Anish Giri vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 10.2
Date 2026.04.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

7k/p2Q1Bp1/7p/2p1q3/8/7P/6PK/8 w - - 9 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 h6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Nge2 Na6
  8. 8.Bxd6 Qxd6
  9. 9.Ng3 Nc7
  10. 10.Bd3 Nf6
  11. 11.h3 Bd7
  12. 12.Qb3 b6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rad1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rad8
  16. 16.Bb1 Ne6
  17. 17.e4 dxe4
  18. 18.Ncxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 Qb8
  20. 20.Qc2 Nf8
  21. 21.Re3 Kh8
  22. 22.a3 Re7
  23. 23.Nc5 Rxe3
  24. 24.Nxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.fxe3 c5
  26. 26.dxc5 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Qxd1 bxc5
  28. 28.Ba2 Qxb2
  29. 29.Bxf7 Qxa3
  30. 30.Qd6 Qxe3+
  31. 31.Kh2 Nd7
  32. 32.Qxd7 Qe5+
  33. 33.Kh1 Qe1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qe5+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qe5+

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