Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

5k2/4p2p/4Pp2/8/6P1/2b2B2/8/6K1 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 Bg4
  10. 10.d5 Nd7
  11. 11.Be2 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 c4
  13. 13.O-O Qc7
  14. 14.Be2 b5
  15. 15.f4 Rad8
  16. 16.Bf3 Nc5
  17. 17.e5 Nd3
  18. 18.Rb1 a6
  19. 19.a4 Qa5
  20. 20.Qd2 Rd7
  21. 21.Be4 Rc8
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.Bd4 Nc5
  24. 24.Bxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Qe3 Rc8
  26. 26.h4 Rb8
  27. 27.Ra1 Qd8
  28. 28.Rfb1 f6
  29. 29.e6 Rd6
  30. 30.f5 gxf5
  31. 31.Bf3 Qb6
  32. 32.Qxb6 Rdxb6
  33. 33.Ra7 Kf8
  34. 34.d6 Rxd6
  35. 35.Rxb5 Rbd8
  36. 36.Ra8 Bh6
  37. 37.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  38. 38.Bd5 Bd2
  39. 39.Bxc4 Bxc3
  40. 40.Rxf5 Rd4
  41. 41.Be2 Rxh4
  42. 42.g4 Rh3
  43. 43.Rf3 Rxf3
  44. 44.Bxf3

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