Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.04.20
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/2qbp1p1/p2p1pPp/1p1P1P1P/1P1NP3/1P4K1/3Q4 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bf4 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qc2 e6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4
  11. 11.Ne2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.Rac1 h6
  14. 14.h3 b5
  15. 15.Qb1 Nc4
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qa5
  17. 17.Be5 Be7
  18. 18.Bxc4 Rxc4
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Nf4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Nd3 b4
  22. 22.Ne2 Rxc1
  23. 23.Nexc1 Ba4
  24. 24.Nb3 Bxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Qb5
  26. 26.Rd2 Rc6
  27. 27.Qd1 Be7
  28. 28.Rc2 Bd6
  29. 29.Qc1 Rxc2
  30. 30.Qxc2 g6
  31. 31.g4 Kg7
  32. 32.Kg2 Qb7
  33. 33.f4 a5
  34. 34.h4 Qc7
  35. 35.Qf2 f5
  36. 36.g5 h5
  37. 37.Qe2 Kf7
  38. 38.Qd2 Ke7
  39. 39.Ne1 Qc6
  40. 40.Qd1 Kd7
  41. 41.Nd3

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