Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 5.2
Date 2016.03.16
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5rk1/2p3p1/8/1p6/3pP3/3q1P1Q/1P4P1/5RK1 w - - 7 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.Nd2 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 d6
  10. 10.a4 Bb6
  11. 11.axb5 Bg4
  12. 12.Nf3 axb5
  13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
  14. 14.h3 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Nh2 O-O
  17. 17.Ng4 Qe8
  18. 18.Be3 Bxe3
  19. 19.Nxe3 Qc6
  20. 20.Qd2 d5
  21. 21.f3 d4
  22. 22.Ng4 Nxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 h6
  24. 24.g5 hxg5
  25. 25.Qxg5 Qxc2
  26. 26.Qxe5 Qxd3
  27. 27.Qxe6+ Kh7
  28. 28.Qh3+ Kg8
  29. 29.Qe6+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qh3+ Kg8

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