Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.5
Date 2018.06.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 41
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P5p1/7p/4k3/R3P3/8/2p3PP/2K5 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Qd3 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 f6
  12. 12.exf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Nxd2
  14. 14.Qxd2 Bxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Na5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Nc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Bxc4
  18. 18.Rf2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nd4 Qg6
  20. 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  21. 21.b3 Bd3
  22. 22.Ne6 Qxe6
  23. 23.Qxd3 c5
  24. 24.e4 Re8
  25. 25.Re1 Qe5
  26. 26.c4 h6
  27. 27.Qd5+ Kh7
  28. 28.Qxe5 Rxe5
  29. 29.cxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Kf2 Kg6
  31. 31.Ke3 Re7
  32. 32.Rc1 Rc7
  33. 33.a4 bxa4
  34. 34.bxa4 Kf6
  35. 35.a5 c4
  36. 36.a6 c3
  37. 37.Ra1 Rc8
  38. 38.a7 c2
  39. 39.Kd2 Ke5
  40. 40.Kc1 Ra8
  41. 41.Ra4

More Anish Giri Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Anish Giri and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Anish Giri games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.