Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Qatar Masters Open 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Qatar Masters Open 2015
Site Doha QAT
Round 7.1
Date 2015.12.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1Rr1k2p/2Pb2p1/1B3p2/4p3/6P1/5P1P/6K1 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Qd3 Be7
  11. 11.Nd5 Nd7
  12. 12.Rd1 Bxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd2 O-O
  15. 15.O-O b5
  16. 16.c3 g6
  17. 17.a3 Rab8
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qa2 Nc5
  20. 20.Bf1 Bg5
  21. 21.Nb3 Qc6
  22. 22.Na5 Qc7
  23. 23.Nb3 Qc6
  24. 24.Rd5 Nd7
  25. 25.Rd3 Nc5
  26. 26.Rf3 Rd7
  27. 27.Na5 Qa8
  28. 28.Qd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.exd5 e4
  30. 30.Rh3 f5
  31. 31.Nc6 Rb6
  32. 32.b4 Na4
  33. 33.c4 Rc7
  34. 34.Rb3 Bd2
  35. 35.Rd1 Bg5
  36. 36.g3 Bf6
  37. 37.Rc1 Rbxc6
  38. 38.dxc6 Rxc6
  39. 39.Rbb1 Bg5
  40. 40.Rc2 d5
  41. 41.c5 d4
  42. 42.Rd1 Bf6
  43. 43.Rcd2 Nc3
  44. 44.Rxd4 Nxd1
  45. 45.Rxd1 Bb2
  46. 46.Rd8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Ra8 Bxa3
  48. 48.Bxb5 Rc7
  49. 49.Rxa6 Bxb4
  50. 50.c6 Ke7
  51. 51.Rb6 Bd6
  52. 52.Rb7

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