Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.3
Date 2015.06.15
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/2n1p3/2p1P1b1/2P2B2/2NP4/PP2Q1PP/3R1R1K w - - 13 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.Qe2 e6
  7. 7.c4 Ne5
  8. 8.Nxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.d3 Nd7
  10. 10.f4 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Be7
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.e5 Nb8
  14. 14.Kh1 Nc6
  15. 15.Rad1 Bg5
  16. 16.Bg3 Bh4
  17. 17.Bf4 Bg5
  18. 18.Bg3 Bh4
  19. 19.Bf4 Bg5

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