Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.5
Date 2020.12.26
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

7b/6k1/8/5K2/2B5/8/8/8 b - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.h4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Bf4 Nc6
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Qb3 a6
  10. 10.Rc1 Re8
  11. 11.Be2 Bg4
  12. 12.Qxb7 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Rxe5
  16. 16.O-O Re7
  17. 17.Qb3 Rb8
  18. 18.Nxd5 Rxb3
  19. 19.Rc8 Re8
  20. 20.Rxd8 Rxd8
  21. 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  22. 22.axb3 Bxh4
  23. 23.Ra1 Rd6
  24. 24.g3 Bf6
  25. 25.Ra2 h5
  26. 26.Be2 h4
  27. 27.gxh4 Rd2
  28. 28.Kf1 Bxh4
  29. 29.Ra4 g5
  30. 30.f4 Rxb2
  31. 31.fxg5 Bxg5
  32. 32.Rg4 f6
  33. 33.Bxa6 Kf8
  34. 34.e4 Rxb3
  35. 35.e5 Rf3+
  36. 36.Kg2 Rf4
  37. 37.Rxf4 Bxf4
  38. 38.exf6 Be5
  39. 39.Kf3 Bxf6
  40. 40.Ke4 Bh8
  41. 41.Kf5 Kg7
  42. 42.Bc4

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