Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 1.1
Date 2021.07.10
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7n/1bp2pRk/1p3Pr1/4PQ1p/1BP5/5q2/7K b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 a6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ba7
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 O-O
  11. 11.a4 Nh7
  12. 12.h3 h5
  13. 13.d4 h4
  14. 14.Bh2 g4
  15. 15.hxg4 Bxg4
  16. 16.Be2 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 exd4
  18. 18.f4 Kh8
  19. 19.Kh1 Rg8
  20. 20.Bd3 dxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Qd7
  22. 22.f5 Ne5
  23. 23.Nf3 Qe7
  24. 24.Nxe5 dxe5
  25. 25.Rb1 c6
  26. 26.Qh5 b5
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Ra1 f6
  29. 29.Bc2 Rg5
  30. 30.Qf3 Rd8
  31. 31.Bb3 Rd2
  32. 32.Rad1 Rxd1
  33. 33.Rxd1 Bb6
  34. 34.Ra1 Qc5
  35. 35.Ra8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rg8+ Kh6
  37. 37.Bf4 exf4
  38. 38.Qxf4 Qxf2
  39. 39.Rg6+

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