Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 10
Date 2012.10.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/1k6/8/2PB2p1/1K1P3p/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Re1 Rd8
  12. 12.Nd4 Bf8
  13. 13.Bf3 c6
  14. 14.b4 Nbd7
  15. 15.g3 Nb6
  16. 16.Bg2 a5
  17. 17.bxa5 Rxa5
  18. 18.a4 Nbd7
  19. 19.Nb3 Ra6
  20. 20.a5 Nc5
  21. 21.Nxc5 dxc5
  22. 22.Ra4 Nd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 cxd5
  24. 24.Bf4 Bd7
  25. 25.Raa1 Bc6
  26. 26.Bc7 Rc8
  27. 27.Bb6 Bd6
  28. 28.h4 Raa8
  29. 29.Bh3 Rcb8
  30. 30.c3 Kf8
  31. 31.h5 Re8
  32. 32.Bg2 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Rxe1 Rc8
  34. 34.Rd1 Be7
  35. 35.f4 f6
  36. 36.Kf2 d4
  37. 37.Bh3 Ra8
  38. 38.c4 Bd6
  39. 39.Re1 Re8
  40. 40.Be6 Re7
  41. 41.g4 Re8
  42. 42.f5 Re7
  43. 43.Re2 Re8
  44. 44.Rb2 Ra8
  45. 45.Rb1 Ke8
  46. 46.Re1 Be5
  47. 47.g5 hxg5
  48. 48.h6 gxh6
  49. 49.Rxe5 fxe5
  50. 50.f6 Bd7
  51. 51.f7+ Ke7
  52. 52.Bxd7 Kxd7
  53. 53.Bxc5 h5
  54. 54.f8=Q Rxf8+
  55. 55.Bxf8 h4
  56. 56.Bh6 g4
  57. 57.Bg5 h3
  58. 58.Bh4 Kd6
  59. 59.Bg3 Ke6
  60. 60.Ke2 Kd6
  61. 61.Kd2 Kc5
  62. 62.Bxe5 Kb4
  63. 63.Kc2 Kxa5
  64. 64.Kb3 Kb6
  65. 65.Bxd4+

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