Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.3
Date 2017.06.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/5q1R/2r1rk2/4p3/P2p1p2/1Q6/6PK/8 b - - 11 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Kh1 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Nc6
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.f5 a5
  12. 12.Qe1 Ba6
  13. 13.Qh4 a4
  14. 14.Bh6 Bxd3
  15. 15.cxd3 Qb6
  16. 16.fxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Rab1 a3
  18. 18.b4 Qd4
  19. 19.Ne2 Qxd3
  20. 20.Ng3 Bxh6
  21. 21.Qxh6 Nxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Qxe4
  23. 23.Rb3 Qc4
  24. 24.Rbf3 Rab8
  25. 25.Rf4 Qc3
  26. 26.Rh4 Qg7
  27. 27.Qe3 e5
  28. 28.Qxa3 d5
  29. 29.Qc1 d4
  30. 30.a3 Rbc8
  31. 31.Qc4 Rfe8
  32. 32.Re4 Qf8
  33. 33.h4 Kg7
  34. 34.h5 f5
  35. 35.hxg6 Qf6
  36. 36.Kg1 Re6
  37. 37.Rh4 Qxg6
  38. 38.b5 Rb8
  39. 39.a4 Rb7
  40. 40.Qc5 Qg5
  41. 41.Rh3 Rbe7
  42. 42.bxc6 Rc7
  43. 43.Qd5 Rcxc6
  44. 44.Kh2 f4
  45. 45.Rb1 Qe7
  46. 46.Rb8 Rcd6
  47. 47.Qb5 Rc6
  48. 48.Qb3 Qf7
  49. 49.Rbh8 Kf6
  50. 50.R3h7

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