Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anish Giri

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 4.1
Date 2017.09.12
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/kp5r/2pp1P2/3P4/p1P1R3/P5P1/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Qh5 Qf6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Qe6
  12. 12.Rfe1 f6
  13. 13.Bd2 Qg8
  14. 14.Rab1 Kb8
  15. 15.h3 b6
  16. 16.Ba6 g5
  17. 17.Qf3 g4
  18. 18.hxg4 Bxg4
  19. 19.Qxf6 Rf8
  20. 20.Qh4 h5
  21. 21.Bg5 Rh7
  22. 22.Re3 Bc8
  23. 23.Bxc8 Kxc8
  24. 24.Rbe1 Qg6
  25. 25.Be7 Bxe7
  26. 26.Rxe7 Qxc2
  27. 27.Qg3 Rxe7
  28. 28.Rxe7 Qc1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qf4
  30. 30.f3 a5
  31. 31.Re5 Qf7
  32. 32.Qh3+ Kb7
  33. 33.Rxh5 a4
  34. 34.Rh7 Qf4+
  35. 35.Qg3 a3
  36. 36.Qxf4 Rxf4
  37. 37.Re7 Rf6
  38. 38.Re3 Rh6+
  39. 39.Kg1 Ka6
  40. 40.f4 c5
  41. 41.f5

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