Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11.3
Date 2014.01.26
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/pQ2p1k1/6p1/7p/3PP3/1P6/6P1/4q1K1 w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb4
  6. 6.Bc4 Nd3+
  7. 7.Ke2 Nf4+
  8. 8.Kf1 Ne6
  9. 9.Ne5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Na4 Nd4
  12. 12.Nxc5 g6
  13. 13.Nb3 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Nxe6
  15. 15.Qc2 Bg7
  16. 16.Qxc6+ Kf8
  17. 17.Qa6 Nd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.d3 Kg7
  20. 20.h4 h5
  21. 21.Rh3 Qd7
  22. 22.Rb1 Rhc8
  23. 23.Be3 Rc2
  24. 24.Qa5 Rb8
  25. 25.b3 Rbc8
  26. 26.Kg1 Re2
  27. 27.Bxd4+ Qxd4
  28. 28.Rf3 Rcc2
  29. 29.Rf1 Rxa2
  30. 30.Qb5 Qd6
  31. 31.Qe8 Qe6
  32. 32.Rc1 Rec2
  33. 33.Rxc2 Rxc2
  34. 34.d4 Rc1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Rc8
  36. 36.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  37. 37.Qxc8 Qxf2
  38. 38.Qb7 Qxh4+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qe1+

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