Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anish Giri

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 5.2
Date 2018.04.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/4kppp/4p3/8/R7/4PP2/2r2KPP/8 w - - 13 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Rd1 cxd4
  9. 9.Rxd4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bg3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nd2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 Qa6
  14. 14.O-O Rd8
  15. 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Rd1 Nf6
  19. 19.Qd3 Qxd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 Rc8
  21. 21.f3 Kf8
  22. 22.Kf1 a6
  23. 23.Ke2 Ke8
  24. 24.Rd4 Be7
  25. 25.Bd6 Nd5
  26. 26.Bxe7 Nxc3+
  27. 27.bxc3 Kxe7
  28. 28.Kd3 Rc5
  29. 29.Rb4 b5
  30. 30.c4 Kd6
  31. 31.cxb5 axb5
  32. 32.a4 Rd5+
  33. 33.Ke2 bxa4
  34. 34.Rxa4 Rc5
  35. 35.Ra6+ Ke7
  36. 36.Ra4 Rc2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Rc1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rc2+

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