Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.3
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/pp3k2/8/5p2/3P4/2P1p1P1/PP4KP/4R3 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Na3 c6
  9. 9.Ba4 d6
  10. 10.Nc4 Bc7
  11. 11.Bb3 h6
  12. 12.Ne3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 cxd5
  14. 14.d4 e4
  15. 15.f3 Qd6
  16. 16.g3 O-O
  17. 17.fxe4 dxe4
  18. 18.Nf5 Bxf5
  19. 19.Rxf5 Rae8
  20. 20.Be3 h5
  21. 21.Bf4 Qd7
  22. 22.Rxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.Bxc7 Qxc7
  24. 24.Qxh5 e3
  25. 25.Qg6+ Kh8
  26. 26.Qxf6+ Kg8
  27. 27.Qg6+ Kh8
  28. 28.Qh6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Bc2 f5
  30. 30.Bb3+ Rf7
  31. 31.Re1 Qe7
  32. 32.Qg6+ Kf8
  33. 33.Qxf7+ Qxf7
  34. 34.Bxf7 Kxf7
  35. 35.Kg2

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