Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.1
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5n1k/pp1bN3/2p1q3/3p1BQ1/3P4/2P1P3/PP4P1/6K1 b - - 2 38

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 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.Ne2 Re8
  13. 13.c3 Bf6
  14. 14.Bf4 Ne7
  15. 15.Ng3 g6
  16. 16.Qf3 Bg7
  17. 17.Be5 Be6
  18. 18.Qf4 c6
  19. 19.Bd3 Qd7
  20. 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
  21. 21.Qe5+ Kg8
  22. 22.Qg5 f6
  23. 23.Qxf6 Nc8
  24. 24.Re5 Qe7
  25. 25.Qf4 Qf7
  26. 26.Qg5 Nb6
  27. 27.Rae1 Nd7
  28. 28.R5e3 Nf8
  29. 29.Nh5 Nd7
  30. 30.Nf4 Nf8
  31. 31.h4 Bd7
  32. 32.h5 Rxe3
  33. 33.Rxe3 Re8
  34. 34.hxg6 hxg6
  35. 35.Nxg6 Rxe3
  36. 36.Ne7+ Kh8
  37. 37.fxe3 Qe6
  38. 38.Bf5

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