Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

75th Tata Steel GpA · 2013 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 75th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9.7
Date 2013.01.22
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/3bB1pp/8/4Np2/P2p1n2/1P5P/5Pr1/R2R2K1 w - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.b3 a6
  4. 4.c4 d6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Rd1 Rd8
  11. 11.Ba3 Nc6
  12. 12.Qe3 Ng4
  13. 13.Qd2 b5
  14. 14.cxb5 axb5
  15. 15.Bb2 b4
  16. 16.Na4 Bd7
  17. 17.Nd4 Nce5
  18. 18.Qxb4 Rdb8
  19. 19.Qc3 Qb7
  20. 20.Bxg4 Nxg4
  21. 21.Qg3 Qxe4
  22. 22.Nc3 Qg6
  23. 23.a4 d5
  24. 24.Ba3 Bf6
  25. 25.h3 Ne5
  26. 26.Qxg6 Nxg6
  27. 27.Rab1 e5
  28. 28.Nde2 d4
  29. 29.Ne4 Bd8
  30. 30.N2g3 f6
  31. 31.Nc5 Bc8
  32. 32.Nge4 Be7
  33. 33.Ra1 f5
  34. 34.Nd2 Nf4
  35. 35.Nd7 Bxd7
  36. 36.Bxe7 Ra6
  37. 37.Nc4 Rg6
  38. 38.Nxe5 Rxg2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rh2
  40. 40.Kg1 Rg2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rh2
  42. 42.Kg1 Rg2+

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