Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/p1R5/4N1p1/4P3/4K2b/P7/1k4r1/8 b - - 0 49

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 Nd7
  8. 8.Ng5 Qe7
  9. 9.Nxe6 Qxe6
  10. 10.Qg4 Qg6
  11. 11.Ne2 Bd6
  12. 12.Ng3 Nf8
  13. 13.Nf5 Ne6
  14. 14.Be3 h5
  15. 15.Qxg6 fxg6
  16. 16.Nh4 Kf7
  17. 17.Nf3 Kf6
  18. 18.h4 Rhe8
  19. 19.Ke2 Bc5
  20. 20.Rag1 Rh8
  21. 21.Bg5+ Nxg5
  22. 22.hxg5+ Ke6
  23. 23.Nh4 Rhf8
  24. 24.Rf1 Kf7
  25. 25.Rh3 Be7
  26. 26.Rf3+ Ke6
  27. 27.Rxf8 Rxf8
  28. 28.Nxg6 Re8
  29. 29.f4 exf4
  30. 30.Nxf4+ Kd6
  31. 31.Nxh5 g6
  32. 32.Nf6 Rh8
  33. 33.d4 Ke6
  34. 34.c4 Rh4
  35. 35.Kd3 Bd8
  36. 36.d5+ Ke5
  37. 37.g3 Rh3
  38. 38.Ng4+ Kd6
  39. 39.e5+ Kc5
  40. 40.Ke4 Rxg3
  41. 41.Nf6 Rxg5
  42. 42.Nd7+ Kxc4
  43. 43.Rc1+ Kb4
  44. 44.dxc6 bxc6
  45. 45.Rxc6 Rg2
  46. 46.a3+ Kb3
  47. 47.Nc5+ Kxb2
  48. 48.Ne6 Bh4
  49. 49.Rxc7

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