Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

1st GRENKE Chess Classic · 2013 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st GRENKE Chess Classic
Site Baden-Baden GER
Round 7.1
Date 2013.02.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

1r1b4/3k4/3p2p1/1r1N3p/1p2R1P1/1P1R2K1/1P5P/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Nh4 g6
  12. 12.Bh6 Re8
  13. 13.Qd2 Ng4
  14. 14.Nf3 Nd7
  15. 15.Bg5 Ngf6
  16. 16.a4 Rab8
  17. 17.Qe2 Bxb3
  18. 18.cxb3 b5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Bxf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rec8
  22. 22.Ne1 b4
  23. 23.Nd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Rb6
  25. 25.g3 Bf8
  26. 26.Qe3 Rb7
  27. 27.Nd3 Rcb8
  28. 28.Rc1 Qe7
  29. 29.Rc4 f5
  30. 30.Kg2 fxe4
  31. 31.Qxe4 Qf7
  32. 32.Qf3 Be7
  33. 33.Ra5 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Kxf3 Bd8
  35. 35.Rd5 Rb6
  36. 36.Ke4 Kf7
  37. 37.g4 Ke6
  38. 38.f4 exf4
  39. 39.Nxf4+ Kd7
  40. 40.Rd3 Rb5
  41. 41.Nd5 Ba5
  42. 42.Kf4 h6
  43. 43.Re4 Bd8
  44. 44.Kg3 h5

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