Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 6.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/3n1p1k/3p4/bp1N1P1p/6p1/2P3P1/B4PP1/5K2 w - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.b4 Ba7
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 g4
  12. 12.Nh4 Nh5
  13. 13.Na3 Qg5
  14. 14.Nc2 Ne7
  15. 15.Ne3 Kh8
  16. 16.d4 Nxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Qg7
  18. 18.dxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Qd3 Qg5
  20. 20.Rae1 Nc6
  21. 21.Nd5 Ne5
  22. 22.Qe2 Be6
  23. 23.Ba2 c6
  24. 24.Nf4 Rae8
  25. 25.Rd1 Bb8
  26. 26.b5 axb5
  27. 27.axb5 Bc8
  28. 28.bxc6 bxc6
  29. 29.Qb2 Bc7
  30. 30.Rd4 Kh7
  31. 31.Ra4 Bd7
  32. 32.Ra7 Rb8
  33. 33.Rb7 Qd8
  34. 34.Rb1 Rxb7
  35. 35.Qxb7 Qb8
  36. 36.Qa6 Qa8
  37. 37.Qe2 Rb8
  38. 38.Rxb8 Qxb8
  39. 39.Nh5 Bd8
  40. 40.Nf5 Bxf5
  41. 41.exf5 Qb5
  42. 42.Qxb5 cxb5
  43. 43.Nf4 Ba5
  44. 44.Nd5 h5
  45. 45.Kf1 Nd7

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