Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 6.3
Date 2024.10.07
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p3p2/2k1p1p1/P1P1P2p/P1b2P1P/3pK3/3B2P1/3R4 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Bg4
  5. 5.Bb5+ Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Rc8
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Qb6
  9. 9.Bxc6+ Rxc6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bf5
  11. 11.Re1 Bc2
  12. 12.Qe2 Qa6
  13. 13.Qxa6 Rxa6
  14. 14.Re3 Rc6
  15. 15.Ra3 a6
  16. 16.Nb3 e6
  17. 17.Nc5 Bd1
  18. 18.Ne1 Be2
  19. 19.Re3 Bxc5
  20. 20.dxc5 Bc4
  21. 21.Rc3 a5
  22. 22.b3 Ba6
  23. 23.Nf3 Ne7
  24. 24.Bd2 Rc8
  25. 25.Nd4 Nc6
  26. 26.Nxc6 Rxc6
  27. 27.Rcc1 a4
  28. 28.bxa4 d4
  29. 29.Rab1 O-O
  30. 30.Rb6 Rfc8
  31. 31.Rxc6 Rxc6
  32. 32.f3 Kf8
  33. 33.a5 Ke8
  34. 34.Kf2 Kd7
  35. 35.Bb4 Rc8
  36. 36.Rd1 d3
  37. 37.Ke3 Kc6
  38. 38.a4 Rd8
  39. 39.f4 h5
  40. 40.h4 Bc4
  41. 41.Bd2

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