Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2026 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 3.3
Date 2026.03.31
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/5npp/R3p3/4P3/6PP/5PK1/2r2B2 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Qd7
  9. 9.O-O Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Nd4
  11. 11.g3 Bc5
  12. 12.Rc1 Bb6
  13. 13.Bg2 O-O
  14. 14.Na4 Rfd8
  15. 15.a3 h6
  16. 16.Re1 Rac8
  17. 17.h3 Ne6
  18. 18.Nxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Bf1 c5
  20. 20.Qe2 Nd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Rc4 Qd7
  23. 23.b4 Ne8
  24. 24.bxc5 bxc5
  25. 25.Qb2 Nd6
  26. 26.Rcc1 Re8
  27. 27.Rb1 b5
  28. 28.Rec1 Qe6
  29. 29.Qb3 c4
  30. 30.Qb4 Rc7
  31. 31.a4 bxa4
  32. 32.Qxa4 Qe7
  33. 33.Rc3 Rec8
  34. 34.Bg2 cxd3
  35. 35.Rxd3 Ne8
  36. 36.Qa3 Qxa3
  37. 37.Rxa3 Rc1+
  38. 38.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  39. 39.Bf1 Nf6
  40. 40.Kg2 g6
  41. 41.Ra5

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