Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Final Masters · 2012 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3
Date 2012.09.26
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

4R3/4P1k1/8/8/6PK/8/8/4r3 b - - 2 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bg7
  9. 9.Nde2 Nf6
  10. 10.f3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.a4 e6
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rb1 Qc7
  16. 16.Kh1 Rd7
  17. 17.Rc1 Re8
  18. 18.Nd5 exd5
  19. 19.cxd5 Qb6
  20. 20.Bf2 Qxb2
  21. 21.dxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Rxc6 Rdd8
  23. 23.Rxa6 Qb4
  24. 24.Rb6 Qc4
  25. 25.Nd4 Ra8
  26. 26.Nb5 Red8
  27. 27.Rxd6 Rxd6
  28. 28.Nxd6 Qxa4
  29. 29.Qxa4 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rd1 Nh7
  31. 31.Ne8 Be5
  32. 32.Bg3 Bxg3
  33. 33.hxg3 Ng5
  34. 34.Rd8 h5
  35. 35.Nf6+ Kg7
  36. 36.e5 Ra1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Ra2
  38. 38.Kg1 Ra1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Ra1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Ra2+
  42. 42.Rd2 Ra5
  43. 43.Nd5 Ne6
  44. 44.Kf2 Rb5
  45. 45.f4 Rb3
  46. 46.Rd1 Rb2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Ra2
  48. 48.Kh2 Ra4
  49. 49.Nf6 h4
  50. 50.Rf1 g5
  51. 51.f5 Nc5
  52. 52.Re1 Nd3
  53. 53.Re2 Ra5
  54. 54.gxh4 gxh4
  55. 55.Nd7 Nc5
  56. 56.Nxc5 Rxc5
  57. 57.Re4 Rc3
  58. 58.e6 fxe6
  59. 59.fxe6 Kf8
  60. 60.Rxh4 Re3
  61. 61.Rh8+ Kg7
  62. 62.Re8 Kf6
  63. 63.g3 Re4
  64. 64.Kg2 Re3
  65. 65.Kh3 Re4
  66. 66.g4 Re1
  67. 67.Rf8+ Kg7
  68. 68.Re8 Kf6
  69. 69.e7 Kg7
  70. 70.Kh4

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