Wei Yi vs Anish Giri

The Game

White	Wei Yi
Black	Anish Giri
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	FIDE Candidates 2026
Site	Pegeia CYP
Round	12.2
Date	2026.04.12
Opening	Vienna Game (C26)
Moves	77

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Final Position

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

8/4r2k/7p/3q4/1P3Q2/5PB1/6K1/8 b - - 20 77

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
4. 4.d3 O-O
5. 5.f4 exf4
6. 6.Bxf4 c6
7. 7.d4 Bb4
8. 8.Ne2 Nxe4
9. 9.O-O d5
10. 10.Nxe4 dxc4
11. 11.c3 Be7
12. 12.N2g3 Na6
13. 13.Qe2 Nc7
14. 14.Qxc4 Nd5
15. 15.Bd2 a5
16. 16.Nf5 Bxf5
17. 17.Rxf5 g6
18. 18.Rf3 f5
19. 19.Nc5 b5
20. 20.Qf1 Bxc5
21. 21.dxc5 a4
22. 22.c4 bxc4
23. 23.Qxc4 Re8
24. 24.Re3 Rxe3
25. 25.Bxe3 Rb8
26. 26.Bh6 Qf6
27. 27.Rd1 g5
28. 28.Rxd5 cxd5
29. 29.Qxd5+ Qf7
30. 30.Qd2 f4
31. 31.c6 Qa7+
32. 32.Kh1 Qc5
33. 33.c7 Re8
34. 34.h3 Qxc7
35. 35.Bxg5 f3
36. 36.gxf3 Qc4
37. 37.Kg1 Qxa2
38. 38.Kf2 Qe6
39. 39.h4 Rb8
40. 40.Bf4 Qb6+
41. 41.Kg3 Rd8
42. 42.Qe2 Qc6
43. 43.h5 Kf7
44. 44.Qe5 Qd5
45. 45.Qc7+ Rd7
46. 46.Qc2 Qxh5
47. 47.Qc4+ Kf8
48. 48.Qb4+ Kg8
49. 49.Qc4+ Rf7
50. 50.Qc8+ Rf8
51. 51.Qc4+ Qf7
52. 52.Qxa4 Qg6+
53. 53.Kh2 h6
54. 54.Qb3+ Kh7
55. 55.Bg3 Rg8
56. 56.Qb7+ Rg7
57. 57.Qb8 Qc2+
58. 58.Kh3 Qf5+
59. 59.Kg2 Qc2+
60. 60.Kh3 Qd1
61. 61.Qf4 Qh1+
62. 62.Bh2 Qf1+
63. 63.Kh4 Qe1+
64. 64.Bg3 Qh1+
65. 65.Bh2 Qb1
66. 66.Bg3 Re7
67. 67.b4 Qh1+
68. 68.Bh2 Qe1+
69. 69.Bg3 Qb1
70. 70.Kh3 Qf1+
71. 71.Kh4 Qb5
72. 72.Kh3 Qd5
73. 73.Kg2 Re2+
74. 74.Bf2 Re7
75. 75.Bg3 Qa2+
76. 76.Kh3 Qd5
77. 77.Kg2

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