Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 3.4
Date 2014.10.23
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

4k3/4P3/4K3/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 2 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Nf3 Ba6
  9. 9.b4 Bxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 dxc4
  11. 11.Qxc4 Qd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bd2 Nd7
  14. 14.Ke2 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Rhc1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rc2 N5b6
  18. 18.Rac1 cxb4
  19. 19.axb4 e5
  20. 20.e4 f6
  21. 21.Be3 Kf7
  22. 22.Nd2 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rxc2 Rc8
  24. 24.Ra2 Rc7
  25. 25.Nb3 Ke8
  26. 26.Kd3 Nc8
  27. 27.f3 Rb7
  28. 28.Kc3 Rc7+
  29. 29.Nc5 Ndb6
  30. 30.Kb3 Rc6
  31. 31.Nd3 Rd6
  32. 32.Kc3 Rd7
  33. 33.Bc5 Kd8
  34. 34.h4 Kc7
  35. 35.b5 Kb8
  36. 36.Nb4 Kb7
  37. 37.Ra1 Nd6
  38. 38.Bxd6 Rxd6
  39. 39.Nc6 Nc8
  40. 40.Na5+ Kb8
  41. 41.Nc6+ Kb7
  42. 42.Kc2 Rd7
  43. 43.Ra6 Rc7
  44. 44.Kd3 Rd7+
  45. 45.Ke2 Ka8
  46. 46.g4 Rb7
  47. 47.Ra5 Nd6
  48. 48.b6 Nc8
  49. 49.bxa7 Rb6
  50. 50.Rc5 Nxa7
  51. 51.Nxa7 Kxa7
  52. 52.g5 Kb7
  53. 53.Kf2 h5
  54. 54.gxh6 gxh6
  55. 55.f4 Re6
  56. 56.Kf3 h5
  57. 57.Rd5 Kc7
  58. 58.Ke3 Re8
  59. 59.Kd3 Kc6
  60. 60.fxe5 fxe5
  61. 61.Kc4 Rg8
  62. 62.Rxe5 Rg4
  63. 63.Re6+ Kd7
  64. 64.Kd5 Rxh4
  65. 65.Rh6 Rg4
  66. 66.e5 Ra4
  67. 67.Rh7+ Ke8
  68. 68.Ke6 Ra6+
  69. 69.Kf5 Rb6
  70. 70.Rxh5 Ra6
  71. 71.Rg5 Rb6
  72. 72.Rg6 Rxg6
  73. 73.Kxg6 Ke7
  74. 74.Kf5 Kf7
  75. 75.e6+ Ke7
  76. 76.Ke5 Ke8
  77. 77.Kd6 Kd8
  78. 78.e7+ Ke8
  79. 79.Ke6

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