Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.3
Date 2015.08.29
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/4Rp2/1p6/p1b3p1/4BpP1/5K1P/PP3P2/8 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.g4 Bg6
  7. 7.Ne5 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nxg6 hxg6
  9. 9.Bg2 e6
  10. 10.Nd2 g5
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Re1 Nf8
  13. 13.e4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 dxe4
  15. 15.Rxe4 Ng6
  16. 16.Be3 O-O
  17. 17.d5 cxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 e5
  19. 19.Qd2 a5
  20. 20.d6 Qxd6
  21. 21.Qxd6 Bxd6
  22. 22.Bxg5 Rac8
  23. 23.Re2 b6
  24. 24.Rd1 Bc5
  25. 25.Be4 Nf4
  26. 26.Bxf4 exf4
  27. 27.Kg2 Rfd8
  28. 28.Red2 Rxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 g5
  30. 30.Rd7 Re8
  31. 31.Kf3 Re7
  32. 32.Rxe7

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