Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

World Rapid 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 12.1
Date 2018.12.28
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

6k1/4R1p1/p1p3r1/P7/3BPK2/3b4/8/8 w - - 6 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.e4 Bb4
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 e5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Bxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 d6
  12. 12.c5 dxc5
  13. 13.f3 Be6
  14. 14.Be3 Qe7
  15. 15.a4 Rfb8
  16. 16.Rfb1 Nd7
  17. 17.a5 Qd8
  18. 18.Rd1 Qe7
  19. 19.Bc4 Nf8
  20. 20.Ba6 Rb3
  21. 21.Qd2 Rab8
  22. 22.Bf1 Nd7
  23. 23.Bf2 h6
  24. 24.Qd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Rxd6 Rb1
  26. 26.Rxb1 Rxb1
  27. 27.g4 Bc4
  28. 28.Rxd7 Rxf1+
  29. 29.Kg2 a6
  30. 30.Re7 f6
  31. 31.h4 Rc1
  32. 32.g5 hxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 fxg5
  34. 34.Rxe5 g4
  35. 35.fxg4 Bf1+
  36. 36.Kf3 Rxc3+
  37. 37.Kf4 Be2
  38. 38.Bxc5 Rf3+
  39. 39.Kg5 Rg3
  40. 40.Re8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Kf5 Rxg4
  42. 42.Bd4 Rg6
  43. 43.Re7 Bd3
  44. 44.Kf4 Kg8

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