Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 15.4
Date 2019.11.26
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q4/1p1n1ppk/7p/3P4/3B4/p1R3PP/b2N2BK/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.b3 Re8
  9. 9.e3 Bf5
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Bb2 Bb6
  12. 12.Kh2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Nc5
  14. 14.e4 Bd7
  15. 15.Ng1 a4
  16. 16.b4 a3
  17. 17.Bc1 Ne6
  18. 18.Nge2 Nd4
  19. 19.Rb1 Nxe2
  20. 20.Nxe2 d5
  21. 21.cxd5 cxd5
  22. 22.exd5 e4
  23. 23.Nc3 e3
  24. 24.fxe3 Bxe3
  25. 25.Qd1 Bd4
  26. 26.Ne2 Ba4
  27. 27.Qd2 Be3
  28. 28.Qe1 Bc2
  29. 29.Ra1 Bd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Rxe1
  31. 31.Rxe1 Bxd3
  32. 32.Re3 Bg6
  33. 33.Re5 Qb6
  34. 34.Nb3 Rc8
  35. 35.Be3 Qxb4
  36. 36.Bd2 Qd6
  37. 37.Bf4 Kh7
  38. 38.Re8 Qd7
  39. 39.Rxc8 Qxc8
  40. 40.Rc1 Qd8
  41. 41.Be5 Nd7
  42. 42.Bd4 Bd3
  43. 43.Rc3 Bb1
  44. 44.Nd2 Bxa2

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