Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.2
Date 2017.08.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5r2/2pnk2p/1ppbb1p1/4p3/1P2P2P/2BPNN2/2P2PK1/R7 w - - 13 31

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.O-O Qe7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.a3 a5
  10. 10.Nc4 Nd7
  11. 11.g4 Bg6
  12. 12.b4 axb4
  13. 13.Bg5 f6
  14. 14.axb4 Rxa1
  15. 15.Qxa1 Bd6
  16. 16.Qa8+ Qd8
  17. 17.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  18. 18.Ra1 Ke7
  19. 19.Bd2 Bf7
  20. 20.Ne3 g6
  21. 21.g5 fxg5
  22. 22.Nxg5 b6
  23. 23.Kg2 Be6
  24. 24.h4 Nf6
  25. 25.Bc3 Rf8
  26. 26.Nf3 Nd7
  27. 27.Ng5 Nf6
  28. 28.Nf3 Nd7
  29. 29.Ng5 Nf6
  30. 30.Nf3 Nd7

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