Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.4
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4k2/2R2p1p/3P3P/p5P1/5PK1/4p3/r7 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qa4 Bd7
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O h6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nd5
  11. 11.e4 Nb6
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.e5 Be7
  14. 14.a3 Na5
  15. 15.Nd2 Bc6
  16. 16.Nde4 Nd5
  17. 17.Rab1 b6
  18. 18.Qe2 Qe8
  19. 19.Bd2 Nxc3
  20. 20.Bxc3 Bd5
  21. 21.Bxa5 bxa5
  22. 22.Nd2 Qc6
  23. 23.Bxd5 exd5
  24. 24.Nf1 Rab8
  25. 25.Ne3 Rfd8
  26. 26.Rbc1 Rb3
  27. 27.Rc2 Qg6
  28. 28.Rc3 a4
  29. 29.Rc2 c6
  30. 30.Kg2 Bg5
  31. 31.Nf1 Rdb8
  32. 32.Kh1 Be7
  33. 33.h4 Rd3
  34. 34.Rcd2 Rbb3
  35. 35.h5 Qf5
  36. 36.Kg2 Bg5
  37. 37.Rxd3 cxd3
  38. 38.Qf3 Qe4
  39. 39.Qxe4 dxe4
  40. 40.Nd2 Bxd2
  41. 41.Rxd2 f5
  42. 42.exf6 gxf6
  43. 43.g4 Rb5
  44. 44.f3 e3
  45. 45.Rxd3 Rxb2+
  46. 46.Kg3 Rb3
  47. 47.Rd1 Rxa3
  48. 48.Rc1 Kf7
  49. 49.Rxc6 Ra1
  50. 50.d5 e2

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