Anish Giri vs Alexei Shirov

5th Zurich CC 2016 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Zurich CC 2016
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.3
Date 2016.02.15
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/R4p1p/5np1/8/8/5BPP/3r1P2/1R4K1 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Bg4
  3. 3.Bg2 Nd7
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Qb3 Nb6
  6. 6.Ne5 Nf6
  7. 7.Nxg4 Nxg4
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Nc3 c6
  11. 11.d3 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Ne5
  13. 13.Bf4 Ned7
  14. 14.d4 Bg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Qxg5
  16. 16.a4 Rab8
  17. 17.e4 Nc4
  18. 18.Qc2 Qd2
  19. 19.Rac1 Qxc2
  20. 20.Rxc2 dxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Ncb6
  22. 22.a5 Nd5
  23. 23.Nc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Nf6
  25. 25.a6 bxa6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Rxb2
  27. 27.Rxa6 Rd2
  28. 28.d5 Rd8
  29. 29.Rb1 Nxd5
  30. 30.Rxa7 Nf6
  31. 31.Bf3 g6

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