Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 8.2
Date 2016.12.29
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p3qp1/2p4p/4Q1p1/3B4/1bP2P1P/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a4 h6
  7. 7.c3 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Ne7
  10. 10.Nf1 c6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bb6
  12. 12.Bb3 Ng6
  13. 13.h3 Re8
  14. 14.d4 Be6
  15. 15.Bc2 Bc7
  16. 16.Be3 d5
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxg6 fxg6
  19. 19.Nxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Rxe5
  21. 21.Bd4 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Qxe1 Qd6
  23. 23.Qd2 Re8
  24. 24.Re1 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Qxe1 Bb3
  26. 26.Ne4 Nxe4
  27. 27.Qxe4 Qe6
  28. 28.Qf4 Qf7
  29. 29.Qe5 Bxa4
  30. 30.Qxa5 Bb3
  31. 31.Qe5 g5
  32. 32.f3

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