Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Zurich CC Classical · 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Classical
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.2
Date 2015.02.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R5Q/5p2/2p1p1kb/2PpP2p/3Pq1pP/6P1/5P1K/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxf4
  9. 9.exf4 b6
  10. 10.b4 a5
  11. 11.a3 c6
  12. 12.O-O Qc7
  13. 13.g3 Ba6
  14. 14.Re1 Bf6
  15. 15.Kg2 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 Rfb8
  17. 17.h4 Qa7
  18. 18.Ne2 g6
  19. 19.Rab1 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 Qa2
  21. 21.Rec1 bxc5
  22. 22.bxc5 h5
  23. 23.Ne5 Nxe5
  24. 24.fxe5 Bg7
  25. 25.Rb6 Rc8
  26. 26.Nc3 Qa7
  27. 27.Rcb1 Qd7
  28. 28.R1b4 Bh6
  29. 29.Na4 Qd8
  30. 30.Ra6 Kg7
  31. 31.Rb7 Rxa6
  32. 32.Qxa6 g5
  33. 33.Qe2 g4
  34. 34.Qa6 Qg8
  35. 35.Nb6 Rf8
  36. 36.Nd7 Qh7
  37. 37.Nxf8 Qe4+
  38. 38.Kh2 Kxf8
  39. 39.Rb8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qc8 Kg6
  41. 41.Qh8

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