Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 11.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/8/3r1k1p/3B1pp1/1p3P2/bP2P2P/P3K3/3R4 w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.b3 c5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Rc8
  13. 13.Qd3 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bb5
  15. 15.Qxb5 Qxd4
  16. 16.Qxb7 Ba3
  17. 17.Rad1 Qb6
  18. 18.Qxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Be4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bd3 g6
  21. 21.Kg2 Kf8
  22. 22.Rb1 Ke7
  23. 23.f4 Rc3
  24. 24.g4 f5
  25. 25.gxf5 exf5
  26. 26.Kf3 Rdc8
  27. 27.Rbd1 Rc1
  28. 28.Bc4 Rxd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Rd8
  30. 30.Bd3 Rc8
  31. 31.Bc4 Rd8
  32. 32.Bd5 b5
  33. 33.Rd3 Kf6
  34. 34.h3 b4
  35. 35.e3 Bc1
  36. 36.Ke2 h6
  37. 37.Rd1 Ba3
  38. 38.Rd2 g5
  39. 39.Rd1 Rd6

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