Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

chess.com Speed 2021 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/BR3pbp/6p1/5p2/8/6P1/4PP1P/6K1 b - - 1 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 a5
  8. 8.cxd5 a4
  9. 9.Qd1 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nc3 c5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.Be3 Nc6
  13. 13.Rc1 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxa2
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Bxc6 Rb8
  17. 17.Qxa4 Qxa4
  18. 18.Bxa4 Rxb2
  19. 19.Rc2 Rxc2
  20. 20.Bxc2 Bh3
  21. 21.Rb1 Rc8
  22. 22.Be4 e6
  23. 23.Ba7 Bf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 exf5
  25. 25.Rb7

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