Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

World Rapid 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 8.5
Date 2018.12.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/1p3ppk/1P6/P3q3/2Q1p3/6PP/5P1K/2r5 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bc1 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O Nc5
  13. 13.Nd2 O-O
  14. 14.b4 Ne6
  15. 15.Nc4 Nd4
  16. 16.Be3 Nxe2+
  17. 17.Qxe2 Be6
  18. 18.Nb6 Rb8
  19. 19.a5 Qc7
  20. 20.Ncd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Nd7
  22. 22.c4 Bg5
  23. 23.Rac1 Nxb6
  24. 24.axb6 Qd7
  25. 25.Rfd1 Qa4
  26. 26.Bxg5 hxg5
  27. 27.Qd2 Rfc8
  28. 28.c5 a5
  29. 29.bxa5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Rxc5 dxc5
  31. 31.d6 Rd8
  32. 32.h3 c4
  33. 33.Rc1 Qb5
  34. 34.Qxg5 Rxd6
  35. 35.Qe7 Rd7
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qc8 e4
  38. 38.Qxc4 Rd1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qe5+
  40. 40.g3 Rxc1

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