Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · King's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 139 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening King's Pawn Game (C44)
Moves 139
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1b6/3K4/8/8/8/7R/8 b - - 23 139

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 Nxe4
  5. 5.d5 Ne7
  6. 6.Nxe5 Ng6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nf6
  9. 9.O-O Bc5
  10. 10.Re1+ Kf8
  11. 11.b4 Bb6
  12. 12.d6 cxd6
  13. 13.Qf3 d5
  14. 14.h3 d6
  15. 15.Nd2 Be6
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.Nb3 Rc8
  18. 18.Nd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 d5
  22. 22.Qf3 Qf6
  23. 23.Bf4 g5
  24. 24.Bd6+ Kg8
  25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.f3 Rc4
  27. 27.Rac1 b5
  28. 28.axb5 axb5
  29. 29.Bc5 f5
  30. 30.Ra1 g4
  31. 31.hxg4 fxg4
  32. 32.fxg4 Kg7
  33. 33.Re5 Rh4
  34. 34.Rg5+ Kh6
  35. 35.Rg8 Rxg4
  36. 36.Rxg4 Bxg4
  37. 37.Ra5 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Bf5
  40. 40.Kf4 Bd7
  41. 41.Ra6+ Kg7
  42. 42.Rd6 Be6
  43. 43.Rb6 Rxg2
  44. 44.Rxb5 Kf6
  45. 45.Rb8 Rf2+
  46. 46.Ke3 Rb2
  47. 47.b5 Kf5
  48. 48.Kd3 Kf4
  49. 49.Kc3 Rb1
  50. 50.b6 Rb5
  51. 51.Bd6+ Ke4
  52. 52.Bc7 Rb1
  53. 53.Rh8 Kf5
  54. 54.Ra8 Bd7
  55. 55.Rf8 Ke6
  56. 56.Rd8 Ke7
  57. 57.Kc2 Rb5
  58. 58.Kc3 Rb1
  59. 59.Rh8 Bc6
  60. 60.Rh6 Bb7
  61. 61.Bd6+ Kd7
  62. 62.Bc5 Rf1
  63. 63.Kb4 Rb1+
  64. 64.Kc3 Rc1+
  65. 65.Kd2 Rf1
  66. 66.Rd6+ Kc8
  67. 67.Rh6 Kd7
  68. 68.Rh8 Kc6
  69. 69.Re8 Kb5
  70. 70.Ke2 Rf6
  71. 71.Rb8 Kc6
  72. 72.Kd2 Rf2+
  73. 73.Kc3 Rf1
  74. 74.Re8 Kb5
  75. 75.Re7 Ka6
  76. 76.Kd2 f5
  77. 77.Ke2 Rb1
  78. 78.Rf7 Rb2+
  79. 79.Ke3 Rb3+
  80. 80.Kf2 Rb2+
  81. 81.Kg3 Rb3+
  82. 82.Kf4 Rb1
  83. 83.Ke5 Rf1
  84. 84.Kd6 f4
  85. 85.Kc7 Rh1
  86. 86.Rxf4 Rh7+
  87. 87.Kd6 Rh6+
  88. 88.Ke7 Rh7+
  89. 89.Ke6 Bc6
  90. 90.Rf1 Kb7
  91. 91.Ra1 Rh6+
  92. 92.Ke5 Rh5+
  93. 93.Kf6 Kc8
  94. 94.Ra7 Bb7
  95. 95.Ra1 Bc6
  96. 96.Re1 Rh7
  97. 97.Kg6 Rd7
  98. 98.Re6 Kb7
  99. 99.Kf6 Bb5
  100. 100.Ke5 Bc6
  101. 101.Rh6 Bb5
  102. 102.Bd6 Kxb6
  103. 103.Kxd5 Kb7
  104. 104.Kc5 Ba4
  105. 105.Be5 Kc8
  106. 106.Ra6 Bd1
  107. 107.d5 Rb7
  108. 108.Rh6 Rd7
  109. 109.Rh8+ Kb7
  110. 110.Rb8+ Ka7
  111. 111.Rb2 Bf3
  112. 112.d6 Ka8
  113. 113.Rf2 Bh1
  114. 114.Kb6 Rb7+
  115. 115.Kc5 Rd7
  116. 116.Rf1 Bg2
  117. 117.Rg1 Bf3
  118. 118.Bf6 Kb7
  119. 119.Rg8 Rf7
  120. 120.Be7 Rf5+
  121. 121.Kd4 Kc6
  122. 122.Rc8+ Kd7
  123. 123.Rc7+ Ke6
  124. 124.Ra7 Rd5+
  125. 125.Ke3 Bg4
  126. 126.Bf8 Rxd6
  127. 127.Bxd6 Kxd6
  128. 128.Kd4 Be6
  129. 129.Ra6+ Ke7
  130. 130.Ke5 Bg4
  131. 131.Ra7+ Kd8
  132. 132.Kd6 Ke8
  133. 133.Re7+ Kf8
  134. 134.Re4 Bh3
  135. 135.Rh4 Bg2
  136. 136.Rf4+ Ke8
  137. 137.Rf6 Bh1
  138. 138.Rf2 Bb7
  139. 139.Rh2

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