Gukesh Dommaraju vs Anish Giri

40th ECC Open 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 40th ECC Open 2025
Site Rhodes GRE
Round 5.43
Date 2025.10.23
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

6k1/p1R3pp/8/2N1pp2/2b5/P1P2P2/4rKPP/8 w - - 7 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.f3 c5
  5. 5.a3 Ba5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 Na6
  8. 8.e4 Nxc5
  9. 9.e5 Ng8
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Nh3 Ne7
  12. 12.Be2 Qc7
  13. 13.Bd4 Bb7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Qe1 d6
  16. 16.exd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Rd1 e5
  18. 18.Be3 Qc7
  19. 19.Qf2 Rad8
  20. 20.Bxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.Nf2 Ng6
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
  24. 24.Rb1 Bc6
  25. 25.Kf1 Nf4
  26. 26.Bd3 Bd7
  27. 27.Rb7 Be6
  28. 28.Kg1 f5
  29. 29.Bf1 Rd2
  30. 30.Rc7 Ne2+
  31. 31.Bxe2 Rxe2
  32. 32.Nd3 Bxc4
  33. 33.Nxc5 Re1+
  34. 34.Kf2 Re2+
  35. 35.Kg1 Re1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Re2+

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