Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.2
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

5k2/5p2/4b2p/p7/P4P2/3B2P1/5K2/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  12. 12.d5 d6
  13. 13.Nd2 Bf5
  14. 14.Nc4 c6
  15. 15.c3 Rc8
  16. 16.Bf4 cxd5
  17. 17.Ne3 Be6
  18. 18.Nxd5 Be5
  19. 19.Be3 Nf6
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  21. 21.a4 b6
  22. 22.Ba6 Rb8
  23. 23.Qd3 Qc7
  24. 24.Re1 Be5
  25. 25.g3 g6
  26. 26.Bh6 Bg7
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.h4 Qc5
  29. 29.b4 Qc6
  30. 30.Bb5 Qc7
  31. 31.Qd4+ Kg8
  32. 32.h5 gxh5
  33. 33.Qf6 Qd8
  34. 34.Qh6 Qf8
  35. 35.Qxh5 Qg7
  36. 36.Qf3 Rc8
  37. 37.Re3 d5
  38. 38.Ba6 Rd8
  39. 39.Qf4 h6
  40. 40.Qc7 Qg5
  41. 41.Bf1 d4
  42. 42.cxd4 Rxd4
  43. 43.Qb8+ Qd8
  44. 44.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  45. 45.Rd3 Rxd3
  46. 46.Bxd3 a5
  47. 47.bxa5 bxa5
  48. 48.f4 Kf8
  49. 49.Kf2

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