Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

Chess.com Rapid Wk1 KO · 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk1 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2022.02.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/PP1n1pp1/3k3p/N3p3/2B1P2P/5PP1/5K2/8 b - - 0 49

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Re1 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 Rc8
  12. 12.a5 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rfe8
  14. 14.h3 h6
  15. 15.Bf1 Nf8
  16. 16.Rec1 Qc6
  17. 17.f3 Ng6
  18. 18.Rd1 Nh7
  19. 19.Qf2 Bh4
  20. 20.g3 Bd8
  21. 21.h4 Rf8
  22. 22.Qd2 Bc7
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Nf6
  26. 26.Rd2 Bb8
  27. 27.Ra4 Ne7
  28. 28.Rb4 Rc7
  29. 29.Bb6 Rc6
  30. 30.Bf2 Rc7
  31. 31.Bb6 Rc6
  32. 32.c4 Nc8
  33. 33.Bf2 Rc7
  34. 34.c5 dxc5
  35. 35.Nxc5 Ba7
  36. 36.Nxb7 Bxf2+
  37. 37.Kxf2 Ne7
  38. 38.Bxa6 Ra8
  39. 39.Rc4 Rc6
  40. 40.Bb5 Rxc4
  41. 41.Bxc4 Nc6
  42. 42.a6 Kf8
  43. 43.Rd6 Rc8
  44. 44.b4 Ke7
  45. 45.b5 Na5
  46. 46.Nxa5 Kxd6
  47. 47.b6 Rf8
  48. 48.a7 Nd7
  49. 49.b7

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