Anish Giri vs Ding Liren

Croatia GCT 2019 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 5.5
Date 2019.06.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k3/P3p3/1K4p1/8/7R/r6p/8 w - g6 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Rc8
  11. 11.Rad1 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bc4 Nb4
  15. 15.Qe2 Qe7
  16. 16.a3 Nc6
  17. 17.b4 Nd7
  18. 18.Ne4 Be5
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Rcd8
  21. 21.Rd2 f6
  22. 22.Bb1 Nde5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxd2
  25. 25.Qxd2 Rd8
  26. 26.Qe2 Qd7
  27. 27.Nc3 Rc8
  28. 28.Rd1 Qe7
  29. 29.Ne4 Bd5
  30. 30.f4 Nf7
  31. 31.Qd2 Qc7
  32. 32.Nf2 Nd6
  33. 33.e4 Bb3
  34. 34.e5 Nf5
  35. 35.Re1 fxe5
  36. 36.fxe5 Qc3
  37. 37.Qxc3 Rxc3
  38. 38.Ne4 Rc7
  39. 39.Kf2 Bd5
  40. 40.Rd1 h6
  41. 41.Nd6 Nxd6
  42. 42.exd6 Rc6
  43. 43.Be4 Rxd6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf7
  45. 45.Rc1 Ke7
  46. 46.Rc8 Rd7
  47. 47.Bxd5 Rxd5
  48. 48.a4 Kd6
  49. 49.h4 Re5+
  50. 50.Kd3 Rh5
  51. 51.Rd8+ Ke7
  52. 52.Rg8 Kf7
  53. 53.Ra8 a5
  54. 54.Ra6 axb4
  55. 55.Rxb6 Rxh4
  56. 56.a5 Rg4
  57. 57.a6 Rxg2
  58. 58.Kc4 Ra2
  59. 59.Kxb4 h5
  60. 60.Kb5 h4
  61. 61.Rc6 h3
  62. 62.Rc3 h2
  63. 63.Rf3+ Ke7
  64. 64.Rh3 g5

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