Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 7
Date 2011.10.07
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4k3/ppp2rRn/2p5/5p2/5N2/P1B2P2/1P3K2/1b6 w - - 8 37

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 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.g3 Bxg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Rg6
  16. 16.h4 f6
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Bf4 Nxh4
  19. 19.f3 Rd8
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  21. 21.Kf2 Nf5
  22. 22.Rh1 Ng7
  23. 23.Bd2 Bf5
  24. 24.Nd1 Bxc2
  25. 25.Ne3 Bd3
  26. 26.Ng2 Ne6
  27. 27.Rxh5 Rg7
  28. 28.Bc3 Ke7
  29. 29.Rh6 Rf7
  30. 30.g4 Bb1
  31. 31.a3 f5
  32. 32.g5 Nxg5
  33. 33.Nf4 Ke8
  34. 34.Rg6 Nh7
  35. 35.Rg8+ Rf8
  36. 36.Rg7 Rf7

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