Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 14.5
Date 2019.08.01
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/7p/P3P1k1/1P4p1/8/1P5P/1r2bRP1/R5K1 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e5
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bc4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Nd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Nb6
  12. 12.Bb3 a5
  13. 13.Be3 Ba6
  14. 14.Qg4 Kh8
  15. 15.f4 a4
  16. 16.fxe5 Bc8
  17. 17.Qf3 axb3
  18. 18.cxb3 d5
  19. 19.Qf2 Rb8
  20. 20.Bxb6 Qxb6
  21. 21.Qxb6 Rxb6
  22. 22.exd5 cxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Re6
  24. 24.Nxe7 Rxe7
  25. 25.Rd5 Be6
  26. 26.Rb5 Rd8
  27. 27.a4 g5
  28. 28.a5 Rd2
  29. 29.a6 Ra7
  30. 30.Rb7 Rd7
  31. 31.Rb8+ Kg7
  32. 32.b4 Bc4
  33. 33.b5 Rd2
  34. 34.b3 Be2
  35. 35.e6 Rb2
  36. 36.Rb7 Ra8
  37. 37.Rxf7+ Kg6
  38. 38.Rf2

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