Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz · 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 7.1
Date 2017.04.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

3rr2k/1pp3p1/4qp1p/2B1b3/1P2P3/7P/2Q2PP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Be3 Bd6
  7. 7.h3 Be6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nd7
  9. 9.Ng5 Nf8
  10. 10.O-O f6
  11. 11.Nxe6 Nxe6
  12. 12.Ne2 O-O
  13. 13.c3 Kh8
  14. 14.Qb3 Qc8
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Qc2 Ne6
  19. 19.Nd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Qe6
  21. 21.a3 Rad8
  22. 22.Rad1 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rfe1 a5
  24. 24.Bc5 Be5
  25. 25.b4 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 h6

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