Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

9th Masters Final 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 4.3
Date 2016.07.16
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

Q7/5p2/4Np1k/1p2bP2/p3P2P/P5PK/8/7q w - - 20 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 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.a3 a5
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.Rd1 Qc7
  14. 14.g3 Rfe8
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bg5 Nxf3+
  17. 17.Bxf3 Be5
  18. 18.Bxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Bg4 Rad8
  20. 20.Bf5 Bc8
  21. 21.Bxc8 Qxc8
  22. 22.Ne2 a4
  23. 23.f4 Bb8
  24. 24.Kg2 Ba7
  25. 25.h3 h5
  26. 26.f5 Qc7
  27. 27.h4 Qe5
  28. 28.Kf3 Rd5
  29. 29.Nf4 Rc5
  30. 30.Qe2 Rc4
  31. 31.Re1 Rd4
  32. 32.Nxh5 Red8
  33. 33.Rad1 Rxd1
  34. 34.Rxd1 Rxd1
  35. 35.Qxd1 Bd4
  36. 36.Qc1 Kh7
  37. 37.Qxc6 Bxb2
  38. 38.Qb7 Qc3+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qc4
  40. 40.Nf4 Be5
  41. 41.Ne6 Kh6
  42. 42.Qa8 Qe2+
  43. 43.Kh3 Qf1+
  44. 44.Kg4 Qd1+
  45. 45.Kh3 Qh1+
  46. 46.Kg4 Qd1+
  47. 47.Kh3 Qh1+

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