Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.2
Date 2014.01.31
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/k1p3p1/Ppp2r2/1p6/7p/2P1P3/1P1qN2K/R4Q2 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Be6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O-O
  9. 9.a3 Nh5
  10. 10.Na4 Bb6
  11. 11.Nxb6+ axb6
  12. 12.a4 f6
  13. 13.Be3 Nf4
  14. 14.a5 b5
  15. 15.d4 Nxh3+
  16. 16.gxh3 Bxh3
  17. 17.dxe5 Qe6
  18. 18.Nd2 Bxf1
  19. 19.Qxf1 Qxe5
  20. 20.c3 Kb8
  21. 21.a6 b6
  22. 22.Qg2 Rd6
  23. 23.Nf1 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Qxf5
  25. 25.Ng3 Qd7
  26. 26.Qe4 Ka7
  27. 27.Kg2 h5
  28. 28.Qf5 Qe8
  29. 29.Qe4 Qf7
  30. 30.Kh1 h4
  31. 31.Ne2 Re8
  32. 32.Qg4 Rg6
  33. 33.Qh3 Qd5+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rxe3
  35. 35.fxe3 Qd2
  36. 36.Qf1 Rf6

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