Hikaru Nakamura vs Garry Kasparov

Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2017.08.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

7b/4kN2/6K1/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Bg7
  5. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6
  6. 6.cxd5 c6
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 cxd5
  9. 9.e5 Bg7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Bb5 Bg4
  12. 12.Ng1 f6
  13. 13.h3 Be6
  14. 14.exf6 Rxf6
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Nge2 Qd6
  17. 17.O-O Raf8
  18. 18.Rae1 Bc8
  19. 19.Na4 e5
  20. 20.dxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.b4 Re6
  22. 22.Nc5 Ree8
  23. 23.Nb3 Qb2
  24. 24.Qxb2 Bxb2
  25. 25.Ned4 Rxe1
  26. 26.Rxe1 Bd7
  27. 27.Re2 Bc3
  28. 28.Rc2 Bxb4
  29. 29.Nxc6 Bd6
  30. 30.Nxa7 Re8
  31. 31.g4 h5
  32. 32.f3 Re1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Kf7
  34. 34.Nc6 h4
  35. 35.Ncd4 Rd1
  36. 36.Rd2 Rxd2+
  37. 37.Nxd2 Kf6
  38. 38.Kf2 Ke5
  39. 39.Ke3 g5
  40. 40.f4+ gxf4+
  41. 41.Kd3 Be7
  42. 42.N2f3+ Kd6
  43. 43.Nf5+ Bxf5+
  44. 44.gxf5 Kc5
  45. 45.Nd4 Kd6
  46. 46.a4 Bd8
  47. 47.Ne6 Bb6
  48. 48.Nxf4 Ke5
  49. 49.f6 Bc5
  50. 50.f7 Kf6
  51. 51.Nxd5+ Kxf7
  52. 52.Ke4 Ke6
  53. 53.Nf4+ Kd6
  54. 54.Ng2 Bf2
  55. 55.Kf3 Bg3
  56. 56.Kg4 Kc5
  57. 57.Nxh4 Bf2
  58. 58.Nf5 Kb4
  59. 59.Ng3 Kxa4
  60. 60.h4 Kb5
  61. 61.h5 Be3
  62. 62.Ne4 Kc6
  63. 63.Ng5 Kd7
  64. 64.h6 Ke7
  65. 65.h7 Bd4
  66. 66.Kf5 Ba1
  67. 67.Kg6 Bb2
  68. 68.Nf7 Ba1
  69. 69.Nh6 Bh8
  70. 70.Ng4 Ba1
  71. 71.Ne3 Bh8
  72. 72.Nd5+ Ke6
  73. 73.Nf4+ Ke7
  74. 74.Nh3 Ke6
  75. 75.Ng5+ Ke7
  76. 76.Nf7 Ba1
  77. 77.h8=Q Bxh8

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