Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 16.3
Date 2017.07.02
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/p1k5/4p1p1/4P1Pp/PP2K3/6P1/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 Bf5
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.a3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg3 O-O
  7. 7.c4 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Nc3 Bxg3
  10. 10.hxg3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.Rc1 cxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qb6
  15. 15.Qxb6 Nxb6
  16. 16.Rfd1 h6
  17. 17.Nb5 Rxc1
  18. 18.Rxc1 Rc8
  19. 19.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  20. 20.Kf1 Kf8
  21. 21.Ne5 Bxe2+
  22. 22.Kxe2 h5
  23. 23.f3 Ke7
  24. 24.e4 a6
  25. 25.Nc3 Nb6
  26. 26.b3 Nfd7
  27. 27.Nd3 Kd6
  28. 28.Ke3 e5
  29. 29.Nd1 Nc5
  30. 30.Nxc5 Kxc5
  31. 31.Nf2 Kd6
  32. 32.f4 Nd7
  33. 33.Nd3 f6
  34. 34.Nb2 g5
  35. 35.Nc4+ Kc6
  36. 36.fxe5 Nxe5
  37. 37.Nxe5+ fxe5
  38. 38.g4 h4

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