Wesley So vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.1
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/1p4pb/2p4p/7q/Pp2N2P/1Q1BnPp1/1P3B2/4R2K w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.h4 e6
  10. 10.f3 h6
  11. 11.e4 Bh7
  12. 12.Be3 Nfd7
  13. 13.Nd3 Bd6
  14. 14.Bf2 O-O
  15. 15.Qb3 Qe7
  16. 16.g4 Kh8
  17. 17.Be2 f5
  18. 18.gxf5 exf5
  19. 19.e5 Bb4
  20. 20.Kf1 f4
  21. 21.Nxb4 axb4
  22. 22.Ne4 Nd5
  23. 23.Nd6 Qe6
  24. 24.Kg1 Nxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Ne4 Rae8
  27. 27.Re1 Re6
  28. 28.Bd3 Ne3
  29. 29.Rh2 Rg6+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qh5
  31. 31.Rh3 Rg3
  32. 32.Rxg3 fxg3

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