Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2011.01.25
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E21)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/8/3p4/3k4/5p2/PR4P1/4K3/r7 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 b6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 g5
  7. 7.Bg3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Bb7
  9. 9.e3 d6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 f5
  12. 12.d5 Na6
  13. 13.h4 Qf6
  14. 14.Bxe4 fxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Qxc3+
  16. 16.Ke2 Nc5
  17. 17.Qg6+ Ke7
  18. 18.Rac1 Qf6
  19. 19.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  20. 20.Rhd1 exd5
  21. 21.cxd5 Ba6+
  22. 22.Ke1 Rae8
  23. 23.Rc3 Re4
  24. 24.Rd4 Rhe8
  25. 25.Ra3 Bc8
  26. 26.hxg5+ hxg5
  27. 27.Rxa7 R8e7
  28. 28.Kf1 Bg4
  29. 29.Nd2 Rxd4
  30. 30.exd4 Nd3
  31. 31.f3 Bf5
  32. 32.a3 Nf4
  33. 33.Bxf4 gxf4
  34. 34.Ne4+ Bxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Rxc7 Rxd4
  37. 37.Rc6 Ke5
  38. 38.Rxb6 Rd1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Ra1
  40. 40.Rb3 Kxd5
  41. 41.g3

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