Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

9th London Classic 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 5.1
Date 2017.12.06
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/5k1p/r1p3bp/1qP5/1p1BP2N/1P6/2Q2P2/1K4R1 b - - 4 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.h3 Nd7
  8. 8.Be3 Bd6
  9. 9.Ne2 Re8
  10. 10.g4 Nc5
  11. 11.Ng3 Ne6
  12. 12.Nf5 c5
  13. 13.h4 a5
  14. 14.h5 Ra6
  15. 15.Qd2 Nd4
  16. 16.Rh3 Bf8
  17. 17.O-O-O Be6
  18. 18.Kb1 f6
  19. 19.c3 Nxf3
  20. 20.Rxf3 c4
  21. 21.Qc2 cxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 Qc8
  23. 23.g5 fxg5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Bf7
  25. 25.h6 gxh6
  26. 26.Bc1 Qe6
  27. 27.b3 a4
  28. 28.c4 axb3
  29. 29.axb3 Qc6
  30. 30.Rg3+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rd1 b5
  32. 32.c5 b4
  33. 33.Bb2 Bg6
  34. 34.Rd5 Qb5
  35. 35.Rg1 c6
  36. 36.Rxe5 Rxe5
  37. 37.Bxe5+ Kg8
  38. 38.Bd4 Kf7
  39. 39.Nh4

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