Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.1
Date 2017.06.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

R7/6k1/7p/P5p1/5r2/1K6/1P6/8 w - - 9 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Ne7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ng6
  11. 11.Bb3 Be6
  12. 12.d4 Bxb3
  13. 13.Qxb3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nf1 exd4
  15. 15.cxd4 d5
  16. 16.e5 Ne4
  17. 17.N1d2 c5
  18. 18.Nxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Rxe4 cxd4
  20. 20.e6 fxe6
  21. 21.Rxe6 Kh8
  22. 22.Bg5 Qf7
  23. 23.Qd5 Rae8
  24. 24.Rae1 h6
  25. 25.Bd2 d3
  26. 26.Rd6 Qxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Re2
  28. 28.Rxd3 Bxf2+
  29. 29.Kf1 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Nxe1 Ne5
  31. 31.Rb3 Be3+
  32. 32.Ke2 Bxd2
  33. 33.Kxd2 Rf2+
  34. 34.Kc3 Re2
  35. 35.Nd3 Nxd3
  36. 36.Kxd3 Rxg2
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rg3+
  38. 38.Kc4 Rxh3
  39. 39.Ra7 Rh4+
  40. 40.Kb3 g5
  41. 41.a5 Rf4
  42. 42.Rxa6 Kg7
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kg6
  44. 44.Ra8 Kg7
  45. 45.Ra7+ Kg6
  46. 46.Ra8 Kg7

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