Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

8th Tal Mem Blitz · 2013 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Tal Mem Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6
Date 2013.06.12
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4pk2/PR3p1p/5P1P/r5P1/P3R1K1/r7 w - - 23 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.Nf3 c6
  5. 5.d4 Bf5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bxd3
  7. 7.Qxd3 Qa6
  8. 8.Ne5 e6
  9. 9.Nc4 Nf6
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.b3 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qf3 Rad8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nb6
  15. 15.Ne3 Ba3
  16. 16.Bxa3 Qxa3
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Nd5
  19. 19.Qd3 Nf4
  20. 20.Nc4 Qe7
  21. 21.Qf3 Qf6
  22. 22.g3 Nd5
  23. 23.Qxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.Kf1 Rd7
  25. 25.Rd3 Rfd8
  26. 26.c3 Rc8
  27. 27.Ne3 c5
  28. 28.dxc5 Nxe3+
  29. 29.Rxe3 Rxc5
  30. 30.c4 b5
  31. 31.cxb5 Rxb5
  32. 32.Rc1 Ra5
  33. 33.Rc2 f5
  34. 34.f4 Kg7
  35. 35.Ree2 Rad5
  36. 36.Kf2 h5
  37. 37.h4 Kf6
  38. 38.Rc3 Rd1
  39. 39.Rcc2 a5
  40. 40.Rc5 a4
  41. 41.bxa4 R1d4
  42. 42.a5 Ra4
  43. 43.Rec2 Rd3
  44. 44.R5c3 Rd1
  45. 45.Rc5 Ra3
  46. 46.Rb5 Rh1
  47. 47.Kg2 Ra1
  48. 48.Rd2 Kg6
  49. 49.Re2 Kf6
  50. 50.Rd2 Rc1
  51. 51.Re2 Rc8
  52. 52.Kh2 Rc1
  53. 53.Kg2 Ra1

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