Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.5
Date 2015.08.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/6pp/8/8/4q1P1/2Qp3P/3R2K1 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 g6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.e4 Qd8
  11. 11.Re1 c5
  12. 12.exd5 cxd4
  13. 13.dxe6 Bxe6
  14. 14.Ne2 Qd6
  15. 15.Qd2 Nc6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bg4
  17. 17.Be4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 Ne5
  19. 19.Bd5 Rac8
  20. 20.b3 b5
  21. 21.Rac1 bxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Rc7
  23. 23.Nd3 Nxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Kh7
  25. 25.g3 Bf6
  26. 26.Rb1 Kg7
  27. 27.Rb5 Rfc8
  28. 28.Reb1 Rc5
  29. 29.a4 Rxb5
  30. 30.axb5 Rc7
  31. 31.Qb3 Qe5
  32. 32.Qf3 Bg5
  33. 33.c5 Rd7
  34. 34.b6 axb6
  35. 35.cxb6 Rxd5
  36. 36.Qxd5 Qxd5
  37. 37.b7 d3
  38. 38.b8=Q d2
  39. 39.Rd1 Qf3
  40. 40.Qb2+ Kh7
  41. 41.Qc2 Be3
  42. 42.fxe3 Qxe3+

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