Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.1
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3b4/8/4B3/5P2/3p4/p4K2/2k5/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.h3 Rb8
  11. 11.Qf3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Qxf6 gxf6
  15. 15.Ne2 Bd6
  16. 16.Ng3 Bc8
  17. 17.b3 Re8
  18. 18.Rad1 Kf8
  19. 19.f4 Bb4
  20. 20.Kh2 Rb6
  21. 21.Rf3 Rd6
  22. 22.Nh5 Re1
  23. 23.Rxe1 Bxe1
  24. 24.Re3 Bd2
  25. 25.Rg3 f5
  26. 26.Rf3 d4
  27. 27.Ng3 Rf6
  28. 28.a4 a5
  29. 29.Nf1 Bb4
  30. 30.Rf2 Bb7
  31. 31.Nd2 Bc3
  32. 32.Kg1 Bd5
  33. 33.Nc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Rb6
  35. 35.Re2 Rb4
  36. 36.Re5 Rxa4
  37. 37.Rxf5 Ra1+
  38. 38.Kf2 a4
  39. 39.Rc5 Re1
  40. 40.Rxc7 Re7
  41. 41.Rc8+ Re8
  42. 42.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  43. 43.c5 a3
  44. 44.Bc4 Ke7
  45. 45.Kf3 Bb4
  46. 46.c6 f6
  47. 47.Ke4 Kd6
  48. 48.Kf5 Bc3
  49. 49.h4 Bd2
  50. 50.g3 Be1
  51. 51.Kxf6 Bxg3
  52. 52.f5 Bxh4+
  53. 53.Kg7 Kxc6
  54. 54.Kxh6 Kc5
  55. 55.Be6 Kb4
  56. 56.Kh5 Bd8
  57. 57.Kg4 Kc3
  58. 58.Kf3 Kxc2

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