Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

87th Tata Steel Masters · 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 87th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12.2
Date 2025.02.01
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/8/5R1p/6pk/8/r6P/6K1/8 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Bf5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bxd3
  11. 11.cxd3 Nc6
  12. 12.c4 Bb4
  13. 13.Bd2 Bxd2
  14. 14.Qxd2 Qf6
  15. 15.cxd5 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Qxd4
  17. 17.Rac1 Rac8
  18. 18.Re7 Qxd5
  19. 19.Rcxc7 Rxc7
  20. 20.Rxc7 h6
  21. 21.h3 Rd8
  22. 22.Qe3 Qxd3
  23. 23.Rxb7 Qxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Rd1+
  25. 25.Kh2 Rd3
  26. 26.Rxa7 Rxe3
  27. 27.Ra8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Ra7 f5
  29. 29.Ra6 f4
  30. 30.Ra4 g5
  31. 31.Ra7+ Kg6
  32. 32.Ra6+ Kh5
  33. 33.a4 Re2
  34. 34.Rf6 Ra2
  35. 35.a5 Rxa5
  36. 36.g4+ fxg3+
  37. 37.Kxg3 Ra3+
  38. 38.Kg2

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