Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 11.4
Date 2016.03.24
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

2n2rk1/6q1/4P3/1p1Q2p1/7P/8/5PP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ne7
  11. 11.Nf1 Ng6
  12. 12.Ng3 c6
  13. 13.Ba2 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 d5
  17. 17.exd5 exd5
  18. 18.Qd3 Ne7
  19. 19.Bd2 Bb8
  20. 20.Bb4 Bd6
  21. 21.Bxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Re3 Rae8
  23. 23.Ne5 Qc7
  24. 24.b4 Nc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Qd8
  26. 26.b5 axb5
  27. 27.axb5 cxb5
  28. 28.Qxb5 Nd6
  29. 29.Qb3 b5
  30. 30.Rce1 Qa5
  31. 31.Qb1 Qb6
  32. 32.Qg6 Qc7
  33. 33.Qd3 Re6
  34. 34.Ne2 Rfe8
  35. 35.Nf4 R6e7
  36. 36.Nfg6 Re6
  37. 37.Qb1 Qb7
  38. 38.Qb4 Nf5
  39. 39.Rf3 Ne7
  40. 40.Nf4 Nc6
  41. 41.Qb2 R6e7
  42. 42.Rfe3 Na7
  43. 43.Qb3 Nc8
  44. 44.Qb4 Nd7
  45. 45.h4 Nxe5
  46. 46.dxe5 Rf7
  47. 47.Nh5 Qe7
  48. 48.Qd4 Ref8
  49. 49.e6 Rf5
  50. 50.Nxg7 Qxg7
  51. 51.Rg3 Rg5
  52. 52.Rxg5 hxg5
  53. 53.Qxd5

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