Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 14.5
Date 2023.07.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D23)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/5R2/3pP3/5P2/6K1/r7/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.Qa4+ Nc6
  5. 5.Qxc4 e5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Ng4
  8. 8.Nc3 c6
  9. 9.Qe4 Bc5
  10. 10.e3 Qe7
  11. 11.h3 Nxe5
  12. 12.f4 Nd7
  13. 13.Qxe7+ Bxe7
  14. 14.e4 h5
  15. 15.Be3 g6
  16. 16.g3 Nc5
  17. 17.Kf2 Be6
  18. 18.b4 Nd7
  19. 19.b5 O-O
  20. 20.Be2 Bb4
  21. 21.Rhc1 Bxh3
  22. 22.e5 Be6
  23. 23.Bf3 Nc5
  24. 24.bxc6 bxc6
  25. 25.Kg2 Nd3
  26. 26.Rc2 Ba5
  27. 27.Ne4 Nb4
  28. 28.Rb2 Nd5
  29. 29.Bf2 Rab8
  30. 30.Rab1 Rxb2
  31. 31.Rxb2 Bb6
  32. 32.Ng5 h4
  33. 33.Nxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.Bxd5 cxd5
  35. 35.Bxb6 axb6
  36. 36.Rxb6 Ra8
  37. 37.Rxe6 Rxa2+
  38. 38.Kh3 hxg3
  39. 39.Rxg6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Rf6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Kxg3

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