Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.36
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

2n4r/1p2bpk1/p1p1q1p1/P2pPp1r/2PP1P1p/1P3N1P/R1R2BP1/4Q2K b - - 32 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.f4 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.e5 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 e6
  9. 9.Be3 h5
  10. 10.Bd3 h4
  11. 11.O-O Ne7
  12. 12.Ne2 Nf5
  13. 13.Bxf5 exf5
  14. 14.b3 Nd7
  15. 15.c4 Nb6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Qd7
  17. 17.a4 Rd8
  18. 18.a5 Nc8
  19. 19.Bd2 Bf8
  20. 20.Kh1 Be7
  21. 21.Bc3 Kf8
  22. 22.Be1 Kg7
  23. 23.Qe3 Qe6
  24. 24.Rc2 Na7
  25. 25.Ng1 Nc8
  26. 26.Nf3 Rh5
  27. 27.Raa2 Kg8
  28. 28.Qe2 Kg7
  29. 29.Bf2 Rdh8
  30. 30.Qe1 Bd8
  31. 31.Ra1 Be7
  32. 32.Raa2 Kg8
  33. 33.Ra1 Kg7
  34. 34.Raa2

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