Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

79th Tata Steel GpA · 2017 · Colle System · 1/2-1/2 in 123 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 79th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.1
Date 2017.01.21
Opening Colle System (D05)
Moves 123
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Final Position

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

7k/8/4B1KP/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 4 123

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.c3 b6
  6. 6.O-O Bb7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be7
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 Bd6
  11. 11.c4 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Qe7
  13. 13.Ne5 Ba3
  14. 14.Bxa3 Qxa3
  15. 15.f4 Qb2
  16. 16.Nef3 dxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Nxf3 Qxe2
  19. 19.Bxe2 Rac8
  20. 20.a4 Rc7
  21. 21.a5 Rd8
  22. 22.axb6 Nxb6
  23. 23.Rfc1 Nc8
  24. 24.g3 Ne7
  25. 25.Ra4 Nc6
  26. 26.c5 Nd5
  27. 27.Ne5 Nde7
  28. 28.Rcc4 Nxe5
  29. 29.fxe5 f6
  30. 30.exf6 gxf6
  31. 31.Bf3 e5
  32. 32.dxe5 fxe5
  33. 33.c6 Nf5
  34. 34.Ra5 Re8
  35. 35.Rcc5 Nd4
  36. 36.Be4 Kf7
  37. 37.Kg2 Kf6
  38. 38.Ra2 Ke6
  39. 39.Rca5 Ree7
  40. 40.Rf2 Rg7
  41. 41.h4 h5
  42. 42.Kh2 a6
  43. 43.Bd5+ Ke7
  44. 44.Rxa6 Kd6
  45. 45.Bg2 Rge7
  46. 46.Ra5 Nxc6
  47. 47.Rf6+ Re6
  48. 48.Rd5+ Ke7
  49. 49.Rf5 e4
  50. 50.Rxh5 e3
  51. 51.Rh7+ Ke8
  52. 52.Rxc7 e2
  53. 53.Bf3 e1=Q
  54. 54.Bh5+ Kf8
  55. 55.Rf5+ Kg8
  56. 56.Bf7+ Kh8
  57. 57.Rh5+ Kg7
  58. 58.Bxe6+ Kf6
  59. 59.Rh6+ Ke5
  60. 60.Bh3 Qd2+
  61. 61.Bg2 Qxh6
  62. 62.Rxc6 Qh7
  63. 63.Rc4 Kf6
  64. 64.Rg4 Qd7
  65. 65.Rg5 Qc7
  66. 66.Rb5 Qc2
  67. 67.Rb6+ Kg7
  68. 68.Re6 Qa2
  69. 69.Re7+ Kf6
  70. 70.Re4 Kg7
  71. 71.Kh3 Qf7
  72. 72.Re2 Qf5+
  73. 73.Kh2 Qf6
  74. 74.Be4 Qf1
  75. 75.Rc2 Qe1
  76. 76.Bf3 Qf1
  77. 77.Bg2 Qe1
  78. 78.Rc7+ Kh8
  79. 79.Rc4 Qe2
  80. 80.Re4 Qd2
  81. 81.Re6 Qa2
  82. 82.Re8+ Kg7
  83. 83.Re7+ Kh8
  84. 84.Re3 Qd2
  85. 85.Rf3 Qd7
  86. 86.Rb3 Qe6
  87. 87.Rb2 Qe5
  88. 88.Rf2 Qe6
  89. 89.Bf3 Qe5
  90. 90.Kg2 Qf6
  91. 91.Re2 Qd8
  92. 92.Ra2 Qf6
  93. 93.Rc2 Qe7
  94. 94.Rc6 Qd8
  95. 95.Rc2 Qe7
  96. 96.Rc8+ Kg7
  97. 97.Rc6 Kh8
  98. 98.Rh6+ Kg7
  99. 99.Rh5 Qe1
  100. 100.Rd5 Qe7
  101. 101.Rb5 Qe1
  102. 102.Rb7+ Kh8
  103. 103.Rd7 Qe8
  104. 104.Rd1 Qc8
  105. 105.Re1 Qc3
  106. 106.Rf1 Qd2+
  107. 107.Kh3 Qd7+
  108. 108.g4 Qd3
  109. 109.Kg2 Qd2+
  110. 110.Rf2 Qe1
  111. 111.h5 Kg7
  112. 112.Re2 Qa5
  113. 113.Re4 Kf6
  114. 114.Rf4+ Kg5
  115. 115.Rf5+ Qxf5
  116. 116.gxf5 Kxf5
  117. 117.Kg3 Kg5
  118. 118.Bg4 Kh6
  119. 119.Kh4 Kg7
  120. 120.Kg5 Kh8
  121. 121.h6 Kh7
  122. 122.Be6 Kh8
  123. 123.Kg6

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