Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.20
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/8/K1N5/6kp/8/8/8 w - - 0 55

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.e3 Bd5
  15. 15.Qe2 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Ne5 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Qe7
  19. 19.Ndf3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rac1 Ba7
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Qd3 Bb8
  23. 23.Qb3 Bxe5
  24. 24.Nxe5 Qc7
  25. 25.Nf3 Qc6
  26. 26.Rd4 Nd5
  27. 27.e4 Nf6
  28. 28.Qd3 Qc7
  29. 29.h3 Qc6
  30. 30.Ne5 Qc7
  31. 31.Rc4 Qb8
  32. 32.f4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Qxc4 Qd8
  34. 34.Qc2 Qd4
  35. 35.Qc8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Qc2 Qxe4+
  37. 37.Qxe4+ Nxe4
  38. 38.Nxf7 Nc5
  39. 39.Nd8 a5
  40. 40.b3 b6
  41. 41.Kf3 Kg6
  42. 42.Ke3 Kf6
  43. 43.Kd4 Nxb3+
  44. 44.Kc4 Nc5
  45. 45.Kb5 e5
  46. 46.fxe5+ Kxe5
  47. 47.Nc6+ Ke4
  48. 48.g4 Kf4
  49. 49.Ne7 Kg3
  50. 50.Nd5 Kxh3
  51. 51.Nxb6 Nxa4
  52. 52.Nxa4 Kxg4
  53. 53.Kxa5 h5
  54. 54.Nc5 h4

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