Anish Giri vs Michael Adams

6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event 6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014
Site London ENG
Round 9.4
Date 2014.12.07
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4Bp2/1k2qQ2/1p6/8/3P2K1/5P2/8 b - - 20 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Ba5
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Na4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d5
  10. 10.exd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Re1 Bd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 exd4
  13. 13.Bf1 Bf5
  14. 14.d3 a5
  15. 15.Bf4 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 b5
  17. 17.Nc5 Rxa1
  18. 18.Qxa1 h6
  19. 19.g4 Bxg4
  20. 20.hxg4 Nxb4
  21. 21.Re5 Qf3
  22. 22.Bg3 Qxg4
  23. 23.Ne4 Nxc2
  24. 24.Qc1 Ne3
  25. 25.Nxf6+ gxf6
  26. 26.Re4 Qg6
  27. 27.Bh3 h5
  28. 28.Rxd4 Nf5
  29. 29.Bxf5 Qxf5
  30. 30.Qxc7 Kg7
  31. 31.Kg2 Re8
  32. 32.Qd7 Re6
  33. 33.Qc8 Re5
  34. 34.Qa8 Rc5
  35. 35.Rd8 Qh7
  36. 36.Qa3 Rg5
  37. 37.Qf8+ Kg6
  38. 38.Kh3 h4
  39. 39.Bxh4 Qh5
  40. 40.Qg8+ Kf5
  41. 41.Rd5+ Kf4
  42. 42.Qb8+ Kf3
  43. 43.Rxg5 fxg5
  44. 44.Qg3+ Ke2
  45. 45.Qe3+ Kd1
  46. 46.Qxg5 Qf3+
  47. 47.Qg3 Qd5
  48. 48.Qg4+ Kc2
  49. 49.Qe2+ Kb3
  50. 50.Qd1+ Kb4
  51. 51.Be7+ Ka5
  52. 52.Qa1+ Kb6
  53. 53.Qf6+ Ka5
  54. 54.Qc3+ Kb6
  55. 55.Kg3 Qe6
  56. 56.Qf6

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