Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Croatia GCT 2019 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.6
Date 2019.07.07
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E35)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/8/n7/8/8/5K2 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Re8
  8. 8.Bd3 h6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Qa4 Bxc3+
  11. 11.bxc3 c6
  12. 12.Ne2 Bf5
  13. 13.Bxf5 Qxf5
  14. 14.c4 Nd7
  15. 15.cxd5 Qxd5
  16. 16.O-O c5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Red8
  18. 18.Rac1 b6
  19. 19.Qa3 Qb7
  20. 20.h3 cxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 Nc5
  22. 22.Rg4 Ne6
  23. 23.Ng3 Rd5
  24. 24.e4 Rg5
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Qc7
  27. 27.Nf5 Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  29. 29.Qxa7 Qd1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Qxg4
  31. 31.Qxb6 Qxe4
  32. 32.Ne3 Qe5+
  33. 33.g3 h5
  34. 34.Qc6 h4
  35. 35.Qe8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Qxf7 hxg3+
  37. 37.Kg2 gxf2
  38. 38.Qf5+ Qxf5
  39. 39.Nxf5 Nc5
  40. 40.a4 Nxa4
  41. 41.Nxg7 f1=Q+
  42. 42.Kxf1 Kxg7

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