Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

45th Biel GM · 2012 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 45th Biel GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 2
Date 2012.07.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3r4/4Rrk1/3P2pp/pp6/2pP4/P7/1P5P/5RK1 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Bxd2+
  6. 6.Nbxd2 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 b6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.cxd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.Re1 Nbd7
  11. 11.e4 Bb7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 h6
  14. 14.Rc1 Qe7
  15. 15.a3 a5
  16. 16.Nfd2 Rad8
  17. 17.Nc4 Nb8
  18. 18.Ne3 Nxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 c5
  20. 20.Qg4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Rc8
  22. 22.Rcd1 Nd7
  23. 23.Bb1 b5
  24. 24.Qe4 f5
  25. 25.Qb7 Rb8
  26. 26.Qa7 Ra8
  27. 27.Qb7 Rab8
  28. 28.Qa7 Ra8
  29. 29.Qc7 c4
  30. 30.Rf1 Rfc8
  31. 31.Qd6 Qxd6
  32. 32.exd6 Nf6
  33. 33.g4 g6
  34. 34.gxf5 exf5
  35. 35.e4 Nxe4
  36. 36.Bxe4 fxe4
  37. 37.Rf6 Kg7
  38. 38.Re6 Rf8
  39. 39.Rxe4 Rad8
  40. 40.Re7+ Rf7
  41. 41.Rf1

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