Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/k7/1N6/1K6/8/8/8 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qd6
  14. 14.e3 Qb4
  15. 15.Qxb4 Bxb4
  16. 16.Nc4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Nfe5 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Bd6
  19. 19.Nd3 a5
  20. 20.Rac1 Be7
  21. 21.h3 h5
  22. 22.f4 c6
  23. 23.Kf3 g6
  24. 24.g4 hxg4+
  25. 25.hxg4 Kg7
  26. 26.g5 Nd5
  27. 27.Nce5 Rh8
  28. 28.Rh1 Bd6
  29. 29.Ng4 Nb4
  30. 30.Ndf2 Rxh1
  31. 31.Rxh1 Rh8
  32. 32.Rh6 Nd5
  33. 33.Ne4 Be7
  34. 34.Rxh8 Kxh8
  35. 35.Ne5 Kg7
  36. 36.Nc5 b6
  37. 37.Ncd3 c5
  38. 38.dxc5 bxc5
  39. 39.Nc4 f6
  40. 40.gxf6+ Kxf6
  41. 41.Nxa5 g5
  42. 42.fxg5+ Kxg5
  43. 43.b3 Nc7
  44. 44.Ke4 Kf6
  45. 45.Nf4 Bd6
  46. 46.Nb7 Bf8
  47. 47.Kd3 e5
  48. 48.Ne2 Ke6
  49. 49.Kc4 Nd5
  50. 50.Nxc5+ Bxc5
  51. 51.Kxc5 Nxe3
  52. 52.a5 Kd7
  53. 53.b4 Kc7
  54. 54.b5 Nf5
  55. 55.Nc3 Nd4
  56. 56.Nd5+ Kb7
  57. 57.a6+ Ka7
  58. 58.Ne7 Nb3+
  59. 59.Kb4 Nd4
  60. 60.Kc5 Nb3+
  61. 61.Kb4 Nd4
  62. 62.Nc8+ Kb8
  63. 63.Nd6 Ka7
  64. 64.Kc5 Nb3+
  65. 65.Kc4 Nd4
  66. 66.Kb4 e4
  67. 67.Nxe4 Kb6
  68. 68.Nd6 Nxb5
  69. 69.Nxb5 Kxa6

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