Anish Giri vs Vassily Ivanchuk

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 102 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7.5
Date 2015.01.17
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 102
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5P1k/6q1/4Q1P1/6K1/8/8 w - - 19 103

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.g3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.a4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 Qe7
  10. 10.a5 e5
  11. 11.Rd1 a6
  12. 12.d5 Nc5
  13. 13.Bg5 Bxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Bg4
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 e4
  17. 17.Bg2 Nb3
  18. 18.Ra4 cxd5
  19. 19.Rxd5 Qe6
  20. 20.Rd1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.e3 Rac8
  23. 23.Bf1 Re7
  24. 24.Bxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Qxb3 Rxa4
  26. 26.Qxa4 Qxh3
  27. 27.Qb4 Rd7
  28. 28.Rxd7 Qxd7
  29. 29.Qxe4 Qc7
  30. 30.c4 Kg7
  31. 31.Kg2 h6
  32. 32.Qd5 Qe7
  33. 33.e4 Qb4
  34. 34.e5 fxe5
  35. 35.Qxe5+ Kg6
  36. 36.Qd4 Kh7
  37. 37.Qg4 Qb1
  38. 38.Qf4 Kg6
  39. 39.Qd6+ Kf5
  40. 40.Qd5+ Kg6
  41. 41.Qd6+ Kf5
  42. 42.Qf4+ Kg6
  43. 43.Qd4 Kh7
  44. 44.Qd5 Kg7
  45. 45.Kf3 Qe1
  46. 46.Qd4+ Kg8
  47. 47.Qd8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qd5 h5
  49. 49.Kg2 Qe2
  50. 50.c5 Qb5
  51. 51.Qg5+ Kf8
  52. 52.Qh6+ Kg8
  53. 53.Qg5+ Kf8
  54. 54.Qxh5 Qxa5
  55. 55.Qh8+ Ke7
  56. 56.Qe5+ Kf8
  57. 57.Qb8+ Kg7
  58. 58.Qxb7 Qxc5
  59. 59.Qxa6 Qd5+
  60. 60.Kg1 Qd1+
  61. 61.Qf1 Qf3
  62. 62.Qc4 Qd1+
  63. 63.Kg2 Qd2
  64. 64.Qg4+ Kf8
  65. 65.Qe4 Qb2
  66. 66.Kf3 Kg7
  67. 67.Qg4+ Kf8
  68. 68.Qf4 Kg7
  69. 69.Kg4 Qe2+
  70. 70.Kg5 Qb5+
  71. 71.Kh4 Qc6
  72. 72.Qe5+ Kg6
  73. 73.Qg5+ Kh7
  74. 74.Qf5+ Kg7
  75. 75.f3 Qh6+
  76. 76.Qh5 Qc6
  77. 77.Qe5+ Kg8
  78. 78.Kg4 Kf8
  79. 79.Qg5 Qd7+
  80. 80.Kh4 Qd4+
  81. 81.Kh5 Ke8
  82. 82.f4 Qh8+
  83. 83.Kg4 Qh2
  84. 84.Qe5+ Kf8
  85. 85.f5 Qd2
  86. 86.f6 Qd1+
  87. 87.Kh4 Qh1+
  88. 88.Kg5 Qc1+
  89. 89.Qf4 Qb1
  90. 90.Qd4 Qg6+
  91. 91.Kf4 Qh6+
  92. 92.Kf3 Qh5+
  93. 93.g4 Qh1+
  94. 94.Kf4 Qf1+
  95. 95.Kg5 Qc1+
  96. 96.Qf4 Qb1
  97. 97.Qf3 Kg8
  98. 98.Qc3 Qg6+
  99. 99.Kf4 Qh6+
  100. 100.Kg3 Qg5
  101. 101.Qf3 Kh7
  102. 102.Qe4+ Kh6

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