Fabiano Caruana vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 7th Norway Blitz 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.3
Date 2019.06.03
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q1k1/5p2/6p1/3Q4/2pn3r/P4B2/5PKP/3R4 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.g3 d6
  7. 7.Bg2 Nd4
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c6
  10. 10.b4 d5
  11. 11.Bb2 Be6
  12. 12.Rc1 a5
  13. 13.b5 cxb5
  14. 14.cxb5 h5
  15. 15.e3 Nf5
  16. 16.Na4 Nd7
  17. 17.Nb3 b6
  18. 18.Nd2 Rc8
  19. 19.Qe2 Nd6
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.exd4 Re8
  23. 23.Rc6 Bg4
  24. 24.Qd3 Be2
  25. 25.Qb3 Nxb5
  26. 26.Rxc8 Qxc8
  27. 27.Re1 Nxd4
  28. 28.Qxd5 Nf5
  29. 29.Ne4 Bc4
  30. 30.Qd2 Re6
  31. 31.Rc1 b5
  32. 32.Nb2 Ne5
  33. 33.Qxa5 Nd4
  34. 34.Rd1 Nef3+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rxe4
  36. 36.Bxf3 Qe8
  37. 37.Kg2 h4
  38. 38.Nxc4 bxc4
  39. 39.gxh4 Rxh4
  40. 40.Qd5

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