Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

Titled Tue 14th May Early · 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 14th May Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2024.05.14
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/1PP2ppk/7p/3NpP2/p3Pb1q/3R4/K3Q1P1/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
  8. 8.Bg5 e6
  9. 9.O-O-O Be7
  10. 10.Qd3 O-O
  11. 11.Nd4 Qa5
  12. 12.f4 Rfc8
  13. 13.Rhe1 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Qa6
  15. 15.Qh3 Re8
  16. 16.f5 e5
  17. 17.Nxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Rxd6 Bg5+
  20. 20.Kb1 Rad8
  21. 21.Red1 Rxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rb8
  23. 23.Rd1 Qc4
  24. 24.Qd3 Qc5
  25. 25.b3 a5
  26. 26.Qf3 Qb4
  27. 27.Kb2 a4
  28. 28.a3 Qa5
  29. 29.b4 Be7
  30. 30.Na2 c5
  31. 31.c3 Qb6
  32. 32.Qe2 cxb4
  33. 33.axb4 Qc6
  34. 34.Rd5 Bf6
  35. 35.Qd3 Kh7
  36. 36.Ka3 Qb6
  37. 37.Qd1 Qf2
  38. 38.Rd2 Qe3
  39. 39.Qc2 Qe1
  40. 40.Rd1 Qe3
  41. 41.Qd3 Qf2
  42. 42.Qd2 Qh4
  43. 43.Qe2 Qxh2
  44. 44.c4 Qg3+
  45. 45.Rd3 Qf4
  46. 46.c5 Qh4
  47. 47.Nc3 Qh1
  48. 48.Rd1 Qh4
  49. 49.Nd5 Bg5
  50. 50.c6 Qg3+
  51. 51.Rd3 Bc1+
  52. 52.Ka2 Qg5
  53. 53.c7 Rc8
  54. 54.b5 Bf4
  55. 55.b6 Qh4
  56. 56.b7

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