Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2021.03.13
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2R5/7k/4p3/1n2B1KP/8/r7/8 b - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qd3 a5
  11. 11.Be3 Bd7
  12. 12.Bd4 Bc6
  13. 13.b3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Qd4+ Kg8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 Nxb6
  18. 18.f4 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Rxf5
  20. 20.g3 g5
  21. 21.Bd3 Rc5
  22. 22.Re1 Re8
  23. 23.Ne4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 gxf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Nd7
  26. 26.Re1 Ne5
  27. 27.Be4 b5
  28. 28.cxb5 Rxb5
  29. 29.Rh4 Rb4
  30. 30.Bxh7+ Kg7
  31. 31.Be4 a4
  32. 32.bxa4 Rxa4
  33. 33.Re2 Rh8
  34. 34.Rxh8 Kxh8
  35. 35.Bd5 Ra5
  36. 36.Bb3 Nc6
  37. 37.Rd2 Kg7
  38. 38.Kg2 Ne5
  39. 39.h3 Nd7
  40. 40.Re2 Kf8
  41. 41.Rf2+ Nf6
  42. 42.g4 Kg7
  43. 43.Rf4 d5
  44. 44.g5 Ne4
  45. 45.Bxd5 Nxg5
  46. 46.Bb3 e5
  47. 47.Ra4 Rc5
  48. 48.Rc4 Ra5
  49. 49.h4 Ne6
  50. 50.Ra4 Nf4+
  51. 51.Kf3 Rc5
  52. 52.Rc4 Ra5
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kh6
  54. 54.Bc2 Ra3+
  55. 55.Kg4 Nd3
  56. 56.Kf5 Nb4
  57. 57.Be4 Rxa2
  58. 58.Kg4

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