Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.6
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/1p2Npn1/p3n1p1/b1p1P2p/2P1KP1P/2P4B/1R3B2/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 h6
  7. 7.c3 d6
  8. 8.Re1 a6
  9. 9.a4 Ba7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 Ng6
  12. 12.Bd3 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bd7
  14. 14.Ng3 c5
  15. 15.dxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.a5 Be6
  17. 17.Ra4 Qc7
  18. 18.Nd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Qc2 Nf4
  20. 20.Bf1 Qc6
  21. 21.Nc4 Bb8
  22. 22.b3 Bc7
  23. 23.Ra1 Rd7
  24. 24.Be3 Red8
  25. 25.f3 Nd3
  26. 26.Red1 Bxc4
  27. 27.bxc4 Nf4
  28. 28.Nf5 h5
  29. 29.Bf2 g6
  30. 30.Rxd7 Rxd7
  31. 31.Ne3 Bd8
  32. 32.h4 Ne6
  33. 33.g3 Rd6
  34. 34.Nd5 Qe8
  35. 35.Bh3 Nh7
  36. 36.Qa4 Qxa4
  37. 37.Rxa4 Nhf8
  38. 38.f4 exf4
  39. 39.gxf4 Rc6
  40. 40.Ra2 Nd7
  41. 41.Kg2 Nf6
  42. 42.Kf3 Ne8
  43. 43.e5 Rc8
  44. 44.Ke4 N8g7
  45. 45.Rb2 Bxa5
  46. 46.Ne7+

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