Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.4
Date 2016.03.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/p2b4/1p1k1p1p/4p3/1PB2P1P/P1K1P3/8/8 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 Bb4
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.Qxc3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 c5
  10. 10.e3 cxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Re8
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Be2 Nf6
  15. 15.Qxd8 Rxd8
  16. 16.O-O Bd7
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rac8
  18. 18.Kf1 Kf8
  19. 19.Ke1 Ke7
  20. 20.Ne5 Rxc1+
  21. 21.Rxc1 Rc8
  22. 22.Rxc8 Bxc8
  23. 23.f4 Nd7
  24. 24.Nxd7 Bxd7
  25. 25.Kd2 Kd6
  26. 26.Kc3 e5
  27. 27.g3 b6
  28. 28.Bc4 f6
  29. 29.b4 g5
  30. 30.h4 gxh4
  31. 31.gxh4

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