Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 7.2
Date 2017.06.30
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/4p3/5q1p/3Q4/7P/5P1K/8 b - - 6 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O Re8
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bc1 Nd7
  11. 11.h3 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Ngf6
  13. 13.Be3 b6
  14. 14.Qd2 h5
  15. 15.Bh6 Bb7
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Qe3 Nc5
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.Qxe5 Qd6
  20. 20.Qxd6 exd6
  21. 21.Rfd1 d5
  22. 22.cxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Bxh5 Bxg2
  25. 25.Kxg2 gxh5
  26. 26.Rd2 Kf6
  27. 27.Rad1 Re4
  28. 28.b4 Ne6
  29. 29.Nxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.Rd4 Rxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Rc8
  32. 32.a4 a5
  33. 33.Rd6 Rc4
  34. 34.Rxb6 Rxb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 axb4
  36. 36.a5 b3
  37. 37.a6 b2
  38. 38.a7 b1=Q
  39. 39.a8=Q Qg6+
  40. 40.Kh2 Qf5
  41. 41.Qh8+ Ke7
  42. 42.Qd4

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