Judit Polgar vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Rapid · 2009 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Rapid
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 3
Date 2009.08.23
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3r4/5k2/5R2/1PP1K1p1/3p4/8/8 b - - 6 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 e6
  10. 10.Bf4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne4 Ngf6
  13. 13.Nd6+ Ke7
  14. 14.Nc4 Bxd2+
  15. 15.Nfxd2 Qc7
  16. 16.O-O-O b5
  17. 17.Ne3 Rhe8
  18. 18.g4 Nd5
  19. 19.Nxd5+ cxd5
  20. 20.g5 b4
  21. 21.Kb1 a5
  22. 22.Qe3 a4
  23. 23.Rh3 Rec8
  24. 24.Rc1 a3
  25. 25.b3 Qc3
  26. 26.Qxc3 Rxc3
  27. 27.Rxc3 bxc3
  28. 28.Nf1 hxg5
  29. 29.hxg5 Rh8
  30. 30.Ne3 Nb8
  31. 31.Re1 Kd6
  32. 32.Nd1 Nc6
  33. 33.Nxc3 Nxd4
  34. 34.Rd1 e5
  35. 35.Na4 Rh2
  36. 36.c3 Nf3
  37. 37.Nb6 Rxf2
  38. 38.Nc4+ Kc6
  39. 39.Nxa3 Nd2+
  40. 40.Kc1 Ne4
  41. 41.Rd3 Rxa2
  42. 42.Nc2 Ra5
  43. 43.b4 Ra7
  44. 44.Ne3 Rd7
  45. 45.Ng4 f6
  46. 46.gxf6 gxf6
  47. 47.Kc2 Kd6
  48. 48.c4 d4
  49. 49.Ra3 Ke6
  50. 50.Kd3 f5
  51. 51.Ra5 fxg4
  52. 52.Kxe4 d3
  53. 53.Rxe5+ Kf6
  54. 54.Rf5+ Ke6
  55. 55.Re5+ Kf6
  56. 56.Rf5+

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