Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2012.01.17
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r7/p3ppkp/3pb3/1pr4p/4P3/1B3P2/PPPR2PP/1K5R w - - 1 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bc4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Be6
  11. 11.Bb3 Qa5
  12. 12.O-O-O Rfc8
  13. 13.Kb1 b5
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Nd5 Qxd2
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Kg7
  17. 17.Nh5+ gxh5
  18. 18.Rxd2 Rc5

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