Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

45th Biel GM · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 45th Biel GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 7
Date 2012.07.30
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5k2/5ppp/8/2p5/8/7P/1PNn1PP1/5K2 w - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.O-O Bd6
  7. 7.Nc3 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 b5
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.h3 Re8
  16. 16.Be3 Bd4
  17. 17.Rfe1 b4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Qxd4
  19. 19.axb4 axb4
  20. 20.Rxa8 Bxa8
  21. 21.Na4 Re5
  22. 22.Rc1 Bb7
  23. 23.Qc4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Rxc4 Ba6
  25. 25.Rc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Nxc5 Bxd3
  27. 27.Nxd3 Nxe4
  28. 28.Nxb4 c5
  29. 29.Nc2 Kf8
  30. 30.Kf1 Nd2+

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