Anish Giri vs Boris Gelfand

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 4.5
Date 2014.08.05
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/k7/4N3/PP6/K7/8/8/8 b - - 6 80

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 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd6
  10. 10.Nb5 Qd7
  11. 11.Kb1 Rd8
  12. 12.d5 a6
  13. 13.Nc3 Na5
  14. 14.Qc1 Qd6
  15. 15.h4 Qb4
  16. 16.h5 Nac4
  17. 17.hxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Bxc4 Nxc4
  19. 19.Nge2 Nxe3
  20. 20.Qxe3 Qb6
  21. 21.Qg5 Qf6
  22. 22.Qg3 b5
  23. 23.Nd4 b4
  24. 24.Na4 Bd7
  25. 25.Nc5 Qb6
  26. 26.Nxd7 Rxd7
  27. 27.Nc6 b3
  28. 28.a3 Qc5
  29. 29.Rc1 Qe3
  30. 30.Qe1 Qd3+
  31. 31.Ka1 e6
  32. 32.dxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.e5 g5
  34. 34.Rd1 Qxd1+
  35. 35.Qxd1 Rxd1+
  36. 36.Rxd1 a5
  37. 37.Rd8+ Rxd8
  38. 38.Nxd8 a4
  39. 39.Nxe6 Bxe5
  40. 40.Nxg5 Bd4
  41. 41.f4 Be3
  42. 42.g3 Kg7
  43. 43.Ne6+ Kf6
  44. 44.Nxc7 Kf5
  45. 45.Nd5 Bf2
  46. 46.Nc3 Bxg3
  47. 47.Nxa4 Bf2
  48. 48.Nc3 Kxf4
  49. 49.Ne2+ Ke4
  50. 50.Nc1 Kd4
  51. 51.Nxb3+ Kc4
  52. 52.Nc1 Bc5
  53. 53.Kb1 Kb5
  54. 54.Ne2 Be7
  55. 55.Nc3+ Kc4
  56. 56.Kc2 Bf8
  57. 57.Nb1 Be7
  58. 58.Nd2+ Kb5
  59. 59.Kb3 Bf8
  60. 60.Ne4 Bg7
  61. 61.Nc3+ Kc5
  62. 62.Kc2 Kc4
  63. 63.b3+ Kd4
  64. 64.b4 Kc4
  65. 65.Nd1 Bf6
  66. 66.Nb2+ Kd5
  67. 67.Kb3 Bd4
  68. 68.a4 Kc6
  69. 69.Nd1 Bg1
  70. 70.Kc4 Kb6
  71. 71.Nc3 Bf2
  72. 72.Ne4 Bh4
  73. 73.Nc5 Bg5
  74. 74.Ne6 Bh4
  75. 75.a5+ Ka6
  76. 76.Nc5+ Ka7
  77. 77.b5 Bd8
  78. 78.Kb4 Bc7
  79. 79.Ka4 Bd8
  80. 80.Ne6

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