Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 111 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2012
Site Beijing CHN
Round 12.2
Date 2012.12.17
Opening French, Tarrasch (C04)
Moves 111
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Final Position

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

8/8/4r3/2k2K2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 112

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nc6
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nb3 a5
  7. 7.a4 b6
  8. 8.Bb5 Ncb8
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.c3 c5
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Ba6
  13. 13.Qd2 Qc7
  14. 14.Bg5 Qd8
  15. 15.h4 cxd4
  16. 16.Nbxd4 Nc5
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Qg5 Ra7
  19. 19.g3 Rc8
  20. 20.Red1 h6
  21. 21.Qe3 Rac7
  22. 22.Bxa6 Nbxa6
  23. 23.Nb5 Rd7
  24. 24.Nd6 Rf8
  25. 25.b4 axb4
  26. 26.cxb4 Nxb4
  27. 27.Rab1 Nca6
  28. 28.Qxb6 f6
  29. 29.Nb5 Rb7
  30. 30.Qe3 Nc6
  31. 31.Nbd4 Ncb4
  32. 32.exf6 Qxf6
  33. 33.Re1 Nc5
  34. 34.a5 Ncd3
  35. 35.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  36. 36.Rxe6 Ra7
  37. 37.Ra1 Rfa8
  38. 38.Nf5 Rxa5
  39. 39.Rxa5 Rxa5
  40. 40.Re7 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Ra2
  42. 42.Rxg7+ Kh8
  43. 43.N3d4 Rxf2+
  44. 44.Kh3 Nc6
  45. 45.Rg6 Nce5
  46. 46.Rxh6+ Kg8
  47. 47.Rf6 Ra2
  48. 48.h5 Nf2+
  49. 49.Kh4 Ne4
  50. 50.Rg6+ Kf8
  51. 51.Ne6+ Ke8
  52. 52.Neg7+ Kd7
  53. 53.Kh3 Nf2+
  54. 54.Kg2 Ne4+
  55. 55.Kh3 Nxg6
  56. 56.hxg6 Ra6
  57. 57.Nh4 d4
  58. 58.Ngf5 d3
  59. 59.g7 Nf6
  60. 60.Ne3 d2
  61. 61.Nhf5 Ng8
  62. 62.Nd1 Ke6
  63. 63.Nfe3 Ra1
  64. 64.Kg4 Nf6+
  65. 65.Kf3 Kf7
  66. 66.Ke2 Ne4
  67. 67.Kd3 Ra4
  68. 68.Nc4 Nc5+
  69. 69.Kc3 Ne4+
  70. 70.Kd3 Ra1
  71. 71.Kxe4 Rxd1
  72. 72.Kd3 Rg1
  73. 73.Nxd2 Rxg3+
  74. 74.Kd4 Rxg7
  75. 75.Ne4 Ke6
  76. 76.Nc5+ Kf5
  77. 77.Kd5 Rg1
  78. 78.Kd4 Rd1+
  79. 79.Kc4 Rd8
  80. 80.Nd3 Ke4
  81. 81.Nc5+ Ke3
  82. 82.Kb5 Rc8
  83. 83.Kc4 Rd8
  84. 84.Kb5 Rh8
  85. 85.Kc4 Rh4+
  86. 86.Kd5 Rh5+
  87. 87.Kc4 Rh4+
  88. 88.Kd5 Rd4+
  89. 89.Ke5 Rd8
  90. 90.Ne6 Ra8
  91. 91.Kd5 Ra5+
  92. 92.Nc5 Kf4
  93. 93.Kd4 Ra8
  94. 94.Kd5 Rd8+
  95. 95.Kc4 Ke5
  96. 96.Nd3+ Kd6
  97. 97.Kd4 Rh8
  98. 98.Ke4 Rh5
  99. 99.Nf4 Re5+
  100. 100.Kd4 Ra5
  101. 101.Ke4 Ra4+
  102. 102.Kf5 Rd4
  103. 103.Ne2 Rd5+
  104. 104.Kf4 Kc5
  105. 105.Ke4 Kc4
  106. 106.Nf4 Ra5
  107. 107.Ne6 Ra1
  108. 108.Ke5 Rd1
  109. 109.Nf4 Re1+
  110. 110.Kf5 Kc5
  111. 111.Ne6+ Rxe6

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