Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

Bundesliga 2023-24 · 2024 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bundesliga 2023-24
Site Viernheim GER
Round 10.4
Date 2024.02.24
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

K7/8/8/8/7k/8/8/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.h3 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 Bd6
  12. 12.Re1 Nd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Nc5
  14. 14.Rad1 Rb8
  15. 15.b3 Qf6
  16. 16.Ne2 a5
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.c4 Nxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 a4
  20. 20.bxa4 Ba6
  21. 21.Qc3 Qb4
  22. 22.cxd5 Bxe2
  23. 23.Qxb4 Rxb4
  24. 24.Rxe2 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rxa4
  26. 26.Red2 h5
  27. 27.Kf1 Rfa8
  28. 28.Rd8+ Rxd8
  29. 29.Rxd8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Rd2 h4
  31. 31.Ke2 g5
  32. 32.Kd3 g4
  33. 33.hxg4 Rxg4
  34. 34.f3 Ra4
  35. 35.Kc3 h3
  36. 36.gxh3 Ra3+
  37. 37.Kc4 Rxf3
  38. 38.Rd3 Rf1
  39. 39.a4 Ra1
  40. 40.Kb5 f5
  41. 41.Rd4 Rf1
  42. 42.a5 f4
  43. 43.Rb4 f3
  44. 44.Rb3 Kg6
  45. 45.a6 Kg5
  46. 46.Kb6 Kf4
  47. 47.h4 Ra1
  48. 48.Rb2 Kg4
  49. 49.Rb4+ Kg3
  50. 50.Rb3 Kg4
  51. 51.Rxf3 Kxf3
  52. 52.a7 Kg4
  53. 53.Kb7 Kxh4
  54. 54.a8=R Rxa8
  55. 55.Kxa8

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