Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE World Blitz 2014 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Blitz 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 18.3
Date 2014.06.20
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5k2/R5p1/2b3K1/5P2/6P1/8 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.c4 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.exd4 Bg7
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 c6
  11. 11.dxc6 Nxc6
  12. 12.O-O d5
  13. 13.Na3 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 Be6
  15. 15.c5 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Rc1 a6
  18. 18.Nc2 Qa5
  19. 19.Ncd4 Qxa2
  20. 20.Nxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Qd4+ Kg8
  22. 22.Ne5 Qxb3
  23. 23.Nxc6 a5
  24. 24.f3 Ng3
  25. 25.Bd3 Bf5
  26. 26.Kh2 Qxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Bxd3
  28. 28.Kxg3 Rxe1
  29. 29.Rxe1 Kf8
  30. 30.Ne5 Bf5
  31. 31.c6 a4
  32. 32.Nd7+ Kg7
  33. 33.Ra1 a3
  34. 34.Nb6 Ra6
  35. 35.Nxd5 Rxc6
  36. 36.Rxa3 Be6
  37. 37.Nf4 g5
  38. 38.Nd3 h6
  39. 39.h4 Rc4
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Ra5 Kg6
  42. 42.Ne5+ Kf6
  43. 43.Nxc4 Bxc4
  44. 44.Kg4

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