Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

8th Grand Slam Masters · 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 8th Grand Slam Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 4.2
Date 2015.10.30
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4nk1/5pp1/7p/r7/2bB2PP/2P2PQ1/5R2/6K1 w - - 13 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 Bxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nxe4
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Bxe4 Be6
  11. 11.Ba3 Re8
  12. 12.Qb1 Qxd2
  13. 13.Qxb7 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxc6 Reb8
  15. 15.Qa6 Rb6
  16. 16.Qa4 Rc8
  17. 17.Rad1 Qxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 Rbxc6
  19. 19.Qxa7 R6c7
  20. 20.Qe3 Rxc4
  21. 21.Bb4 h6
  22. 22.a4 Nf6
  23. 23.Qxe5 Re4
  24. 24.Qa5 Kh7
  25. 25.f3 Re2
  26. 26.Qb5 Ra2
  27. 27.g4 Re8
  28. 28.Bc5 Kg8
  29. 29.Re1 Ra8
  30. 30.Bd4 R2xa4
  31. 31.h4 Ra2
  32. 32.Qb1 Bd5
  33. 33.Qf5 Be6
  34. 34.Qf4 Nd7
  35. 35.Rf1 Nf8
  36. 36.Rf2 R2a5
  37. 37.Qg3 Bc4

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