Hikaru Nakamura vs Alexander Grischuk

37th Olympiad · 2006 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event 37th Olympiad
Site Turin ITA
Round 11
Date 2006.06.02
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/p5p1/1p3q1p/3Q1p1P/PPp5/7K/5R2 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.h3 b5
  9. 9.a3 Bb7
  10. 10.Bg2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O Nc5
  13. 13.Bd2 e5
  14. 14.Nb3 Be7
  15. 15.f4 Ne6
  16. 16.f5 Nd4
  17. 17.Qd3 O-O
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nd7
  19. 19.Be3 Nc5
  20. 20.Nxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Nd5 Bh4
  22. 22.Rf1 c4
  23. 23.Qd1 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Bg5
  25. 25.Bf2 c3
  26. 26.b3 Bd2
  27. 27.Be4 Re8
  28. 28.f6 gxf6
  29. 29.Bh4 Bg5
  30. 30.Bg3 Rc5
  31. 31.h4 Be3+
  32. 32.Kh2 Bd2
  33. 33.g5 f5
  34. 34.Qh5 Qd6
  35. 35.Bxf5 Nxf5
  36. 36.Rxf5 Qg6
  37. 37.Qg4 h5
  38. 38.Qe4 Rxd5
  39. 39.Raf1 Rd4
  40. 40.Qb7 Bf4
  41. 41.Rf6 Qxc2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Rf8
  43. 43.g6 fxg6
  44. 44.Bxf4 exf4
  45. 45.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  46. 46.Qb8+ Ke7
  47. 47.Qe5+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qxd4 Qf5+
  49. 49.Kh2

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