Viswanathan Anand vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 10.1
Date 2025.12.22
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3r4/5pk1/6p1/7p/4P2P/3Q2P1/R4PK1/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 b5
  5. 5.Bb3 Na5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bb7
  9. 9.c4 c5
  10. 10.Nf5 g6
  11. 11.Ne3 Nf6
  12. 12.Nc3 Bg7
  13. 13.cxb5 axb5
  14. 14.Nxb5 O-O
  15. 15.Bd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nc4
  17. 17.Qc2 Nb6
  18. 18.Bg5 Qxg5
  19. 19.Nxb6 Rab8
  20. 20.Nxd6 Ba6
  21. 21.Nbc4 Bd4
  22. 22.Rae1 Be5
  23. 23.Rd1 Bxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Bxc4
  25. 25.Qxc4 Rxb2
  26. 26.Rd5 Qe7
  27. 27.Rxc5 Rxa2
  28. 28.Rc7 Ra4
  29. 29.Qxa4 Qxc7
  30. 30.g3 Qe5
  31. 31.Rd1 Re8
  32. 32.Rd4 Kg7
  33. 33.Qc4 Re7
  34. 34.Kg2 h5
  35. 35.h4 Re8
  36. 36.Qd5 Qe7
  37. 37.Ra4 Rd8
  38. 38.Qc4 Qf6
  39. 39.Ra2 Qd4
  40. 40.Qc2 Qd3
  41. 41.Qxd3

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