Anish Giri vs Boris Gelfand

Tolstoy Mem 2021 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tolstoy Mem 2021
Site Yasnaya Polyana RUS
Round 1.2
Date 2021.09.11
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1k2/8/2nN2pp/prP1p3/R7/2B2B2/1P3P1P/6K1 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Qd3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qd3 a6
  8. 8.g4 c5
  9. 9.g5 Nd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bb7
  11. 11.Nxd5 Qxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Be3 Nc6
  14. 14.Bg2 h6
  15. 15.g6 Be7
  16. 16.a4 bxa4
  17. 17.Rxa4 fxg6
  18. 18.O-O Bf6
  19. 19.Rfa1 a5
  20. 20.Bd4 Ke7
  21. 21.e4 Bb3
  22. 22.e5 Bxa4
  23. 23.exf6+ gxf6
  24. 24.Rxa4 Rab8
  25. 25.Bc3 Rhc8
  26. 26.Nd2 Rb5
  27. 27.Ne4 Rcb8
  28. 28.Bxf6+ Kf8
  29. 29.Bc3 Rd8
  30. 30.Bf3 e5
  31. 31.Nd6

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