Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

Casablanca Chess 2024 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Casablanca Chess 2024
Site Casablanca MAR
Round 2.2
Date 2024.05.18
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/8/4K3/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Kh1 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 b6
  11. 11.Be3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Bc5
  16. 16.Qd3 Qxd5
  17. 17.Qxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Bxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Rad1 d4
  20. 20.Kg1 Rab8
  21. 21.b3 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rfe1 f5
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.b4 cxb4
  25. 25.Rxd4 a5
  26. 26.Rd5 a4
  27. 27.Rxf5 Re1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Rc1
  29. 29.Rc5 b3
  30. 30.axb3 axb3
  31. 31.Rb5 Rxc2+
  32. 32.Kf3 b2
  33. 33.Rb7 h5
  34. 34.h4 Kh7
  35. 35.f5 Kg8
  36. 36.g4 hxg4+
  37. 37.Kxg4 Kf8
  38. 38.h5 Ke8
  39. 39.f6 gxf6
  40. 40.h6 Rh2
  41. 41.Kf5 Rxh6
  42. 42.Rxb2 Ke7
  43. 43.Rb7+ Ke8
  44. 44.Ra7 Kf8
  45. 45.Rb7 Ke8
  46. 46.Ke6 f5+
  47. 47.Kxf5 Rd6
  48. 48.Ke5 Rd7
  49. 49.Rxd7 Kxd7

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