Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 13.5
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

4r3/pp1b4/2pn1pk1/3p2p1/3P2P1/2P1NP2/PP4K1/4RN2 w - - 6 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.c3 Re8
  11. 11.Bd3 Bd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nf1 Rxe1
  14. 14.Qxe1 Qe8
  15. 15.Bd2 f6
  16. 16.Qc1 g6
  17. 17.Bf4 Qf8
  18. 18.h3 Bxf4
  19. 19.Qxf4 Qd6
  20. 20.Qxd6 Nxd6
  21. 21.Ne3 Ne7
  22. 22.Re1 Re8
  23. 23.Kf1 c6
  24. 24.Nd2 Kf7
  25. 25.f3 h5
  26. 26.g4 hxg4
  27. 27.hxg4 g5
  28. 28.Kf2 Rh8
  29. 29.Ndf1 Ng6
  30. 30.Bxg6+ Kxg6
  31. 31.Kg2 Re8
  32. 32.Kf2 Rh8
  33. 33.Kg2 Re8

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