Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 3.3
Date 2014.02.01
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

2r2nk1/1r3pp1/p7/3Np1b1/PP2P1Pp/1B1R4/5P2/1R2K3 w - - 14 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Ne5 Bb4
  10. 10.Bd2 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.Bg2 g5
  14. 14.Qc2 Rc8
  15. 15.Rd1 Bc7
  16. 16.Ne2 Nf8
  17. 17.Qb3 Rb8
  18. 18.e4 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Bxf4
  20. 20.h4 e5
  21. 21.d5 Ng6
  22. 22.dxc6 Qa5+
  23. 23.Nc3 O-O
  24. 24.cxb7 Qc7
  25. 25.Nd5 Qxb7
  26. 26.Qxb7 Rxb7
  27. 27.b4 gxh4
  28. 28.Bf1 Bg5
  29. 29.Rh3 Rd8
  30. 30.Bc4 Rbb8
  31. 31.Rhd3 Rdc8
  32. 32.Bb3 Rb7
  33. 33.a4 a6
  34. 34.Rb1 Nf8
  35. 35.Nc3 Ng6
  36. 36.Nd5 Nf8
  37. 37.Nc3 Ng6
  38. 38.Nd5 Nf8
  39. 39.Nc3 Ng6
  40. 40.Nd5 Nf8

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