Alexander Morozevich vs Anish Giri

Titled Tuesday 5th May · 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tuesday 5th May
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2020.05.05
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/b7/4k3/p4NP1/5K2/r4q2/8/8 w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.a3 d6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.d3 Nge7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe1 a6
  10. 10.Ba2 b5
  11. 11.f5 gxf5
  12. 12.Qh4 Ng6
  13. 13.Qh5 f4
  14. 14.Ne2 Nce5
  15. 15.Nxf4 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Rxf3 Qh4
  17. 17.Qxh4 Nxh4
  18. 18.Rh3 Ng6
  19. 19.Nh5 Bd4+
  20. 20.Kh1 f5
  21. 21.c3 Bh8
  22. 22.Bh6 Rf7
  23. 23.exf5 Rxf5
  24. 24.Ng3 Rf2
  25. 25.Rb1 d5
  26. 26.Kg1 Rf7
  27. 27.Re1 Bd7
  28. 28.Nh5 a5
  29. 29.Rhe3 b4
  30. 30.Rxe6 Bxe6
  31. 31.Rxe6 bxc3
  32. 32.bxc3 Rd8
  33. 33.g3 Bxc3
  34. 34.Kg2 Bd4
  35. 35.h4 Rf2+
  36. 36.Kh3 Rxa2
  37. 37.Ra6 c4
  38. 38.Ra7 Bxa7
  39. 39.dxc4 dxc4
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Nxh7 c3
  42. 42.Ng5+ Kg8
  43. 43.Ne4 c2
  44. 44.Nf6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Ng4 Rd3
  46. 46.Bg5 Raxa3
  47. 47.Nh6+ Ke6
  48. 48.Kg4 Rxg3+
  49. 49.Kh5 Rxg5+
  50. 50.hxg5 Nf4+
  51. 51.Kg4 c1=Q
  52. 52.Nf5 Qd1+
  53. 53.Kxf4 Qf3#

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