Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.4
Date 2017.06.30
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

7r/3nk1p1/1p1pnp2/2p4P/P1P1P3/2KPB3/6R1/3B4 w - - 15 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Qc2 c5
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3
  5. 5.Qxc3 Qf6
  6. 6.Qxf6 Nxf6
  7. 7.b4 b6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Rb1 d6
  10. 10.e3 e5
  11. 11.bxc5 bxc5
  12. 12.d3 Bf5
  13. 13.e4 Bg4
  14. 14.Be2 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Ke7
  16. 16.Be3 Rhb8
  17. 17.Kd2 Rb6
  18. 18.Rb5 Ne8
  19. 19.Rhb1 Rab8
  20. 20.Bd1 Nc7
  21. 21.Rxb6 axb6
  22. 22.f4 exf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 Ne6
  24. 24.Be3 Ne5
  25. 25.a4 Nc6
  26. 26.Kc3 f6
  27. 27.Bg4 Ned4
  28. 28.Bd1 Kd8
  29. 29.Rb2 Kc7
  30. 30.Rf2 h5
  31. 31.g3 Rh8
  32. 32.h4 Kb7
  33. 33.Rg2 Rh7
  34. 34.Rf2 Kc7
  35. 35.Rf1 Kb7
  36. 36.Rf2 Ka6
  37. 37.Rf1 Kb7
  38. 38.Rf2 Rh8
  39. 39.Rf1 Kc7
  40. 40.Rf2 Ra8
  41. 41.Rf1 Kd8
  42. 42.Rf2 Kd7
  43. 43.Rb2 Ra6
  44. 44.Rg2 Ke7
  45. 45.g4 hxg4
  46. 46.Rxg4 Ne6
  47. 47.h5 Ra8
  48. 48.Rg2 Ne5
  49. 49.Rb2 Nd7
  50. 50.Rg2 Rh8
  51. 51.Ra2 Ne5
  52. 52.Rb2 Nd7
  53. 53.Ra2 Ra8
  54. 54.Rg2 Rh8

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