Anish Giri vs Ding Liren

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.2
Date 2016.01.17
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/p4ppk/1p3q2/8/P2p2Qp/1P2nP1P/4K1P1/5N2 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.b3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bb2 b6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qe2 c5
  11. 11.cxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Ba6 Bxa6
  13. 13.Qxa6 Qe7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rac1 Qe6
  16. 16.Nf1 Ne4
  17. 17.N3d2 Ndf6
  18. 18.Nxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Rc2 Rac8
  20. 20.Rdc1 h5
  21. 21.Qe2 h4
  22. 22.dxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.h3 Rdc8
  24. 24.Bd4 Rxc2
  25. 25.Rxc2 Rxc2
  26. 26.Qxc2 Be5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Qc8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Qg4 Qf6
  30. 30.f3 Nc3
  31. 31.a4 d4
  32. 32.Kf2 Nd1+
  33. 33.Ke2 Nxe3

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