Alexander Grischuk vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.4
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1N6/8/p7/1k1n1P1K/8/8/8 w - - 2 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Bf1 Re8
  9. 9.d4 Nbd7
  10. 10.c4 Nf8
  11. 11.Nc3 Ng6
  12. 12.h3 c6
  13. 13.d5 cxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Bf6
  16. 16.Bg5 Be6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.Qxb7 Nf4
  19. 19.Rad1 Rab8
  20. 20.Qc6 Rec8
  21. 21.Qxd6 Rxb2
  22. 22.Re4 Ng6
  23. 23.Qa3 h6
  24. 24.Red4 Rcb8
  25. 25.h4 Nf4
  26. 26.Qe3 Ng6
  27. 27.h5 Nf8
  28. 28.Qa3 Bf5
  29. 29.Rd8 Rxd8
  30. 30.Rxd8 Qxd8
  31. 31.Qxb2 Bg4
  32. 32.Qd4 Qxd4
  33. 33.Nxd4 Nd7
  34. 34.Be2 Bxe2
  35. 35.Nxe2 Kf8
  36. 36.f3 Ke7
  37. 37.Nc3 Ne5
  38. 38.c5 Kd7
  39. 39.Nb5 a6
  40. 40.Nd4 g6
  41. 41.hxg6 fxg6
  42. 42.Kf1 Nd3
  43. 43.c6+ Kc7
  44. 44.g3 Nb4
  45. 45.a3 Nxc6
  46. 46.Nb3 Kd6
  47. 47.Ke2 Kd5
  48. 48.Nd2 g5
  49. 49.f4 gxf4
  50. 50.gxf4 h5
  51. 51.Ke3 Ne7
  52. 52.Ne4 h4
  53. 53.Kf3 Nf5
  54. 54.Nf2 Kc4
  55. 55.Kg4 Nd4
  56. 56.Kxh4 Kb3
  57. 57.Ne4 Kxa3
  58. 58.Nc5 a5
  59. 59.Nb7 Kb4

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