Anish Giri vs Boris Gelfand

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 93 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 10
Date 2011.03.23
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 93
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Final Position

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

8/8/5R2/1kn5/8/2P5/1KN4r/8 b - - 16 93

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qb6
  5. 5.Nb3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Bb4
  8. 8.Bd2 O-O
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O-O d5
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Kb1 Bf6
  15. 15.Qd2 Bf5
  16. 16.Bd3 Bxd3
  17. 17.Qxd3 Ne5
  18. 18.Qf5 Nc4
  19. 19.Bd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 g6
  21. 21.Qxd5 Rac8
  22. 22.Qe4 b5
  23. 23.h4 a5
  24. 24.h5 a4
  25. 25.Nc1 Rfe8
  26. 26.Qd3 Qe5
  27. 27.hxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.c3 Kg7
  29. 29.Rd5 Qf4
  30. 30.Qd4+ Qxd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Rc5
  32. 32.Rhd1 Rf5
  33. 33.f3 Ne3
  34. 34.Re1 Re6
  35. 35.Rd2 Nc4
  36. 36.Rde2 Rd6
  37. 37.Na2 g5
  38. 38.Nb4 g4
  39. 39.fxg4 Rf4
  40. 40.Nc2 Rxg4
  41. 41.Nd4 Rd5
  42. 42.Rf2 Kg6
  43. 43.Re8 Rdg5
  44. 44.Nf3 Rf5
  45. 45.Rg8+ Kh5
  46. 46.Rh8+ Kg6
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kh5
  48. 48.Rh8+ Kg6
  49. 49.Re2 Kf6
  50. 50.Rb8 Rd5
  51. 51.Nd4 Rdg5
  52. 52.Rf2+ Kg6
  53. 53.Rxb5 Rxg2
  54. 54.Rxg5+ Rxg5
  55. 55.Kc2 f5
  56. 56.Ne6 Rg4
  57. 57.Nc5 Ne5
  58. 58.Kd2 Kf6
  59. 59.Nd3 Nc4+
  60. 60.Ke2 Re4+
  61. 61.Kd1 Ne3+
  62. 62.Kd2 Nc4+
  63. 63.Kc2 Rh4
  64. 64.Nc5 Ne5
  65. 65.b3 axb3+
  66. 66.Kxb3 Rh8
  67. 67.Rf4 Rc8
  68. 68.Ne4+ Ke6
  69. 69.Ng5+ Kf6
  70. 70.Ne4+ Ke6
  71. 71.Ng3 Rb8+
  72. 72.Rb4 Rf8
  73. 73.Ne2 Nd3
  74. 74.Rd4 Rb8+
  75. 75.Kc2 Nc5
  76. 76.Rb4 Rc8
  77. 77.Nf4+ Ke5
  78. 78.Rc4 Ra8
  79. 79.Ng6+ Kf6
  80. 80.Nf4 Ke5
  81. 81.Ne2 Kd5
  82. 82.Rd4+ Kc6
  83. 83.Rf4 Rxa3
  84. 84.Nd4+ Kd5
  85. 85.Nxf5 Ra2+
  86. 86.Kb1 Rh2
  87. 87.Ne3+ Kc6
  88. 88.Nc2 Rh1+
  89. 89.Ka2 Rh2
  90. 90.Rf6+ Kb5
  91. 91.Kb2 Na4+
  92. 92.Kb3 Nc5+
  93. 93.Kb2

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