Wesley So vs Anish Giri

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 16.1
Date 2019.11.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

2r1r1k1/pb1q1ppp/1p6/2bpn3/3NnN2/PP2P1P1/1B3PBP/Q2RR1K1 b - - 4 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rad1 Rad8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Rfe8
  13. 13.Bf1 c5
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.g3 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb1 cxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Qa1 Ne5
  19. 19.Bg2 Qd7
  20. 20.a3 Bc5
  21. 21.Nce2 Ne4
  22. 22.Nf4

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