Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.2
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/p3qpkp/1p3np1/1P1Qp3/8/1B2P2P/2P2PP1/5K2 w - - 8 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 c5
  3. 3.Bb2 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Be7
  7. 7.Nxc6 dxc6
  8. 8.Bd3 Qa5+
  9. 9.Nd2 e5
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Nc4 Bxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Ba3
  13. 13.Qc1 Bxb2
  14. 14.Qxb2 O-O
  15. 15.b4 Qc7
  16. 16.h3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rd6
  18. 18.Rxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Be2 Qe7
  20. 20.Rd1 g6
  21. 21.Bc4 Rc8
  22. 22.a4 Rc7
  23. 23.Bb3 Rd7
  24. 24.Rxd7 Nxd7
  25. 25.Qc3 Nf6
  26. 26.Qc4 Kg7
  27. 27.b5 cxb5
  28. 28.axb5 b6
  29. 29.Kf1 Ne8
  30. 30.Qd5 Nf6
  31. 31.Qc4 Ne8
  32. 32.Qd5 Nf6

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