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Game 8 - 2014 World Chess Championship - Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen

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ChessNetworkMaster gamesWorld chess championship2014Carlsen, magnusAnand, viswanathanQueen's gambitDeclined

This is game 8 from the 2014 World Chess Championship match between defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway, and challenger Viswanathan Anand of India. This world chess championship match (rematch), held in Sochi, Russia, is historic. It's the first time that the same two opponents have met in consecutive World Chess Championship matches since Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov from the 1980's. The World Chess Championship 2014 between Carlsen and Anand is a best of 12-game match; the first player to earn 6.5 points will become the World Chess Champion. Magnus Carlsen has 4 points and Viswanathan Anand has 3 points going into game 8.

Pgn:
[Event "World Chapionship 2014"]
[Site "Sochi, Russia"]
[Date "2014.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "*GM_Anand"]
[Black "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Opening "QGD: classical variation (5.Bf4)"]
[ECO "D37"]
[NIC "QO.03"]
[Time "09:33:25"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15. O-O b5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. Bb1 Rad8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 b4 22. Rc1 bxa3 23. bxa3 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Ne7 25. Rfc1 Rc8 26. Bd3 Red8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Nd2 Nb6 30. Nb3 Nd7 31. Na5 Bc8 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Ke1 Ke7 34. Kd2 Kd6 35. Kc3 Ne5 36. Be2 Kc5 37. f4 Nc6 38. Nxc6 Kxc6 39. Kd4 f6 40. e4 Kd6 41. e5+ {Game drawn} 1/2-1/2

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