Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 13.2
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/7R/1p1r3p/1P6/P1K4P/8/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 h6
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.Na4 Bb6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qe8
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.Nxb6 axb6
  12. 12.b3 Nd7
  13. 13.Bxe6 Qxe6
  14. 14.d4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Qe5
  17. 17.Bb2 Qxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 b5
  19. 19.Bb2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rad1 Re6
  21. 21.f3 Nf6
  22. 22.Kf2 Ne8
  23. 23.Rd5 c6
  24. 24.Rd2 Nc7
  25. 25.f4 d5
  26. 26.Be5 Rc8
  27. 27.Bxc7 Rxc7
  28. 28.exd5 cxd5
  29. 29.Ree2 Rf6
  30. 30.g3 g5
  31. 31.Rxd5 gxf4
  32. 32.Rxb5 fxg3+
  33. 33.Kxg3 Rc3+
  34. 34.Kg2 b6
  35. 35.Kh2 Kh7
  36. 36.a4 Rfc6
  37. 37.Rf5 Rxc2
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kg6
  39. 39.Re7 Rxe2+
  40. 40.Rxe2 Kg5
  41. 41.Re4 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Rc6
  43. 43.Rb4 Kf5
  44. 44.Kf2 Ke5
  45. 45.Ke2 Kd5
  46. 46.Kd3 Rg6
  47. 47.Rd4+ Kc6
  48. 48.Kc4 Kb7
  49. 49.b4 Ka6
  50. 50.b5+ Kb7
  51. 51.Rd7+ Kc8
  52. 52.Rh7 Rd6
  53. 53.h4

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