Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.3
Date 2016.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

1r6/5kp1/5p2/p3p3/1r2P3/1PR2PK1/4R1P1/8 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 d5
  9. 9.Qe2 b5
  10. 10.Bb3 d4
  11. 11.Bc2 Bb6
  12. 12.cxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Nb3 Bb6
  15. 15.Be3 Qd6
  16. 16.Bxb6 Qxb6
  17. 17.Qe3 Be6
  18. 18.h3 Nd7
  19. 19.Rfc1 c5
  20. 20.Bd1 Rec8
  21. 21.Bg4 Bxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 c4
  23. 23.Qxb6 Nxb6
  24. 24.dxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Nd2 Rd4
  26. 26.Rc2 f6
  27. 27.Kf1 Rad8
  28. 28.Ke2 Nc4
  29. 29.Nxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.f3 Kf7
  31. 31.Rac1 Kg6
  32. 32.Ke1 Rb8
  33. 33.Kf2 h5
  34. 34.gxh5+ Kxh5
  35. 35.Kg3 a5
  36. 36.Re2 Kg6
  37. 37.Rc3 Kf7
  38. 38.b3 cxb3
  39. 39.axb3 Rdb4

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