Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 14.4
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/4K1p1/7k/R7 w - - 6 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 c6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg4
  4. 4.Ne5 Bf5
  5. 5.e3 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Qxd7
  7. 7.Be2 e6
  8. 8.d3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nd2 Qc7
  10. 10.Nf3 Bb4+
  11. 11.c3 Be7
  12. 12.Nh4 Bg6
  13. 13.h3 Nd7
  14. 14.Nxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Qc2 a5
  16. 16.c4 Bb4+
  17. 17.Kf1 O-O
  18. 18.h4 Be7
  19. 19.h5 gxh5
  20. 20.Rxh5 Bf6
  21. 21.g4 g6
  22. 22.Rh3 Bxb2
  23. 23.Qxb2 Qe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.f4 Nd7
  26. 26.cxd5 cxd5
  27. 27.Ke1 Kg7
  28. 28.Kd2 Rac8
  29. 29.g5 Rh8
  30. 30.Rxh8 Kxh8
  31. 31.Rb1 Kg7
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.Rxb4 Nc5
  34. 34.Rb5 Kf8
  35. 35.Bf3 Rc7
  36. 36.d4 Nd7
  37. 37.Be2 Ke7
  38. 38.Ra5 Nb6
  39. 39.Ra7 Nc8
  40. 40.Ra3 Nd6
  41. 41.Bd3 Nc4+
  42. 42.Bxc4 Rxc4
  43. 43.Rb3 Rc7
  44. 44.a4 Kd7
  45. 45.Rb5 Kd6
  46. 46.Kd3 Kd7
  47. 47.a5 Kd6
  48. 48.e4 dxe4+
  49. 49.Kxe4 Rd7
  50. 50.Rc5 Rd8
  51. 51.Rb5 Rd7
  52. 52.Rb1 Rc7
  53. 53.Rb6+ Ke7
  54. 54.Ke5 Rd7
  55. 55.Rb5 Rc7
  56. 56.d5 exd5
  57. 57.Kxd5 f6
  58. 58.Rb6 Rd7+
  59. 59.Kc5 fxg5
  60. 60.fxg5 Kf7
  61. 61.Rf6+ Kg7
  62. 62.Rd6 Re7
  63. 63.Kb6 Kf7
  64. 64.Rf6+ Kg7
  65. 65.Rf1 Re5
  66. 66.Ra1 Rxg5
  67. 67.Kxb7 Rb5+
  68. 68.Kc6 Rb8
  69. 69.a6 Kf6
  70. 70.a7 Ra8
  71. 71.Kb7 Rxa7+
  72. 72.Kxa7 Ke5
  73. 73.Kb6 g5
  74. 74.Kc5 g4
  75. 75.Re1+ Kf4
  76. 76.Kd4 g3
  77. 77.Rf1+ Kg4
  78. 78.Ke3 Kh3
  79. 79.Ra1 Kh2

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