Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 5
Date 2011.03.17
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/p4k2/1pp5/1q3pQ1/7P/2P3P1/P1K5/8 b - - 14 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxg5
  7. 7.Nxg5 e6
  8. 8.Qd2 exd5
  9. 9.Qe3+ Kf8
  10. 10.Qf4 Bf6
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.Nf3 Kg7
  13. 13.g3 c6
  14. 14.Bg2 Na6
  15. 15.O-O-O Qc7
  16. 16.Qe3 Bf5
  17. 17.Ne5 Rae8
  18. 18.f4 Bd8
  19. 19.Qf3 h5
  20. 20.Bh3 f6
  21. 21.Bxf5 fxe5
  22. 22.Bc2 exd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Bf6
  24. 24.Qd3 Qf7
  25. 25.e4 Nc5
  26. 26.Qe3 dxe4
  27. 27.Rd6 Nd3+
  28. 28.Bxd3 exd3
  29. 29.Qxd3 Rd8
  30. 30.Re1 Rxd6
  31. 31.Qxd6 Re8
  32. 32.Rxe8 Qxe8
  33. 33.Kd2 Kf7
  34. 34.Kd3 Bxc3
  35. 35.bxc3 Qe6
  36. 36.Qc7+ Qe7
  37. 37.Qb8 Qd7+
  38. 38.Kc2 b6
  39. 39.Qa8 Qf5+
  40. 40.Kc1 Qd7
  41. 41.f5 gxf5
  42. 42.Qh8 Qd3
  43. 43.Qxh5+ Kg7
  44. 44.Qg5+ Kf7
  45. 45.Kb2 Qb5+
  46. 46.Kc2 Qd5
  47. 47.Kb2 Qb5+
  48. 48.Kc1 Qd3
  49. 49.Kb2 Qb5+
  50. 50.Kc2

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