Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/1kpqr1p1/1p3p1p/p1p5/P3P1Q1/1P1P1R1P/2P3P1/7K w - - 0 33

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.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bb6
  8. 8.Bd2 Nd7
  9. 9.Na5 Bxa5
  10. 10.Bxa5 c5
  11. 11.Bc3 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Qxf3 Qe7
  14. 14.Qg3 f6
  15. 15.O-O O-O-O
  16. 16.f4 Rhe8
  17. 17.b3 exf4
  18. 18.Rxf4 Nb8
  19. 19.Rf5 Nc6
  20. 20.Raf1 Rd7
  21. 21.Kh1 b6
  22. 22.Qh4 h6
  23. 23.Qg4 Kb7
  24. 24.a4 a5
  25. 25.R5f3 Nd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 Rxd4
  27. 27.Rf5 Rd7
  28. 28.Qg6 Qe6
  29. 29.R1f3 Ree7
  30. 30.Qg4 Qd6
  31. 31.Rd5 Qc6
  32. 32.Rxd7 Qxd7

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