Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

7th Prague Masters 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Prague Masters 2025
Site Prague CZE
Round 2.4
Date 2025.02.27
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

r5k1/2p2rpn/1p1p4/3Ppqp1/p1P5/P3BPP1/1PQ2RKP/5R2 w - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.a3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Be6
  8. 8.Nd5 Bd7
  9. 9.Ne3 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd7
  11. 11.c3 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bxd5 a5
  13. 13.d4 a4
  14. 14.Be3 Bf6
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc8
  16. 16.Ba2 Ne7
  17. 17.Nd2 Ng6
  18. 18.Kh1 Be6
  19. 19.Bxe6 Qxe6
  20. 20.Rae1 Rfe8
  21. 21.d5 Qd7
  22. 22.g3 Be7
  23. 23.c4 Rf8
  24. 24.Qe2 b6
  25. 25.Qh5 f5
  26. 26.exf5 Rxf5
  27. 27.Qg4 Raf8
  28. 28.Ne4 R8f7
  29. 29.Qe2 Rf8
  30. 30.Qg4 R8f7
  31. 31.Rd1 Bd8
  32. 32.Qe2 Rf8
  33. 33.f3 Be7
  34. 34.Kg1 R5f7
  35. 35.Kg2 Rf5
  36. 36.Kh1 R5f7
  37. 37.Kg1 Rf5
  38. 38.Rd2 R5f7
  39. 39.Kg2 Qf5
  40. 40.Qd1 Ra8
  41. 41.Rd3 Nf8
  42. 42.Rd2 h6
  43. 43.Rdf2 Bg5
  44. 44.Nxg5 hxg5
  45. 45.Qc2 Nh7

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