Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand

SuperUnited Rapid 2023 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.4
Date 2023.07.06
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/6p1/3K1p2/1P3k2/7p/7P/1R4P1/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nge7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 f6
  11. 11.c4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nf5
  13. 13.d5 exd5
  14. 14.Bxd5+ Kh8
  15. 15.Nc3 Bd7
  16. 16.Qb3 Qc7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rad8
  18. 18.h3 Bc8
  19. 19.Qa3 Nfe7
  20. 20.Nb5 Qb6
  21. 21.Nxa7 Nxd5
  22. 22.Nxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Rxd5 Ra8
  24. 24.Qb3 Qxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Rf7
  26. 26.Re4 Kg8
  27. 27.b4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  29. 29.Kf1 Kf8
  30. 30.Ke2 Rc7
  31. 31.Kd3 Kf7
  32. 32.Nd4 Nc6
  33. 33.Nxc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.Rc4 Rd6+
  35. 35.Rd4 Rb6
  36. 36.Rd7+ Kg6
  37. 37.Kc4 Rc6+
  38. 38.Kb3 b6
  39. 39.Rd2 Re6
  40. 40.Ka4 Re5
  41. 41.f4 Re4
  42. 42.Rf2 h5
  43. 43.f5+ Kg5
  44. 44.Kb5 h4
  45. 45.Kxb6 Rxb4+
  46. 46.Kc5 Rb3
  47. 47.Kc4 Rb8
  48. 48.b4 Rc8+
  49. 49.Kd5 Rb8
  50. 50.Kc5 Rc8+
  51. 51.Kd6 Rb8
  52. 52.Rb2 Kxf5
  53. 53.b5

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