Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 85 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 13.2
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 85
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1B4K1/8/k7/8/8 w - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.h3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.c3 Bg5
  13. 13.Na3 Bxc1
  14. 14.Qxc1 Bf5
  15. 15.Qf4 Bg6
  16. 16.Re3 a6
  17. 17.Rae1 Qd7
  18. 18.Nb1 Rad8
  19. 19.Nd2 Qd6
  20. 20.Qg4 Nb8
  21. 21.h4 Nd7
  22. 22.Qg5 Nf6
  23. 23.f3 h6
  24. 24.Qe5 Qb6
  25. 25.b4 a5
  26. 26.b5 Qd6
  27. 27.Qxd6 Rxd6
  28. 28.g4 Rdd8
  29. 29.Re7 Rfe8
  30. 30.g5 hxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 Rxe7
  32. 32.Rxe7 Ne8
  33. 33.b6 Kf8
  34. 34.bxc7 Kxe7
  35. 35.cxd8=Q+ Kxd8
  36. 36.c4 Nc7
  37. 37.Kf2 a4
  38. 38.Ke3 dxc4
  39. 39.Nxc4 Nd5+
  40. 40.Kd2 Bb1
  41. 41.a3 f6
  42. 42.gxf6 gxf6
  43. 43.Nb2 Nb6
  44. 44.Bb5 Ba2
  45. 45.Nxa4 Nxa4
  46. 46.Bxa4 Bd5
  47. 47.Ke3 b6
  48. 48.Bc2 Ke7
  49. 49.Be4 Be6
  50. 50.Kd3 Kd6
  51. 51.Kc3 Bd7
  52. 52.Kd2 Be6
  53. 53.Ke3 Bd7
  54. 54.Kf4 Ke7
  55. 55.Bf5 Bc6
  56. 56.Bd3 Bd5
  57. 57.Be4 Be6
  58. 58.Ke3 Kd6
  59. 59.Kd2 Bd7
  60. 60.Ke3 Be6
  61. 61.Bb7 Bd7
  62. 62.Kf4 Be6
  63. 63.Ke4 Bd7
  64. 64.Ba6 Bc6+
  65. 65.Ke3 Bd7
  66. 66.Bc4 Bc6
  67. 67.Bg8 Bb7
  68. 68.Kf4 Bc6
  69. 69.Kg4 Bb7
  70. 70.f4 Be4
  71. 71.Kh5 Ke7
  72. 72.Kh6 Kf8
  73. 73.Be6 Ke7
  74. 74.f5 Bc2
  75. 75.Kg7 Bb1
  76. 76.d5 b5
  77. 77.d6+ Kxd6
  78. 78.Kxf6 Bc2
  79. 79.Kg5 Ke5
  80. 80.Bd7 Bxf5
  81. 81.Bxf5 Kd4
  82. 82.Bd7 Kc4
  83. 83.Be6+ Kc3
  84. 84.Bd7 Kb2
  85. 85.Bxb5 Kxa3

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