Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/r5kP/8/3p1B2/8/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Nbd7
  8. 8.e3 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Ne4
  10. 10.Nd2 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 c6
  12. 12.Qc2 Kf8
  13. 13.Bd3 Kg7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nf6
  15. 15.Nf3 Ng4
  16. 16.Kb1 Bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qe7
  18. 18.Rhe1 f5
  19. 19.Re2 Rf8
  20. 20.Qb2 a5
  21. 21.Ne1 b5
  22. 22.Bc2 b4
  23. 23.cxb4 axb4
  24. 24.Bb3 Nf6
  25. 25.Rc2 Ne4
  26. 26.Nd3 Nc3+
  27. 27.Rxc3 bxc3
  28. 28.Qxc3 Ba6
  29. 29.Qc5 Bxd3+
  30. 30.Rxd3 Qxc5
  31. 31.dxc5 Ra5
  32. 32.Rc3 f4
  33. 33.gxf4 gxf4
  34. 34.exf4 Rxf4
  35. 35.f3 Kf6
  36. 36.g3 Rf5
  37. 37.f4 Rh5
  38. 38.a4 Rh2
  39. 39.Bc2 h5
  40. 40.Kc1 Ra8
  41. 41.Re3 Ra5
  42. 42.Rc3 Rh3
  43. 43.Kb2 h4
  44. 44.gxh4 Rxc3
  45. 45.Kxc3 Rxc5+
  46. 46.Kb3 Rc4
  47. 47.h5 Rxf4
  48. 48.h6 c5
  49. 49.a5 Rb4+
  50. 50.Ka3 Rb5
  51. 51.Ka4 Rb2
  52. 52.h7 Kg7
  53. 53.Bf5 c4
  54. 54.a6 c3
  55. 55.a7 Ra2+
  56. 56.Kb3 Rxa7
  57. 57.Kxc3

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