Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Armageddon · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 7th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.1
Date 2019.06.04
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7Q/3q1r2/2pP3R/4kp1p/4p1pP/4P3/5PP1/6K1 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Be7
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.Bg5 Nc6
  8. 8.Qc3 Ne5
  9. 9.Nf3 d6
  10. 10.e3 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 g5
  12. 12.Nxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Bg3 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 g4
  15. 15.c5 h5
  16. 16.Rc1 c6
  17. 17.Bd3 O-O
  18. 18.O-O Re8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Nf6
  20. 20.Bb1 Nd5
  21. 21.Qc2 e4
  22. 22.Rd4 f5
  23. 23.a3 Be6
  24. 24.Rcd1 Rad8
  25. 25.Ba2 Rd7
  26. 26.b4 a6
  27. 27.a4 Red8
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.axb5 Nf6
  30. 30.Rd6 Bxa2
  31. 31.Qxa2+ Qf7
  32. 32.Qa5 Rxd6
  33. 33.cxd6 Qd7
  34. 34.bxc6 bxc6
  35. 35.Rb1 Rf8
  36. 36.Qc7 Rf7
  37. 37.Rb8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Be5 Nd5
  39. 39.Rh8+ Kg6
  40. 40.Qb8 Nf6
  41. 41.Bxf6 Kxf6
  42. 42.Rh6+ Ke5
  43. 43.Qh8+

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