Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.3
Date 2016.01.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/6p1/1R6/8/2r3PP/5PK1/8 b - - 0 39

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.g3 e5
  9. 9.Nb3 Be7
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Be6
  12. 12.a4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Re1 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd2 Bd8
  15. 15.Nf1 Qc5
  16. 16.Ne3 Ba5
  17. 17.Bd2 Rac8
  18. 18.Ne2 Bxd2
  19. 19.Qxd2 Ng4
  20. 20.Nxg4 Bxg4
  21. 21.Rac1 b5
  22. 22.b4 Qc6
  23. 23.axb5 axb5
  24. 24.h3 Be6
  25. 25.Red1 Qc4
  26. 26.Qe1 Nf6
  27. 27.Rxd6 Nxe4
  28. 28.Rd3 Nf6
  29. 29.Re3 Bd5
  30. 30.Rxe5 Bxg2
  31. 31.Kxg2 Rfe8
  32. 32.Nf4 Rxe5
  33. 33.Qxe5 Qxb4
  34. 34.Nd5 Nxd5
  35. 35.Qxd5 g6
  36. 36.c3 Qc4
  37. 37.Qxc4 Rxc4
  38. 38.Rb1 Rxc3
  39. 39.Rxb5

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