Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown 60m · 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown 60m
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2016.11.11
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r3q3/5p1k/2pR1Pp1/2Pb3p/1Q6/pp5P/1B4PK/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.e3 Bb4
  7. 7.d4 e4
  8. 8.Nd2 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nf6
  10. 10.Ba3 O-O
  11. 11.c5 d5
  12. 12.Be2 Re8
  13. 13.O-O b5
  14. 14.Bc1 a6
  15. 15.a4 Qd7
  16. 16.f4 exf3
  17. 17.Nxf3 Ne4
  18. 18.Ne5 Rxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Nxc3
  20. 20.Qc2 Nxa4
  21. 21.e4 Qe8
  22. 22.Bd3 d4
  23. 23.e6 Bxe6
  24. 24.Bf4 a5
  25. 25.Bd6 Na6
  26. 26.e5 g6
  27. 27.Rf4 Nb4
  28. 28.Qd2 Nxd3
  29. 29.Qxd3 Nc3
  30. 30.Rxd4 b4
  31. 31.Qd2 h5
  32. 32.h3 Qd8
  33. 33.Rf1 Kh7
  34. 34.Rf6 Nd5
  35. 35.Qg5 Qg8
  36. 36.Qh4 Nxf6
  37. 37.exf6 b3
  38. 38.Be5 Qf8
  39. 39.Rd6 Bd5
  40. 40.Kh2 a4
  41. 41.Qb4 Qe8
  42. 42.Bb2 a3

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