Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.5
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/6p1/5p1p/3qp3/8/3P3P/Q4PP1/4R1K1 w - - 2 30

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 h6
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 Re8
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.b4 Bxe3
  14. 14.Nxe3 a5
  15. 15.Rb1 axb4
  16. 16.cxb4 d5
  17. 17.b5 Nd4
  18. 18.exd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Qxd5
  20. 20.Nxd4 Qxd4
  21. 21.Re4 Qd5
  22. 22.Rc1 c6
  23. 23.bxc6 Rxc6
  24. 24.Rxc6 Qxc6
  25. 25.h3 b5
  26. 26.axb5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Re1 Rd8
  28. 28.Qe2 f6
  29. 29.Qa2+ Qd5

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