Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2011.01.29
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/2R5/6kp/4r3/6pP/2p1P1P1/3r4/5RK1 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 g6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nd7
  12. 12.e4 c5
  13. 13.d5 Nb6
  14. 14.b3 exd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Qd8
  16. 16.h3 Nxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 Re8
  18. 18.Re1 Bd7
  19. 19.Qd2 Rc8
  20. 20.Qf4 b5
  21. 21.e5 g5
  22. 22.Qg3 bxc4
  23. 23.Red1 Rc6
  24. 24.Ne3 Qc7
  25. 25.Nxc4 Be6
  26. 26.h4 g4
  27. 27.Nfd2 Rd8
  28. 28.Re1 Rd4
  29. 29.Qe3 Qd8
  30. 30.g3 Qd5
  31. 31.Na5 Rc8
  32. 32.Ndc4 Rb8
  33. 33.Qe2 Bf8
  34. 34.Ne3 Qe4
  35. 35.Nb3 Bxb3
  36. 36.axb3 Rxb3
  37. 37.Qa2 Qb7
  38. 38.Qc2 Rb2
  39. 39.Qf5 Qe4
  40. 40.Qxe4 Rxe4
  41. 41.Ra1 c4
  42. 42.Rxa7 Bc5
  43. 43.Ra8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Rf1 c3
  45. 45.Rc8 Bd4
  46. 46.Rc7 Rxe5
  47. 47.Rxf7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Rd7 Bxe3
  49. 49.fxe3 Rd2
  50. 50.Rc7

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