Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.24
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/8/7K/8/8/5k2/8/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 d5
  3. 3.exd5 Qxd5
  4. 4.d4 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Na3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nb5 Na6
  8. 8.Be3 Nf6
  9. 9.Bxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Bg4
  11. 11.a4 e5
  12. 12.Bxa7 e4
  13. 13.Qxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nfd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Bc4 Nf4
  16. 16.g3 Rfc8
  17. 17.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  18. 18.gxf4 Kg8
  19. 19.Nb3 Nc7
  20. 20.O-O Nxb5
  21. 21.axb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.Rfe1 Bd3
  23. 23.Bd4 Bh6
  24. 24.Rxa8 Rxa8
  25. 25.Be5 Ra2
  26. 26.Nc5 Rxb2
  27. 27.Nxe4 Kf7
  28. 28.c4 Re2
  29. 29.Nd6+ Ke6
  30. 30.Rxe2 Bxe2
  31. 31.Nxb7 Bxc4
  32. 32.Nc5+ Kf5
  33. 33.f3 Bxf4
  34. 34.Bxf4 Kxf4
  35. 35.Kf2 h6
  36. 36.h4 Bb5
  37. 37.Ne6+ Ke5
  38. 38.Nc5 Kd4
  39. 39.Ne6+ Ke5
  40. 40.Nc5 Kd5
  41. 41.Ne4 Ke5
  42. 42.Kg3 Bd7
  43. 43.Nf2 Bf5
  44. 44.Nd1 Be6
  45. 45.Ne3 Bf5
  46. 46.h5 gxh5
  47. 47.Nxf5 Kxf5
  48. 48.Kh4 Kf4
  49. 49.Kxh5 Kxf3
  50. 50.Kxh6

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