Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz TB · 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz TB
Site Kolkata IND
Round 2
Date 2018.11.14
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/8/8/4bB2/8/7K/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.Bb2 e6
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be2 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Re8
  11. 11.Nd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rc1 a5
  14. 14.Nf3 Ne4
  15. 15.Nd4 Qh4
  16. 16.f4 Qf6
  17. 17.Rc2 c5
  18. 18.Nb5 Qe6
  19. 19.Nxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.Bf3 f6
  21. 21.Qc1 a4
  22. 22.Bxe4 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rxc5 axb3
  24. 24.axb3 Qb6
  25. 25.Rxd5 Be6
  26. 26.Bd4 Qxb3
  27. 27.Rc5 Bf7
  28. 28.h3 Ree8
  29. 29.Rf3 Qe6
  30. 30.f5 Qd6
  31. 31.Rf4 Bd5
  32. 32.Rc7 Re7
  33. 33.Rc2 Re4
  34. 34.Rff2 Ree8
  35. 35.Rc7 Re7
  36. 36.Rc3 Ree8
  37. 37.Rc5 Rab8
  38. 38.Rf4 Be4
  39. 39.Qc4+ Kh8
  40. 40.Kh2 Bb7
  41. 41.Qc3 Rbc8
  42. 42.Rxc8 Rxc8
  43. 43.Qb2 Ba8
  44. 44.Kg1 Qc6
  45. 45.Kh2 Qc2
  46. 46.Rf2 Qxb2
  47. 47.Rxb2 Be4
  48. 48.Rb5 h5
  49. 49.g4 h4
  50. 50.Kg1 Rc1+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rc2+
  52. 52.Ke1 Rh2
  53. 53.Rb8+ Kh7
  54. 54.Re8 Bd3
  55. 55.Re7 Kg8
  56. 56.g5 Bxf5
  57. 57.e4 Bg6
  58. 58.gxf6 gxf6
  59. 59.Bxf6 Bf7
  60. 60.Rc7 Rxh3
  61. 61.Kf2 Rb3
  62. 62.e5 h3
  63. 63.Rd7 h2
  64. 64.Kg2 Rb2+
  65. 65.Kh1 Be6
  66. 66.Rd4 Kf7
  67. 67.Bg5 Re2
  68. 68.Bf4 Re4
  69. 69.Rxe4 Bd5
  70. 70.e6+ Ke8
  71. 71.Kxh2 Bxe4
  72. 72.e7 Kxe7

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