Wesley So vs Anish Giri

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.2
Date 2016.06.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/5ppp/3bp3/p1Rn4/5P2/P1NBPq2/2Q2P1P/2B2RK1 b - - 6 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 Rc8
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Rb1 c5
  14. 14.bxc5 Bxf3
  15. 15.gxf3 Nxc5
  16. 16.dxc5 Rxc5
  17. 17.Rxb5 Nd5
  18. 18.Rxc5 Qg5+
  19. 19.Kh1 Qh5
  20. 20.f4 Qf3+
  21. 21.Kg1 Qg4+
  22. 22.Kh1 Qf3+
  23. 23.Kg1

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