Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.5
Date 2018.06.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5r2/1R1P1p2/p5p1/4P3/k3KP2/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Qe7
  7. 7.Nc3 h6
  8. 8.Be3 Bd6
  9. 9.Ne2 Be6
  10. 10.a3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 c5
  12. 12.Qc3 a5
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.g4 h5
  15. 15.Nh2 Qh4
  16. 16.Kg2 hxg4
  17. 17.hxg4 Bxg4
  18. 18.Nxg4 Qxg4+
  19. 19.Ng3 Qe6
  20. 20.Rh1 f6
  21. 21.Nf5 Kf7
  22. 22.Rh7 Rg8
  23. 23.Rg1 Nf8
  24. 24.Rh2 Ng6
  25. 25.Bxc5 Bxc5
  26. 26.Qxc5 Qc6
  27. 27.Qxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Kf3 Ne7
  29. 29.Nxe7 Kxe7
  30. 30.Rh7 Kf7
  31. 31.a4 c5
  32. 32.Ke3 Rab8
  33. 33.b3 Rbe8
  34. 34.Kd2 Re7
  35. 35.Kc3 Ke6
  36. 36.Kc4 Kd6
  37. 37.Rg6 Rf7
  38. 38.f3 c6
  39. 39.Rh2 Rb8
  40. 40.Rh7 Rb4+
  41. 41.Kc3 Rbb7
  42. 42.Rh8 Kc7
  43. 43.Rg8 Kb6
  44. 44.Kd2 Rbd7
  45. 45.Ke3 Rde7
  46. 46.Rg1 g5
  47. 47.Rg6 Re8
  48. 48.Rh1 Ref8
  49. 49.Kd2 c4
  50. 50.bxc4 Kc5
  51. 51.Rgh6 Rb8
  52. 52.Kc3 Rg8
  53. 53.Rb1 Rgf8
  54. 54.Kd2 Rd8
  55. 55.Ke3 Rdf8
  56. 56.Kd2 Rd8
  57. 57.Kc3 Rdf8
  58. 58.Rd1 Rb8
  59. 59.Ra1 Rbf8
  60. 60.Rah1 Kb6
  61. 61.Rh8 Rxh8
  62. 62.Rxh8 Kc5
  63. 63.Ra8 Kb6
  64. 64.Re8 Kc5
  65. 65.Re6 Kb6
  66. 66.Kd2 Kc5
  67. 67.c3 Rf8
  68. 68.Ke3 Rf7
  69. 69.d4+ exd4+
  70. 70.cxd4+ Kxc4
  71. 71.Rxc6+ Kb4
  72. 72.d5 Kxa4
  73. 73.Rb6 Ka3
  74. 74.d6

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