Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.5
Date 2017.06.06
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P5k1/R1K3p1/7p/5p1P/1r6/8/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Ne4
  5. 5.Bh4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 dxc4
  7. 7.e3 Be6
  8. 8.Qb1 b6
  9. 9.Nh3 Bh6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bxg5
  11. 11.Nxg5 Qd5
  12. 12.Nxe6 Qxe6
  13. 13.Qb4 Qd5
  14. 14.Qxc4 Qxc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 e6
  16. 16.Be2 Nd7
  17. 17.a4 Ke7
  18. 18.a5 c6
  19. 19.Kd2 b5
  20. 20.Rab1 Rab8
  21. 21.Rb2 f5
  22. 22.Rhb1 Kd6
  23. 23.f3 e5
  24. 24.c4 exd4
  25. 25.cxb5 cxb5
  26. 26.Bxb5 dxe3+
  27. 27.Kxe3 Nf6
  28. 28.Bc4 Rxb2
  29. 29.Rxb2 Re8+
  30. 30.Kd4 Re7
  31. 31.Rb8 Rd7
  32. 32.Rc8 Rb7
  33. 33.a6 Rb4
  34. 34.Kc3 Ra4
  35. 35.Kb3 Nd7
  36. 36.Bb5 Ra5
  37. 37.Kb4 Ra1
  38. 38.Rd8 Rb1+
  39. 39.Ka5 Ra1+
  40. 40.Kb4 Rb1+
  41. 41.Ka4 Ra1+
  42. 42.Kb3 Rb1+
  43. 43.Kc4 Rc1+
  44. 44.Kd3 Rc7
  45. 45.Kd4 Ke7
  46. 46.Ra8 Kd6
  47. 47.h4 Ke7
  48. 48.Bxd7 Rxd7+
  49. 49.Ke5 Kf7
  50. 50.Rb8 Re7+
  51. 51.Kd5 Kf6
  52. 52.Rb7 Re5+
  53. 53.Kd4 Ra5
  54. 54.Rxa7 f4
  55. 55.Kc4 Ra2
  56. 56.Kc5 h5
  57. 57.Ra8 Rc2+
  58. 58.Kb6 Rb2+
  59. 59.Kc5 Rc2+
  60. 60.Kb6 Rb2+
  61. 61.Ka7 Rxg2
  62. 62.Rb8 Rf2
  63. 63.Rb6+ Kg7
  64. 64.Kb7 Rxf3
  65. 65.a7 Ra3
  66. 66.Ra6 Rb3+
  67. 67.Kc6

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