Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.10
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6K1/3k2p1/5p1p/7P/2R3P1/2p5/2r5 w - - 6 73

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 Qb8
  14. 14.e3 Rd8
  15. 15.Ne1 Bd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qb3 a5
  18. 18.Nd3 c6
  19. 19.Kg2 Bd6
  20. 20.Qc2 Re8
  21. 21.Rab1 Qc7
  22. 22.Rdc1 Qe7
  23. 23.Nc5 h5
  24. 24.Qf5 g6
  25. 25.Qf3 Kg7
  26. 26.h4 Ng4
  27. 27.Rc3 Bxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 Qd7
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Rxb4 Re6
  31. 31.Qe2 Rae8
  32. 32.Rc3 c5
  33. 33.dxc5 d4
  34. 34.Rd3 Qc6+
  35. 35.Qf3 dxe3
  36. 36.Qxc6 bxc6
  37. 37.fxe3 Nxe3+
  38. 38.Kg1 Nc2
  39. 39.Rb1 Ne1
  40. 40.Rc3 Rf6
  41. 41.a5 Re2
  42. 42.Rd1 Rff2
  43. 43.a6 Rg2+
  44. 44.Kf1 Rgf2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rxd2
  46. 46.Rxe1 Rg2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Rh2+
  48. 48.Kg1 Rdg2+
  49. 49.Kf1 Ra2
  50. 50.Kg1 Rhg2+
  51. 51.Kh1 Rgf2
  52. 52.Kg1 Rg2+
  53. 53.Kh1 Rgd2
  54. 54.Rf3 Rxa6
  55. 55.Ref1 f5
  56. 56.R1f2 Ra1+
  57. 57.Kg2 Raa2
  58. 58.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  59. 59.Kh3 Rc2
  60. 60.Rd3 Rxc5
  61. 61.Rd7+ Kf6
  62. 62.Rd6+ Kf7
  63. 63.Kg2 Rc3
  64. 64.Kf2 c5
  65. 65.Rc6 c4
  66. 66.Kg2 Rc2+
  67. 67.Kf3 Rc1
  68. 68.Kf4 c3
  69. 69.Kg5 c2
  70. 70.Kh6 Ke7
  71. 71.Kg7 Kd7
  72. 72.Rc3 Kd6

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