Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

79th Tata Steel GpA · 2017 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 79th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5.2
Date 2017.01.19
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

1q5r/p7/kp5p/1r6/4Q3/1P4p1/PK4P1/2R5 w - - 21 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Nd7
  11. 11.f4 Be7
  12. 12.Bd2 Nxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bxh4
  14. 14.O-O-O Bxg3
  15. 15.Qxg3 Ne7
  16. 16.Bb4 Nf5
  17. 17.Qf4 g5
  18. 18.Qf2 g4
  19. 19.c4 Qb6
  20. 20.Bc5 Qa6
  21. 21.b3 g3
  22. 22.Qd2 O-O-O
  23. 23.Kb2 b6
  24. 24.Bd6 Nxd6
  25. 25.exd6 Rxd6
  26. 26.Qf4 Rd7
  27. 27.d5 cxd5
  28. 28.cxd5 exd5
  29. 29.Qg4 Qb7
  30. 30.Qf4 Qb8
  31. 31.Qf6 Kb7
  32. 32.Rxd5 Rxd5
  33. 33.Qxf7+ Kc6
  34. 34.Rc1+ Rc5
  35. 35.Qf3+ Kb5
  36. 36.Qd3+ Ka5
  37. 37.Qd4 Ka6
  38. 38.Qa4+ Ra5
  39. 39.Qc4+ Rb5
  40. 40.Qa4+ Ra5
  41. 41.Qc4+ Rb5
  42. 42.Qa4+ Kb7
  43. 43.Qe4+ Ka6

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