Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.4
Date 2017.06.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/8/6pk/p7/5Kp1/rp4P1/8/8 w - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 a6
  9. 9.Bb3 Ba7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Re1 Kh7
  12. 12.Nf1 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Bxb3
  14. 14.Qxb3 Rb8
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Nh5
  17. 17.Nf5 Ne7
  18. 18.N1e3 Bxe3
  19. 19.Nxe3 Qd7
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe6
  21. 21.Qc2 Kg8
  22. 22.c4 Rbd8
  23. 23.c5 Nxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 dxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Qxe4
  27. 27.Rd7 Ng6
  28. 28.Qxc7 Qb1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qxb2
  30. 30.Ng4 Kg7
  31. 31.Rd6 h5
  32. 32.Nf6 Qxf2
  33. 33.Qc3 Kh6
  34. 34.Nd7 Re8
  35. 35.Ne5 Qf5
  36. 36.Nxg6 fxg6
  37. 37.Qc7 h4
  38. 38.Rd4 hxg3+
  39. 39.Qxg3 Qe5
  40. 40.Rd7 b5
  41. 41.Ra7 Qxg3+
  42. 42.Kxg3 Re3+
  43. 43.Kg4 Ra3
  44. 44.g3 Rxa2
  45. 45.Ra8 b4
  46. 46.Rh8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rb8 Ra4
  48. 48.Rb7+ Kh6
  49. 49.Rb8 b3+
  50. 50.Kf3 g4+
  51. 51.Ke3 Ra3
  52. 52.Kf4 a5

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