Anish Giri vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.18
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4p3/5n2/4k1p1/5p2/5P1B/4K3 w - - 2 72

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 Rc8
  12. 12.Rfc1 Bd5
  13. 13.Qd3 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Qd4 Ncd7
  16. 16.b4 h6
  17. 17.Be3 Bd6
  18. 18.Qb2 Qe7
  19. 19.Rxc8 Rxc8
  20. 20.b5 axb5
  21. 21.Qxb5 Ne5
  22. 22.h3 Nxf3+
  23. 23.Bxf3 Bxf3
  24. 24.Nxf3 Nd5
  25. 25.Bd2 Rc5
  26. 26.Qb3 Qc7
  27. 27.Kg2 Qc6
  28. 28.Rb1 b6
  29. 29.Kg1 Rc4
  30. 30.a5 bxa5
  31. 31.Bxa5 Nf6
  32. 32.Bd2 Ne4
  33. 33.Be1 Rc1
  34. 34.Qd3 Rxb1
  35. 35.Qxb1 Qc4
  36. 36.Qd1 f5
  37. 37.Kg2 Be7
  38. 38.Qd7 Bf6
  39. 39.Qd1 Kh7
  40. 40.Kg1 Qc6
  41. 41.Qb1 Qd5
  42. 42.h4 g5
  43. 43.hxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.Qc1 Kg6
  45. 45.Qc2 g4
  46. 46.Nh4+ Bxh4
  47. 47.gxh4 Nf6
  48. 48.Qc3 Qe4
  49. 49.Qd2 f4
  50. 50.Qd3 Qxd3
  51. 51.exd3 Kh5
  52. 52.Bc3 Nd5
  53. 53.Be5 Kxh4
  54. 54.Kg2 Kg5
  55. 55.Kf1 Kf5
  56. 56.Bd6 Nc3
  57. 57.Bb4 Nb5
  58. 58.Bc5 Ke5
  59. 59.Bb6 Nd4
  60. 60.Bc7+ Kf5
  61. 61.Kg2 Nf3
  62. 62.Kf1 Ne5
  63. 63.Ke2 Nf3
  64. 64.Bd6 Nd4+
  65. 65.Kf1 f3
  66. 66.Bc7 Ne2
  67. 67.Bd6 Nf4
  68. 68.d4 Ne2
  69. 69.Be5 Ke4
  70. 70.Ke1 Nxd4
  71. 71.Bh2 Nf5

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