Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.2
Date 2015.06.17
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/4k1K1/8/8/1R6/5r2 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nc6
  8. 8.e3 b6
  9. 9.Nc3 Ba6
  10. 10.Qe2 Qd7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Rac8
  12. 12.Nb5 Rfd8
  13. 13.Rac1 dxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 Qd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Rxd3
  16. 16.Bf1 Rd7
  17. 17.d4 Rcd8
  18. 18.a4 Bb7
  19. 19.d5 exd5
  20. 20.Bh3 dxc4
  21. 21.Bxd7 Nxd7
  22. 22.Nd6 Ba6
  23. 23.Nxc4 f6
  24. 24.Rd2 Bxc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 a6
  26. 26.Rc1 b5
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Ba3 Kf7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Rxd7
  30. 30.Bxc5 Ne5
  31. 31.Nxe5+ fxe5
  32. 32.Bxe7 Kxe7
  33. 33.Kf1 Kd6
  34. 34.Ke2 e4
  35. 35.Rc8 Ra7
  36. 36.Kd2 Ra2+
  37. 37.Kc3 Rxf2
  38. 38.Rb8 Rxh2
  39. 39.Rxb5 Ke6
  40. 40.Kd4 Rg2
  41. 41.Kxe4 Rxg3
  42. 42.Kf4 Rg1
  43. 43.Rb6+ Kf7
  44. 44.e4 h5
  45. 45.Rb7+ Ke6
  46. 46.Rb6+ Kd7
  47. 47.Kf5 Kc7
  48. 48.Rb2 Kd7
  49. 49.e5 Rf1+
  50. 50.Kg5 Ke6
  51. 51.Kxh5 Kxe5
  52. 52.Kg4 g5
  53. 53.Kxg5

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