Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th London Chess Classic · 2012 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th London Chess Classic
Site London ENG
Round 8.3
Date 2012.12.09
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

1R6/4k3/6P1/7P/6P1/4q2K/8/8 w - - 7 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Qd8
  11. 11.Nec3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bc4 g6
  13. 13.a4 Bh6
  14. 14.a5 Rc8
  15. 15.Ba2 O-O
  16. 16.O-O Kg7
  17. 17.b4 Rc6
  18. 18.Qd3 Qg5
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bb3 f5
  21. 21.exf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Ne2 f4
  23. 23.Ndxf4 Bxb3
  24. 24.h4 Qg4
  25. 25.f3 Bxc2
  26. 26.fxg4 Bxd3
  27. 27.Nxh5+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rxd3 Bf8
  29. 29.Kh2 Rc4
  30. 30.Kh3 Rxb4
  31. 31.Rf3 Rc2
  32. 32.Nc3 e4
  33. 33.Rg3 Rd2
  34. 34.Re1 d5
  35. 35.Nf4 Rbd4
  36. 36.Ncxd5 Rxd5
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rxa5
  39. 39.g5 Ra3
  40. 40.Re8 Rxg3+
  41. 41.Kxg3 b5
  42. 42.Rd8 Nc5
  43. 43.Rb8 Kf7
  44. 44.g6+ Kg7
  45. 45.Kg4 b4
  46. 46.h5 b3
  47. 47.Kf5 Bd6
  48. 48.Rb4 a5
  49. 49.Rb6 a4
  50. 50.Rxd6 b2
  51. 51.Rb6 a3
  52. 52.Kg5 Ne4+
  53. 53.Kf4 a2
  54. 54.Rb7+ Kf8
  55. 55.Rxb2 a1=Q
  56. 56.Rb8+ Ke7
  57. 57.Kxe4 Qe1+
  58. 58.Kf3 Qc3+
  59. 59.Kg4 Qd4+
  60. 60.Kh3 Qd3+
  61. 61.Kh4 Qe4+
  62. 62.g4 Qe1+
  63. 63.Kh3 Qe3+
  64. 64.Kh4 Qe1+
  65. 65.Kh3 Qe3+

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