Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

Superbet Blitz 2019 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Blitz 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 9.4
Date 2019.11.09
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

r3q1k1/b1p2Npp/pnp5/8/2QPP3/2P5/8/5RNK w - - 10 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 Rxe6
  12. 12.b4 d5
  13. 13.Bb2 Nh5
  14. 14.b5 Nf4
  15. 15.bxc6 Rg6
  16. 16.d4 Rxg2+
  17. 17.Kh1 Qc8
  18. 18.Ng1 Rxf2
  19. 19.Rf1 Nxh3
  20. 20.Qh5 Nf4
  21. 21.Qxe5 Nd3
  22. 22.Qg5 Rxf1
  23. 23.Rxf1 Nxb2
  24. 24.Qxd5 bxc6
  25. 25.Qxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Ndf3 Nxa4
  27. 27.Ne5 Qe8
  28. 28.Qc4 Nb6
  29. 29.Nf7+ Kg8
  30. 30.Nh6+ Kh8
  31. 31.Nf7+ Kg8

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