Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5
Date 2012.01.19
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/8/8/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 O-O
  5. 5.Bg5 d6
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Nh5
  9. 9.Nd2 Nxg3
  10. 10.hxg3 e6
  11. 11.Qc2 Qe7
  12. 12.Be2 a6
  13. 13.f4 f5
  14. 14.O-O-O c5
  15. 15.d5 e5
  16. 16.Rh5 exf4
  17. 17.gxf4 gxf4
  18. 18.exf4 Nd7
  19. 19.Bd3 Nf6
  20. 20.Rhh1 Ng4
  21. 21.Rde1 Qf6
  22. 22.Re2 Qd4
  23. 23.Na4 Ne3
  24. 24.Rxe3 Qxe3
  25. 25.Nb6 Rb8
  26. 26.Rf1 Re8
  27. 27.Kb1 Qd4
  28. 28.Nb3 Qf6
  29. 29.Nc1 Re7
  30. 30.Nxc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Bxf5 Rce8
  32. 32.Be6+ Rxe6
  33. 33.dxe6 Qxe6
  34. 34.Rf2 Qe4
  35. 35.Re2 Qxc2+
  36. 36.Kxc2 Rf8
  37. 37.Nd3 b5
  38. 38.b3 Kf7
  39. 39.Nf2 Rd8
  40. 40.Ne4 d5
  41. 41.Nxc5 dxc4
  42. 42.Nxa6 Ra8
  43. 43.Nb4 Bf8
  44. 44.Kc3 Bg7+
  45. 45.Kc2 Bf8
  46. 46.Kc3 Bg7+
  47. 47.Kd2 Bf8
  48. 48.Nc2 Rxa2
  49. 49.bxc4 bxc4
  50. 50.Re4 Ra4
  51. 51.Ke2 Bc5
  52. 52.Kf3 Kf6
  53. 53.g4 Kf7
  54. 54.f5 Be7
  55. 55.Ne3 Ra3
  56. 56.Rxc4 Bg5
  57. 57.Re4 Kf6
  58. 58.Re8 Rxe3+
  59. 59.Rxe3 Bxe3
  60. 60.Kxe3 h5
  61. 61.gxh5 Kxf5
  62. 62.h6 Kg6
  63. 63.h7 Kg7
  64. 64.Ke2 Kxh7

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