Anish Giri vs Boris Gelfand

Moscow Grand Prix 2017 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow Grand Prix 2017
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.3
Date 2017.05.12
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3r4/4Rp2/6k1/p6p/8/6NP/nPP2P2/1K6 b - - 8 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Na5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxb3
  11. 11.Nxb3 b5
  12. 12.Nxb5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bd4 Nb4
  15. 15.O-O-O Nxa2+
  16. 16.Kb1 Nb4
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Rhe1 Bf5
  19. 19.N3d4 Kf6
  20. 20.Nxf5 gxf5
  21. 21.Rd4 a5
  22. 22.g4 Rg8
  23. 23.h3 h5
  24. 24.gxf5 Rad8
  25. 25.Rf4 Rd5
  26. 26.Nc3 Rxf5
  27. 27.Ne4+ Kg6
  28. 28.Rxf5 Kxf5
  29. 29.Ng3+ Kg6
  30. 30.Rxe7 Rd8
  31. 31.Kc1 Na2+
  32. 32.Kb1 Nb4
  33. 33.Kc1 Na2+
  34. 34.Kb1

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