Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Croatia GCT 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.1
Date 2019.06.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/3K4/8/4N3/k7 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qa5
  10. 10.Bb5+ Bd7
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  13. 13.O-O Qxc3
  14. 14.Qa4 O-O
  15. 15.Nxe6 Nb6
  16. 16.Qd4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qxc3 Rxc3
  18. 18.Nf4 Rc5
  19. 19.Rfd1 f5
  20. 20.exf5 Rac8
  21. 21.f6 Rf5
  22. 22.g3 Rxf6
  23. 23.Rd3 Rfc6
  24. 24.Ra3 Rc1+
  25. 25.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Kg2 Nc8
  27. 27.Rd3 Rc7
  28. 28.Rd8+ Kg7
  29. 29.h4 Ne7
  30. 30.Nh5+ Kh6
  31. 31.Nf6 Kg6
  32. 32.Ne8 Rc6
  33. 33.Rd7 Re6
  34. 34.h5+ Kh6
  35. 35.Nd6 f5
  36. 36.Nxb7 Ng8
  37. 37.Nd6 Nf6
  38. 38.Nxf5+ Kg5
  39. 39.Nd4 Nxd7
  40. 40.Nxe6+ Kxh5
  41. 41.Kf3 Kg6
  42. 42.Kf4 Kf6
  43. 43.Ng5 h6
  44. 44.Ne4+ Ke6
  45. 45.Kg4 Ke5
  46. 46.f3 Kd4
  47. 47.Kf5 Ke3
  48. 48.f4 h5
  49. 49.Ng5 Nc5
  50. 50.Kg6 Kf2
  51. 51.f5 Kxg3
  52. 52.Ne6 Nd7
  53. 53.Kxh5 Kf3
  54. 54.Kg5 Ke4
  55. 55.Nc7 a5
  56. 56.Nb5 Kd3
  57. 57.Kg6 a4
  58. 58.Kf7 Ne5+
  59. 59.Kf6 Nf3
  60. 60.Ke7 Kc2
  61. 61.f6 Ng5
  62. 62.Nd4+ Kb2
  63. 63.Ne6 Nh7
  64. 64.f7 Kxa2
  65. 65.Ng5 a3
  66. 66.Nxh7 Kb1
  67. 67.f8=Q a2
  68. 68.Qf5+ Kb2
  69. 69.Qe5+ Kb1
  70. 70.Qe4+ Kb2
  71. 71.Qe2+ Kb1
  72. 72.Nf6 a1=Q
  73. 73.Nd5 Qg7+
  74. 74.Kd6 Qf8+
  75. 75.Ke5 Qe8+
  76. 76.Kd4 Qxe2
  77. 77.Nc3+ Ka1
  78. 78.Nxe2

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