Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 5.4
Date 2019.04.04
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1p4pk/p1p1P3/1pBb1PQp/6P1/1P4KP/P3R3/7q b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 Re8
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nc4 Nd7
  10. 10.Re1 Bf8
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Nb6
  13. 13.Nxb6 cxb6
  14. 14.h3 b5
  15. 15.Bf4 Be6
  16. 16.Re3 f6
  17. 17.b3 Qd7
  18. 18.Qc2 Rad8
  19. 19.Rd1 Qf7
  20. 20.Bg3 Qh5
  21. 21.Bc7 Rd7
  22. 22.Bb6 Bb4
  23. 23.Ne1 Bf7
  24. 24.Nd3 Bd6
  25. 25.Rde1 Bb8
  26. 26.f4 f5
  27. 27.Ne5 Bxe5
  28. 28.dxe5 fxe4
  29. 29.Qxe4 Rd2
  30. 30.R3e2 Bd5
  31. 31.Qe3 Rxe2
  32. 32.Rxe2 Qf5
  33. 33.g4 Qb1+
  34. 34.Kf2 h5
  35. 35.f5 Qh1
  36. 36.Kg3 Re7
  37. 37.Bc5 Re8
  38. 38.e6 Kh7
  39. 39.Qg5

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