Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Zurich CC Classical · 2015 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Zurich CC Classical
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.3
Date 2015.02.18
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/1K6/4k1p1/5p2/6P1/b1B1PP1P/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 Re8
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc2 Bxc3
  9. 9.dxc3 h6
  10. 10.c5 b6
  11. 11.cxb6 axb6
  12. 12.b3 d5
  13. 13.Bb2 Be6
  14. 14.Qc1 Na5
  15. 15.c4 dxc4
  16. 16.Rd1 Qe7
  17. 17.b4 Nc6
  18. 18.b5 Na5
  19. 19.Ba3 c5
  20. 20.bxc6 Qc7
  21. 21.Nd4 Nxc6
  22. 22.Nb5 Qe5
  23. 23.Rb1 Red8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Bb2 Qg5
  26. 26.Qxg5 hxg5
  27. 27.Bxf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Bxe4 Ne7
  29. 29.Kf1 f5
  30. 30.Bc2 Kg7
  31. 31.Nc3 Rh8
  32. 32.Kg1 Rd8
  33. 33.Kf1 Nd5
  34. 34.Rd1 Kf6
  35. 35.Ke1 Rd7
  36. 36.Nxd5+ Rxd5
  37. 37.Rxd5 Bxd5
  38. 38.Kd2 c3+
  39. 39.Kxc3 Bxa2
  40. 40.Kb4 Ke5
  41. 41.Kb5 f4
  42. 42.Kxb6

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