Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.1
Date 2019.11.25
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6Pp/2Np1n2/p7/P1P5/3P2Bn/7P/7K b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e4 Bb4
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Bc5
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Na4 Bd4
  9. 9.Rb1 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 Qe7
  12. 12.Bd2 O-O
  13. 13.g3 a5
  14. 14.b5 Nd8
  15. 15.Nc3 c6
  16. 16.O-O Ne6
  17. 17.Bg2 Nd7
  18. 18.Kh1 Ndc5
  19. 19.Be1 Rac8
  20. 20.a4 Qc7
  21. 21.Ne2 Ra8
  22. 22.f4 exf4
  23. 23.gxf4 f5
  24. 24.exf5 Rxf5
  25. 25.Bh3 Rf6
  26. 26.f5 Raf8
  27. 27.Bg3 Ng5
  28. 28.Nxd4 Nxh3
  29. 29.Qg4 Rh6
  30. 30.f6 Qd7
  31. 31.Qxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.fxg7 Rxf1+
  34. 34.Rxf1 Rf6
  35. 35.Rxf6 Nxf6
  36. 36.Nxc6

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