Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.2
Date 2016.09.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/1P3pkp/6p1/2P5/2r5/p5PP/5PK1/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Nh4 g6
  12. 12.Bh6 Re8
  13. 13.Qd2 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nf5 Bxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Nc5
  16. 16.Rae1 Ne6
  17. 17.Ne3 Rac8
  18. 18.h3 Bf8
  19. 19.Bxf8 Rxf8
  20. 20.Ncd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Qd8
  22. 22.b4 Nf4
  23. 23.Nxf4 exf4
  24. 24.c3 Qf6
  25. 25.Qd5 f3
  26. 26.g3 Rc7
  27. 27.Re3 Re8
  28. 28.Qd3 Re5
  29. 29.Rd1 Rd7
  30. 30.Rxf3 Qe6
  31. 31.Kg2 Rxe4
  32. 32.Rf6 Qxf6
  33. 33.Qxe4 Qe6
  34. 34.Qd5 Kf8
  35. 35.Qd4 Kg8
  36. 36.Rd3 Re7
  37. 37.Qxd6 Qxd6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Re2
  39. 39.Rb6 Rxb2
  40. 40.Rxb7 a5
  41. 41.b5 a4
  42. 42.c4 Rb4
  43. 43.c5 a3
  44. 44.b6 Rc4
  45. 45.Rb8+ Kg7
  46. 46.b7

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