Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.2
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/6pk/1p1R4/p1p1p3/P3P3/1KP3rP/1P2R1P1/8 b - - 14 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.h3 Bb6
  9. 9.Re1 Nd7
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba6
  12. 12.Nxb6 cxb6
  13. 13.d4 c5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Nh2 Bb7
  16. 16.Ng4 h5
  17. 17.Ne3 Bxe4
  18. 18.Qxh5 f5
  19. 19.f3 Nf6
  20. 20.Qg6 f4
  21. 21.fxe4 fxe3
  22. 22.Bxe3 Qe8
  23. 23.Qxe8 Rfxe8
  24. 24.Bg5 Rad8
  25. 25.Kf2 Rd4
  26. 26.Bxf6 Rf8
  27. 27.Ke3 Rxf6
  28. 28.c3 Rd8
  29. 29.Rad1 Rdf8
  30. 30.Rd5 Rg6
  31. 31.Re2 Rg3+
  32. 32.Kd2 Re8
  33. 33.Rd6 Rb8
  34. 34.Kc2 Kh7
  35. 35.Kb3

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