Peter Svidler vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10.1
Date 2016.03.23
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/5pp1/1Q5p/p7/1P4qP/P7/1B3P1P/R4RK1 w - - 9 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.Na4 a5
  9. 9.b3 Re8
  10. 10.Bb2 Bf5
  11. 11.e3 Qe7
  12. 12.a3 Bc5
  13. 13.Nc3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Ne7
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bh3
  18. 18.e4 c6
  19. 19.dxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Bxh3 Qxh3
  21. 21.Nxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.b4 Bb6
  23. 23.Qxd6 Rxe4
  24. 24.Qxc6 Rae8
  25. 25.Qxb6 Rh4
  26. 26.gxh4 Qg4+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qf3+
  28. 28.Kg1 Qg4+
  29. 29.Kh1 Qf3+
  30. 30.Kg1 Qg4+

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