Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

5th NH Chess Tournament Playoff · 2010 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 5th NH Chess Tournament Playoff
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 1
Date 2010.08.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rr3/1RP3p1/1N1k3p/3p4/1P1K1PpP/6B1/8/1b6 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bg5 c6
  3. 3.e3 h6
  4. 4.Bf4 Bf5
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nf6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.c5 Qxb3
  9. 9.axb3 a6
  10. 10.b4 Nh5
  11. 11.Bc7 Nd7
  12. 12.b5 cxb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd6+ Bxd6
  15. 15.Bxd6 Nhf6
  16. 16.f3 Nb8
  17. 17.Ne2 Kd7
  18. 18.Nc3 Ne8
  19. 19.Bf4 Nc6
  20. 20.Na4 Ke7
  21. 21.Kd2 f6
  22. 22.g4 Bg6
  23. 23.Kc3 e5
  24. 24.Bg3 Nc7
  25. 25.h4 Rcd8
  26. 26.f4 Be4
  27. 27.Rh2 exd4+
  28. 28.exd4 Nb5+
  29. 29.Bxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Nb6 b4+
  31. 31.Kb3 Nxd4+
  32. 32.Kxb4 Nc2+
  33. 33.Rxc2 Bxc2
  34. 34.Ra7 f5
  35. 35.Rxb7+ Ke6
  36. 36.Kc3 Bb1
  37. 37.Kd4 fxg4
  38. 38.b4 Rhe8
  39. 39.c6 Kd6
  40. 40.c7

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