Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 13.4
Date 2016.03.27
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

5rk1/5p1p/5Qp1/3BN3/2p3K1/q6P/8/8 b - - 15 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Na3 Ne7
  9. 9.Bg5 c6
  10. 10.Nc2 O-O
  11. 11.Nh4 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nexd5
  13. 13.Nf3 Qd6
  14. 14.Re1 Bg4
  15. 15.Bh4 Rae8
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.Bg3 Nf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 exf4
  19. 19.d4 c5
  20. 20.Be2 cxd4
  21. 21.Ncxd4 Re4
  22. 22.Qc2 Rc8
  23. 23.Rad1 Bxf3
  24. 24.Nxf3 Bxf2+
  25. 25.Kxf2 Qb6+
  26. 26.Kf1 Nh5
  27. 27.g4 fxg3
  28. 28.Bd3 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Nf4
  30. 30.Nd4 g6
  31. 31.Be4 Qf6
  32. 32.Bf3 g2+
  33. 33.Bxg2 Nd3+
  34. 34.Nf3 Nxe1
  35. 35.Kxe1 b5
  36. 36.axb5 axb5
  37. 37.Qe4 Rb8
  38. 38.Qd4 Qe6+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qb3
  40. 40.Ne5 Qxb2+
  41. 41.Kg1 Rc8
  42. 42.Qf4 Qa2
  43. 43.c4 Qa7+
  44. 44.Kh2 bxc4
  45. 45.Bd5 Rf8
  46. 46.Qf6 Qa2+
  47. 47.Kg3 Qa7
  48. 48.Kg2 Qa2+
  49. 49.Kf3 Qa3+
  50. 50.Kg4 Qa7
  51. 51.Kf3 Qa3+
  52. 52.Kg4

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