Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Norway Blitz 2015 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Blitz 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.1
Date 2015.06.15
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/bpp2p2/p1n2n1B/3b4/3p3Q/2P3PP/PPB3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bc2 Ba7
  10. 10.h3 Re8
  11. 11.Ng5 Bd7
  12. 12.Ngf3 Be6
  13. 13.Re1 h6
  14. 14.Nf1 d5
  15. 15.exd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Ng3 Qd7
  17. 17.Nh4 Rad8
  18. 18.Nhf5 Kh8
  19. 19.d4 exd4
  20. 20.Nxg7 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Qxe1 Kxg7
  22. 22.Bxh6+ Kh8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rg8
  24. 24.Qf4 Qd6
  25. 25.Qh4 Qxg3
  26. 26.fxg3

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