Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2021.12.06
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pR1/3kp2P/8/8/r4PK1/6P1/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 e6
  7. 7.exd6 Nc6
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd7
  9. 9.Bxc6 Bxc6
  10. 10.O-O Qxd6
  11. 11.Rd1 O-O-O
  12. 12.Qxa7 Qc5
  13. 13.Qxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Re1 b5
  15. 15.Ne5 Be8
  16. 16.Nd2 Ba7
  17. 17.Nef3 Nf4
  18. 18.Nd4 Nd3
  19. 19.Re3 Nxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 Rd5
  21. 21.N2f3 Kb7
  22. 22.Re2 g5
  23. 23.Nc2 g4
  24. 24.Nfd4 h5
  25. 25.Rce1 h4
  26. 26.Re5 Rxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Bb6
  28. 28.Nxb5 Bxb5
  29. 29.Rxb5 Rd8
  30. 30.Nd4 Ka6
  31. 31.Rh5 Bxd4
  32. 32.cxd4 Rxd4
  33. 33.Kf1 Rd1+
  34. 34.Ke2 Rb1
  35. 35.Rxh4 Rxb2+
  36. 36.Ke3 Rxa2
  37. 37.Rxg4 Kb6
  38. 38.Rg7 Ra7
  39. 39.h4 Kc6
  40. 40.h5 Kd6
  41. 41.h6 Ra3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Ra2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kg4 Ra4+
  45. 45.Kg3 Ra3+
  46. 46.f3

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