Anish Giri vs Wesley So

9th Masters Final 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 3.1
Date 2016.07.15
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/3B4/8/2bPkpp1/5p1p/5P2/4K1P1/8 b - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Re1 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ng4
  8. 8.Rf1 h6
  9. 9.c3 d6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Ba7
  11. 11.h3 Nf6
  12. 12.Re1 Nh5
  13. 13.Nf1 Qf6
  14. 14.Ne3 Nf4
  15. 15.Ng4 Qg6
  16. 16.Bxf4 exf4
  17. 17.d4 Bxg4
  18. 18.hxg4 Qxg4
  19. 19.Qd3 Ne7
  20. 20.Re2 Rad8
  21. 21.b4 Bb8
  22. 22.b5 axb5
  23. 23.axb5 c6
  24. 24.Rb1 d5
  25. 25.Ba2 dxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bd6
  27. 27.bxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Rxe7 Bxe7
  29. 29.Ne5 Qg5
  30. 30.Qc4 Qf6
  31. 31.Rb7 c5
  32. 32.Nd7 Rxd7
  33. 33.Rxd7 cxd4
  34. 34.Rxd4 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.Qe4 Be7
  37. 37.Qd4 Qxd4
  38. 38.cxd4 Bf6
  39. 39.d5 Be7
  40. 40.f3 Bc5+
  41. 41.Kf1 Kf8
  42. 42.Bc4 Ke7
  43. 43.Bb5 Kd6
  44. 44.Be8 f6
  45. 45.Bf7 Ke5
  46. 46.Be6 f5
  47. 47.Bd7 Kf6
  48. 48.Ke2 g6
  49. 49.Be8 g5
  50. 50.Bd7 Bb6
  51. 51.Kf1 Ba7
  52. 52.Ke2 Bc5
  53. 53.Kf1 h5
  54. 54.Be8 h4
  55. 55.Bd7 Ke5
  56. 56.Ke2

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