Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.11.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

4q1k1/5pp1/3p3r/3Pb1Q1/1p6/1P1B4/P5RP/7K b - - 17 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 Re8
  11. 11.f5 b5
  12. 12.Bg5 Bb7
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nd5 Nd4
  15. 15.c4 Rc8
  16. 16.Nxd4 exd4
  17. 17.cxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Bd3 Bxd5
  19. 19.exd5 b4
  20. 20.Qd2 Re3
  21. 21.Rae1 Qb6
  22. 22.Rc1 Rce8
  23. 23.Bc4 h5
  24. 24.Rcd1 h4
  25. 25.Rfe1 h3
  26. 26.gxh3 Qc5
  27. 27.b3 d3
  28. 28.Rxe3 Rxe3
  29. 29.Bxd3 Rxh3
  30. 30.Bf1 Rc3
  31. 31.Bc4 Be5
  32. 32.Re1 Rh3
  33. 33.Re2 Rh5
  34. 34.Qd3 Qc8
  35. 35.Rf2 Qd8
  36. 36.f6 Bxf6
  37. 37.Qf3 Rh4
  38. 38.Bd3 Qe8
  39. 39.Qf5 Be5
  40. 40.Qg5 Rh6
  41. 41.Rg2 Bd4
  42. 42.Re2 Be5
  43. 43.Rg2 Bd4
  44. 44.Re2 Be5
  45. 45.Rg2

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