Peter Svidler vs Wei Yi

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 5.5
Date 2015.09.25
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/1p1b4/1p3k2/2p1r3/8/P1B2K2/1P6/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Be6
  8. 8.Qb5 Bd7
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.d5 Qb6
  11. 11.Bc4 Bg4
  12. 12.Be3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nd2 Ne5
  14. 14.h3 Bc8
  15. 15.Be2 e6
  16. 16.Qxb6 axb6
  17. 17.f4 Ned7
  18. 18.dxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Bc4 Nb8
  20. 20.O-O Nc6
  21. 21.e5 Ne8
  22. 22.a3 g5
  23. 23.fxg5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Be2 Nd6
  25. 25.g4 Bd7
  26. 26.Nce4 Nxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Bc6
  28. 28.Nf6+ Kh8
  29. 29.Bd2 Ng6
  30. 30.Bc3 e5
  31. 31.Kh2 h6
  32. 32.Nh5 hxg5
  33. 33.Bd3 Nh4
  34. 34.Nxg7 Nf3+
  35. 35.Kg3 Kxg7
  36. 36.Bf5 Nd4
  37. 37.Rae1 Rae8
  38. 38.Re3 Rf7
  39. 39.Rfe1 Rxf5
  40. 40.gxf5 Nxf5+
  41. 41.Kg4 Nxe3+
  42. 42.Rxe3 Kf6
  43. 43.Re1 Bd7+
  44. 44.Kg3 Bf5
  45. 45.h4 gxh4+
  46. 46.Kxh4 Bd3
  47. 47.Kg4 Bf5+
  48. 48.Kf3 Bd7
  49. 49.Rxe5 Rxe5

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