Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2013 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event WCh 2013
Site Chennai IND
Round 5
Date 2013.11.15
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P6R/8/2k5/2p4P/2K5/r7/8 b - h3 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e4 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.a3 Ba5
  8. 8.Nf3 Nf6
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd3 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Ng4
  12. 12.O-O-O Nxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Bc7
  14. 14.Nxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  16. 16.Be2 Ke7
  17. 17.Bf3 Bd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Bb6
  19. 19.c5 f5
  20. 20.cxb6 fxe4
  21. 21.b7 Rab8
  22. 22.Bxe4 Rxb7
  23. 23.Rhf1 Rb5
  24. 24.Rf4 g5
  25. 25.Rf3 h5
  26. 26.Rdf1 Be8
  27. 27.Bc2 Rc5
  28. 28.Rf6 h4
  29. 29.e4 a5
  30. 30.Kd2 Rb5
  31. 31.b3 Bh5
  32. 32.Kc3 Rc5+
  33. 33.Kb2 Rd8
  34. 34.R1f2 Rd4
  35. 35.Rh6 Bd1
  36. 36.Bb1 Rb5
  37. 37.Kc3 c5
  38. 38.Rb2 e5
  39. 39.Rg6 a4
  40. 40.Rxg5 Rxb3+
  41. 41.Rxb3 Bxb3
  42. 42.Rxe5+ Kd6
  43. 43.Rh5 Rd1
  44. 44.e5+ Kd5
  45. 45.Bh7 Rc1+
  46. 46.Kb2 Rg1
  47. 47.Bg8+ Kc6
  48. 48.Rh6+ Kd7
  49. 49.Bxb3 axb3
  50. 50.Kxb3 Rxg2
  51. 51.Rxh4 Ke6
  52. 52.a4 Kxe5
  53. 53.a5 Kd6
  54. 54.Rh7 Kd5
  55. 55.a6 c4+
  56. 56.Kc3 Ra2
  57. 57.a7 Kc5
  58. 58.h4

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