Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.3
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/pp4pk/8/P2q1P1Q/2pP2P1/1p1b4/1B5P/6K1 b - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.e3 c5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be2 c4
  8. 8.O-O Bb4
  9. 9.a3 Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Ne4
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.a4 Re8
  13. 13.Nd2 Bf5
  14. 14.Re1 Nxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 Na5
  16. 16.Bd1 Nb3
  17. 17.Bxb3 cxb3
  18. 18.a5 Qd7
  19. 19.Ba3 Re6
  20. 20.f3 Bc2
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Qc3 Bd3
  23. 23.e4 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Rxe1 Re8
  26. 26.g4 h5
  27. 27.Bb2 hxg4
  28. 28.fxg4 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Qxe1 Qd5
  30. 30.Qe8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qh5+

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