Anish Giri vs Richard Rapport

25th ECC · 2009 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event 25th ECC
Site Ohrid MKD
Round 3
Date 2009.10.06
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5k2/3P4/4pP1p/7K/2p5/2B5 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bg7
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.e3 Qe7
  11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O Nh5
  13. 13.Bh2 f5
  14. 14.Nd2 Nhf6
  15. 15.Nc4 Ne8
  16. 16.a5 Ne5
  17. 17.Nb6 Rb8
  18. 18.Ra3 Nf6
  19. 19.Re1 Nfd7
  20. 20.Rb3 Nxb6
  21. 21.Rxb6 g5
  22. 22.Bxa6 Ra8
  23. 23.Bf1 Rxa5
  24. 24.f4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rb5 Rxb5
  26. 26.Bxb5 gxf4
  27. 27.exf4 Qf7
  28. 28.Bg3 Bd4+
  29. 29.Kh2 Re8
  30. 30.Bh4 Rxe1
  31. 31.Qxe1 Nf6
  32. 32.Ne2 Bxb2
  33. 33.Qb1 Qg7
  34. 34.Ng3 Qh6
  35. 35.Bg5 Ng4+
  36. 36.Kh1 Nf2+
  37. 37.Kg1 Nxh3+
  38. 38.gxh3 Qxh3
  39. 39.Qxb2 Qxg3+
  40. 40.Qg2 Qxg2+
  41. 41.Kxg2 Kf7
  42. 42.Bd8 c4
  43. 43.Kf2 c3
  44. 44.Ke3 b6
  45. 45.Bxb6 Bb7
  46. 46.Bc4 Kg6
  47. 47.Bd8 Kh5
  48. 48.Be2+ Kg6
  49. 49.Bf3 Ba6
  50. 50.Be7 h5
  51. 51.Bxd6 h4
  52. 52.Kf2 c2
  53. 53.Ba3 Kf6
  54. 54.Kg2 Bd3
  55. 55.Kh3 Be4
  56. 56.Bxe4 fxe4
  57. 57.Bc1

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