Wesley So vs Anish Giri

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.5
Date 2017.05.25
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p3kR2/7p/1p4p1/3P2b1/1B4P1/P4P1K/4r3 b - - 16 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Bd3 b6
  11. 11.Ng5 Nf6
  12. 12.Qf3 Rb8
  13. 13.O-O h6
  14. 14.Qh3 Bd6
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 O-O
  17. 17.Bc2 Bf4
  18. 18.Qd3 g6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bxh2+
  20. 20.Kh1 Bf4
  21. 21.Re4 Bxd2
  22. 22.Qxd2 Kg7
  23. 23.Rae1 Bd7
  24. 24.Rg4 Rbc8
  25. 25.Re3 f5
  26. 26.Rh4 g5
  27. 27.Rhh3 Rf6
  28. 28.Re5 Qd6
  29. 29.Rhe3 b5
  30. 30.Bb3 f4
  31. 31.Re1 f3
  32. 32.g3 Qf8
  33. 33.Kg1 Qf7
  34. 34.Qd3 Re8
  35. 35.R1e3 Rf5
  36. 36.Rxf5 Qxf5
  37. 37.Rxf3 Qxd3
  38. 38.Rxd3 Kf6
  39. 39.Rf3+ Ke7
  40. 40.Re3 Kd6
  41. 41.Kf1 e5
  42. 42.Rf3 exd4
  43. 43.cxd4 Bh3+
  44. 44.Kg1 Re1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Bg4
  46. 46.Rf6+ Ke7
  47. 47.Rf7+ Kd6
  48. 48.Rf6+ Ke7
  49. 49.Rf7+ Kd6
  50. 50.Rf6+ Ke7
  51. 51.Rf7+

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