Wesley So vs Anish Giri

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.2
Date 2016.01.16
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rnk/2R1q3/1Q1p2p1/3Pp2p/4P2b/3P1pPB/1P1B1P2/6K1 b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.a3 d6
  6. 6.Rb1 a5
  7. 7.d3 e5
  8. 8.Nd5 Nce7
  9. 9.Nc3 Nc6
  10. 10.e4 Nge7
  11. 11.Nge2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Bd7
  13. 13.Bd2 h6
  14. 14.Nb5 Be6
  15. 15.Nec3 b6
  16. 16.Nd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.cxd5 Na7
  18. 18.Nc3 f5
  19. 19.h4 f4
  20. 20.Bh3 b5
  21. 21.Ne2 f3
  22. 22.Nc1 h5
  23. 23.Nb3 a4
  24. 24.Na1 b4
  25. 25.axb4 cxb4
  26. 26.Qxa4 Nac6
  27. 27.Qd1 Nd4
  28. 28.Nc2 Nxc2
  29. 29.Qxc2 Rb8
  30. 30.Rfc1 Rb7
  31. 31.Qb3 Kh8
  32. 32.Rc4 Ng8
  33. 33.Rxb4 Rxb4
  34. 34.Qxb4 Bf6
  35. 35.Rc1 Qe7
  36. 36.Qb6 Bxh4
  37. 37.Rc7

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