Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2015.08.23
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n4k1/3b4/p2b4/5pN1/8/2BB2P1/4P2P/5K2 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bd5
  11. 11.Qc2 Be4
  12. 12.Qd1 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Nbd2 Bc6
  16. 16.Nb3 Be7
  17. 17.Na5 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Nd5
  19. 19.Bd2 Nb6
  20. 20.Bf4 Nd5
  21. 21.Ne5 g5
  22. 22.Bd2 Bf6
  23. 23.Nd3 b6
  24. 24.Nc4 b5
  25. 25.Bxd5 bxc4
  26. 26.Bxc4 Bxb2
  27. 27.Ra2 Bg7
  28. 28.Rc1 Be8
  29. 29.Nc5 Bf8
  30. 30.Bd3 Nc6
  31. 31.Be4 Rdc8
  32. 32.Kf1 Ra7
  33. 33.Nb3 Rac7
  34. 34.Rac2 Bd6
  35. 35.f4 f5
  36. 36.Bd3 Nb8
  37. 37.Rxc7 Rxc7
  38. 38.Rxc7 Bxc7
  39. 39.fxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Nc5 Bd6
  41. 41.Nxe6 Bxa4
  42. 42.Nxg5 Bd7
  43. 43.Bc3

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