Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Zurich CC Rapid · 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 4th Zurich CC Rapid
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.2
Date 2015.02.19
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/6pk/1n1Q3p/p3N2P/3b4/6PK/8/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.a4 Bb7
  7. 7.b3 b4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.d3 e6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be7
  11. 11.Nb3 a5
  12. 12.Bb2 Nbd7
  13. 13.e3 O-O
  14. 14.d4 Qc7
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne4
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Ne1 Nd6
  18. 18.e4 cxd4
  19. 19.c5 Ne8
  20. 20.Bxd4 Ne5
  21. 21.f4 Nc6
  22. 22.Bb2 Nf6
  23. 23.e5 Nd5
  24. 24.Nf3 Rab8
  25. 25.Nfd2 Nc3
  26. 26.Qe3 Nd8
  27. 27.Bxc3 bxc3
  28. 28.Rxc3 Bxg2
  29. 29.Kxg2 Rb4
  30. 30.c6 Rb6
  31. 31.Nd4 Bb4
  32. 32.Nb5 Rxc6
  33. 33.Nxc7 Rxc3
  34. 34.Qe4 R3xc7
  35. 35.Nf3 Nb7
  36. 36.Rd1 Nc5
  37. 37.Qc2 Nd7
  38. 38.Qd3 h6
  39. 39.h4 Nc5
  40. 40.Qc2 Nd7
  41. 41.Qd3 Nc5
  42. 42.Qc4 Nd7
  43. 43.Qb5 Nf8
  44. 44.h5 Rc5
  45. 45.Qb7 R5c7
  46. 46.Qe4 Nd7
  47. 47.Kh3 Nb6
  48. 48.f5 exf5
  49. 49.Qxf5 Nxa4
  50. 50.Rd7 Rxd7
  51. 51.Qxd7 Nb6
  52. 52.Qb7 Bc5
  53. 53.e6 fxe6
  54. 54.Ne5 Rf8
  55. 55.Qc6 Bd4
  56. 56.Qxe6+ Kh7
  57. 57.Qd6

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