Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.2
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Rr1k/pp1P2p1/2p1P3/6p1/4N1Pn/3Q3P/3B3q/3K4 b - - 7 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.g4 Bg6
  7. 7.Ne5 e6
  8. 8.Nxg6 hxg6
  9. 9.Bg2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nd2 g5
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Qc2 Nf8
  13. 13.Nf3 Ne4
  14. 14.Ne5 f6
  15. 15.Nd3 Ng6
  16. 16.f3 Ng3
  17. 17.Re1 f5
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Qf2 Bd6
  20. 20.e4 dxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 f4
  22. 22.d5 Bc7
  23. 23.Qc2 O-O
  24. 24.Nc5 Bb6
  25. 25.Kh2 f3
  26. 26.e5 Nh4
  27. 27.Kxg3 fxg2
  28. 28.d6 Rf3+
  29. 29.Kh2 Rf1
  30. 30.Qc4+ Kh8
  31. 31.Be3 Qf8
  32. 32.Rxf1 gxf1=Q
  33. 33.Rxf1 Qe8
  34. 34.e6 Qg6
  35. 35.d7 Bc7+
  36. 36.Kg1 Bd6
  37. 37.Qd4 Be7
  38. 38.Rf7 Qb1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qc2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Qb1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Qc2+
  42. 42.Qd2 Qc4+
  43. 43.Qd3 Qxa2
  44. 44.Rxe7 Qxb2+
  45. 45.Bd2 Qe5+
  46. 46.Ne4 Rf8
  47. 47.Re8 Qh2+
  48. 48.Kd1

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