Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 9.5
Date 2021.07.10
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/8/5pk1/7p/3r3P/R4PK1/8/8 b - - 11 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd2 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Ba4
  12. 12.Qb1 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nb3 Bxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Qd8
  16. 16.d5 Nd4
  17. 17.Bd3 Qd7
  18. 18.Rd1 a5
  19. 19.Ra2 Nb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Qxb5
  21. 21.Rc1 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rac2 Rxc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 h5
  24. 24.h3 Qd7
  25. 25.Bb6 a4
  26. 26.bxa4 Rxa4
  27. 27.f3 Rb4
  28. 28.Be3 Bf6
  29. 29.Bf4 Kh7
  30. 30.Kh2 Rb2
  31. 31.Qc4 b5
  32. 32.Qc7 Qxc7
  33. 33.Rxc7 g5
  34. 34.e5 gxf4
  35. 35.exf6 exf6
  36. 36.Rxf7+ Kg6
  37. 37.Rb7 Rb1
  38. 38.h4 Rb2
  39. 39.Rb8 Rb1
  40. 40.g4 fxg3+
  41. 41.Kxg3 b4
  42. 42.Kf4 b3
  43. 43.Rg8+ Kf7
  44. 44.Rb8 Kg6
  45. 45.d6 Rd1
  46. 46.Rxb3 Rxd6
  47. 47.Kg3 Rd4
  48. 48.Ra3 Rc4
  49. 49.Rb3 Rd4
  50. 50.Ra3 Rc4
  51. 51.Rb3 Rd4
  52. 52.Ra3

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