Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Blitz 2018 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 14.4
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4r3/2p2pkp/1p1q1np1/p2p4/3P4/3Q3P/PPPNRPP1/6K1 w - - 1 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd8
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 g6
  6. 6.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.h3 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 b6
  10. 10.Qd2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rad1 e6
  12. 12.Bh6 Ne7
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.Ne5 a6
  15. 15.Bf3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 Qd6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Ned5
  18. 18.Nxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Qd3 a5
  20. 20.Re2 Rae8
  21. 21.Rde1 Re4
  22. 22.Nd2 Rxe2
  23. 23.Rxe2 Re8

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