Wesley So vs Anish Giri

9th Masters Final 2016 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 8.1
Date 2016.07.21
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/4R3/6k1/1n3NPp/4pK2/7P/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Re1 Ng4
  7. 7.Re2 Kh8
  8. 8.h3 f5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nf6
  10. 10.Be3 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 fxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 d6
  13. 13.a3 Qe8
  14. 14.Qd3 Nd8
  15. 15.Rf2 Be6
  16. 16.Raf1 a6
  17. 17.Nd2 b5
  18. 18.Bxe6 Nxe6
  19. 19.Nd5 Nd7
  20. 20.Rxf8+ Ndxf8
  21. 21.c4 c6
  22. 22.Nc3 Qe7
  23. 23.b4 Nd7
  24. 24.Nb3 Nf6
  25. 25.Na5 Qc7
  26. 26.Rc1 Qd7
  27. 27.cxb5 axb5
  28. 28.a4 bxa4
  29. 29.Nxa4 Rf8
  30. 30.Nb6 Qf7
  31. 31.Nxc6 Ng5
  32. 32.Rf1 Qc7
  33. 33.Qb5 Ngxe4
  34. 34.Nd5 Qd7
  35. 35.Nxf6 gxf6
  36. 36.Qd5 Nc3
  37. 37.Qc4 Na4
  38. 38.b5 Nb6
  39. 39.Qd3 Rg8
  40. 40.e4 Qe6
  41. 41.Rd1 Nd7
  42. 42.Kh2 Nc5
  43. 43.Qxd6 Qxd6
  44. 44.Rxd6 Nxe4
  45. 45.Re6 Nc5
  46. 46.Rxf6 e4
  47. 47.Rf5 Nb7
  48. 48.Re5 Nd6
  49. 49.Nd4 Rb8
  50. 50.g4 Kg8
  51. 51.Kg3 Kf7
  52. 52.Nf5 Kf6
  53. 53.Kf4 Nxb5
  54. 54.g5+ Kg6
  55. 55.Re7 Rh8
  56. 56.Kg4 h5+
  57. 57.Kf4

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