Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.3
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5R1/bQ3k1p/p3r1p1/4Bp2/2p5/6Pq/P4P2/4R1K1 b - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rad1 Rad8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Rfe8
  13. 13.h3 c5
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Bb5 Bb8
  16. 16.Ba3 Qe6
  17. 17.Ng5 Qd6
  18. 18.Nf3 a6
  19. 19.Bxd7 Nxd7
  20. 20.Na4 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc1 Ba7
  22. 22.Red1 Qf6
  23. 23.Nc3 c4
  24. 24.bxc4 dxc4
  25. 25.e4 b5
  26. 26.Re1 Qg6
  27. 27.Nh4 Qb6
  28. 28.Nf5 Rcd8
  29. 29.Be7 Ra8
  30. 30.Bd6 g6
  31. 31.Ne7+ Kg7
  32. 32.e5 Qxd4
  33. 33.Rcd1 Qh4
  34. 34.Ncd5 Nc5
  35. 35.e6 Bxd5
  36. 36.Nxd5 Nxe6
  37. 37.Be5+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qb2 f5
  39. 39.g3 Qxh3
  40. 40.Qa3+ Kf7
  41. 41.Nf4 b4
  42. 42.Rd7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Nxe6 Rxe6
  44. 44.Rg7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qxb4+ Ke8
  46. 46.Rg8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Qb7+

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