Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.14
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

3b4/1p3pp1/p1k4p/4PP2/1N1K4/1P4P1/7P/8 b - - 12 45

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 Bd6
  14. 14.Ne1 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Qe7
  16. 16.Nd3 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Rac1 Bd6
  19. 19.e4 Rfe8
  20. 20.Re1 Nd7
  21. 21.f4 Nb6
  22. 22.Qc2 c6
  23. 23.a5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nc4 Rad8
  25. 25.Re2 Nc5
  26. 26.e5 Nxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Bc5
  28. 28.Qf3 Qe6
  29. 29.b3 Qd5
  30. 30.Qxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rd2 Red8
  32. 32.Rcd1 Bb4
  33. 33.Rxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 cxd5
  35. 35.Ne3 Bxa5
  36. 36.Nxd5 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf3 Ke8
  38. 38.Ke4 Kd7
  39. 39.f5 Bd8
  40. 40.Kd4 Kc6
  41. 41.Nb4+ Kb5
  42. 42.Nd3 Kc6
  43. 43.Nb4+ Kb5
  44. 44.Nd3 Kc6
  45. 45.Nb4+

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