Hikaru Nakamura vs Viswanathan Anand

TechM GCL 2025 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 5.3
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Réti Opening (A09)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/4bkp1/8/1ppq1p2/3p1P1p/1P1P1PP1/Q2B1K1P/8 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 b6
  5. 5.b3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bb2 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Re8
  12. 12.Rac1 Bd6
  13. 13.Qb1 Ne5
  14. 14.Qa1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Bxf3 Bf8
  17. 17.d3 Nd7
  18. 18.Ne2 Qg5
  19. 19.Nf4 Ne5
  20. 20.Be2 Ng6
  21. 21.Nh3 Qh4
  22. 22.Bf1 c5
  23. 23.g3 Qh5
  24. 24.Bg2 Ba6
  25. 25.Qb1 d4
  26. 26.Nf4 Nxf4
  27. 27.exf4 Rcd8
  28. 28.Qc2 Bc8
  29. 29.Qd2 Bh3
  30. 30.Rxe8 Rxe8
  31. 31.Re1 Bxg2
  32. 32.Kxg2 Qd5+
  33. 33.f3 Re6
  34. 34.Re4 f5
  35. 35.Re2 b5
  36. 36.Kf2 a6
  37. 37.Qc2 Kf7
  38. 38.Bc1 Rxe2+
  39. 39.Qxe2 Qe6
  40. 40.Qd2 Be7
  41. 41.Qa5 Qc6
  42. 42.Qe1 Bf6
  43. 43.Qe2 Qe6
  44. 44.Qc2 Be7
  45. 45.Bd2 Ke8
  46. 46.Bc1 Kd7
  47. 47.a4 Ke8
  48. 48.axb5 axb5
  49. 49.Qa2 Kf7
  50. 50.Bd2 h5
  51. 51.Bc1 h4
  52. 52.Bd2 Qd5

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