Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2025.10.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1N4r1/P7/8/8/2k5/5K2/5P2/8 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a5 Ba7
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.Nbd2 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 O-O
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Ba2 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.g4 Bxb2
  18. 18.Rb1 Bc3
  19. 19.gxh5 Nxh5
  20. 20.e5 Nf4
  21. 21.Ne4 Bxe5
  22. 22.Nxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.Qxd8 Rbxd8
  24. 24.Rfd1 g6
  25. 25.Kf1 Kg7
  26. 26.Nc5 Rd6
  27. 27.Ne4 Rdd8
  28. 28.Rbc1 h6
  29. 29.h4 g5
  30. 30.hxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Nxg5 c5
  32. 32.Nxf7 Rxd1+
  33. 33.Rxd1 c4
  34. 34.Nxe5 Rf5
  35. 35.Rd7+ Kf6
  36. 36.Ng4+ Ke6
  37. 37.Ra7 Kd6
  38. 38.Rxa6+ Kc5
  39. 39.Ra8 Rh5
  40. 40.Kg1 Ne2+
  41. 41.Kg2 Nc3
  42. 42.Rc8+ Kb4
  43. 43.a6 Rh7
  44. 44.Bxc4 bxc4
  45. 45.Ne5 Rg7+
  46. 46.Kf3 Kb5
  47. 47.Rxc4 Nd5
  48. 48.Rd4 Nb4
  49. 49.a7 Rg8
  50. 50.Rxb4+ Kxb4
  51. 51.Nc6+ Kc4
  52. 52.Nb8

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