Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Chessable Masters Final 8 · 2020 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Chessable Masters Final 8
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.16
Date 2020.07.03
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E26)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1k6/4R3/Prp5/8/2BK4/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 c5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d6
  8. 8.Ne2 e5
  9. 9.Ng3 h5
  10. 10.h4 Qe7
  11. 11.d5 Nb8
  12. 12.e4 Bg4
  13. 13.f3 Bc8
  14. 14.Bg5 Qc7
  15. 15.Bxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.O-O Nd7
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.Nxh5 Ne5
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Kd8
  20. 20.Rxf4 Ng6
  21. 21.Qf3 Qe7
  22. 22.h5 Nxf4
  23. 23.Qxf4 Qe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 dxe5
  25. 25.g4 a5
  26. 26.g5 Ra6
  27. 27.Rb1 Rxf6
  28. 28.gxf6 Rxh5
  29. 29.Rb5 Rh3
  30. 30.Be2 Rxc3
  31. 31.Rxa5 Re3
  32. 32.Bh5 Rxe4
  33. 33.Ra8 Kc7
  34. 34.d6+ Kd7
  35. 35.Bxf7 Rg4+
  36. 36.Kh2 Rf4
  37. 37.Kg3 Rxf6
  38. 38.Bh5 Rf4
  39. 39.Bg4+ Kxd6
  40. 40.Bxc8 Rxc4
  41. 41.Bxb7 Rc3+
  42. 42.Kg4 c4
  43. 43.Be4 Rc1
  44. 44.Ra5 Rf1
  45. 45.Kg3 Rf4
  46. 46.Bf3 Rd4
  47. 47.Kf2 Rd3
  48. 48.Be4 Rb3
  49. 49.Ke2 Rb2+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rb3+
  51. 51.Kd2 Kc7
  52. 52.a4 Kb6
  53. 53.Rxe5 Rb4
  54. 54.Bc2

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