Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2014 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 122 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 7
Date 2014.11.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 122
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/8/8/4K3/8/8/2N5 b - - 0 122

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.g3 Bxg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Rg6
  16. 16.h4 f6
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Bf4 Nxh4
  19. 19.f3 Rd8
  20. 20.Kf2 Rxd1
  21. 21.Nxd1 Nf5
  22. 22.Rh1 Bxa2
  23. 23.Rxh5 Be6
  24. 24.g4 Nd6
  25. 25.Rh7 Nf7
  26. 26.Ne3 Kd8
  27. 27.Nf5 c5
  28. 28.Ng3 Ne5
  29. 29.Rh8+ Rg8
  30. 30.Bxe5 fxe5
  31. 31.Rh5 Bxg4
  32. 32.fxg4 Rxg4
  33. 33.Rxe5 b6
  34. 34.Ne4 Rh4
  35. 35.Ke2 Rh6
  36. 36.b3 Kd7
  37. 37.Kd2 Kc6
  38. 38.Nc3 a6
  39. 39.Re4 Rh2+
  40. 40.Kc1 Rh1+
  41. 41.Kb2 Rh6
  42. 42.Nd1 Rg6
  43. 43.Ne3 Rh6
  44. 44.Re7 Rh2
  45. 45.Re6+ Kb7
  46. 46.Kc3 Rh4
  47. 47.Kb2 Rh2
  48. 48.Nd5 Rd2
  49. 49.Nf6 Rf2
  50. 50.Kc3 Rf4
  51. 51.Ne4 Rh4
  52. 52.Nf2 Rh2
  53. 53.Rf6 Rh7
  54. 54.Nd3 Rh3
  55. 55.Kd2 Rh2+
  56. 56.Rf2 Rh4
  57. 57.c4 Rh3
  58. 58.Kc2 Rh7
  59. 59.Nb2 Rh5
  60. 60.Re2 Rg5
  61. 61.Nd1 b5
  62. 62.Nc3 c6
  63. 63.Ne4 Rh5
  64. 64.Nf6 Rg5
  65. 65.Re7+ Kb6
  66. 66.Nd7+ Ka5
  67. 67.Re4 Rg2+
  68. 68.Kc1 Rg1+
  69. 69.Kd2 Rg2+
  70. 70.Ke1 bxc4
  71. 71.Rxc4 Rg3
  72. 72.Nxc5 Kb5
  73. 73.Rc2 a5
  74. 74.Kf2 Rh3
  75. 75.Rc1 Kb4
  76. 76.Ke2 Rc3
  77. 77.Nd3+ Kxb3
  78. 78.Ra1 Kc4
  79. 79.Nf2 Kb5
  80. 80.Rb1+ Kc4
  81. 81.Ne4 Ra3
  82. 82.Nd2+ Kd5
  83. 83.Rh1 a4
  84. 84.Rh5+ Kd4
  85. 85.Rh4+ Kc5
  86. 86.Kd1 Kb5
  87. 87.Kc2 Rg3
  88. 88.Ne4 Rg2+
  89. 89.Kd3 a3
  90. 90.Nc3+ Kb6
  91. 91.Ra4 a2
  92. 92.Nxa2 Rg3+
  93. 93.Kc2 Rg2+
  94. 94.Kb3 Rg3+
  95. 95.Nc3 Rh3
  96. 96.Rb4+ Kc7
  97. 97.Rg4 Rh7
  98. 98.Kc4 Rf7
  99. 99.Rg5 Kb6
  100. 100.Na4+ Kc7
  101. 101.Kc5 Kd7
  102. 102.Kb6 Rf1
  103. 103.Nc5+ Ke7
  104. 104.Kxc6 Rd1
  105. 105.Rg6 Kf7
  106. 106.Rh6 Rg1
  107. 107.Kd5 Rg5+
  108. 108.Kd4 Rg6
  109. 109.Rh1 Rg2
  110. 110.Ne4 Ra2
  111. 111.Rf1+ Ke7
  112. 112.Nc3 Rh2
  113. 113.Nd5+ Kd6
  114. 114.Rf6+ Kd7
  115. 115.Nf4 Rh1
  116. 116.Rg6 Rd1+
  117. 117.Nd3 Ke7
  118. 118.Ra6 Kd7
  119. 119.Ke4 Ke7
  120. 120.Rc6 Kd7
  121. 121.Rc1 Rxc1
  122. 122.Nxc1

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