Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.4
Date 2015.06.15
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/1R4p1/4pk2/r6p/4K2P/5PP1/8/8 w - - 3 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.b3 Be7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.Nb5 Bd5
  12. 12.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 c5
  14. 14.Bc3 Bf6
  15. 15.Qc2 Re8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rc8
  17. 17.Rad1 Bxc3
  18. 18.Qxc3 Qe7
  19. 19.e4 Be6
  20. 20.Qa5 c4
  21. 21.Qxa7 Qc5
  22. 22.b4 Qc7
  23. 23.Qa5 c3
  24. 24.Rc1 Ra8
  25. 25.Qb5 Rec8
  26. 26.Nd4 Bd7
  27. 27.Qe2 Qc4
  28. 28.Qe3 Rxa2
  29. 29.e5 Nd5
  30. 30.Bxd5 Qxd5
  31. 31.Rxc3 Rxc3
  32. 32.Qxc3 Bh3
  33. 33.Nf3 h6
  34. 34.Qe3 Rb2
  35. 35.Qe4 Qxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4 Rb1+
  37. 37.Ne1 Bf5
  38. 38.Re3 Rxb4
  39. 39.f3 h5
  40. 40.h4 b5
  41. 41.Kf2 Rb1
  42. 42.Nd3 b4
  43. 43.Nc5 Rc1
  44. 44.Nb3 Rc2+
  45. 45.Ke1 Be6
  46. 46.Nd4 Rc1+
  47. 47.Kd2 Rc4
  48. 48.Nxe6 fxe6
  49. 49.Rd3 Kf7
  50. 50.Rd7+ Kf8
  51. 51.Rd6 Kf7
  52. 52.Rd7+ Kf8
  53. 53.Rb7 Rc5
  54. 54.Ke3 Rxe5+
  55. 55.Kd4 Rd5+
  56. 56.Ke4 Ra5
  57. 57.Rxb4 Kf7
  58. 58.Rb7+ Kf6

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