Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

2nd London Chess Classic · 2010 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd London Chess Classic
Site London ENG
Round 1
Date 2010.12.08
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/2b5/p1p5/5k2/P1PK1P2/4B3/5P2/8 b - - 22 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Bd7
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.b3 Kc8
  12. 12.Bb2 b6
  13. 13.Rad1 Ne7
  14. 14.Rfe1 c5
  15. 15.Ne2 Ng6
  16. 16.h4 Be7
  17. 17.e6 Bxe6
  18. 18.h5 Nh4
  19. 19.Nf4 Nxf3+
  20. 20.gxf3 Bd6
  21. 21.Nxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Rxe6 Rf8
  23. 23.Bxg7 Rf5
  24. 24.Re8+ Kb7
  25. 25.Rxa8 Kxa8
  26. 26.Bxh6 Rxh5
  27. 27.Be3 Kb7
  28. 28.c4 Kc6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rh2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Rh1+
  31. 31.Ke2 Rxd1
  32. 32.Kxd1 Kd7
  33. 33.Bg5 Ke6
  34. 34.a4 c6
  35. 35.a5 bxa5
  36. 36.Kc2 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 Kf5
  38. 38.Be3 a6
  39. 39.Kd3 Be7
  40. 40.Ke2 Bf8
  41. 41.Kf1 Be7
  42. 42.Kg2 Bd6
  43. 43.Kh3 Be7
  44. 44.Kg3 Bf6
  45. 45.Bxc5 Bd8
  46. 46.Be3 Be7
  47. 47.Kg2 Bd8
  48. 48.Kf1 Bc7
  49. 49.Ke2 Bd8
  50. 50.Kd3 Ba5
  51. 51.Kd4 Bb6+
  52. 52.Kd3 Ba5
  53. 53.Ba7 Be1
  54. 54.Bb6 Kf4
  55. 55.Be3+ Ke5
  56. 56.Bc5 Kf4
  57. 57.Ke2 Ba5
  58. 58.Ba7 Kf5
  59. 59.Ke3 Be1
  60. 60.Bb6 Bc3
  61. 61.Bc7 Be1
  62. 62.Bd6 Bc3
  63. 63.f4 Be1
  64. 64.Be5 Ba5
  65. 65.Bd4 Bb4
  66. 66.Be5 Bc5+
  67. 67.Bd4 Bb4
  68. 68.Ba7 Bc3
  69. 69.Kd3 Be1
  70. 70.Be3 Ba5
  71. 71.Kd4 Bb6+
  72. 72.Kc3 Ba5+
  73. 73.Kd3 Bc7
  74. 74.Kd4

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