Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2025.12.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p3k1p1/P2pP2p/5KPP/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Qb3 b6
  17. 17.Bd2 Bb7
  18. 18.Rac1 Ne6
  19. 19.Nf5 Bg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 Qxg5
  21. 21.Nd6 Qe7
  22. 22.Nxb7 Qxb7
  23. 23.Qe3 Rac8
  24. 24.g3 Rxc1
  25. 25.Rxc1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  27. 27.Bh3 g6
  28. 28.Bxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Kg2 Kf7
  30. 30.Qf4+ Kg8
  31. 31.Qf6 Qd7
  32. 32.h4 Qf7
  33. 33.Qe5 h5
  34. 34.a4 Kh7
  35. 35.b4 Qd7
  36. 36.a5 bxa5
  37. 37.bxa5 Qg7
  38. 38.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf6
  40. 40.Kf4 a6
  41. 41.f3 e5+
  42. 42.dxe5+ Ke6
  43. 43.g4

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