Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

7th London Classic 2015 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 7th London Classic 2015
Site London ENG
Round 4.1
Date 2015.12.07
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/3r1p1k/R2b4/1p4pP/1P4N1/1R4P1/5PK1/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qb6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nc6
  10. 10.Nxc6 Qxc6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.Na3 Bd7
  14. 14.Rab1 Rac8
  15. 15.Qd3 Rfd8
  16. 16.cxd5 Qa4
  17. 17.Rd2 b5
  18. 18.Rbd1 exd5
  19. 19.Bxd5 Bc6
  20. 20.e4 a6
  21. 21.h4 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Qb4
  23. 23.Rb1 Qa5
  24. 24.b4 Qa4
  25. 25.Rb3 Be7
  26. 26.Re2 Rc7
  27. 27.Kg2 Bf6
  28. 28.Qf3 Re7
  29. 29.Rd2 Red7
  30. 30.Qe2 g6
  31. 31.h5 g5
  32. 32.Qd1 Bg7
  33. 33.Nc2 Qxa2
  34. 34.Ne3 Qa1
  35. 35.Qxa1 Bxa1
  36. 36.Ra2 Bd4
  37. 37.Nf5 Bg7
  38. 38.Rxa6 Bf8
  39. 39.d6 Bxd6
  40. 40.Nxh6+ Kh7
  41. 41.Ng4

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