Ding Liren vs Anish Giri

8th Grand Slam Masters · 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 172 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Grand Slam Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3.1
Date 2015.10.28
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 172
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/5b2/R6K/8/8/6r1 b - - 113 172

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Rd8
  9. 9.Na4 Qxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Na6
  11. 11.Bf4 Ne8
  12. 12.Nc3 Nac7
  13. 13.Ra5 Be6
  14. 14.Ra4 a6
  15. 15.Rfa1 h6
  16. 16.h4 Nd6
  17. 17.e3 Rac8
  18. 18.Nd2 f6
  19. 19.Ra5 dxc4
  20. 20.Bxd6 exd6
  21. 21.bxc4 f5
  22. 22.R5a4 c5
  23. 23.Ne2 Rb8
  24. 24.b4 b5
  25. 25.cxb5 Nxb5
  26. 26.bxc5 dxc5
  27. 27.Rxa6 cxd4
  28. 28.Nxd4 Nxd4
  29. 29.exd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rf1 Bb6
  31. 31.Re1 Bxf2+
  32. 32.Kxf2 Rxd2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Bf7
  34. 34.Ra3 Rbb2
  35. 35.Bf3 g5
  36. 36.hxg5 hxg5
  37. 37.Rae3 g4
  38. 38.Be2 Bd5
  39. 39.Bf1 Rh2
  40. 40.R1e2 Rh1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rb1
  42. 42.Re1 Rb4
  43. 43.Re7 f4
  44. 44.Rc1 Rb2+
  45. 45.Ke1 Rb8
  46. 46.gxf4 Bg2
  47. 47.Kf2 Bxf1
  48. 48.f5 Kf8
  49. 49.Ree1 Rb2+
  50. 50.Kg3 Rh3+
  51. 51.Kxg4 Rb4+
  52. 52.Kg5 Rg3+
  53. 53.Kf6 Bc4
  54. 54.Rcd1 Bd3
  55. 55.Rc1 Bc4
  56. 56.Rcd1 Rb8
  57. 57.Rd7 Bb3
  58. 58.Ree7 Rc3
  59. 59.Rd6 Kg8
  60. 60.Rg7+ Kh8
  61. 61.Rg5 Rh3
  62. 62.Ke5 Bg8
  63. 63.Kf6 Rh6+
  64. 64.Rg6 Rh5
  65. 65.Ke5 Rb5+
  66. 66.Kf4 Rhxf5+
  67. 67.Kg4 Rf1
  68. 68.Rh6+ Kg7
  69. 69.Rdg6+ Kf7
  70. 70.Rb6 Re5
  71. 71.Rhc6 Re7
  72. 72.Rc3 Kg7
  73. 73.Rbc6 Be6+
  74. 74.Kg3 Bd7
  75. 75.Rd6 Be8
  76. 76.Rf3 Rfe1
  77. 77.Rd2 Bc6
  78. 78.Rc3 Rg1+
  79. 79.Kh2 Rh1+
  80. 80.Kg3 Rh6
  81. 81.Rd4 Re2
  82. 82.Rg4+ Kf7
  83. 83.Rcc4 Rg2+
  84. 84.Kf4 Rf6+
  85. 85.Ke5 Re6+
  86. 86.Kf5 Rge2
  87. 87.Rgf4 Rg6
  88. 88.Rcd4 Re7
  89. 89.Rh4 Bd7+
  90. 90.Kf4 Rf6+
  91. 91.Kg3 Re3+
  92. 92.Kh2 Re2+
  93. 93.Kg3 Re3+
  94. 94.Kh2 Bf5
  95. 95.Kg2 Kg6
  96. 96.Kf2 Rc3
  97. 97.Rhf4 Rc2+
  98. 98.Kg3 Re6
  99. 99.Rd8 Ree2
  100. 100.Rg8+ Kh7
  101. 101.Rd8 Be6
  102. 102.Rdd4 Kg6
  103. 103.Rfe4 Rg2+
  104. 104.Kf4 Rgf2+
  105. 105.Ke5 Bf5
  106. 106.Re3 Ra2
  107. 107.Rd6+ Kg5
  108. 108.Rg3+ Bg4
  109. 109.Rd4 Ra5+
  110. 110.Kd6 Ra6+
  111. 111.Kc5 Rf5+
  112. 112.Kb4 Rb6+
  113. 113.Kc4 Rc6+
  114. 114.Kb4 Rf4
  115. 115.Rxf4 Kxf4
  116. 116.Rc3 Rg6
  117. 117.Rc4+ Ke5
  118. 118.Rc5+ Kd6
  119. 119.Rc4 Be6
  120. 120.Rd4+ Bd5
  121. 121.Kc3 Ke5
  122. 122.Rd3 Rc6+
  123. 123.Kd2 Be4
  124. 124.Rc3 Rh6
  125. 125.Ke2 Rf6
  126. 126.Ke3 Rf8
  127. 127.Ke2 Kd4
  128. 128.Ra3 Bc2
  129. 129.Rh3 Rg8
  130. 130.Kf3 Be4+
  131. 131.Kf4 Rf8+
  132. 132.Kg5 Ke5
  133. 133.Rg3 Bf3
  134. 134.Kh4 Ke4
  135. 135.Rg7 Rf5
  136. 136.Kg3 Ke3
  137. 137.Rg8 Rh5
  138. 138.Rg7 Be4
  139. 139.Rg8 Rh1
  140. 140.Rg5 Rf1
  141. 141.Kg4 Bf3+
  142. 142.Kf5 Kd4
  143. 143.Ke6 Rh1
  144. 144.Rg6 Be4
  145. 145.Rf6 Rh8
  146. 146.Kd6 Ra8
  147. 147.Ke7 Ra5
  148. 148.Rd6+ Bd5
  149. 149.Kf6 Ra7
  150. 150.Kf5 Re7
  151. 151.Rf6 Re1
  152. 152.Kg5 Be6
  153. 153.Kf4 Re3
  154. 154.Rf8 Bd5
  155. 155.Rf6 Re1
  156. 156.Kf5 Re5+
  157. 157.Kf4 Be6
  158. 158.Kf3 Re3+
  159. 159.Kf4 Re4+
  160. 160.Kf3 Bg4+
  161. 161.Kg3 Ke3
  162. 162.Rg6 Bf3
  163. 163.Rg5 Ra4
  164. 164.Re5+ Be4
  165. 165.Kg4 Ra1
  166. 166.Rg5 Rf1
  167. 167.Kh4 Bf5
  168. 168.Rg3+ Kf4
  169. 169.Rg4+ Ke5
  170. 170.Rg3 Kf6
  171. 171.Ra3 Rg1
  172. 172.Ra4

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