Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.28
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P5N1/5p2/8/7p/8/5k1K/R7 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.cxb5 a6
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 exd5
  7. 7.Nxd5 Bb7
  8. 8.Nc3 Be7
  9. 9.Nf3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 d5
  11. 11.O-O axb5
  12. 12.Bxb5 Nc6
  13. 13.b3 d4
  14. 14.Ne2 Qb6
  15. 15.Bc4 Na5
  16. 16.exd4 Nxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 Bxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 cxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Qc6
  20. 20.Qc3 Ra4
  21. 21.Bb2 Rxc4
  22. 22.Qd3 Rh4
  23. 23.Ng3 Rd8
  24. 24.Qe2 Qc8
  25. 25.Qxe7 Re8
  26. 26.Qd6 Qh3
  27. 27.Nh1 Qxf3
  28. 28.Bxf6 gxf6
  29. 29.Rfe1 Ra8
  30. 30.Re3 Qf5
  31. 31.Qg3+ Rg4
  32. 32.Qxg4+ Qxg4+
  33. 33.Rg3 h5
  34. 34.h3 Qg5
  35. 35.h4 Qg6
  36. 36.a4 Kg7
  37. 37.Rxg6+ fxg6
  38. 38.a5 g5
  39. 39.Ng3 gxh4
  40. 40.Nxh5+ Kg6
  41. 41.Nf4+ Kf5
  42. 42.Nd5 Ke5
  43. 43.Nc7 Rg8+
  44. 44.Kh2 Rg7
  45. 45.a6 Kf4
  46. 46.Ne6+ Kf3
  47. 47.Nxg7 Kxf2
  48. 48.a7

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