Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.4
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/r7/P4k1p/R3p1p1/4K1P1/5P2/8 b - - 6 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.a4 a6
  7. 7.b4 Ba7
  8. 8.Bg5 d6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be6
  10. 10.O-O h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Kh8
  12. 12.Re1 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Bg4
  14. 14.Qb3 Qe7
  15. 15.d4 Nh5
  16. 16.Bd5 Nxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 exd4
  18. 18.Bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.cxd4 Bxf3
  20. 20.Nxf3 g4
  21. 21.Nh4 Bxd4
  22. 22.Nf5 Qf6
  23. 23.Rac1 c5
  24. 24.Nxd4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Rc4 Qe5
  26. 26.Qe3 Kg7
  27. 27.bxc5 Rae8
  28. 28.cxd6 cxd6
  29. 29.Rd1 Re6
  30. 30.Qa7 Rfe8
  31. 31.Rcd4 Qf6
  32. 32.Qxa6 d5
  33. 33.Qb5 dxe4
  34. 34.a5 Re5
  35. 35.Qa4 h5
  36. 36.Rd6 R8e6
  37. 37.Rxe6 Rxe6
  38. 38.Qa1 Ra6
  39. 39.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  40. 40.Ra1 Ke5
  41. 41.Kf1 f5
  42. 42.Ke2 f4
  43. 43.gxf4+ Kxf4
  44. 44.g3+ Kf5
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke5
  46. 46.Ra2 Kf5
  47. 47.Ra4

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