Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014
Site London ENG
Round 8.2
Date 2014.12.08
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rr/pkBQP3/3N4/2p5/1pp5/2qb2P1/5P1P/4R1K1 b - - 4 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 b5
  7. 7.e5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Nxg5 hxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg2 Qb6
  13. 13.exf6 c5
  14. 14.d5 O-O-O
  15. 15.O-O b4
  16. 16.Rb1 Qa6
  17. 17.dxe6 Bxg2
  18. 18.e7 Bxf1
  19. 19.Qd5 Bxe7
  20. 20.fxe7 Rdg8
  21. 21.Ne4 Bd3
  22. 22.Nd6+ Kc7
  23. 23.Bf4 Kb6
  24. 24.Re1 Qxa2
  25. 25.Nxf7 Qa4
  26. 26.b3 Qxb3
  27. 27.Qxd7 Qc3
  28. 28.Bc7+ Kb7
  29. 29.Nd6+

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