Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

81st Tata Steel GpA · 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 81st Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10.4
Date 2019.01.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k5/Pp2K3/1p6/8/4N3/8 b - - 1 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bc5
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 Qd6
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Be3 Nd7
  10. 10.Bxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Qd2 Nd7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 c5
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.O-O-O Qxd2+
  16. 16.Kxd2 Ne5
  17. 17.f4 Nc4+
  18. 18.Kc1 Ke7
  19. 19.b3 Nd6
  20. 20.e5 Nf5
  21. 21.Ne4 b6
  22. 22.g4 Nh4
  23. 23.Rhf1 Rad8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.f5 exf5
  26. 26.gxf5 Rf8
  27. 27.f6+ gxf6
  28. 28.exf6+ Kf7
  29. 29.Rf4 Ng6
  30. 30.Ng5+ Ke8
  31. 31.Rf1 h6
  32. 32.Ne6 Rf7
  33. 33.Rd1 Rxf6
  34. 34.Nxc7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Nxa6 Nf4
  36. 36.h4 Ng6
  37. 37.Rh1 Rf7
  38. 38.h5 Nf4
  39. 39.a4 Ke7
  40. 40.Nc7 Kf6
  41. 41.Nb5 Kg5
  42. 42.Nd6 Re7
  43. 43.Kb2 Re6
  44. 44.Nf7+ Kf5
  45. 45.Rd1 Kg4
  46. 46.Kc3 Kxh5
  47. 47.Rh1+ Kg6
  48. 48.Nxh6 Re4
  49. 49.Kb2 Re2
  50. 50.Ng4 Nd3+
  51. 51.Kc3 Nb4
  52. 52.Rh2 Rxh2
  53. 53.Nxh2 Kf5
  54. 54.Nf3 Ke4
  55. 55.Ne1 Kd5
  56. 56.Nd3 Nc6
  57. 57.Nf4+ Kd6
  58. 58.Kc4 Na7
  59. 59.Nd5 Kc6
  60. 60.Ne7+ Kd6
  61. 61.Nf5+ Kc6
  62. 62.Kd3 Kc7
  63. 63.Ke4 Nc6
  64. 64.Ne3 Kd6
  65. 65.Nc4+ Kc7
  66. 66.c3 Ne7
  67. 67.Ke5 Ng6+
  68. 68.Kf5 Ne7+
  69. 69.Ke6 Ng6
  70. 70.a5 b5
  71. 71.Ne3 Nf4+
  72. 72.Ke5 Ne2
  73. 73.Nd5+ Kc6
  74. 74.b4 Nxc3
  75. 75.Nxc3 cxb4
  76. 76.Ne2

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