 39.Rf3 Qe6
  40. 40.Qf4 Kg7
  41. 41.b3 Qe7
  42. 42.c4 Rd8
  43. 43.Rh3 Rd6
  44. 44.Qh6+ Kg8
  45. 45.cxd5 cxd5
  46. 46.e4 Qg7
  47. 47.Qe3 Qe7
  48. 48.e5 Rc6
  49. 49.Qh6 Qg7
  50. 50.Qh4 a6
  51. 51.Rf3 Qd7
  52. 52.b4 b5
  53. 53.a3 Qc7
  54. 54.Kg3 Kg7
  55. 55.Bb1 Nh7
  56. 56.Ba2 Qd7
  57. 57.Bb3 Rc1
  58. 58.Kh2 Rb1
  59. 59.Bc2 Rb2
  60. 60.Rc3 Qf7
  61. 61.Kg3 Nf8
  62. 62.Rf3 Qe6
  63. 63.Qd8 Nd7
  64. 64.Rf2 Ra2
  65. 65.Kh2 Qg4
  66. 66.Qe7+ Kh6
  67. 67.Qd8 Qh5+
  68. 68.Kg2 Qg4+

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