Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Tata Steel India Rapid · 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Rapid
Site Kolkata IND
Round 3.1
Date 2019.11.22
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5kp1/8/2R4p/2p4P/2P1K3/1r3PP1/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Re1 a6
  7. 7.c3 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 c4
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 cxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Nc5
  12. 12.Qe2 bxa4
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bxc5 Bxc2
  15. 15.Qxc2 dxc5
  16. 16.Qxa4+ Qd7
  17. 17.Ne5 Qxa4
  18. 18.Rxa4 Bd6
  19. 19.Nc4 Bc7
  20. 20.Nbd2 Ke7
  21. 21.Rea1 a5
  22. 22.Nb3 Nd7
  23. 23.Nbxa5 Bxa5
  24. 24.Rxa5 Rxa5
  25. 25.Rxa5 e5
  26. 26.Kf1 h5
  27. 27.h4 Rb8
  28. 28.Ke2 Rb7
  29. 29.Kd3 f6
  30. 30.Ke4 Rc7
  31. 31.Kd5 f5
  32. 32.Ra6 e4
  33. 33.Ne3 Nf6+
  34. 34.Ke5 Rd7
  35. 35.Nxf5+ Kf7
  36. 36.Nd6+ Ke7
  37. 37.Nxe4 Nxe4
  38. 38.Kxe4 Rd2
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxb2
  40. 40.Rg6 Kf7
  41. 41.Rg5 c4
  42. 42.Rc5

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