Anish Giri vs Boris Gelfand

World Rapid 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 5.4
Date 2021.12.26
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r2r2k1/1p2bpp1/2n1q2p/1P1pp3/8/2P1P1BP/3NQPP1/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bg4
  6. 6.c3 e6
  7. 7.Qb3 Qc8
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Be2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rfe1 Rd8
  12. 12.Qd1 a6
  13. 13.a4 h6
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.b4 Be7
  16. 16.Rc1 Ne4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Nd2 Bxe2
  19. 19.Qxe2 e5
  20. 20.Bg3 Qe6
  21. 21.b5 axb5
  22. 22.axb5

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