Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 5
Date 2011.03.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1r6/pP4pp/3k4/1R3KPP/1P6/8/8 b - - 4 52

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.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd3 Rc8
  12. 12.Nh4 g6
  13. 13.Bg5 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qh3 Nf8
  16. 16.Nf3 b5
  17. 17.Qh4 N8d7
  18. 18.Qh3 Nf8
  19. 19.a3 Nh5
  20. 20.Rfd1 Bxg5
  21. 21.Nxg5 Qe7
  22. 22.Qe3 Nf6
  23. 23.Nf3 N8d7
  24. 24.Ne1 Rab8
  25. 25.f3 Nb6
  26. 26.b3 d5
  27. 27.exd5 exd5
  28. 28.Ne2 d4
  29. 29.Qg5 Nbd5
  30. 30.Ng3 Ne3
  31. 31.Rd2 Nfd5
  32. 32.Qxe7 Nxe7
  33. 33.Ne4 N7d5
  34. 34.h4 Nc3
  35. 35.Nxc3 Rxc3
  36. 36.a4 b4
  37. 37.a5 Kf7
  38. 38.f4 exf4
  39. 39.Rxd4 Nxc2
  40. 40.Rxf4+ Kg7
  41. 41.Nxc2 Rxc2
  42. 42.Rd1 Rc7
  43. 43.Rd6 Ra7
  44. 44.Rb6 Rxb6
  45. 45.axb6 Rb7
  46. 46.Rxb4 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf2 Ke5
  48. 48.Ke3 Kd5
  49. 49.Kf4 h6
  50. 50.g4 Kc5
  51. 51.Rc4+ Kd5
  52. 52.Rb4

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