Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

5k2/pb3p2/5p2/5P2/2p2KP1/P1N1R3/2P5/5r2 w - - 17 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Qxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Ne2 Rb8
  15. 15.b3 Re8
  16. 16.Ng3 Re5
  17. 17.h3 Bd7
  18. 18.f4 Re3
  19. 19.Kh2 Kf8
  20. 20.Rad1 Bc3
  21. 21.Bf5 Be6
  22. 22.Rd3 Rxd3
  23. 23.Bxd3 c5
  24. 24.Rf3 Rb4
  25. 25.f5 Bd7
  26. 26.a3 Rh4
  27. 27.Bb5 Bxb5
  28. 28.Rxc3 c4
  29. 29.bxc4 dxc4
  30. 30.Kg1 Rd4
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd2+
  32. 32.Ne2 h5
  33. 33.Ke3 Rd5
  34. 34.Nd4 Ba6
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 Re5+
  37. 37.Kf4 Rd5
  38. 38.Ne2 Rd1
  39. 39.Re3 Bb7
  40. 40.Nc3 Rf1+
  41. 41.Kg3 Rg1+
  42. 42.Kf4 Rf1+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rg1+
  44. 44.Kf4 Rf1+

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