Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

World Teams 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Teams 2013
Site Antalya TUR
Round 9.3
Date 2013.12.05
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

7k/4r2p/p3r1p1/1p6/3P4/8/P5PP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.e5 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 Nfd7
  10. 10.Be2 c5
  11. 11.e6 fxe6
  12. 12.Qxe6+ Kh8
  13. 13.dxc5 Ne5
  14. 14.Qd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Bxf3 Bb7
  17. 17.Be4 Rd8
  18. 18.Nf6 Nc6
  19. 19.Ng4 Na5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Nxb7
  21. 21.c6 Nd6
  22. 22.O-O Rac8
  23. 23.Bg5 Nf5
  24. 24.Ne3 Nxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Rxc6
  26. 26.Bxe7 Re8
  27. 27.Rac1 Re6
  28. 28.Bc5 Bxb2
  29. 29.Bd4+ Bxd4
  30. 30.exd4 R8e7

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