Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin

World Blitz 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 20.5
Date 2018.12.30
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/7k/8/6P1/2PK4/1r6/N7 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 a5
  10. 10.Nf1 Be6
  11. 11.Bb5 Na7
  12. 12.d4 Nxb5
  13. 13.axb5 Bb6
  14. 14.dxe5 Ng4
  15. 15.Be3 Nxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 dxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qg5
  18. 18.N5c4 Bxe3
  19. 19.Nxe3 Qxb5
  20. 20.Qe2 Qxe2
  21. 21.Rxe2 Rfd8
  22. 22.f4 b5
  23. 23.f5 Bb3
  24. 24.Kf2 a4
  25. 25.Ke1 c5
  26. 26.Nc2 Rd3
  27. 27.Rc1 f6
  28. 28.e5 Rd5
  29. 29.exf6 Rxf5
  30. 30.fxg7 Rd8
  31. 31.Ne3 Rf7
  32. 32.g4 Kxg7
  33. 33.Nf5+ Kg6
  34. 34.Re5 Rfd7
  35. 35.Rxc5 Rd1+
  36. 36.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  37. 37.Kf2 Rd2+
  38. 38.Ke3 Rxb2
  39. 39.Rxb5 a3
  40. 40.Rb6+ Kg5
  41. 41.Nd4 a2
  42. 42.Nxb3 a1=Q
  43. 43.h4+ Kxh4
  44. 44.Rxh6+ Kg5
  45. 45.Nxa1 Kxh6
  46. 46.Kd3

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