Sergey Karjakin vs Viswanathan Anand

Superbet Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Blitz 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 6.2
Date 2019.11.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P2p4/5k2/R7/2P1p1P1/1r6/4K3 b - - 0 44

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 d6
  10. 10.Nd2 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 Bg4
  12. 12.Qe1 g5
  13. 13.Bg3 Nh5
  14. 14.Bd1 Bxd1
  15. 15.Qxd1 Ng7
  16. 16.Nc4 f5
  17. 17.exf5 Nxf5
  18. 18.a4 a6
  19. 19.Qb3 Kh8
  20. 20.Nxb6 cxb6
  21. 21.Rfe1 h5
  22. 22.f3 Nxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 g4
  24. 24.fxg4 hxg4
  25. 25.Re4 Qd7
  26. 26.Qxb6 Rf7
  27. 27.Qe3 Qf5
  28. 28.Qh6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Qe3 Raf8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qf2+
  31. 31.Qxf2 Rxf2
  32. 32.Rxg4+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rb4 Rd2
  34. 34.Rxb7+ Kg6
  35. 35.Rf1 Rxf1+
  36. 36.Kxf1 Kf5
  37. 37.Rb6 Rxd3
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rd2
  39. 39.Rb6 e4
  40. 40.a5 e3
  41. 41.Rb4 Rf2+
  42. 42.Ke1 Rxg2
  43. 43.Ra4 Rxb2
  44. 44.a6

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