Anish Giri vs Fabiano Caruana

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 9.3
Date 2016.12.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4k3/5p1p/4pP2/7P/4KPP1/8 w - - 11 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.b3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.Bb2 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 Be7
  11. 11.Nbd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rc1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qe2 Nb4
  14. 14.a3 b5
  15. 15.axb4 bxc4
  16. 16.Nxc4 Bxb4
  17. 17.Ra1 Bb5
  18. 18.Nd4 Bxc4
  19. 19.bxc4 a5
  20. 20.Rfc1 Nd7
  21. 21.Nb3 Qg5
  22. 22.c5 Nxc5
  23. 23.Nxa5 Ne4
  24. 24.Nc6 Bc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Bxd4
  26. 26.Bxd4 Rxc1+
  27. 27.Rxc1 e5
  28. 28.Bb2 Rd8
  29. 29.Rd1 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Qxd1 h5
  31. 31.Qd3 Nf6
  32. 32.h3 e4
  33. 33.Qd8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qe7 Qg6
  35. 35.Bxf6 gxf6
  36. 36.Qc5 Kg7
  37. 37.Qd5 f5
  38. 38.Qe5+ Qf6
  39. 39.Qg3+ Kh7
  40. 40.Kh2 Qe7
  41. 41.Qf4 Kg6
  42. 42.Kg3 Qd8
  43. 43.Qe5 Qg5+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qd8
  45. 45.Qg3+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qf4 Kg6
  47. 47.Qe5 Qd2
  48. 48.Qg3+ Kh6
  49. 49.Qf4+ Kg6
  50. 50.Qg3+ Kh6
  51. 51.Qh4 Qd6+
  52. 52.Qf4+ Qxf4+
  53. 53.exf4 Kg6
  54. 54.Kg1 Kg7
  55. 55.Kf1 Kf6
  56. 56.Ke2 Ke6
  57. 57.Kd2 Kd6
  58. 58.Ke2 Ke6

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