Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.3
Date 2016.08.11
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/5pkp/4p1n1/P3P1p1/8/rNR2KP1/5P1P/8 b - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.e4 Ndb4
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.e5 Bb6
  12. 12.a3 Nd5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd7
  14. 14.Rd1 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qc7
  16. 16.a4 Ne7
  17. 17.Ng5 Bc6
  18. 18.Ba3 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Bc5
  20. 20.Qe4 Ng6
  21. 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.Nf3 b6
  23. 23.Rd7 Qxc3
  24. 24.Rad1 Rac8
  25. 25.Rxa7 Rc4
  26. 26.Qb7 Rcc8
  27. 27.Re1 Rb8
  28. 28.Qe4 Qc5
  29. 29.Rb1 b5
  30. 30.Ra5 Qc4
  31. 31.Qxc4 bxc4
  32. 32.Rxb8 Rxb8
  33. 33.Rc5 Rb4
  34. 34.a5 Ra4
  35. 35.Nd2 c3
  36. 36.Rc8+ Nf8
  37. 37.Nb3 g5
  38. 38.Rxc3 Ra3
  39. 39.Kf3 Ng6
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Rc3

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