Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/p7/1p2b3/8/1k1KN3/8 w - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bb3 Qxd3
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qf5
  13. 13.Nef3 Bg6
  14. 14.Qe2 Be7
  15. 15.Nf1 Rae8
  16. 16.Ng3 Qc8
  17. 17.Bf4 Na5
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxb3
  19. 19.axb3 Bd6
  20. 20.Qf3 Re6
  21. 21.Re2 a6
  22. 22.Rd1 Rf6
  23. 23.Qe3 Re8
  24. 24.Qc1 Bxe5
  25. 25.Rxe5 Rfe6
  26. 26.Rxe6 Qxe6
  27. 27.c4 Qc6
  28. 28.Re1 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Qxe1 h6
  30. 30.Kh2 Nd7
  31. 31.Ne2 Nc5
  32. 32.Nd4 Qd7
  33. 33.Qe3 Nd3
  34. 34.Nf3 f6
  35. 35.Qd2 Qe7
  36. 36.Bg3 c5
  37. 37.Ng1 Qe1
  38. 38.Qxe1 Nxe1
  39. 39.Bd6 Bc2
  40. 40.Bxc5 Bxb3
  41. 41.Nf3 Nd3
  42. 42.Bd4 Bxc4
  43. 43.Nd2 Bd5
  44. 44.f3 h5
  45. 45.h4 Kf7
  46. 46.Nf1 b5
  47. 47.Ng3 g6
  48. 48.Ne2 g5
  49. 49.hxg5 fxg5
  50. 50.Nc3 Bc6
  51. 51.Nd1 Kg6
  52. 52.Nf2 Nf4
  53. 53.b4 Kf5
  54. 54.Be3 g4
  55. 55.fxg4+ hxg4
  56. 56.Kg3 Nh5+
  57. 57.Kh4 Nf6
  58. 58.Bd4 Bxg2
  59. 59.Bxf6 Kxf6
  60. 60.Nxg4+ Ke6
  61. 61.Kg3 Bb7
  62. 62.Kf4 Kd5
  63. 63.Ne5 Kd4
  64. 64.Nf7 Kc3
  65. 65.Nd6 Bc6
  66. 66.Ke3 Kxb4
  67. 67.Kd2 Ka3
  68. 68.Kc1 Ka2
  69. 69.Nf5 b4
  70. 70.Nd4 Be4
  71. 71.Ne2 a5
  72. 72.Kd2 Kb2

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