Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 87 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2020.07.23
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 87
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2n1k3/1p6/1P2PK2/2B5/8 b - - 54 87

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.Bxc3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Bg4
  10. 10.d5 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.gxf3 Ne5
  13. 13.O-O-O c6
  14. 14.Qc3 f6
  15. 15.f4 Nf7
  16. 16.d6 exd6
  17. 17.h4 Qb6
  18. 18.Qg3 d5
  19. 19.exd5 cxd5
  20. 20.h5 Rac8+
  21. 21.Kb1 Rfe8
  22. 22.hxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Bd3 f5
  24. 24.Rdg1 Qf6
  25. 25.Qf3 Rh8
  26. 26.Rxh8 Rxh8
  27. 27.Qxd5 Rd8
  28. 28.Qxf5 Qxf5
  29. 29.Bxf5 Rd6
  30. 30.Be4 b6
  31. 31.Kc2 Rf6
  32. 32.Kd3 Nd6
  33. 33.Rg5 Kf7
  34. 34.Rd5 Ke7
  35. 35.Re5+ Kd7
  36. 36.Ke2 Rxf4
  37. 37.Bxg6 Nc4
  38. 38.Rb5 Kc6
  39. 39.Rb3 a5
  40. 40.Bd3 Ne5
  41. 41.Ba6 Rh4
  42. 42.Rc3+ Kd6
  43. 43.a3 Nc6
  44. 44.Rg3 Nd4+
  45. 45.Kd2 b5
  46. 46.Bc8 Rh8
  47. 47.Bg4 Rf8
  48. 48.Rd3 Ke5
  49. 49.Ke3 Nc2+
  50. 50.Ke2 Nd4+
  51. 51.Kf1 b4
  52. 52.axb4 axb4
  53. 53.Bd1 Ra8
  54. 54.Kg2 Ra2
  55. 55.Re3+ Kf4
  56. 56.Bf3 Kf5
  57. 57.b3 Ra5
  58. 58.Be2 Re5
  59. 59.Bc4 Rxe3
  60. 60.fxe3 Nc6
  61. 61.Bd3+ Ke5
  62. 62.Kf3 Na5
  63. 63.Bc2 Nb7
  64. 64.Bh7 Nc5
  65. 65.Bg8 Nd3
  66. 66.Bh7 Nc5
  67. 67.Bc2 Nb7
  68. 68.Ke2 Nc5
  69. 69.Kd2 Kd5
  70. 70.Ke1 Ke5
  71. 71.Ke2 Kd5
  72. 72.Kf3 Ke5
  73. 73.Kf2 Kd5
  74. 74.Kg2 Ke5
  75. 75.Kf3 Ne6
  76. 76.Bd3 Nc5
  77. 77.Bc4 Ne4
  78. 78.Ke2 Nc5
  79. 79.Kf3 Ne4
  80. 80.Bg8 Nf6
  81. 81.Bf7 Ne4
  82. 82.Ke2 Nc5
  83. 83.Bg8 Ke4
  84. 84.Bh7+ Ke5
  85. 85.Bc2 Kd5
  86. 86.Kf2 Ke5
  87. 87.Kf3

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