Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Levitov Chess Week Rapid · 2019 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Rapid
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 6.4
Date 2019.08.06
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rR2k/p7/2pN4/P7/3K4/1pP4r/8/1R6 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d3 dxe4
  4. 4.dxe4 Qxd1+
  5. 5.Kxd1 Nf6
  6. 6.Nfd2 Ng4
  7. 7.Ke1 e5
  8. 8.Nc4 b5
  9. 9.Ne3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nxg4 Bxg4
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.a5 Nd7
  13. 13.Bc4 Ke7
  14. 14.Nd2 Bd6
  15. 15.f3 Be6
  16. 16.Bxe6 Kxe6
  17. 17.Nc4 Rab8
  18. 18.Ke2 Bc5
  19. 19.Rd1 f6
  20. 20.Be3 Bxe3
  21. 21.Kxe3 Ke7
  22. 22.Rd6 Rhc8
  23. 23.Rad1 Nc5
  24. 24.g3 Rc7
  25. 25.f4 exf4+
  26. 26.gxf4 Rb5
  27. 27.Rg1 g6
  28. 28.f5 b3
  29. 29.c3 Kf7
  30. 30.e5 fxe5
  31. 31.fxg6+ Kg7
  32. 32.gxh7+ Kxh7
  33. 33.Rdg6 Rb8
  34. 34.R6g5 Kh8
  35. 35.Rxe5 Na4
  36. 36.Ra1 Nxc3
  37. 37.bxc3 Rh7
  38. 38.Kd4 Rxh2
  39. 39.Rb1 Rh3
  40. 40.Nd6 Rd8
  41. 41.Re8+

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