Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.1
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D84)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/R7/6p1/7p/p3P2P/7K/5P2/6r1 b - - 10 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Nxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Bxc7 Na6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Qxg2
  10. 10.Qf3 Qxf3
  11. 11.Nxf3 bxa6
  12. 12.Rc1 a5
  13. 13.Ne5 a4
  14. 14.a3 f6
  15. 15.Nc6 Bb7
  16. 16.O-O Kf7
  17. 17.Rc3 Rfc8
  18. 18.Na5 Bf3
  19. 19.Re1 e5
  20. 20.dxe5 fxe5
  21. 21.e4 Bg4
  22. 22.Nc4 Kg8
  23. 23.Bxe5 Bf8
  24. 24.Kg2 Rc5
  25. 25.Ne3 Rxe5
  26. 26.Nxg4 Rg5
  27. 27.Rg3 Rb5
  28. 28.Re2 Rab8
  29. 29.Nf6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nd7 Rxb2
  31. 31.Rxb2 Rxb2
  32. 32.Nxf8 Kxf8
  33. 33.Rc3 Rb3
  34. 34.Rc7 h5
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rxa3
  36. 36.h4 Ra1
  37. 37.Kf3 Rh1
  38. 38.Kg3 Rg1+
  39. 39.Kh3 Rh1+
  40. 40.Kg3 Rg1+
  41. 41.Kh3

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