Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 3.3
Date 2018.11.13
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p4p2/p1P4p/3B4/5p2/4rP2/1r1N3P/3R1K2 b - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Ba4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 c6
  10. 10.Nd2 d6
  11. 11.Kh1 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Be6
  14. 14.Bb3 Qe7
  15. 15.a4 Nd7
  16. 16.a5 Bc7
  17. 17.d4 Nf6
  18. 18.Re1 Rad8
  19. 19.f3 Nh5
  20. 20.Bf2 Nf4
  21. 21.Bg1 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Qc2 Qe6
  24. 24.c4 Nxg2
  25. 25.cxd5 Nxe1
  26. 26.Rxe1 Qf6
  27. 27.a6 bxa6
  28. 28.dxc6 exd4
  29. 29.Kg2 d3
  30. 30.Qc3 Qxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Bf4
  32. 32.Ne4 Rb8
  33. 33.Nc5 Rfc8
  34. 34.Bd5 Rb2+
  35. 35.Kf1 d2
  36. 36.Rd1 Rc2
  37. 37.Ne4 Rb8
  38. 38.Ke2 Rc1
  39. 39.Nxd2 Rb2
  40. 40.Be3 Rxc3
  41. 41.Bxf4 gxf4
  42. 42.Ke1 Re3+
  43. 43.Kf1

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