Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 3.3
Date 2024.06.28
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/R4kp1/7p/p7/5PK1/6P1/7r/8 b - - 9 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
  10. 10.O-O Nd5
  11. 11.Nxc4 Nc6
  12. 12.Nc3 Nd4
  13. 13.Bd2 Bd7
  14. 14.Rab1 Bc6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Nf6
  16. 16.Red1 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 Rac8
  18. 18.Bf4 Nf5
  19. 19.e4 Bb4
  20. 20.exf5 Rxc4
  21. 21.fxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Bd6 Rfc8
  23. 23.Bxb4 Rxb4
  24. 24.Rd3 e5
  25. 25.Nd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rc2
  27. 27.Rxe5 Rbxb2
  28. 28.Rxb2 Rxb2
  29. 29.Re7 a5
  30. 30.a4 Rb4
  31. 31.f4 b6
  32. 32.Rb7 Rxa4
  33. 33.Rxb6 Ra2+
  34. 34.Kh3 Kf7
  35. 35.Ra6 h6
  36. 36.Kg4 Rxh2
  37. 37.Ra7+ Kf6
  38. 38.Ra6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Ra7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ra6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Ra7+

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