Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 1.2
Date 2016.02.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/7p/3k4/8/5K2/8/7P/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Bf3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Bf5
  14. 14.c3 Bg6
  15. 15.a5 f5
  16. 16.Ra4 b5
  17. 17.axb6 Nxb6
  18. 18.Ra2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 a5
  20. 20.Nd2 Nb6
  21. 21.Ra3 a4
  22. 22.c4 Bf6
  23. 23.g4 Bg5
  24. 24.gxf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Rc3 Nd7
  26. 26.b4 axb3
  27. 27.Nxb3 Bxc1
  28. 28.Qxc1 Nc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Qxc5
  30. 30.Qe3 Qxe3
  31. 31.Rxe3 Rfc8
  32. 32.Be2 g6
  33. 33.f4 exf4
  34. 34.Rxf4 Re8
  35. 35.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  36. 36.Kf2 Kg7
  37. 37.Bg4 Re5
  38. 38.Bxf5 Rxf5
  39. 39.Rxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Ke3 Kg6
  41. 41.Kd4 Kf6
  42. 42.c5 dxc5+
  43. 43.Kxc5 Ke7
  44. 44.d6+ Kd7
  45. 45.Kd5 f4
  46. 46.Ke4 Kxd6
  47. 47.Kxf4

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