Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Skilling Open KO 2020 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2020.11.26
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

5k2/P4p2/4p3/q3P1Qp/1p4p1/8/5P1K/8 w - - 12 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.e3 Bg7
  6. 6.Ne2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Nd2 Bf5
  9. 9.b3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bb2 h5
  11. 11.Nf4 e6
  12. 12.h3 a5
  13. 13.a4 Qb6
  14. 14.Rc1 Rad8
  15. 15.Qe2 Bf8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bb4
  17. 17.c5 Qc7
  18. 18.Nf3 Be4
  19. 19.Ne5 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Nxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Nd7
  22. 22.Nd3 b6
  23. 23.Nxb4 axb4
  24. 24.cxb6 Qxb6
  25. 25.e4 Qb7
  26. 26.Qf3 Nb6
  27. 27.exd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Bd4 Kg7
  30. 30.h4 Qc7
  31. 31.Rc4 Kg8
  32. 32.Qe4 Qb7
  33. 33.Bc5 Kg7
  34. 34.Bd6 Rc8
  35. 35.Kg1 Rh8
  36. 36.Qd4 Rc8
  37. 37.Rc5 Qa6
  38. 38.Qc4 Qa8
  39. 39.Kf1 Qb7
  40. 40.Ra5 c5
  41. 41.Rxc5 Nc3
  42. 42.Kg1 Rxc5
  43. 43.Bxc5 Qf3
  44. 44.a5 Ne4
  45. 45.a6 Nxc5
  46. 46.Qxc5 Qxb3
  47. 47.a7 Qb1+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qa2
  49. 49.g4 hxg4
  50. 50.h5 gxh5
  51. 51.Qe3 Qa5
  52. 52.Qg5+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qh6+ Kg8
  54. 54.Qg5+ Kf8
  55. 55.Qh6+ Kg8
  56. 56.Qg5+ Kf8

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