Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2016.11.13
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

k7/p5q1/bp1p2r1/2pP1p2/2P1nB1p/2P1Q2P/P2N4/K1R5 b - - 9 46

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 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 e4
  9. 9.Nd2 Nf6
  10. 10.Ba3 b6
  11. 11.f4 c5
  12. 12.Be2 h5
  13. 13.Qc2 Bf5
  14. 14.g3 Nc6
  15. 15.h3 Qd7
  16. 16.O-O-O O-O-O
  17. 17.Nb3 Qc7
  18. 18.Rdg1 Kb8
  19. 19.d5 Ne7
  20. 20.Kb1 Qc8
  21. 21.Bf1 Rhg8
  22. 22.Qf2 g5
  23. 23.Ka1 gxf4
  24. 24.exf4 Rg6
  25. 25.Bc1 Rdg8
  26. 26.Be3 Bd7
  27. 27.f5 Nxf5
  28. 28.Bf4 Ka8
  29. 29.Be2 Qe8
  30. 30.Qe1 e3
  31. 31.Bf3 Bc8
  32. 32.Rh2 Ba6
  33. 33.Be2 Qe4
  34. 34.Qf1 Qe7
  35. 35.Bd3 Nxg3
  36. 36.Qf3 Nfe4
  37. 37.Qxe3 h4
  38. 38.Nd2 f5
  39. 39.Rhg2 Qf6
  40. 40.Bxe4 Nxe4
  41. 41.Rxg6 Rxg6
  42. 42.Rc1 Qe7
  43. 43.Re1 Qg7
  44. 44.Rc1 Qe7
  45. 45.Re1 Qg7
  46. 46.Rc1

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