Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.3
Date 2022.02.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/6p1/1p1p1pBP/2bP1Q1K/7R/5P2/2P4q/8 b - - 8 53

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 h6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Bf3 a5
  13. 13.Nd5 a4
  14. 14.Nc1 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 Nd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 exd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Nd7
  18. 18.Nd3 a3
  19. 19.Qb4 axb2
  20. 20.Rab1 Bf6
  21. 21.Nxb2 Rxa2
  22. 22.Nd3 Ne5
  23. 23.Be4 Ra7
  24. 24.Nxe5 Bxe5
  25. 25.g3 Qf6
  26. 26.Re2 Bd4
  27. 27.Kg2 Bc5
  28. 28.Qb5 b6
  29. 29.Rb3 Qd8
  30. 30.Rf3 Re7
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.Qd3 Rfe8
  33. 33.Rf4 Qd7
  34. 34.Bf5 Qb7
  35. 35.Bh7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Rxe7 Rxe7
  37. 37.Bg6 Kg8
  38. 38.Bxh5 Qd7
  39. 39.Bg4 Qe8
  40. 40.h5 Re1
  41. 41.Bf5 Kh8
  42. 42.Be4 f6
  43. 43.Bg6 Qa8
  44. 44.h6 Qa1
  45. 45.Qf5 Rg1+
  46. 46.Kh3 Qf1+
  47. 47.Kg4 Qd1+
  48. 48.f3 Rxg3+
  49. 49.Kxg3 Qg1+
  50. 50.Kh3 Qf1+
  51. 51.Kg4 Qg2+
  52. 52.Kh5 Qh2+
  53. 53.Rh4

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