Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.5
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/2r3k1/4pp2/3n4/2N2p1p/1PPK1P1P/2R3P1/8 b - - 9 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qd6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 e6
  11. 11.Rad1 Ne7
  12. 12.Bf4 Qd8
  13. 13.Bh6 b6
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Ne5 Bb7
  16. 16.Bf3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Nxf3 Qd6
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rad8
  19. 19.Qe2 Qb4
  20. 20.Rb1 b5
  21. 21.Ne4 Ned5
  22. 22.Nc5 Qc4
  23. 23.Qxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.c3 a5
  25. 25.Ne5 Nb6
  26. 26.b3 cxb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nfd5
  28. 28.Rec1 Ra8
  29. 29.Ra1 Ne7
  30. 30.Ra3 Nbd5
  31. 31.Nb7 Rfc8
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rxa5
  33. 33.Nxa5 c5
  34. 34.dxc5 Rxc5
  35. 35.Nac4 f6
  36. 36.Nd3 Rc7
  37. 37.f3 g5
  38. 38.Kf2 Ng6
  39. 39.Rc2 h5
  40. 40.Ke1 h4
  41. 41.Kd2 Ngf4
  42. 42.Nxf4 gxf4
  43. 43.Kd3 Rd7
  44. 44.Ke2 Rc7
  45. 45.Kd3 Rd7
  46. 46.Ke2 Rc7
  47. 47.Kd3

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