Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

9th Masters Final 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 6.1
Date 2016.07.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/2p3PK/2p5/2P5/8/b2N4/8 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 h5
  10. 10.Nc3 Be7
  11. 11.Bf4 Be6
  12. 12.Rad1+ Kc8
  13. 13.Ng5 Bxg5
  14. 14.Bxg5 b6
  15. 15.g4 hxg4
  16. 16.hxg4 Nh4
  17. 17.Bxh4 Rxh4
  18. 18.f3 Kb7
  19. 19.Kg2 Rah8
  20. 20.Rh1 Rxh1
  21. 21.Rxh1 Rxh1
  22. 22.Kxh1 c5
  23. 23.Kg2 Kc6
  24. 24.a4 a6
  25. 25.Kg3 b5
  26. 26.axb5+ axb5
  27. 27.f4 b4
  28. 28.Ne4 Ba2
  29. 29.Nd2 Kd5
  30. 30.c3 bxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 g5
  32. 32.Kf3 Ke6
  33. 33.c4 gxf4
  34. 34.Kxf4 f6
  35. 35.exf6 Kxf6
  36. 36.g5+ Kg6
  37. 37.Kg4 Kh7
  38. 38.g6+ Kg7
  39. 39.Kg5 c6
  40. 40.Kh5 Kg8
  41. 41.Kh6

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