Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri

Superbet Blitz 2023 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet Blitz 2023
Site Warsaw POL
Round 16.1
Date 2023.05.25
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/7K/k7/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Qb3 Bb4
  9. 9.Bb5 O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 Bxc3+
  11. 11.Qxc3 Rc8
  12. 12.Ne5 Ng4
  13. 13.Nxg4 Bxg4
  14. 14.Qb4 Rxc6
  15. 15.Qxb7 Qc8
  16. 16.Qxc8 Rfxc8
  17. 17.O-O a5
  18. 18.b3 h5
  19. 19.h4 f6
  20. 20.Kh2 Kh7
  21. 21.Kg3 Kg6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Bf5
  23. 23.Re2 Rc1
  24. 24.Re1 R1c6
  25. 25.Re2 Rc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Rxc1
  27. 27.Bd6 Rc2
  28. 28.Rxc2 Bxc2
  29. 29.Kf4 Bb1
  30. 30.a3 Bc2
  31. 31.b4 axb4
  32. 32.Bxb4 Kf7
  33. 33.f3 Ba4
  34. 34.e4 dxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Bc6
  36. 36.g3 Ke8
  37. 37.e5 Kf7
  38. 38.Bc5 Kg6
  39. 39.Be7 Kf7
  40. 40.Bd8 Ba4
  41. 41.exf6 gxf6
  42. 42.g4 e5+
  43. 43.dxe5 fxe5+
  44. 44.Kg3 hxg4
  45. 45.h5 Ke6
  46. 46.h6 Bc2
  47. 47.a4 Kd7
  48. 48.Bb6 Kc6
  49. 49.a5 Kb7
  50. 50.Kxg4 Ka8
  51. 51.a6 Kb8
  52. 52.Kg5 Ka8
  53. 53.Kf6 Kb8
  54. 54.Kxe5 Ka8
  55. 55.Kf6 Bd3
  56. 56.Kg7 Be4
  57. 57.Ba7 Kxa7
  58. 58.h7 Bxh7
  59. 59.Kxh7 Kxa6

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