Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.5
Date 2018.05.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1R3p2/6p1/4k2p/7P/6P1/r4PK1/8 w - - 13 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.h3 O-O
  7. 7.Bf4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.e3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be2 d4
  11. 11.exd4 Bxd4
  12. 12.O-O Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 h6
  14. 14.Qb3 Ne4
  15. 15.Qc2 Re8
  16. 16.Bd3 Nc5
  17. 17.Bh7+ Kh8
  18. 18.Be3 Qa5
  19. 19.Nd2 Na4
  20. 20.Nc4 Qxc3
  21. 21.Nd6 Re7
  22. 22.Qxa4 Kxh7
  23. 23.Rac1 Qf6
  24. 24.Nxc8 Rxc8
  25. 25.Bxa7 Nxa7
  26. 26.Rxc8 Nxc8
  27. 27.Qc2+ Qg6
  28. 28.Qxc8 Re2
  29. 29.Qxb7 Rxa2
  30. 30.Qb1 Qxb1
  31. 31.Rxb1 h5
  32. 32.h4 g6
  33. 33.g3 Ra3
  34. 34.Kg2 Ra2
  35. 35.Rb7 Kg7
  36. 36.Rc7 Kf6
  37. 37.Rb7 Kg7
  38. 38.Rc7 Kf6
  39. 39.Rb7 Ke5

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