Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 7
Date 2011.03.19
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/p7/5pk1/R7/P5Pp/7P/2r3K1/8 w - - 13 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.e4 h6
  4. 4.Bxf6 Qxf6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Ne2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.f4 Qe7
  10. 10.Nd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 Bg4
  12. 12.Qd2 Nd7
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Rxf3 c5
  15. 15.dxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.f5 c4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Qc5+
  18. 18.Rf2 Nf6
  19. 19.Bd5 Rad8
  20. 20.Ng3 gxf5
  21. 21.Qe2 fxe4
  22. 22.Bxe4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Rd2
  24. 24.Rf1 Rxb2
  25. 25.Nf5 Kh8
  26. 26.Qh4 Rxf2
  27. 27.Rxf2 Qxc3
  28. 28.Nxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Qf6+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qe7 Qc8
  31. 31.Rf6 b6
  32. 32.Qxe5 Qc5+
  33. 33.Qxc5 bxc5
  34. 34.Rc6 Re8
  35. 35.Rxc5 Re7
  36. 36.Kf2 Kg7
  37. 37.a4 Kg6
  38. 38.Ra5 h5
  39. 39.Kg3 f6
  40. 40.Kf3 Rc7
  41. 41.Ke4 h4
  42. 42.Kf3 Rc3+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Rc1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Rc7
  46. 46.g4 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rc3
  48. 48.Kg2 Rc2+
  49. 49.Kh1 Rc1+
  50. 50.Kg2 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kg1 Rc1+
  52. 52.Kg2 Rc2+

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