Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2019 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 2.4
Date 2019.08.04
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2N5/1P6/2k3pp/8/6K1 b - - 0 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Re1 Qc8
  8. 8.Nc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Bd2 d6
  10. 10.d5 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 e5
  12. 12.e4 a5
  13. 13.h4 Na6
  14. 14.Kh2 Nc5
  15. 15.Bh3 Qd8
  16. 16.b3 Bc8
  17. 17.Qe2 g6
  18. 18.Bxc8 Rxc8
  19. 19.h5 Qd7
  20. 20.Kg2 Qg4
  21. 21.Rh1 gxh5
  22. 22.Nd2 Qxe2
  23. 23.Nxe2 Bg5
  24. 24.f4 exf4
  25. 25.gxf4 Bf6
  26. 26.Rag1 h4
  27. 27.Kf3+ Kh8
  28. 28.Kg4 Rg8+
  29. 29.Kf5 Be7
  30. 30.e5 Rg6
  31. 31.Nf3 Rcg8
  32. 32.Rxg6 fxg6+
  33. 33.Kg4 Nd3
  34. 34.Rf1 Rf8
  35. 35.exd6 h5+
  36. 36.Kh3 Bxd6
  37. 37.Nxh4 Kh7
  38. 38.f5 g5
  39. 39.Ng6 Re8
  40. 40.Nd4 Re3+
  41. 41.Kg2 Rg3+
  42. 42.Kh1 Rh3+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rh2+
  44. 44.Kf3 g4+
  45. 45.Ke3 Ne5
  46. 46.Nxe5 Bxe5
  47. 47.Ne6 Bf6
  48. 48.Nxc7 h4
  49. 49.d6 Bg5+
  50. 50.Ke4 Re2+
  51. 51.Kd5 g3
  52. 52.Ne6 Bf6
  53. 53.Rg1 Rf2
  54. 54.Ke4 Rd2
  55. 55.Nf4 Rd4+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rxd6
  57. 57.Nd5 Kg7
  58. 58.Kg2 Kh6
  59. 59.Re1 Kg5
  60. 60.Re6 Rxe6
  61. 61.fxe6 Kf5
  62. 62.e7 Bxe7
  63. 63.Nxe7+ Kg4
  64. 64.Nc6 h3+
  65. 65.Kg1 Kf3
  66. 66.Nd4+ Ke3
  67. 67.Ne6 Kf3
  68. 68.Ng5+ Kg4
  69. 69.Ne6 Kf5
  70. 70.Nd4+ Ke4
  71. 71.Ne6 Kf5
  72. 72.Nd4+ Kf4
  73. 73.a3 Ke4
  74. 74.Ne6 Kd3
  75. 75.c5 bxc5
  76. 76.Nxc5+ Kc3
  77. 77.b4 axb4
  78. 78.axb4

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