Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event WCh 2014
Site Sochi RUS
Round 2
Date 2014.11.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/1Q2R1p1/3q1p2/p1p2P1p/P6P/5pP1/2P2P1K/8 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.h3 Re8
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nc4 Bb6
  11. 11.a4 a5
  12. 12.Nxb6 cxb6
  13. 13.d4 Qc7
  14. 14.Ra3 Nf8
  15. 15.dxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Nh4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qh5 f6
  18. 18.Nf5 Be6
  19. 19.Rg3 Ng6
  20. 20.h4 Bxf5
  21. 21.exf5 Nf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 exf4
  23. 23.Rc3 c5
  24. 24.Re6 Rab8
  25. 25.Rc4 Qd7
  26. 26.Kh2 Rf8
  27. 27.Rce4 Rb7
  28. 28.Qe2 b5
  29. 29.b3 bxa4
  30. 30.bxa4 Rb4
  31. 31.Re7 Qd6
  32. 32.Qf3 Rxe4
  33. 33.Qxe4 f3+
  34. 34.g3 h5
  35. 35.Qb7

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