Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.4
Date 2018.08.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

3q2k1/pp3pp1/7p/8/1P6/P5PP/4QP2/6K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb6
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.Bb5 Rc8
  15. 15.Rc1 h6
  16. 16.b4 Re8
  17. 17.Bd3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Ne5
  19. 19.Qe2 Rxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Nxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 d4
  22. 22.exd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Qd2 Qf6
  24. 24.Bg3 Rd8
  25. 25.Qe2 Qg5
  26. 26.Rd1 Qxg3
  27. 27.Rxd4 Qc7
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  29. 29.g3

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