Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 91 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2016.11.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 91
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/8/8/2Q5/8/8/5K2/7k b - - 24 91

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 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a6
  8. 8.a4 h6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Kh8
  10. 10.Nf1 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.Rxe3 Ne7
  15. 15.d4 Ng6
  16. 16.dxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.N1d2 b5
  18. 18.c4 Qd7
  19. 19.Qb3 c6
  20. 20.Rd3 Qc7
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Rxa8 Rxa8
  23. 23.g3 Nf8
  24. 24.cxb5 cxb5
  25. 25.Kg2 Qb7
  26. 26.Qb4 N8d7
  27. 27.Rb3 Rb8
  28. 28.Qe7 Qb6
  29. 29.Rd3 Re8
  30. 30.Qd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Nc5
  32. 32.Rb6 Ncxe4
  33. 33.Nxe4 Nxe4
  34. 34.Rxb5 Nd6
  35. 35.Rb6 Nc4
  36. 36.Rb4 Rc8
  37. 37.b3 Nd6
  38. 38.Nxe5 Nf5
  39. 39.Rc4 Ra8
  40. 40.Rc2 Nd4
  41. 41.Rb2 Ra5
  42. 42.f4 g5
  43. 43.b4 Rb5
  44. 44.Kf2 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Kg7
  46. 46.Nd3 Kf6
  47. 47.Ke3 Nc6
  48. 48.Kd2 Rh5
  49. 49.b5 Na5
  50. 50.b6 Nc4+
  51. 51.Kc2 Nxb2
  52. 52.Ne5 Nc4
  53. 53.b7 Nxe5
  54. 54.fxe5+ Kf5
  55. 55.b8=Q Rxh3
  56. 56.Kd2 h5
  57. 57.Ke2 h4
  58. 58.Kf2 Rg3
  59. 59.Qf8+ Kxe5
  60. 60.Qh8+ Kf5
  61. 61.Qxh4 Rg5
  62. 62.Kf3 Kg6
  63. 63.Kf4 Rf5+
  64. 64.Ke4 Kf7
  65. 65.Qh7+ Kf6
  66. 66.Qg8 Re5+
  67. 67.Kf4 Rf5+
  68. 68.Kg4 Ke7
  69. 69.Qc8 Kf7
  70. 70.Qd7+ Kf6
  71. 71.Qe8 Rg5+
  72. 72.Kf4 Rf5+
  73. 73.Ke4 Re5+
  74. 74.Kd4 Rd5+
  75. 75.Kc4 Ke5
  76. 76.Qh8+ Kf5
  77. 77.Qg7 Rd1
  78. 78.Qf7+ Kg4
  79. 79.Qxe6+ Kf3
  80. 80.Kc3 Rf1
  81. 81.Kd2 Rf2+
  82. 82.Kd3 Kg2
  83. 83.Qg4+ Kh2
  84. 84.Ke3 Rg2
  85. 85.Qh4+ Kg1
  86. 86.Kf3 Rg8
  87. 87.Qe1+ Kh2
  88. 88.Qe5+ Kh1
  89. 89.Qh5+ Kg1
  90. 90.Qc5+ Kh1
  91. 91.Kf2

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