Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 17.3
Date 2019.11.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/1n1qP3/1Q4r1/2PpN3/1P3r2/6R1/4R1K1 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bxf4
  6. 6.exf4 Qd6
  7. 7.g3 b6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 Ba6
  10. 10.Bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.Qe2 Nb8
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.Ndf3 Ne4
  14. 14.O-O f6
  15. 15.Ng4 Nc6
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Rad1 f5
  18. 18.Nge5 Rab8
  19. 19.c4 Nxe5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rfe1 Qa6
  22. 22.f3 Nf6
  23. 23.b3 Rbc8
  24. 24.Rc1 d4
  25. 25.Nd3 Rd6
  26. 26.Rc2 Nd7
  27. 27.Qg2 Qb6
  28. 28.Rce2 a5
  29. 29.Rb2 Rb8
  30. 30.Qd2 Qc7
  31. 31.Qd1 h6
  32. 32.Rbe2 Qb6
  33. 33.h4 a4
  34. 34.Rb2 axb3
  35. 35.axb3 Qa7
  36. 36.Kh2 Ra6
  37. 37.Qe2 Rab6
  38. 38.g4 fxg4
  39. 39.fxg4 Qc7
  40. 40.g5 hxg5
  41. 41.hxg5 e5
  42. 42.fxe5 Re6
  43. 43.Qe4 Rbe8
  44. 44.Qd5 Nb6
  45. 45.Qxc5 Qd8
  46. 46.Rg2 Rf8
  47. 47.Qb5 Rf3
  48. 48.Nc5 Rg6
  49. 49.e6 Qd6+
  50. 50.Kg1 Rxg5
  51. 51.Ne4

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