Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r4k1/1q3pbp/4n1p1/3p4/Q2p4/2P1B1P1/R4P1P/5BK1 w - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Nd5 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 b6
  13. 13.g3 Bb7
  14. 14.Bg2 Bxd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 c6
  16. 16.Bg2 Qe8
  17. 17.Qf1 Qe6
  18. 18.d3 b5
  19. 19.a3 a5
  20. 20.c3 Re8
  21. 21.Bf4 b4
  22. 22.Bh3 Qe7
  23. 23.axb4 axb4
  24. 24.d4 bxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Nb5
  26. 26.Qd3 d5
  27. 27.Bf1 g6
  28. 28.Qf3 Qd7
  29. 29.Ra6 Bg7
  30. 30.Kg2 Qb7
  31. 31.Ra2 Nc7
  32. 32.Qd1 Ne6
  33. 33.Be3 c5
  34. 34.Qa4 Rb8
  35. 35.Kg1 cxd4

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