Anish Giri vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.2
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/8/3K4/5k2 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Rb8
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Qa4 O-O
  9. 9.Qxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Rd1 Na5
  11. 11.Qd3 b6
  12. 12.e4 Nxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 Bb7
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.exd5 Bf6
  16. 16.Qc2 b5
  17. 17.Be3 a6
  18. 18.Nd2 Bxd5
  19. 19.Nb3 c6
  20. 20.Nxa5 Qxa5
  21. 21.Bxd5 cxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rfc8
  23. 23.Qd2 Qxd2
  24. 24.Rxd2 a5
  25. 25.Rad1 a4
  26. 26.Bf4 Rb6
  27. 27.Be5 g6
  28. 28.Bxf6 Rxf6
  29. 29.Rd8+ Rxd8
  30. 30.Rxd8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Rd5 Rb6
  32. 32.Kg2 Kf6
  33. 33.Kf3 b4
  34. 34.Ra5 b3
  35. 35.Rxa4 bxa2
  36. 36.Rxa2 Kf5
  37. 37.Ke3 Rb8
  38. 38.h3 h5
  39. 39.Kd3 h4
  40. 40.Ra5+ Kf6
  41. 41.Kc3 Rc8+
  42. 42.Kd2 Rb8
  43. 43.Kc2 Rc8+
  44. 44.Kb1 Re8
  45. 45.Ra3 Kg5
  46. 46.Rf3 f5
  47. 47.b4 hxg3
  48. 48.fxg3 Rh8
  49. 49.h4+ Kg4
  50. 50.Rc3 f4
  51. 51.gxf4 Rxh4
  52. 52.Rc4 Kg3
  53. 53.b5 g5
  54. 54.b6 Rh6
  55. 55.Rb4 gxf4
  56. 56.b7 Rh8
  57. 57.b8=Q Rxb8
  58. 58.Rxb8 f3
  59. 59.Kc2 f2
  60. 60.Rf8 Kg2
  61. 61.Kd2 f1=Q
  62. 62.Rxf1 Kxf1

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