Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
Site Zurich SUI
Round 7.1
Date 2017.04.16
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p3p1p/6p1/1pb5/8/6P1/P4PKP/3B4 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nge2 Nbc6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Nf4 Nf5
  13. 13.Ncxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Ncxd4
  15. 15.Bd2 Re8
  16. 16.Kh1 Re6
  17. 17.Rc1 Rd6
  18. 18.Nc3 Ne2
  19. 19.Qxe2 Rxd2
  20. 20.Qb5 Nd6
  21. 21.Qb3 Qb6
  22. 22.Ne4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Bxb2
  24. 24.Qxb6 axb6
  25. 25.Rcd1 Rad8
  26. 26.Bf3 Ba3
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Bxd1 b5
  30. 30.Kg2 Bc5

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