Peter Svidler vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 85 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 12.1
Date 2016.03.25
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 85
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/2R3p1/6P1/2p1K3/8/8/5r2 b - - 3 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.Rb1 f6
  11. 11.d3 a5
  12. 12.b5 Nd4
  13. 13.Nd2 Qc8
  14. 14.e3 Nf5
  15. 15.Qc2 a4
  16. 16.Rd1 Nd6
  17. 17.Nde4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bd5
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxg2
  20. 20.Kxg2 Bxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Qe6
  22. 22.Bb2 Rf7
  23. 23.Bc3 Rd7
  24. 24.Bb4 Rad8
  25. 25.e4 f5
  26. 26.exf5 Qxf5
  27. 27.Re1 Nd5
  28. 28.Qc4 Rf7
  29. 29.Rb2 h6
  30. 30.Qe4 Qd7
  31. 31.Qxe5 Qxb5
  32. 32.Qe4 Qd7
  33. 33.Qe6 Qxe6
  34. 34.Rxe6 Nxb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 Rxd3
  36. 36.f4 Rxa3
  37. 37.Rxb7 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kh3 Rc2
  39. 39.Ra6 Rf5
  40. 40.Rxa4 Rh5+
  41. 41.Kg4 Rhxh2
  42. 42.Ra8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Rbb8 Rc4
  44. 44.Rf8 Kg6
  45. 45.Rae8 h5+
  46. 46.Kf3 Rcc2
  47. 47.Re6+ Kh7
  48. 48.Re3 Rhf2+
  49. 49.Ke4 Rc6
  50. 50.Rf5 Kh6
  51. 51.Rd5 h4
  52. 52.gxh4 Rc4+
  53. 53.Kd3 Rfxf4
  54. 54.Re6+ Kh7
  55. 55.Rh5+ Kg8
  56. 56.Re7 Rfd4+
  57. 57.Ke3 Rd1
  58. 58.Ke2 Rg1
  59. 59.Rg5 Rxg5
  60. 60.hxg5 Kh7
  61. 61.Ke3 Kg6
  62. 62.Rd7 Rc5
  63. 63.Re7 Rc1
  64. 64.Kd2 Rc6
  65. 65.Ke2 Rc3
  66. 66.Kd2 Rc4
  67. 67.Kd3 Rc5
  68. 68.Ke3 c6
  69. 69.Rc7 Re5+
  70. 70.Kf4 Rf5+
  71. 71.Ke4 Rf1
  72. 72.Ke3 Re1+
  73. 73.Kf3 Rc1
  74. 74.Kg4 Rc3
  75. 75.Kf4 Rc4+
  76. 76.Kf3 Rc2
  77. 77.Kg4 Rc1
  78. 78.Kf4 c5
  79. 79.Kg4 c4
  80. 80.Rc6+ Kf7
  81. 81.Kf5 Rf1+
  82. 82.Ke5 Re1+
  83. 83.Kf5 g6+
  84. 84.Kf4 Rf1+
  85. 85.Ke4

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