Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

16th Unive Crown · 2012 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 16th Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 1
Date 2012.10.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/3kb3/4p1P1/3pB2r/3P4/5K2/8/8 b - - 2 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.c3 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Nf5
  13. 13.Bf4 c6
  14. 14.a4 a5
  15. 15.Bc7 Qf8
  16. 16.Bd3 d5
  17. 17.Bb6 Nd6
  18. 18.Nd2 Be6
  19. 19.Qb1 g6
  20. 20.b4 axb4
  21. 21.Qxb4 Bf5
  22. 22.Bc5 Bxd3
  23. 23.Bxd6 Qe8
  24. 24.Nf3 Ba6
  25. 25.Be5 Be7
  26. 26.Bd6 Bf6
  27. 27.Re1 Qd7
  28. 28.Be7 Bg7
  29. 29.Ne5 Qf5
  30. 30.Qd6 Re8
  31. 31.h3 Qe6
  32. 32.Qxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Bc5 g5
  34. 34.Bb4 h6
  35. 35.Nd7 Kf7
  36. 36.Re3 Kg6
  37. 37.Bd6 h5
  38. 38.Nc5 Bf6
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Kf7
  41. 41.Kg2 Ra8
  42. 42.a5 Re8
  43. 43.Re1 Bd8
  44. 44.Ra1 Rh8
  45. 45.Be5 Rh7
  46. 46.Bd6 Rh8
  47. 47.f3 Rh6
  48. 48.Be5 Rh7
  49. 49.Kg3 Rh6
  50. 50.Rb1 Bxa5
  51. 51.Nxb7 Bxb7
  52. 52.Rxb7+ Ke8
  53. 53.Rg7 Bd8
  54. 54.Kg2 Be7
  55. 55.Rg8+ Kd7
  56. 56.Ra8 c5
  57. 57.Rg8 cxd4
  58. 58.cxd4 Rh7
  59. 59.f4 gxf4
  60. 60.g5 Bd6
  61. 61.Bf6 Be7
  62. 62.g6 f3+
  63. 63.Kxf3 Rh5
  64. 64.Be5

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