Wesley So vs Anish Giri

8th Grand Slam Masters TB · 2015 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 8th Grand Slam Masters TB
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 1
Date 2015.11.01
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/5pp1/5k1p/3R4/3P1n2/1p3P2/1K4PP/5B2 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bg4
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qc2 e6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4
  11. 11.Ne2 O-O
  12. 12.f3 Rc8
  13. 13.O-O h6
  14. 14.Bg3 Nc4
  15. 15.Bf2 Re8
  16. 16.a3 Bf8
  17. 17.Rfc1 b5
  18. 18.Rd1 a5
  19. 19.Qb1 Qc7
  20. 20.a4 bxa4
  21. 21.Nxa4 Qb8
  22. 22.Nec3 Nxb2
  23. 23.Qxb2 Qxb2
  24. 24.Nxb2 Rxc3
  25. 25.Be1 Rb3
  26. 26.Na4 Bxa4
  27. 27.Rxa4 Bb4
  28. 28.Bxb4 axb4
  29. 29.Kf2 Rb2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Rc8
  31. 31.Raa1 Kf8
  32. 32.Rab1 Rxb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Rb8
  34. 34.Ke2 Ke7
  35. 35.Kd2 Nd7
  36. 36.Kc2 e5
  37. 37.Ra1 exd4
  38. 38.exd4 Nf8
  39. 39.Ra7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ra5 Ne6
  41. 41.Rxd5 b3+
  42. 42.Kb2 Nf4
  43. 43.Bf1 Ra8

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