Anish Giri vs Wei Yi

9th Masters Final 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2016.07.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

2b5/6nk/7p/2N4P/8/P1B4K/8/8 w - - 9 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Ne7
  10. 10.Nf1 Ng6
  11. 11.Bb3 c6
  12. 12.h3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxf2+
  15. 15.Kxf2 Nxe5
  16. 16.d4 Ng6
  17. 17.Kg1 Qh4
  18. 18.Bd2 Bd7
  19. 19.Qf3 Rae8
  20. 20.Ng3 Re6
  21. 21.Nh5 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rf1 Qe7
  23. 23.Qg3 Re2
  24. 24.Rae1 Rxe1
  25. 25.Rxe1 Qh4
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  27. 27.Qxh4 Nxh4
  28. 28.c4 Ne7
  29. 29.Kf2 Nhf5
  30. 30.d5 Nd4
  31. 31.Ba2 cxd5
  32. 32.cxd5 Bxa4
  33. 33.Bc3 Bb3
  34. 34.d6 Nec6
  35. 35.Bxd4 Bxa2
  36. 36.Bxg7 Kh7
  37. 37.Bc3 Be6
  38. 38.Nf6+ Kg6
  39. 39.d7 a5
  40. 40.g4 b5
  41. 41.h4 b4
  42. 42.Be5 a4
  43. 43.h5+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ne4+ Kh7
  45. 45.Bd6 f5
  46. 46.Nc5 a3
  47. 47.bxa3 b3
  48. 48.Be5 Bxd7
  49. 49.Bc3 Bc8
  50. 50.Nxb3 fxg4
  51. 51.Kg3 Ne7
  52. 52.Nc5 Nf5+
  53. 53.Kxg4 Nd4+
  54. 54.Kh4 Nf5+
  55. 55.Kh3 Ng7+
  56. 56.Kh4 Nf5+
  57. 57.Kh3 Ng7+

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