Anish Giri vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 96 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9.3
Date 2016.03.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 96
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Final Position

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

4k2Q/8/4b3/p5P1/8/P7/q3NK2/8 b - - 12 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 e5
  9. 9.d5 c6
  10. 10.h4 cxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Na6
  12. 12.h5 Nb4
  13. 13.hxg6 Bf5
  14. 14.gxh7+ Kh8
  15. 15.Rd1 Nc2+
  16. 16.Kf2 Nxe3
  17. 17.Qxe3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nh3 f5
  19. 19.f4 Rc8
  20. 20.g3 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.fxe5 f4
  23. 23.Nxf4 Qg5
  24. 24.Rd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Bxe5
  26. 26.Qb4 Rf7
  27. 27.Ne2 Bg4
  28. 28.Qe4 Qf6
  29. 29.Rh4 Bf5
  30. 30.Qe3 b6
  31. 31.b3 Re7
  32. 32.Qd2 Rc7
  33. 33.d6 Bxd6
  34. 34.Qd5 Rf7
  35. 35.Kg2 Bc5
  36. 36.Rh5 Bg4
  37. 37.Rh6 Qxh6
  38. 38.Qxf7 Qc6+
  39. 39.Nd5 Be6
  40. 40.Qf6+ Kxh7
  41. 41.Qh4+ Kg7
  42. 42.Qg5+ Kf8
  43. 43.Qf6+ Kg8
  44. 44.Qg6+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qh6+ Kg8
  46. 46.Qg5+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nf4 Bf7
  48. 48.Qe5 Kg8
  49. 49.Kh3 Qd6
  50. 50.Nf6+ Kf8
  51. 51.Qf5 Ke7
  52. 52.N6d5+ Kf8
  53. 53.Kg4 Bd4
  54. 54.Nc7 Be5
  55. 55.Ncd5 a5
  56. 56.Qc8+ Kg7
  57. 57.Ne3 Kh7
  58. 58.Qb7 Kg8
  59. 59.Qa8+ Qb8
  60. 60.Qe4 Qd6
  61. 61.Nf5 Qd1+
  62. 62.Ne2 Bg7
  63. 63.Nxg7 Kxg7
  64. 64.Qe5+ Kg6
  65. 65.Kf3 Qd3+
  66. 66.Kf2 Qc2
  67. 67.Qd6+ Kg7
  68. 68.Qd4+ Kg8
  69. 69.Qg4+ Kf8
  70. 70.Qa4 Be8
  71. 71.Qa3+ Kg8
  72. 72.Qe7 Bf7
  73. 73.Qd8+ Kg7
  74. 74.Qd4+ Kg8
  75. 75.Qa4 Qd2
  76. 76.Qg4+ Kf8
  77. 77.Qc8+ Ke7
  78. 78.Qc7+ Kf8
  79. 79.a3 Bxb3
  80. 80.Qb8+ Kf7
  81. 81.Qb7+ Kg8
  82. 82.Qxb6 Qa2
  83. 83.Qd8+ Kf7
  84. 84.Qd7+ Kg8
  85. 85.Qe8+ Kg7
  86. 86.Qe7+ Bf7
  87. 87.g4 Qd2
  88. 88.Qc5 Be6
  89. 89.Qe5+ Kf7
  90. 90.g5 Qa2
  91. 91.Qf6+ Ke8
  92. 92.Qh8+ Ke7
  93. 93.Qh7+ Kf8
  94. 94.Qh8+ Ke7
  95. 95.Qg7+ Ke8
  96. 96.Qh8+

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