Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

Corus A · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1
Date 2006.01.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5Q2/6pk/3p4/8/r1q1P2P/1pK1B3/6B1/3R3R w - - 11 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.g5 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 Ne8
  14. 14.f4 a5
  15. 15.f5 a4
  16. 16.Nbd4 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 b3
  18. 18.Kb1 bxc2+
  19. 19.Nxc2 Bb3
  20. 20.axb3 axb3
  21. 21.Na3 Ne5
  22. 22.h4 Ra5
  23. 23.Qc3 Qa8
  24. 24.Bg2 Nc7
  25. 25.Qxc7 Rc8
  26. 26.Qxe7 Nc4
  27. 27.g6 hxg6
  28. 28.fxg6 Nxa3+
  29. 29.bxa3 Rxa3
  30. 30.gxf7+ Kh7
  31. 31.f8=N+ Rxf8
  32. 32.Qxf8 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kb2 Ra2+
  34. 34.Kc3 Qa5+
  35. 35.Kd3 Qb5+
  36. 36.Kd4 Ra4+
  37. 37.Kc3 Qc4+

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