Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 7.2
Date 2018.11.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

4r3/1pp1bp2/p3k1p1/2p1P3/2P1KP1p/1P2B2P/P4P2/3R4 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bg5 Be6
  12. 12.Rad1 Be7
  13. 13.Rfe1 Rd8
  14. 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  15. 15.b3 Ke8
  16. 16.Rd1 h4
  17. 17.Kf1 Rh5
  18. 18.Bc1 Bb4
  19. 19.Ne2 Bd5
  20. 20.Nf4 Bxf3
  21. 21.gxf3 Rh8
  22. 22.Ng2 Ke7
  23. 23.Ne3 Nxe3+
  24. 24.Bxe3 Ke6
  25. 25.f4 Rc8
  26. 26.Ke2 g6
  27. 27.Kf3 Kf5
  28. 28.Rd7 Ke6
  29. 29.Rd3 a6
  30. 30.Ke4 Be7
  31. 31.Rd1 Re8
  32. 32.c4 c5

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