Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.3
Date 2017.06.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/2n3pk/7p/4N3/8/6PP/5K2/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.b4 Nh5
  12. 12.Nf1 Qf6
  13. 13.Ne3 Bxc4
  14. 14.Nxc4 Nf4
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Ng6
  17. 17.b5 axb5
  18. 18.axb5 Nce7
  19. 19.Qb3 d5
  20. 20.Rxa8 Rxa8
  21. 21.Ncd2 c6
  22. 22.d4 Qd6
  23. 23.Qb2 dxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Qd5
  25. 25.Ned2 cxb5
  26. 26.e4 Qc6
  27. 27.Kh1 Rc8
  28. 28.d5 Qxc3
  29. 29.Qxb5 Qc7
  30. 30.Rb1 f5
  31. 31.Qb4 fxe4
  32. 32.d6 Nd5
  33. 33.dxc7 Nxb4
  34. 34.Rxb4 exf3
  35. 35.Rxb7 f2
  36. 36.g3 Kh7
  37. 37.Kg2 Ne7
  38. 38.Kxf2 Nd5
  39. 39.Nc4 Rxc7
  40. 40.Rxc7 Nxc7
  41. 41.Nxe5

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