Anish Giri vs Alexei Shirov

Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Unive Giri-Shirov m 2014
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 4
Date 2014.10.16
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4Q3/5pkp/P5p1/q2P4/1p2P2N/6Pb/5P1P/6K1 w - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd2 Rfe8
  13. 13.Rac1 a6
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  17. 17.Bc3 Rad8
  18. 18.g3 c5
  19. 19.d5 c4
  20. 20.Ba5 Rc8
  21. 21.Nh4 g6
  22. 22.Bg4 Qe7
  23. 23.Qd2 Rb8
  24. 24.Bxd7 Qxd7
  25. 25.b3 cxb3
  26. 26.axb3 Rbc8
  27. 27.Bb4 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Rc8
  29. 29.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  30. 30.Bxd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Qc3 Bh3
  32. 32.b4 a5
  33. 33.bxa5 b4
  34. 34.Qc6 Qd8
  35. 35.a6 Qa5
  36. 36.Qe8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qxe5+ Kg8
  38. 38.Qe8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Qe5+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qe8+ Kg7

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