Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 12.2
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q6k/8/4N2p/p3P3/1b3K2/1p4P1/7P/3q4 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 a6
  5. 5.Bg2 dxc4
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.a5 b5
  9. 9.axb6 cxb6
  10. 10.Bf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Ne5 Ne7
  12. 12.Bc6+ Kf8
  13. 13.Bg2 Nfd5
  14. 14.Bd2 b5
  15. 15.b3 f6
  16. 16.bxc4 fxe5
  17. 17.cxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Bg5 Bb7
  19. 19.Nc3 h6
  20. 20.Bxe7+ Bxe7
  21. 21.dxe5 d4
  22. 22.Ne4 g6
  23. 23.Qd3 Kg7
  24. 24.f4 Rf8
  25. 25.Nd2 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 a5
  27. 27.Nf3 Bc5
  28. 28.Rfc1 Qb6
  29. 29.Nh4 Be7
  30. 30.Nf3 Rfd8
  31. 31.Rc2 Rbc8
  32. 32.Rxc8 Rxc8
  33. 33.Nxd4 Rd8
  34. 34.Rd1 b4
  35. 35.Qc4 Qb7+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rc8
  37. 37.Qe6 Bc5
  38. 38.f5 gxf5
  39. 39.Qf6+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qxf5+ Kh8
  41. 41.Ke1 b3
  42. 42.Ne6 Qh1+
  43. 43.Kd2 Qd5+
  44. 44.Ke1 Qh1+
  45. 45.Kd2 Bb4+
  46. 46.Ke3 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kf4 Rc4+
  48. 48.e4 Rxe4+
  49. 49.Qxe4 Qxd1
  50. 50.Qa8+

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