Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Zurich CC 2016 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.2
Date 2016.02.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p3pk/7p/p2P4/1n1P4/1P3NqP/4r3/2Q2R1K w - - 12 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.h3 Be6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Rxe3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nbd2 Qf7
  14. 14.g3 Nd7
  15. 15.Kg2 a5
  16. 16.Qc2 Nc5
  17. 17.Rf1 Qd7
  18. 18.b3 Ne7
  19. 19.Nc4 b5
  20. 20.axb5 Qxb5
  21. 21.Rb1 Nc6
  22. 22.Ncd2 Rab8
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Na6
  26. 26.Qc3 Qb6
  27. 27.Nf3 Nb4
  28. 28.Qc4 Rbe8
  29. 29.Rc1 Rf7
  30. 30.Nd2 Ref8
  31. 31.f4 e5
  32. 32.Nf3 exf4
  33. 33.gxf4 d5
  34. 34.exd5 Qd6
  35. 35.Ne5 Rxf4
  36. 36.Kg1 Kh7
  37. 37.Rg3 R8f5
  38. 38.Rg4 Qf6
  39. 39.Rxf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.Rf1 Qg5+
  41. 41.Kh2 Re4
  42. 42.Nf3 Qf4+
  43. 43.Kg2 Re3
  44. 44.Qc1 Re2+
  45. 45.Kh1 Qg3

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