Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.5
Date 2021.09.25
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

5Q2/8/6p1/1p2r2k/pP2p2p/P3K1bP/6P1/8 w - - 26 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 d6
  6. 6.b3 a5
  7. 7.Bb2 a4
  8. 8.b4 c6
  9. 9.a3 Ne4
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 Bg4
  12. 12.O-O d5
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 e6
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd7
  17. 17.Be2 Nf6
  18. 18.Bd3 Ne4
  19. 19.Bxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Rc5 Qd7
  21. 21.Qc2 b6
  22. 22.Rc3 Qd5
  23. 23.Rc6 f5
  24. 24.Rd1 f4
  25. 25.exf4 Rxf4
  26. 26.Bc1 Rff8
  27. 27.Be3 Qb3
  28. 28.Qc1 b5
  29. 29.Rc3 Qd5
  30. 30.Rc5 Qb7
  31. 31.Rc7 Qd5
  32. 32.Rc5 Qb7
  33. 33.d5 exd5
  34. 34.Rc7 Qa6
  35. 35.Rxd5 Rac8
  36. 36.Rdd7 Rxc7
  37. 37.Qxc7 Qf6
  38. 38.Bd4 Qxd4
  39. 39.Rxd4 Bxd4
  40. 40.Qc6 Bxf2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Bg3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Rf5
  43. 43.Qd7 h5
  44. 44.Qc8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qd7+ Kh6
  46. 46.Qd2+ Kh7
  47. 47.Qd7+ Kh6
  48. 48.Qd8 h4
  49. 49.Qh8+ Kg5
  50. 50.Ke3 Re5
  51. 51.Qd8+ Kh6
  52. 52.Qf6 Kh7
  53. 53.Qf7+ Kh6
  54. 54.Qg8 Kg5
  55. 55.Qh8 Bf4+
  56. 56.Ke2 Bg3
  57. 57.Qd8+ Kh6
  58. 58.Ke3 Kg7
  59. 59.Qd7+ Kh6
  60. 60.Qf7 Kg5
  61. 61.Qf8 Kh5

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