Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Tal Mem Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2013.06.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/K7/8/3k4/8/8/8 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nd7
  9. 9.Nc4 f6
  10. 10.Nh4 Nf8
  11. 11.Be3 Bb6
  12. 12.a4 Be6
  13. 13.a5 Bd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.b3 Ng6
  16. 16.Nxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Qe2 Bxc4
  18. 18.bxc4 g5
  19. 19.Rfb1 b5
  20. 20.cxb5 cxb5
  21. 21.Qe3 a6
  22. 22.Ra3 c5
  23. 23.c3 Qxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Rad8
  25. 25.Rd1 c4
  26. 26.Kf2 cxd3
  27. 27.Ke1 f5
  28. 28.exf5 e4
  29. 29.Kd2 Rf8
  30. 30.g4 g6
  31. 31.Rf1 gxf5
  32. 32.gxf5 Rd5
  33. 33.Rb3 Rdxf5
  34. 34.Rxf5 Rxf5
  35. 35.Rb4 Rf2+
  36. 36.Kd1 Rf3
  37. 37.Rxe4 Rxh3
  38. 38.Kd2 Rh2+
  39. 39.Kxd3 Ra2
  40. 40.Rg4 Rxa5
  41. 41.Rxg5+ Kf7
  42. 42.e4 Ra3
  43. 43.Rc5 b4
  44. 44.Kc2 Rxc3+
  45. 45.Rxc3 bxc3
  46. 46.Kxc3 Ke6
  47. 47.Kb4 Ke5
  48. 48.Ka5 Kxe4
  49. 49.Kxa6 Kd4

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