Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 14.1
Date 2018.08.15
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/3q2p1/8/2P1Q3/6P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd7
  8. 8.Nf3 Bc6
  9. 9.Be2 Bd6
  10. 10.d4 b6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bg5 Qg6
  13. 13.Qd2 h6
  14. 14.Bf4 Nd7
  15. 15.Bg3 Nf6
  16. 16.Bd3 Be4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qe3 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Qf5
  20. 20.a4 c5
  21. 21.a5 Rac8
  22. 22.axb6 axb6
  23. 23.Rfc1 Ra8
  24. 24.Rab1 Ra6
  25. 25.Rd1 Rfa8
  26. 26.d5 Re8
  27. 27.Rb2 Qg4
  28. 28.Qe2 Re7
  29. 29.Qf1 e5
  30. 30.Nh2 Qg6
  31. 31.Qe2 e4
  32. 32.Nf1 f5
  33. 33.Ne3 h5
  34. 34.Rdb1 Be5
  35. 35.d6 Rd7
  36. 36.Rxb6 Rxb6
  37. 37.Rxb6 Rxd6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Bxd6
  39. 39.Qd1 f4
  40. 40.gxf4 Bxf4
  41. 41.Qd5+ Qf7
  42. 42.Qxe4 Bxe3
  43. 43.Qxe3 Qf5
  44. 44.Qd2 Kh7
  45. 45.Qd5 Qg4
  46. 46.Qxc5 h4
  47. 47.Qd4 Qg5
  48. 48.c5 h3
  49. 49.Qd3+ Kg8
  50. 50.Qxh3 Qxc5
  51. 51.Qe6+ Kh7
  52. 52.Qe4+ g6
  53. 53.c4 Qd6
  54. 54.g3

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