Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.5
Date 2018.03.03
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3P2k1/4B1P1/1PK4p/5b2/8/8 b - - 0 42

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 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 h6
  10. 10.Re1 Ne7
  11. 11.Bb3 Ng6
  12. 12.d4 Re8
  13. 13.Bc2 Bd7
  14. 14.Nf1 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 dxc5
  16. 16.Ne3 b5
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.c4 Bc6
  19. 19.cxb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rexd8
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.exd5 c4
  23. 23.Bd2 Bd4
  24. 24.Rxa8 Rxa8
  25. 25.Bxg6 fxg6
  26. 26.Bc3 Rd8
  27. 27.Nxe5 Bxe5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Re8
  29. 29.f4 g5
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  31. 31.fxg5 hxg5
  32. 32.g4 Kf7
  33. 33.Kf2 Ba4
  34. 34.Ke3 Bd1
  35. 35.Kd4 Bf3
  36. 36.Kxc4 Ke7
  37. 37.Bxg7 Bg2
  38. 38.h4 gxh4
  39. 39.Be5 Bf3
  40. 40.g5 Kf7
  41. 41.b4 Kg6
  42. 42.d6

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