Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 12.2
Date 2017.08.18
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3k1Q/5q2/p3p3/5p2/np1r3P/6P1/P4P2/4RBK1 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Bg4
  3. 3.Bb2 Bxf3
  4. 4.exf3 Nd7
  5. 5.f4 e6
  6. 6.g3 Ngf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.c4 O-O
  10. 10.d3 Rb8
  11. 11.Nd2 b5
  12. 12.Qc2 a6
  13. 13.Nf3 bxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 d4
  15. 15.Bc1 Bd6
  16. 16.Bd2 g6
  17. 17.Qa4 Qb6
  18. 18.Ba5 Qa7
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bc7
  20. 20.Bd2 Rb2
  21. 21.Bc1 Rb4
  22. 22.Qc2 Rfb8
  23. 23.Ba3 R4b6
  24. 24.Qa4 Bd6
  25. 25.h3 Qc7
  26. 26.Rac1 Kg7
  27. 27.Qc2 Ng8
  28. 28.Ng5 h6
  29. 29.Ne4 Ne7
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Ng5 Nf8
  32. 32.Qa4 Nc6
  33. 33.Ne4 Nd7
  34. 34.Ng5 Nf8
  35. 35.Rcd1 Nb4
  36. 36.Bxb4 cxb4
  37. 37.Qc2 Be7
  38. 38.Qb2 Bf6
  39. 39.Ne4 Nd7
  40. 40.c5 Nxc5
  41. 41.Nxf6 Kxf6
  42. 42.Qxd4+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rc1 Rb5
  44. 44.f5 gxf5
  45. 45.Qg7 Qd8
  46. 46.Qg5+ Kf8
  47. 47.Qxh5 Qf6
  48. 48.Bf1 Na4
  49. 49.d4 Rd5
  50. 50.Rc7 Rxd4
  51. 51.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  52. 52.Qh8+

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