Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 1.3
Date 2019.08.04
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/2k5/p7/N5p1/1P4K1/8/8/8 w - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.Nb3 Bb6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 f6
  11. 11.Nf3 Nf8
  12. 12.Nd2 Qd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Ne6
  14. 14.Kh1 O-O
  15. 15.g3 a6
  16. 16.f3 Rad8
  17. 17.Qe2 Bd4
  18. 18.Qg2 Qe7
  19. 19.Bd2 Kh8
  20. 20.f4 exf4
  21. 21.gxf4 f5
  22. 22.c3 Bf6
  23. 23.e5 Bh4
  24. 24.d4 g5
  25. 25.fxg5 Bxg5
  26. 26.b4 f4
  27. 27.Be1 f3
  28. 28.Rxf3 Rxf3
  29. 29.Qxf3 Rf8
  30. 30.Qh3 Nf4
  31. 31.Qg4 Qd8
  32. 32.Qf3 Nd5
  33. 33.Qg2 Nf4
  34. 34.Qe4 Nh3
  35. 35.Bg3 Bf4
  36. 36.Qg2 Bxg3
  37. 37.Qxh3 Qd5+
  38. 38.Qg2 Rf2
  39. 39.Qxd5 Rxh2+
  40. 40.Kg1 cxd5
  41. 41.Ne3 Rxb2
  42. 42.Rf1 Re2
  43. 43.Nxd5 c6
  44. 44.Ne7 Bh2+
  45. 45.Kh1 Bxe5
  46. 46.dxe5 Rxe5
  47. 47.Rf7 c5
  48. 48.Nf5 Kg8
  49. 49.Nh6+ Kh8
  50. 50.Ng4 Rh5+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rg5
  52. 52.Kf3 Rg7
  53. 53.Rf8+ Rg8
  54. 54.Rf6 cxb4
  55. 55.cxb4 Rg6
  56. 56.Rxg6 hxg6
  57. 57.Ne5 Kg7
  58. 58.Nd7 Kf7
  59. 59.Nc5 Ke7
  60. 60.Nxb7 Kd7
  61. 61.Na5 g5
  62. 62.Kg4 Kc7

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