Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Anish Giri
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	5.5
Date	2016.06.17
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves	73

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Final Position

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

8/8/7P/5K2/r7/1R3p2/6k1/8 b - - 0 73

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.g3 g6
3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
4. 4.d4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O O-O
6. 6.c4 dxc4
7. 7.Na3 c5
8. 8.dxc5 c3
9. 9.Nd4 Nfd7
10. 10.bxc3 Nxc5
11. 11.Bg5 Nba6
12. 12.Rb1 Re8
13. 13.Nc4 h6
14. 14.Be3 Bg4
15. 15.Qc1 e5
16. 16.h3 exd4
17. 17.cxd4 Bxe2
18. 18.dxc5 Bxf1
19. 19.Qxf1 Rxe3
20. 20.Nxe3 Nxc5
21. 21.Bxb7 Nxb7
22. 22.Rxb7 Rc8
23. 23.Qb5 Rc1+
24. 24.Kg2 Rc7
25. 25.Qa5 Rc8
26. 26.Rxa7 Bd4
27. 27.Qxd8+ Rxd8
28. 28.Ra3 Bc5
29. 29.Rc3 Bxe3
30. 30.Rxe3 Rd2
31. 31.a3 h5
32. 32.h4 Kg7
33. 33.Kf3 Ra2
34. 34.Rd3 f6
35. 35.Rd7+ Kh6
36. 36.Ra7 g5
37. 37.Ra6 gxh4
38. 38.gxh4 Kg6
39. 39.Ra8 Rc2
40. 40.Ra4 Kf5
41. 41.Rf4+ Ke5
42. 42.Re4+ Kf5
43. 43.a4 Ra2
44. 44.Rf4+ Ke5
45. 45.Kg3 Ra3+
46. 46.f3 Ra1
47. 47.Rb4 Rg1+
48. 48.Kf2 Ra1
49. 49.Rb5+ Kf4
50. 50.Rb4+ Ke5
51. 51.Kg2 f5
52. 52.Kf2 f4
53. 53.Re4+ Kf5
54. 54.Rc4 Ra2+
55. 55.Kg1 Ra1+
56. 56.Kf2 Ra2+
57. 57.Ke1 Ke5
58. 58.Kd1 Ra3
59. 59.Ke2 Re3+
60. 60.Kf2 Ra3
61. 61.Re4+ Kf5
62. 62.Rb4 Ke5
63. 63.Kg2 Ra2+
64. 64.Kh3 Ra1
65. 65.Rb5+ Kd4
66. 66.Rxh5 Ke3
67. 67.Kg4 Rg1+
68. 68.Kf5 Ra1
69. 69.Rh8 Kxf3
70. 70.Rb8 Rxa4
71. 71.Rb3+ Kg2
72. 72.h5 f3
73. 73.h6

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