Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.4
Date 2016.08.06
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/P4p2/7p/4B3/4npk1/8/N7/4KR2 b - - 10 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.a4 Bb4
  7. 7.e4 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd2 c5
  9. 9.Bxc4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxb4 Qxb4
  13. 13.b3 Qe7
  14. 14.O-O Rd8
  15. 15.Re1 Ne5
  16. 16.Bf1 Bd7
  17. 17.Qe2 Bc6
  18. 18.Bg5 h6
  19. 19.Bh4 Ng6
  20. 20.Bg3 Rd7
  21. 21.f3 Rad8
  22. 22.Qe3 a6
  23. 23.Rab1 Qb4
  24. 24.Rec1 e5
  25. 25.Be1 Qe7
  26. 26.Na2 Rd4
  27. 27.Ba5 R8d7
  28. 28.Bc3 Bxe4
  29. 29.fxe4 Rxe4
  30. 30.Qa7 b5
  31. 31.Qxa6 Ng4
  32. 32.h3 Qc5+
  33. 33.Kh1 Nf2+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qe3
  35. 35.Re1 Qf4+
  36. 36.g3 Qf5
  37. 37.Bg2 Rh4
  38. 38.Qa8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qf3 Rxh3+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qxf3
  41. 41.Bxf3 Nd3
  42. 42.Re3 Rxg3+
  43. 43.Kh2 Rxf3
  44. 44.Rxf3 bxa4
  45. 45.bxa4 e4
  46. 46.Rf5 Nh4
  47. 47.Rfb5 Nf4
  48. 48.R5b4 Rd3
  49. 49.Rxe4 g5
  50. 50.Rxf4 gxf4
  51. 51.Rf1 Nf3+
  52. 52.Kh1 Kg6
  53. 53.a5 Kf5
  54. 54.a6 Ng5
  55. 55.a7 Rh3+
  56. 56.Kg1 Rg3+
  57. 57.Kf2 Ne4+
  58. 58.Ke1 Rg8
  59. 59.Bd4 Kg4
  60. 60.Be5

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