Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

9th London Classic 2017 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 1.4
Date 2017.12.01
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/pp3r1k/2n2np1/5N2/4P3/P4BQK/1q6/7R b - - 11 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.O-O g6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Nb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 e6
  9. 9.e4 d4
  10. 10.Na4 O-O
  11. 11.c3 dxc3
  12. 12.Nxc3 e5
  13. 13.Be3 Bg4
  14. 14.f3 Be6
  15. 15.Nc5 Qe7
  16. 16.Nxe6 Qxe6
  17. 17.Qd2 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qf2 Bf8
  19. 19.h3 Bb4
  20. 20.Rac1 Rd3
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rad8
  22. 22.Rxd3 Rxd3
  23. 23.Bf1 Rd8
  24. 24.a3 Be7
  25. 25.g4 Kg7
  26. 26.Kh2 h6
  27. 27.h4 Nd4
  28. 28.g5 hxg5
  29. 29.hxg5 Nh7
  30. 30.Bh3 Qb3
  31. 31.f4 Nc6
  32. 32.Nd5 exf4
  33. 33.Bxf4 Bxg5
  34. 34.Bxg5 Nxg5
  35. 35.Qf6+ Kh6
  36. 36.Bg2 Nh7
  37. 37.Qxf7 Rf8
  38. 38.Qc7 Qxb2
  39. 39.Rh1 Qf2
  40. 40.Kh3 Rf7
  41. 41.Qg3 Qb2
  42. 42.Ne3 Nf6
  43. 43.Bf3 Kh7
  44. 44.Nf5

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