Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2014.12.08
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/bp4k1/p1p1p1p1/P2pP1Pp/1P1P1R2/8/4KP2/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Na4 Bb6
  7. 7.c3 h6
  8. 8.h3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.b4 Ne7
  12. 12.Nb2 c6
  13. 13.a4 Ng6
  14. 14.a5 Bc7
  15. 15.Re1 Rf7
  16. 16.Nc4 Qd7
  17. 17.Ncd2 Nf4
  18. 18.Nf1 Nh7
  19. 19.Bxf4 Rxf4
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Raf8
  22. 22.N1h2 d5
  23. 23.e5 a6
  24. 24.g3 R4f5
  25. 25.h4 Bb8
  26. 26.Ra3 Ba7
  27. 27.Rd3 Qf7
  28. 28.Kg2 Qg6
  29. 29.Rde3 R8f7
  30. 30.Rf1 Nf8
  31. 31.Ng1 Rf4
  32. 32.h5 Qg5
  33. 33.Ngf3 Rxf3
  34. 34.Rxf3 Qxh5
  35. 35.Rxf7 Qxf7
  36. 36.Qd3 Ng6
  37. 37.Nf3 Ne7
  38. 38.Rh1 Nf5
  39. 39.g4 Ne7
  40. 40.g5 Ng6
  41. 41.Qe3 h5
  42. 42.Kf1 Ne7
  43. 43.Nh4 g6
  44. 44.Rh3 Nf5
  45. 45.Nxf5 Qxf5
  46. 46.Rf3 Qg4
  47. 47.Qf4 Qxf4
  48. 48.Rxf4 Kg7
  49. 49.Ke2

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