Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2qr1r1k/1pp2p1p/2P3p1/3n1NN1/4Q2P/p1P5/P5P1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 30

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.Ne4 Rad8
  15. 15.Bd2 Be7
  16. 16.Ng3 Qc8
  17. 17.Qc1 a5
  18. 18.h4 a4
  19. 19.Bc2 Nc4
  20. 20.Bf4 a3
  21. 21.b4 Nb2
  22. 22.b5 Bc5
  23. 23.bxc6 Bxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Bxc2
  25. 25.Qxc2 Nd3+
  26. 26.Kg1 Nxf4
  27. 27.Nf5 Kh8
  28. 28.Qe4 Nd5
  29. 29.Ng5 g6

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