Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 9.3
Date 2021.07.09
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1R1P4/1p6/5P1p/4K2P/8/8/r7 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 b6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nh5
  11. 11.e3 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 Bb7
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Rfc1 Bd6
  15. 15.Bf1 Nf6
  16. 16.Bd3 Qe7
  17. 17.Re1 Rac8
  18. 18.Qd1 Qd8
  19. 19.Qe2 Rc7
  20. 20.a3 g6
  21. 21.Ne5 Qe7
  22. 22.h4 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rad1 Qf8
  24. 24.Qf3 Nh5
  25. 25.Nf1 Ng7
  26. 26.Ne3 Nf5
  27. 27.Bxf5 exf5
  28. 28.Nxd5 Bxa3
  29. 29.Nf6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Qxa3 Qxa3
  31. 31.bxa3 Kxf6
  32. 32.d5 Kg7
  33. 33.d6 Rc3
  34. 34.Nxf7 Kxf7
  35. 35.Re7+ Kf6
  36. 36.Rxb7 Rc1
  37. 37.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  38. 38.Kg2 h5
  39. 39.Rxa7 Rc6
  40. 40.d7 Ke7
  41. 41.Rb7 Kd8
  42. 42.a4 Re6
  43. 43.Kf1 Ke7
  44. 44.f3 Kd8
  45. 45.Kf2 Rc6
  46. 46.g4 fxg4
  47. 47.fxg4 Rc4
  48. 48.gxh5 gxh5
  49. 49.Ke3 Rxa4
  50. 50.f5 Ra1
  51. 51.Ke4

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