Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

9th Masters Final 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 9.2
Date 2016.07.22
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/5k1N/4q1p1/3pB3/8/5P2/r5P1/6K1 b - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 Bf5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Bd3 Bxd3
  5. 5.Qxd3 c6
  6. 6.Nd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Ngf3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 c5
  11. 11.a5 c4
  12. 12.Qe2 b5
  13. 13.axb6 axb6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nd7
  16. 16.Qg4 Re8
  17. 17.h4 f5
  18. 18.Qh3 Rxa1
  19. 19.Rxa1 c3
  20. 20.bxc3 Qc7
  21. 21.c4 Nxe5
  22. 22.Qg3 Bd6
  23. 23.cxd5 exd5
  24. 24.Nb3 Qxc2
  25. 25.Nd4 Qc8
  26. 26.h5 Qd7
  27. 27.Rb1 Bc7
  28. 28.f3 Qf7
  29. 29.Ra1 Bd6
  30. 30.Ra6 Qxh5
  31. 31.Rxb6 Nc4
  32. 32.Rxd6 Nxd6
  33. 33.Bxd6 Rxe3
  34. 34.Be5 Qg6
  35. 35.Qf4 Re1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Ra1
  37. 37.Qd2 Ra8
  38. 38.Nxf5 Qe6
  39. 39.Qg5 g6
  40. 40.Nh6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Ng4 Ke8
  42. 42.Nf6+ Kf7
  43. 43.Nxh7 Ra4
  44. 44.Qd8 Ra2+
  45. 45.Kg1

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