Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.4
Date 2016.03.15
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

r4r2/pb2NN1p/6k1/2p5/2pbP3/6PP/PqQ3K1/R4R2 b - - 9 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nd4 Neg4
  14. 14.g3 Re8
  15. 15.Nf5 Bc5
  16. 16.Bf4 Qb6
  17. 17.Kg2 g6
  18. 18.h3 Ne5
  19. 19.Nh6+ Kg7
  20. 20.Bg5 Bd4
  21. 21.Bxf6+ Kxf6
  22. 22.f4 Nc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.f5 c5
  25. 25.fxg6+ Kxg6
  26. 26.Nxf7 Rf8
  27. 27.Nd5 Qxb2
  28. 28.Ne7+ Kg7
  29. 29.Nf5+ Kg6
  30. 30.Ne7+ Kg7
  31. 31.Nf5+ Kg6
  32. 32.Ne7+

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