Alexander Grischuk vs Hikaru Nakamura

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 11
Date 2012.10.03
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/4ppk1/p2p2p1/q3n1Pp/1N2P2P/PPQ5/1P6/1K6 w - - 10 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Be6
  11. 11.Bb3 Qa5
  12. 12.O-O-O Rfc8
  13. 13.Kb1 b5
  14. 14.Rhe1 Bxb3
  15. 15.cxb3 Rab8
  16. 16.Rc1 a6
  17. 17.g4 Rc6
  18. 18.h4 Rbc8
  19. 19.a3 b4
  20. 20.Na2 Rxc1+
  21. 21.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  22. 22.Nxc1 h5
  23. 23.g5 Nd7
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Nd3 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxb4 Nxf3
  27. 27.Qc3+ Ne5
  28. 28.Qc8 Nf3
  29. 29.Qc3+ Ne5
  30. 30.Qc8 Nf3
  31. 31.Qc3+ Ne5

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