Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 3.3
Date 2016.12.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/6k1/8/P4Qp1/6r1/1P3bP1/1K6 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Bb4
  7. 7.e3 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Ne4
  10. 10.Nd2 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 c6
  12. 12.a3 Ba5
  13. 13.Bd3 Kf8
  14. 14.Qc2 Nf6
  15. 15.O-O-O Kg7
  16. 16.Kb1 Be6
  17. 17.Nb3 Bb6
  18. 18.f4 Bg4
  19. 19.Rde1 Qd6
  20. 20.Rhf1 Rae8
  21. 21.Nc5 Re7
  22. 22.Qd2 Rhe8
  23. 23.fxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.e4 Nxe4
  25. 25.N5xe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Rxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Qg6
  28. 28.Nf6 Qxf6
  29. 29.Rxf6 Kxf6
  30. 30.Qc3 Bd7
  31. 31.d5+ Re5
  32. 32.Be4 g4
  33. 33.dxc6 bxc6
  34. 34.Bxc6 Bxc6
  35. 35.Qxc6+ Kg5
  36. 36.Qd7 Re3
  37. 37.Qxf7 Rxg3
  38. 38.Qd5+ Kh4
  39. 39.a4 Bf2
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kh5
  41. 41.Qe8+ Kg5
  42. 42.Qe5+ Kg6
  43. 43.Qf4

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