Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2011.01.18
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/5r2/5PRK/8/8/8/8 w - - 3 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Nf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Qd3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be7
  9. 9.Nb5 Nc6
  10. 10.Bf4 e5
  11. 11.Bc1 O-O
  12. 12.Bg2 d6
  13. 13.Ba3 Qa5
  14. 14.O-O Rd8
  15. 15.Bb4 Qb6
  16. 16.a4 Na5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Be6
  18. 18.Bxa5 Qxa5
  19. 19.Bxb7 Rab8
  20. 20.Bd5 Rbc8
  21. 21.Qf3 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Qa6
  23. 23.Qe4 Rc6
  24. 24.c5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 dxc5
  26. 26.Qxe5 Qb7
  27. 27.Rb1 Bf6
  28. 28.Qf5 Qc6
  29. 29.Nxa7 Qxa4
  30. 30.Qxc5 Qa2
  31. 31.Re1 Qd2
  32. 32.Kf1 Bxc3
  33. 33.Rb1 Bd4
  34. 34.Qe7 Bxa7
  35. 35.Qxa7 Qd5
  36. 36.Kg1 Qa8
  37. 37.Qxa8 Rxa8
  38. 38.Rb5 f6
  39. 39.h4 Re8
  40. 40.Kf1 g6
  41. 41.g4 Re4
  42. 42.f3 Ra4
  43. 43.Rb8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Rb7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Kf2 Ra5
  46. 46.Kg3 h6
  47. 47.Rd7 h5
  48. 48.gxh5 Rxh5
  49. 49.e4 g5
  50. 50.hxg5 Rxg5+
  51. 51.Kf4 Ra5
  52. 52.Rc7 Kf8
  53. 53.Rd7 Kg8
  54. 54.Rd5 Ra3
  55. 55.Kg4 Re3
  56. 56.Rd7 Kf8
  57. 57.Ra7 Kg8
  58. 58.f4 Rxe4
  59. 59.Kf5 Re8
  60. 60.Kg6 f5
  61. 61.Rg7+ Kh8
  62. 62.Rh7+ Kg8
  63. 63.Rg7+ Kh8
  64. 64.Rf7 Kg8
  65. 65.Rxf5 Re7
  66. 66.Rg5 Rf7
  67. 67.Kh6+ Kf8
  68. 68.f5 Rf6+
  69. 69.Kh5 Kf7

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