Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2020.04.20
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/pr1N2kp/1n4p1/1Pp5/5p2/2Q2P2/3R2PP/4R2K b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.d5 d6
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.Nc3 exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Bg4
  10. 10.Nd2 Bxe2
  11. 11.Qxe2 Na6
  12. 12.Rd1 Re8
  13. 13.Nc4 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Rxe4
  15. 15.a4 Nc7
  16. 16.Bd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd3 f5
  18. 18.Bc3 Rd8
  19. 19.f3 Ree8
  20. 20.Be1 Qe7
  21. 21.Bg3 Bf6
  22. 22.Rac1 b6
  23. 23.Be1 Bg5
  24. 24.Bd2 Bf6
  25. 25.b4 Qd7
  26. 26.b5 Qf7
  27. 27.Be1 Qe7
  28. 28.Rb1 f4
  29. 29.e4 Bd4+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rb8
  31. 31.Bc3 Bxc3
  32. 32.Qxc3 Qf8
  33. 33.a5 bxa5
  34. 34.Qxa5 Rb7
  35. 35.e5 dxe5
  36. 36.d6 Na8
  37. 37.Nxe5 Nb6
  38. 38.d7 Rd8
  39. 39.Rd2 Qf5
  40. 40.Re1 Kg7
  41. 41.Qc3 Qxd7
  42. 42.Nxd7+

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