Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anish Giri

World Rapid 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 9.4
Date 2018.12.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

rn3r2/pp3pk1/4p3/5pQ1/2qN4/3bP3/1P3PPP/3RK2R b - - 7 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 dxc4
  9. 9.O-O-O c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Qa5
  11. 11.Ne4 Qxa2
  12. 12.Nxf6+ gxf6
  13. 13.Bxc4 Qa1+
  14. 14.Kd2 Qa5+
  15. 15.Ke2 Qxc5
  16. 16.Qe4 Bd7
  17. 17.Bd3 f5
  18. 18.Qf4 Bb5
  19. 19.Qxh6 Qc2+
  20. 20.Ke1 Bxd3
  21. 21.Nd4 Qc4
  22. 22.Qg5+ Kh7
  23. 23.Qh5+ Kg7
  24. 24.Qg5+

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