Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Chessbrah Inv May 2020 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Chessbrah Inv May 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2020.05.16
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3Pk2p/6p1/1r1BK3/8/8/8 w - - 9 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.c4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Bd3 h6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbc6
  9. 9.Ne2 e5
  10. 10.d5 Nb8
  11. 11.Ng3 Bg4
  12. 12.Ng1 a5
  13. 13.h3 Bd7
  14. 14.f4 exf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Na6
  16. 16.Nf3 Nc5
  17. 17.Bc2 a4
  18. 18.Rb1 g5
  19. 19.Nh5 Kf8
  20. 20.Be3 Ng6
  21. 21.Nxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.e5 b6
  23. 23.exd6 cxd6
  24. 24.O-O Re8
  25. 25.Rf2 f5
  26. 26.Bd4+ Kh7
  27. 27.Rbf1 Ne4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Rxe4
  29. 29.b3 axb3
  30. 30.axb3 Nf4
  31. 31.Re1 Qe7
  32. 32.Rxe4 fxe4
  33. 33.Ne1 Bxh3
  34. 34.gxh3 Nxh3+
  35. 35.Kg2 Nxf2
  36. 36.Qxf2 Rf8
  37. 37.Qg3 Qf7
  38. 38.Kh2 Qh5+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qe2
  40. 40.Bf2 Rf4
  41. 41.Qe3 Rg4+
  42. 42.Ng2 Qf3
  43. 43.Kf1 Rxg2
  44. 44.Qxb6 e3
  45. 45.Qxe3 Qxe3
  46. 46.Bxe3 Rb2
  47. 47.c5 dxc5
  48. 48.d6 Rxb3
  49. 49.Ke2 Kg6
  50. 50.Bxc5 Rb7
  51. 51.Ke3 Kf5
  52. 52.Kd4 Ke6
  53. 53.Ke4 Rb5
  54. 54.Bd4 Rb4

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