Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p7/P1p2PQ1/2Pp4/8/6P1/5PKN/3qr3 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.c3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nce7
  12. 12.Nbd2 c6
  13. 13.Nf1 g6
  14. 14.Ng3 f6
  15. 15.Qc2 Nxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 Bf5
  17. 17.Bf4 Bxf4
  18. 18.gxf4 Qd7
  19. 19.Nh4 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Rae8
  21. 21.Re3 Qg4
  22. 22.Rae1 Kf7
  23. 23.g3 Nc8
  24. 24.c4 Nb6
  25. 25.b3 Qd7
  26. 26.f5 g5
  27. 27.Ng2 Rxe3
  28. 28.Nxe3 Re8
  29. 29.Kg2 Kg7
  30. 30.c5 Nc8
  31. 31.b4 Ne7
  32. 32.a4 h5
  33. 33.b5 Ng8
  34. 34.Rb1 Nh6
  35. 35.bxc6 bxc6
  36. 36.a5 Re7
  37. 37.a6 Qc8
  38. 38.Rb4 g4
  39. 39.Rb1 Nf7
  40. 40.Rh1 Qe8
  41. 41.Rxh5 Ne5
  42. 42.dxe5 Qxh5
  43. 43.exf6+ Kxf6
  44. 44.Qd4+ Kf7
  45. 45.Nxg4 Re1
  46. 46.Qf6+ Kg8
  47. 47.Qd8+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qd7+ Kf8
  49. 49.Qd6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Qf6+ Kh7
  51. 51.Nh2 Qd1
  52. 52.Qg6+ Kh8
  53. 53.f6

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