Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

8th London Classic 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 6.4
Date 2016.12.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pp1/2b1p3/2Q3Pp/5q1P/P2R4/1KP2B2/8 w - h6 0 38

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.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Be7
  8. 8.g5 Nfd7
  9. 9.h4 b5
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Be3 Nc6
  12. 12.Qd2 O-O
  13. 13.O-O-O Nc5
  14. 14.f3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rg1 Qc7
  16. 16.b4 Nd7
  17. 17.Ndxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Nxb5 Qc8
  19. 19.Nxd6 Bxd6
  20. 20.Qxd6 Rd8
  21. 21.b5 Nde5
  22. 22.Qc5 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Kxd1 Nxf3
  24. 24.bxc6 Bxc6
  25. 25.Rg3 Rb1+
  26. 26.Ke2 Qa6+
  27. 27.Kxf3 Qxf1+
  28. 28.Bf2 Qh1+
  29. 29.Ke3 Qc1+
  30. 30.Kf3 Qd1+
  31. 31.Ke3 Qc1+
  32. 32.Kf3 Qh1+
  33. 33.Ke3 Qxe4+
  34. 34.Kd2 Qf4+
  35. 35.Kc3 Rb8
  36. 36.Rd3 Rc8
  37. 37.Kb2 h5

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