Anish Giri vs Wesley So

Superbet Rapid 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Rapid 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 1.2
Date 2019.11.06
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3B4/2kn4/1p2p1pp/1K3pP1/P4P1P/8/4P3/8 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bg2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 c3
  10. 10.bxc3 O-O
  11. 11.Nb3 Be7
  12. 12.c4 Bd7
  13. 13.Bb2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nfd4 Rac8
  15. 15.Nb5 b6
  16. 16.Nd6 Bxd6
  17. 17.Rxd6 Be8
  18. 18.Rxd8 Nxd8
  19. 19.Rc1 Bc6
  20. 20.c5 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 Nd7
  22. 22.cxb6 Rxc1
  23. 23.Bxc1 axb6
  24. 24.Kf3 Nc6
  25. 25.Ke3 Kf8
  26. 26.Nd4 Nxd4
  27. 27.Kxd4 Ke7
  28. 28.Kc4 Kd6
  29. 29.Kb5 Kc7
  30. 30.g4 Nf6
  31. 31.Be3 Nd7
  32. 32.h4 f5
  33. 33.g5 g6
  34. 34.f4 Kb7
  35. 35.a4 Kc7
  36. 36.Bf2 Kb7
  37. 37.Bd4 Kc7
  38. 38.Bf6 h6
  39. 39.Bd8+

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