Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 7
Date 2011.03.19
Opening French, Classical (C12)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

4B3/6k1/2r3P1/8/5K2/8/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4
  5. 5.e5 h6
  6. 6.Bd2 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qg4 g6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nxd2
  10. 10.Kxd2 c5
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc6
  12. 12.dxc5 Qa5
  13. 13.Qf4 Qxc5
  14. 14.Nd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Rhb1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Rb5 Qe7
  17. 17.Rab1 b6
  18. 18.Nxc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.R5b4 g5
  20. 20.Qe3 Qc5
  21. 21.f4 gxf4
  22. 22.Rxf4 Rhg8
  23. 23.g3 Qxe3+
  24. 24.Kxe3 Rg5
  25. 25.Rxf7 Rxe5+
  26. 26.Kf4 Rh5
  27. 27.g4 Rxh2
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rd7
  29. 29.Ra6 Kc7
  30. 30.Kg3 Rd2
  31. 31.Rbxb6 Bb7
  32. 32.Rxb7+ Kxb7
  33. 33.Rxe6 Rc7
  34. 34.Rxh6 Rxc3
  35. 35.Kf4 Rf2+
  36. 36.Ke5 Rg2
  37. 37.Rg6 Ra3
  38. 38.Kxd5 Rxa2
  39. 39.Be4 Re2
  40. 40.c4 Rad2+
  41. 41.Ke5+ Kc7
  42. 42.Kf5 Rf2+
  43. 43.Kg5 Rd4
  44. 44.Bd5 Kd7
  45. 45.Kh6 Re2
  46. 46.Rg7+ Kd6
  47. 47.g5 Re5
  48. 48.Rf7 Rh4+
  49. 49.Kg6 Rg4
  50. 50.Rf5 Rg1
  51. 51.Kf6 Rxf5+
  52. 52.Kxf5 Rf1+
  53. 53.Kg6 Ke5
  54. 54.Kg7 Rf4
  55. 55.g6 Kf5
  56. 56.Bf7 Rd4
  57. 57.c5 Rd8
  58. 58.c6 Rc8
  59. 59.Bd5 Rc7+
  60. 60.Kh6 Kf6
  61. 61.Kh5 Ra7
  62. 62.Bf7 Kg7
  63. 63.Kg5 Ra5+
  64. 64.Kf4 Rc5
  65. 65.Be8 Rxc6

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