Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.2
Date 2015.06.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

2r5/2P3p1/4k2p/7K/8/2R5/7P/8 b - - 10 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.Na3 O-O
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Nxb5 Bg4
  13. 13.Bc2 exd4
  14. 14.cxd4 d5
  15. 15.e5 Ne4
  16. 16.Ra3 f6
  17. 17.exf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.Nc3 Bxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Nxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Qxf3
  21. 21.Qxf3 Rxf3
  22. 22.Kg2 Rbf8
  23. 23.Bb3 R3f5
  24. 24.Ra2 Na5
  25. 25.Bc2 R5f6
  26. 26.Bd3 Nb7
  27. 27.Re1 Rf3
  28. 28.Rd2 Ba5
  29. 29.Bb2 c5
  30. 30.Ba6 Nd6
  31. 31.dxc5 Ne4
  32. 32.Rxd5 Rxf2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Rxb2
  34. 34.Bc4 Kh8
  35. 35.Rxe4 Rc2
  36. 36.Rf5 Rd8
  37. 37.Rd5 Rf8
  38. 38.Bd3 Rxc3
  39. 39.Kg2 h6
  40. 40.Ra4 Bd8
  41. 41.Re4 Bf6
  42. 42.Re6 Kg8
  43. 43.c6 Rc8
  44. 44.Rdd6 Rc5
  45. 45.Ba6 Ra8
  46. 46.Be2 Kf7
  47. 47.Re3 Ra2
  48. 48.Kh3 Rac2
  49. 49.Bf3 R2c3
  50. 50.Bd5+ Rxd5
  51. 51.Rxf6+ Kxf6
  52. 52.Rxc3 Rd8
  53. 53.Kg4 Rc8
  54. 54.c7 Ke6
  55. 55.Kh5 Kd6
  56. 56.Rd3+ Ke6
  57. 57.Rc3 Kd6
  58. 58.Rd3+ Ke6
  59. 59.Rc3

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