Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 3.1
Date 2019.04.22
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

3k4/1n3p2/1p3Pp1/1Pp1B1P1/4q3/2P4Q/5K2/8 w - - 7 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e4 Bxc3
  5. 5.dxc3 d6
  6. 6.f3 a5
  7. 7.Nh3 a4
  8. 8.Nf2 Be6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 c6
  11. 11.f4 Nb6
  12. 12.Be3 c5
  13. 13.O-O-O Qe7
  14. 14.f5 Bd7
  15. 15.g4 h6
  16. 16.h4 O-O-O
  17. 17.g5 Ne8
  18. 18.Bd2 hxg5
  19. 19.hxg5 Nc7
  20. 20.Ng4 Rdg8
  21. 21.Rh2 Qf8
  22. 22.Rdh1 Kb8
  23. 23.b4 axb3
  24. 24.axb3 Nc8
  25. 25.Kb2 Qd8
  26. 26.Rh7 Rxh7
  27. 27.Rxh7 Rh8
  28. 28.Qh2 Rxh7
  29. 29.Qxh7 Qf8
  30. 30.Ne3 Ne7
  31. 31.Kc2 Qg8
  32. 32.Qh4 Qf8
  33. 33.Kd1 Nc6
  34. 34.Qh7 Ne7
  35. 35.Ke2 Nc8
  36. 36.Kf2 Ne7
  37. 37.Be2 Qg8
  38. 38.Qh1 g6
  39. 39.Qh6 Ne8
  40. 40.f6 Nc6
  41. 41.b4 Nc7
  42. 42.bxc5 dxc5
  43. 43.Nd5 Ne6
  44. 44.Be3 Ka7
  45. 45.Bg4 b6
  46. 46.Nc7 Qc8
  47. 47.Nb5+ Kb8
  48. 48.Nd6 Qg8
  49. 49.Qh1 Qf8
  50. 50.Qd1 Ncd8
  51. 51.Nb5 Bc6
  52. 52.Kg1 Nc7
  53. 53.Bf2 Nb7
  54. 54.Bg3 Bxb5
  55. 55.cxb5 Qd6
  56. 56.Qe2 Ne6
  57. 57.Bxe6 Qxe6
  58. 58.Qh2 Qg4
  59. 59.Kf2 Qxe4
  60. 60.Bxe5+ Kc8
  61. 61.Qh3+ Kd8
  62. 62.Qh8+ Kd7
  63. 63.Qh3+ Kd8

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