Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

6th London Classic 2014 · Evans Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th London Classic 2014
Site London ENG
Round 3.3
Date 2014.12.12
Opening Evans Gambit (C52)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

1r3k2/2R2pp1/1p1Nb1np/r7/2PR2P1/4PN1P/7K/8 b - - 6 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.d4 d6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qd7
  8. 8.dxe5 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 Na5
  10. 10.Qa2 Nxc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 Ne7
  12. 12.exd6 cxd6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Qd3 Ng6
  15. 15.a5 Bc5
  16. 16.Be3 Re8
  17. 17.Nbd2 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 d5
  19. 19.Rfe1 dxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Qe7
  21. 21.Nd6 Qxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 Rd8
  23. 23.Red1 Rb8
  24. 24.Rd4 Be6
  25. 25.c4 b6
  26. 26.axb6 axb6
  27. 27.Ra7 h6
  28. 28.h3 Ra8
  29. 29.Rb7 Rdb8
  30. 30.Rc7 Ra5
  31. 31.Kh2 Rc5
  32. 32.Ra7 Kf8
  33. 33.g4 Ra5
  34. 34.Rc7 Rc5
  35. 35.Ra7 Ra5
  36. 36.Rc7

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