Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 16.2
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C69)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/3n3p/p1r1kpp1/1pp5/4P3/1P2BP1P/2P1K1P1/3R4 b - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.O-O f6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Qxd1
  9. 9.Rxd1 Bd7
  10. 10.Nbc3 O-O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Rd2 Bc6
  13. 13.Rad1 b6
  14. 14.a4 Ne7
  15. 15.a5 Ng6
  16. 16.axb6 cxb6
  17. 17.Ng3 Ne5
  18. 18.b3 g6
  19. 19.h3 Be7
  20. 20.Nge2 Rd8
  21. 21.Nf4 Rxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 Nd7
  23. 23.Ncd5 Bd8
  24. 24.Ne6 Re8
  25. 25.Nxd8 Bxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Kxd8
  27. 27.f3 Re6
  28. 28.Bf4 Ke7
  29. 29.Kf2 b5
  30. 30.Be3 Rc6
  31. 31.Ke2 Ke6
  32. 32.Rd1

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