Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 2.3
Date 2019.04.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/P4p2/6p1/3p1k1p/7P/4PPP1/7K/r7 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.Rd1 Rd8
  11. 11.Be2 Ne4
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 exd5
  14. 14.O-O h6
  15. 15.a4 Bd6
  16. 16.Bxd6 Rxd6
  17. 17.c4 Be6
  18. 18.c5 Rdd8
  19. 19.Rb1 Qc7
  20. 20.Qb2 Rab8
  21. 21.Nd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 b6
  23. 23.cxb6 Rxb6
  24. 24.h3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rfd1 Qc3
  26. 26.Qxc3 Rxc3
  27. 27.a5 Rxb1
  28. 28.Rxb1 Rc5
  29. 29.a6 g6
  30. 30.Rb7 Rc1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Rc2
  32. 32.Bb5 Rb2
  33. 33.Kg3 Bc8
  34. 34.Rb8 Kg7
  35. 35.Rxc8 Rxb5
  36. 36.Rc7 Ra5
  37. 37.Rxa7 Kf6
  38. 38.Ra8 Ra3
  39. 39.Kh2 h5
  40. 40.a7 Ra2
  41. 41.h4 Kf5
  42. 42.f3 Ra1
  43. 43.g3

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