Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2016.03.15
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Rnk1p/pr4p1/3p1p2/P6P/2N1P1P1/5P2/5K2 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.h4 b6
  10. 10.a3 f5
  11. 11.Bb5 Bb7
  12. 12.Nxd5 exd5
  13. 13.d4 Rc8
  14. 14.dxc5 bxc5
  15. 15.O-O Bf6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Ne7
  17. 17.Bxf6 Rxf6
  18. 18.g3 Ba6
  19. 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.Qc3 Rb6
  21. 21.Rac1 Qd6
  22. 22.Ne5 Rb7
  23. 23.Nd3 c4
  24. 24.bxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Qe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Nxe5 Rxc1
  27. 27.Rxc1 g6
  28. 28.Rc5 Kg7
  29. 29.Ra5 Kf6
  30. 30.Nd3 Rc7
  31. 31.Ra6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nf4 Rd7
  33. 33.Kf1 Ng8
  34. 34.Ne6+ Kf7
  35. 35.Nd4 Ne7
  36. 36.Nb5 Nc8
  37. 37.a4 Rb7
  38. 38.Rc6 Ne7
  39. 39.Ra6 Nc8
  40. 40.Rc6 Ne7
  41. 41.Rd6 Rb6
  42. 42.Rd7 a6
  43. 43.Nc3

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