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 1.22
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

8/1p4p1/p2kp3/5pP1/P2bPP2/1P1N1K2/8/8 w - - 9 41

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.Rd1 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rac1 Bd5
  15. 15.Qd3 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 Rxc5
  17. 17.Rxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Ne5 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Qe7
  20. 20.Ndf3 Rc8
  21. 21.h4 Ba7
  22. 22.Rd2 Bb8
  23. 23.Rc2 Rxc2
  24. 24.Qxc2 Qc7
  25. 25.Qxc7 Bxc7
  26. 26.Nd3 Bd6
  27. 27.Nd2 Nd7
  28. 28.Nc4 Bc7
  29. 29.f4 Kf8
  30. 30.Kf3 Ke7
  31. 31.g4 f5
  32. 32.g5 hxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 Nb6
  34. 34.Nxb6 Bxb6
  35. 35.e4 Kd6
  36. 36.b3 Bd4
  37. 37.Nb4 Bc3
  38. 38.Nd3 Bd4
  39. 39.Nb4 Bc3
  40. 40.Nd3 Bd4

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