Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.8
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/4q1pp/3p4/3Q2PP/4P1K1/5P2/8 b - - 10 40

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.e3 Qe7
  15. 15.Qe2 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Nc4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 c6
  19. 19.Rab1 Rad8
  20. 20.b4 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Qxd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Qb3 Nd5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Qxe5
  24. 24.Rd1 Rd6
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.axb5 Ne7
  27. 27.bxc6 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Qxd1 bxc6
  29. 29.Qd7 Qe6
  30. 30.Qd8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qd4 g6
  32. 32.g4 Nd5
  33. 33.Bxd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Kg2 Kg8
  35. 35.h4 Kh7
  36. 36.Kg3 Kg8
  37. 37.Qf4 Kh7
  38. 38.Qd4 Kg8
  39. 39.Qf4 Kh7
  40. 40.Qd4

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