Fabiano Caruana vs Anish Giri

Croatia GCT 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 7.3
Date 2019.07.03
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/7k/R7/7P/5P2/p6r/6K1/8 b - - 10 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.b3 Bf5
  9. 9.e3 a4
  10. 10.Ba3 Nbd7
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qc1 Nc7
  13. 13.Nc4 Nb5
  14. 14.Bb2 Be4
  15. 15.b4 Nb6
  16. 16.Nxb6 Qxb6
  17. 17.a3 Qd8
  18. 18.Nd2 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Qd5+
  20. 20.Kg1 Nd6
  21. 21.Qc2 e5
  22. 22.e4 Qe6
  23. 23.dxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Rae1 Nb5
  26. 26.Nf3 Qc3
  27. 27.Qxc3 Nxc3
  28. 28.Re3 Nb5
  29. 29.Ne5 Rfd8
  30. 30.Nc4 Rd4
  31. 31.Rc1 Nd6
  32. 32.Nxd6 Rxd6
  33. 33.Rc5 Rad8
  34. 34.b5 cxb5
  35. 35.Rxb5 Rd3
  36. 36.Rxd3 Rxd3
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rxa3
  38. 38.Ra7 g5
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg7
  40. 40.e5 Kg6
  41. 41.Ra6+ Kg7
  42. 42.h4 gxh4
  43. 43.gxh4 h5
  44. 44.f4 f5
  45. 45.exf6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Ra5 Kxf6
  47. 47.Rxh5 Rb3
  48. 48.Ra5 a3
  49. 49.h5 Kg7
  50. 50.Ra6 Kh7
  51. 51.Kf2 Rh3
  52. 52.Kg2 Rb3
  53. 53.Kf2 Rh3
  54. 54.Kg2

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