Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.2
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

r7/1pp5/1P1ppn1k/p3p3/P3P2P/2P1P3/3N3K/6R1 w - - 11 36

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.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Be6
  10. 10.b4 Ba7
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.Nf1 Nh5
  13. 13.Be3 Bxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 Qe8
  15. 15.Ra2 Nf6
  16. 16.h3 a5
  17. 17.b5 Nb8
  18. 18.g4 Nbd7
  19. 19.Rg2 Nc5
  20. 20.h4 Nfd7
  21. 21.g5 Nxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Rxf3
  23. 23.gxh6 Rf7
  24. 24.Qe2 Nf6
  25. 25.Nd2 Kh8
  26. 26.hxg7+ Rxg7
  27. 27.Rxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.Kh2 Qh5
  29. 29.Qxh5 Nxh5
  30. 30.b6 Nf6
  31. 31.Rg1+ Kh7
  32. 32.Rf1 Kg6
  33. 33.Rg1+ Kh6
  34. 34.Rf1 Kg6
  35. 35.Rg1+ Kh6

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