Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Anish Giri
Result	1-0
Event	GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	17.2
Date	2018.06.16
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3n4/1b1qb2k/p5pQ/1p5p/2p5/5N1P/PP1B1PP1/5NK1 b - - 11 36

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nge7
5. 5.O-O g6
6. 6.c3 Bg7
7. 7.d4 exd4
8. 8.cxd4 b5
9. 9.Bb3 O-O
10. 10.Nc3 d6
11. 11.h3 Na5
12. 12.Re1 c5
13. 13.Bd5 Nxd5
14. 14.Nxd5 Bb7
15. 15.dxc5 dxc5
16. 16.Bg5 f6
17. 17.Bf4 Rc8
18. 18.Qc2 Rf7
19. 19.Rad1 Rd7
20. 20.Ne3 Kh8
21. 21.Rxd7 Qxd7
22. 22.Ng4 h5
23. 23.Ngh2 c4
24. 24.e5 Qd3
25. 25.Qc1 Nc6
26. 26.exf6 Bxf6
27. 27.Re6 Qf5
28. 28.Rd6 Be7
29. 29.Rd1 Rd8
30. 30.Rxd8+ Bxd8
31. 31.Bd2 Kg8
32. 32.Qe1 Be7
33. 33.Nf1 Qd7
34. 34.Qe4 Kh7
35. 35.Qf4 Nd8
36. 36.Qh6+

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