Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 10.5
Date 2019.11.26
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/4kp2/6p1/8/5PP1/3r3P/6K1 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 O-O
  13. 13.Nxg6 hxg6
  14. 14.O-O e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Be2 Rad8
  17. 17.Rcd1 b5
  18. 18.Kg2 a6
  19. 19.Qc2 c5
  20. 20.e4 b4
  21. 21.Na4 Nc6
  22. 22.Be3 Qe5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Nd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 Qxd4
  26. 26.Nb3 Qe5
  27. 27.Bc4 g5
  28. 28.Re1 Rd8
  29. 29.Nd2 a5
  30. 30.Bb3 Qd4
  31. 31.Nc4 Rc8
  32. 32.e5 Nd5
  33. 33.Re4 Qc5
  34. 34.Qe2 Rd8
  35. 35.e6 f6
  36. 36.Nd2 Nb6
  37. 37.Nf1 a4
  38. 38.Bc2 Qd5
  39. 39.Ne3 Qxa2
  40. 40.Nf5 Kf8
  41. 41.Rxb4 Nd5
  42. 42.Rb7 a3
  43. 43.Bb3 Qxb2
  44. 44.Qxb2 axb2
  45. 45.Bxd5 Rxd5
  46. 46.Nxe7 b1=Q
  47. 47.Rxb1 Kxe7
  48. 48.Rb6 Rd6
  49. 49.Rb7+ Kxe6
  50. 50.Rxg7 Rd2+
  51. 51.Kg1 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kg2 Rd2+
  53. 53.Kg1

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