Wesley So vs Anish Giri

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 49 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 1.1
Date 2017.05.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/3R2R1/p2P2p1/2r5/r7/5K2/8 b - - 9 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 h5
  11. 11.Qd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 g6
  14. 14.Be2 Bg7
  15. 15.O-O b6
  16. 16.c4 O-O
  17. 17.h3 Nh7
  18. 18.g4 hxg4
  19. 19.hxg4 Bf6
  20. 20.Kg2 Bg5
  21. 21.Rh1 Bxe3
  22. 22.Qxe3 Qg5
  23. 23.Kf2 Qxe3+
  24. 24.Kxe3 Kg7
  25. 25.Nd2 Ng5
  26. 26.b4 a5
  27. 27.a3 Ra7
  28. 28.Bd3 Rfa8
  29. 29.Nb3 Nf6
  30. 30.bxa5 bxa5
  31. 31.Rab1 e4
  32. 32.Bxe4 Re8
  33. 33.Nd2 Ngxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Nxe4
  35. 35.Nxe4 Rae7
  36. 36.Rh3 Rxe4+
  37. 37.Kd3 Rxg4
  38. 38.Rb6 Ree4
  39. 39.Rc6 g5
  40. 40.Rf3 f6
  41. 41.Rxd6 Rd4+
  42. 42.Ke3 Rxc4
  43. 43.Rfxf6 Rg3+
  44. 44.Kf2 Rxa3
  45. 45.Rg6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Rgf6+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rg6+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rgf6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Rg6+

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