Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Zurich CC Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.3
Date 2016.02.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r2k/pp6/2p3Q1/3pr3/8/2P5/PP5P/7K w - - 1 37

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 Ng6
  14. 14.Qc2 Nfh4
  15. 15.Nxh4 Qxh4
  16. 16.g3 Qh3
  17. 17.f4 Bg4
  18. 18.f5 Ne7
  19. 19.Ne3 Bf3
  20. 20.Qf2 Qh5
  21. 21.Rf1 Bg4
  22. 22.f6 gxf6
  23. 23.Nxg4 Qxg4
  24. 24.Qxf6 Bxg3
  25. 25.Kh1 Bh4
  26. 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  27. 27.Qh6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rg1 Qxg1+
  29. 29.Kxg1 Ng6
  30. 30.Bf4 Bf6
  31. 31.Be5 Bxe5
  32. 32.dxe5 Rae8
  33. 33.Kh1 Rxe5
  34. 34.Rg1 Rfe8
  35. 35.Rxg6+ fxg6
  36. 36.Qxg6+ Kh8

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