Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 7.3
Date 2019.04.07
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4B3/6rk/2R4p/3P4/pp3Rbb/P7/1P6/7K w - - 5 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Bd2 Qe6
  12. 12.Rc1 Qe7
  13. 13.Bc3 Nd4
  14. 14.e3 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 Bd6
  16. 16.Qh5 c6
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.gxf4 Qxe3+
  19. 19.Kh1 Rd8
  20. 20.Rce1 Qc5
  21. 21.f5 Bf8
  22. 22.Be4 Rd5
  23. 23.Rf3 b5
  24. 24.Rg1 Ra7
  25. 25.Bf6 g6
  26. 26.Qh3 Rd6
  27. 27.Qh4 Rxf6
  28. 28.Qxf6 Be7
  29. 29.Qxc6 Qxc6
  30. 30.Bxc6 Kg7
  31. 31.fxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.d4 a4
  33. 33.d5 b4
  34. 34.Be8 Bg5
  35. 35.h4 Bxh4
  36. 36.Rxg6+ Kh7
  37. 37.Rc6 Bg4
  38. 38.Rf4 Rg7

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