Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 7.3
Date 2019.11.25
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p2k1p1/1pp1bp1p/7P/P3PKP1/1P3N2/2P5/6R1 b - - 6 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Be3 Nxf3+
  7. 7.Qxf3 Bxe3
  8. 8.Qxe3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.Be2 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 c6
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Rad1 Qb6
  14. 14.Qxb6 axb6
  15. 15.a4 Be6
  16. 16.b3 Kf8
  17. 17.f3 Ke7
  18. 18.Kf2 Red8
  19. 19.Ke3 Nd7
  20. 20.Nb1 Nc5
  21. 21.Rxd8 Kxd8
  22. 22.Nd2 Kc7
  23. 23.g3 f6
  24. 24.f4 Nd7
  25. 25.h4 h6
  26. 26.h5 Bf7
  27. 27.Bg4 Re8
  28. 28.Bxd7 Kxd7
  29. 29.g4 exf4+
  30. 30.Kxf4 Ke7
  31. 31.Nf3 Rd8
  32. 32.Re1 Be6
  33. 33.Rg1

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