Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

39th GM · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 39th GM
Site Dortmund GER
Round 1
Date 2011.07.21
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

2Q5/6pk/5n1p/3p3P/3P1N1N/4P1P1/3n1q1K/8 w - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Nbd7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.e3 c6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Bd3 Nf8
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.Bh2 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.Qc2 Re7
  15. 15.Rb1 Bd7
  16. 16.b4 b6
  17. 17.b5 cxb5
  18. 18.Bxb5 Bc8
  19. 19.Bd3 Bb7
  20. 20.Rfc1 Ne4
  21. 21.Qa4 f5
  22. 22.Nb5 Qd8
  23. 23.g3 a6
  24. 24.Nc3 b5
  25. 25.Qb3 Rc8
  26. 26.Ne2 Rc4
  27. 27.h4 Rec7
  28. 28.Rc2 Nf8
  29. 29.Nf4 h6
  30. 30.h5 Qe8
  31. 31.Rbc1 Nd7
  32. 32.a4 bxa4
  33. 33.Qb2 Rxc2
  34. 34.Rxc2 Qc8
  35. 35.Ne1 Ndf6
  36. 36.Qb6 Rc6
  37. 37.Qa5 Rxc2
  38. 38.Nxc2 Qe8
  39. 39.Be2 Kh7
  40. 40.Kg2 Qe7
  41. 41.Bd3 Qd7
  42. 42.Qb4 Nd6
  43. 43.Ne1 Bc8
  44. 44.Nf3 a5
  45. 45.Qxa5 Nc4
  46. 46.Qc5 a3
  47. 47.Nh4 a2
  48. 48.Bxf5+ Qxf5
  49. 49.Nxf5 a1=Q
  50. 50.Qxc8 Nd2
  51. 51.Nh4 Qf1+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qxf2+
  53. 53.Kh3 Qf1+
  54. 54.Kh2 Qf2+

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