Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2018.08.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/2R3p1/8/8/7P/r5PK/8 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4+
  11. 11.Nd2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.a3 g6
  14. 14.Rc1 Bf6
  15. 15.b4 Qe7
  16. 16.Nf3 Rd8
  17. 17.h3 Ne5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Qd2 a5
  20. 20.bxa5 Bxf4
  21. 21.exf4 Qxa3
  22. 22.Ra1 Qd6
  23. 23.Rfb1 Qf6
  24. 24.Ra2 Rd6
  25. 25.Rc2 Rc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Qb4 Qd8
  28. 28.Ra1 Ba6
  29. 29.Bxa6 Rxa6
  30. 30.f5 d4
  31. 31.fxg6 hxg6
  32. 32.Rd1 Rxa5
  33. 33.Rxd4 Rd5
  34. 34.Re4 Rd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qd6+
  36. 36.Qxd6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Re7 Rd2
  38. 38.Rc7 Rxf2
  39. 39.Rxc6 Ra2

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