Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.5
Date 2018.06.23
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

2r1k3/1p2b2Q/4q1p1/1N6/r2B4/4P2P/n4PP1/3R2K1 w - - 10 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.a3 a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.b4 Bd6
  9. 9.Bb2 O-O
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O a5
  13. 13.Nb5 Be7
  14. 14.bxa5 Nxa5
  15. 15.Nfd4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bc3 Nc6
  17. 17.a4 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb2 Nc5
  19. 19.Bf3 Ne5
  20. 20.Be2 Nc4
  21. 21.Bc3 Ne4
  22. 22.Be1 Bf6
  23. 23.Ra2 Re8
  24. 24.Bd3 Nc5
  25. 25.Bc2 g6
  26. 26.Bb4 Ne6
  27. 27.Bb3 Nxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Qb6
  29. 29.Bc3 Rec8
  30. 30.Ba1 Na5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Nc6
  32. 32.Nb5 Nb4
  33. 33.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  34. 34.Qxd7+ Be7
  35. 35.Bd4 Qc6
  36. 36.Qh3 Nxa2
  37. 37.Qxh7+ Ke8
  38. 38.h3 Rxa4
  39. 39.Rd1 Qe6
  40. 40.Qh8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qh7+ Ke8
  42. 42.Qh8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Qh7+ Ke8

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