Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

World Blitz 2024 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2024
Site New York USA
Round 7.12
Date 2024.12.30
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/7p/8/6k1/8/5K2 b - - 3 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.a4 Be6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bxc4
  9. 9.dxc4 a5
  10. 10.Nd2 Nd4
  11. 11.Nd5 Ne6
  12. 12.Ne3 g6
  13. 13.f3 Nh5
  14. 14.Ndf1 Bg5
  15. 15.g3 b6
  16. 16.c3 Nhg7
  17. 17.b3 f5
  18. 18.exf5 gxf5
  19. 19.Ng2 Bxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 f4
  21. 21.Nd2 Nf5
  22. 22.Ne4 Kh8
  23. 23.g4 Nh4
  24. 24.Rc2 Ng5
  25. 25.Nxh4 Nh3+
  26. 26.Kg2 Qxh4
  27. 27.Rh1 Rg8
  28. 28.Nf2 Ng5
  29. 29.Rg1 Rae8
  30. 30.Kh1 Rg6
  31. 31.Rg2 Rh6
  32. 32.b4 Rhe6
  33. 33.c5 dxc5
  34. 34.bxc5 bxc5
  35. 35.Rd2 e4
  36. 36.fxe4 Nxe4
  37. 37.Nxe4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rge2 Qxg4
  39. 39.Rxe4 Qxd1+
  40. 40.Rxd1 Rxe4
  41. 41.Kg2 Rxa4
  42. 42.Rd7 Rc4
  43. 43.Rxc7 Rxc3
  44. 44.Ra7 c4
  45. 45.Rxa5 Rc1
  46. 46.Rf5 Kg7
  47. 47.Rxf4 Kg6
  48. 48.Kf2 Kg5
  49. 49.Rd4 Kf5
  50. 50.Rh4 c3
  51. 51.Ke2 Kg6
  52. 52.Kd3 h5
  53. 53.Rc4 Kg5
  54. 54.h4+ Kf5
  55. 55.Ke3 Rh1
  56. 56.Rc5+ Kg4
  57. 57.Rc4+ Kf5
  58. 58.Rxc3 Rh3+
  59. 59.Kd2 Rxc3
  60. 60.Kxc3 Kg4
  61. 61.Kd2 Kxh4
  62. 62.Ke2 Kg3
  63. 63.Kf1

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