Anish Giri vs Magnus Carlsen

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 1.2
Date 2025.07.05
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/R3pk2/6p1/8/5PK1/4r1P1/8 w - - 10 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.a3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Qc2 h6
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.Rd1 Qe7
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.Be3 a6
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Ne2 c5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Qc7
  20. 20.f3 Bxb2
  21. 21.Qxb2 Qxc5+
  22. 22.Qd4 Qe7
  23. 23.Qb4 Rad8
  24. 24.Qxe7 Rxe7
  25. 25.Kf2 Nd7
  26. 26.Bc2 Rc8
  27. 27.Nd4 Nc5
  28. 28.Nf5 Rec7
  29. 29.Nd6 Rd8
  30. 30.e5 Kf8
  31. 31.Rac1 Ne6
  32. 32.Bb3 Rdd7
  33. 33.Nxb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Rxd7 Rxd7
  35. 35.Bxe6 fxe6
  36. 36.Rc8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Ra8 g5
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rd2+
  39. 39.Kg3 Rd5
  40. 40.Ra5 Kg6
  41. 41.a4 bxa4
  42. 42.Rxa4 Rxe5
  43. 43.h4 Re2
  44. 44.hxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.Ra6 Kf6
  46. 46.Rb6 Kg6
  47. 47.Ra6 Kf6
  48. 48.Rb6 Kg6
  49. 49.Ra6 Kf6

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