Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen

9th Masters Final 2016 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5.2
Date 2016.07.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D22)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/2n3p1/4kp2/P6K/7N/8/8 b - - 13 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Nf6
  9. 9.b3 Bd6
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Qe7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rad8
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bxh5 Ng6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Qf3 c6
  17. 17.Rfd1 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.Rd1 b5
  21. 21.g3 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 c5
  23. 23.Qd3 Kh7
  24. 24.Nd1 Bxb2
  25. 25.Nxb2 Qe6
  26. 26.g4 Qc6
  27. 27.Qe2 Ne4
  28. 28.Qc2 Ng5
  29. 29.f4 Ne6
  30. 30.Qg2 Qd6
  31. 31.Qe2 Qd5
  32. 32.Qg2 Qd6
  33. 33.h4 Nc7
  34. 34.h5 gxh5
  35. 35.gxh5 Qe7
  36. 36.Qf3 Qd7
  37. 37.Nd1 Qd5
  38. 38.Qe2 Qf5
  39. 39.Nf2 Nd5
  40. 40.Kg2 c4
  41. 41.bxc4 bxc4
  42. 42.Kg3 c3
  43. 43.Qxa6 c2
  44. 44.Qd3 Ne7
  45. 45.Qc4 Qxh5
  46. 46.Qxc2+ Nf5+
  47. 47.Kg2 Qg6+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qg3+
  49. 49.Kh1 g6
  50. 50.Qe2 Nxe3
  51. 51.Ne4 Qxf4
  52. 52.Qh2+ Qxh2+
  53. 53.Kxh2 Nc4
  54. 54.Kg3 Kg7
  55. 55.a4 f5
  56. 56.Ng5 Kf6
  57. 57.Kh4 Na5
  58. 58.Nh7+ Kg7
  59. 59.Ng5 Nc6
  60. 60.Ne6+ Kf6
  61. 61.Ng5 Ke5
  62. 62.Nh3

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