Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pp4p1/1bp2p1p/4q3/5Q1N/1BP4P/P4PP1/R5K1 b - - 7 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Re1 d6
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Bb3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nbd2 c6
  10. 10.Nf1 Ng6
  11. 11.Ng3 h6
  12. 12.d4 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 exd4
  15. 15.Nf5 dxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 d5
  17. 17.e5 Ne4
  18. 18.Rxe4 dxe4
  19. 19.Qg4 Kh7
  20. 20.Qxe4 Qc7
  21. 21.Bf4 Nxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 f6
  23. 23.Nh4 Qxe5
  24. 24.Bc2+ Kg8
  25. 25.Bb3+ Kh7
  26. 26.Bc2+ Kg8
  27. 27.Bb3+

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