Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 9.4
Date 2015.04.26
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

4K3/8/5k1N/3n4/4R3/3r2P1/8/8 w - - 2 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Rd1 Ba6
  11. 11.b3 Qb6
  12. 12.Be3 Bc5
  13. 13.Bxc5 Qxc5
  14. 14.Nd2 Rfd8
  15. 15.e3 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Qa5
  17. 17.Nf3 c5
  18. 18.cxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Ne5 h6
  20. 20.Bf3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qb2 Bb7
  22. 22.Rd2 Nf6
  23. 23.Bxb7 Rxd2
  24. 24.Qxd2 Qxb7
  25. 25.Qe2 a5
  26. 26.Nc4 Ra8
  27. 27.Nb2 Nd7
  28. 28.f4 e5
  29. 29.Nc4 a4
  30. 30.bxa4 Rxa4
  31. 31.fxe5 Qa6
  32. 32.Qd3 Qe6
  33. 33.Qb3 Ra8
  34. 34.Qb2 Ra4
  35. 35.Qc2 Ra8
  36. 36.Qb2 Qd5
  37. 37.a3 Re8
  38. 38.Qd2 Qc6
  39. 39.Qd6 Nxe5
  40. 40.Qxc6 Nxc6
  41. 41.Kf2 Kf8
  42. 42.Ke2 Ra8
  43. 43.Ra1 Ke7
  44. 44.a4 Na5
  45. 45.Nb6 Ra6
  46. 46.Nd5+ Kd6
  47. 47.Rd1 Kc6
  48. 48.Ne7+ Kc7
  49. 49.Rf1 f6
  50. 50.Nf5 Nb3
  51. 51.Nxg7 c4
  52. 52.Ne8+ Kd8
  53. 53.Nxf6 Rxa4
  54. 54.Rd1+ Kc8
  55. 55.Ne4 Ra2+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rxh2
  57. 57.Nd6+ Kd7
  58. 58.Nxc4+ Ke7
  59. 59.e4 Nc5
  60. 60.Ne3 Ne6
  61. 61.Nd5+ Kf7
  62. 62.Ra1 Ng5+
  63. 63.Kf4 Rf2+
  64. 64.Ke5 Nf3+
  65. 65.Kd6 Ng5
  66. 66.e5 Ne4+
  67. 67.Kd7 Nc5+
  68. 68.Kc6 Rc2
  69. 69.Ra7+ Kg6
  70. 70.Ne7+ Kg5
  71. 71.Kd5 Nd3
  72. 72.Ng8 Nb4+
  73. 73.Ke6 Rc6+
  74. 74.Kd7 Rc3
  75. 75.e6 Rd3+
  76. 76.Ke8 Kg6
  77. 77.Ra4 Nd5
  78. 78.Rg4+ Kf5
  79. 79.Nxh6+ Kxe6
  80. 80.Re4+ Kf6

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