Viswanathan Anand vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 10.1
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

6k1/2R2Np1/3P3p/1P6/5P2/8/1r3n2/4K3 b - - 10 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Rb1 Rd8
  15. 15.b5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nc4 Ng6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Nxe3 axb5
  19. 19.axb5 Ree8
  20. 20.c4 Ra8
  21. 21.Nd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Rec8
  23. 23.d4 Ra3
  24. 24.Rb3 Rxb3
  25. 25.Qxb3 exd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 Re8
  27. 27.f3 Qe7
  28. 28.Qe3 Ra8
  29. 29.Rc1 Ra2
  30. 30.Nf5 Qe5
  31. 31.Qc3 Qxc3
  32. 32.Rxc3 Nf4
  33. 33.Rxc7 Rxg2+
  34. 34.Kf1 Rb2
  35. 35.Rxb7 Nxh3
  36. 36.Nxd6 Ng5
  37. 37.f4 Nf3
  38. 38.Nxf7 Nd2+
  39. 39.Ke1 Nxe4
  40. 40.d6 Nc5
  41. 41.Rc7 Nd3+
  42. 42.Kd1 Nf2+
  43. 43.Ke1 Nd3+
  44. 44.Kd1 Nf2+
  45. 45.Ke1

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