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So, Wesley – Giri, Anish

So, Wesley (2770)
Giri, Anish (2782)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: June 18, 2016
Location: Leuven
Tournament: Grand Chess Tour - Leuven - Rapid
Round: 8.2
Opening: D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 5.e3
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Published on: June 16, 2022

[Event "Grand Chess Tour - Leuven - Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[LiveChessVersion "1.4.7"]
[ECO "D45"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:25:17]} d5 {[%clk 0:25:19]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:25:26]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:25:27]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:25:35]} e6 {[%clk 0:25:36]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:25:44]} c6 {[%clk 0:25:44]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:25:52]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:25:53]} 6. Qc2 {[%clk 0:26:01]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:26:01]} 7. Bd3 {[%clk 0:26:09]} O-O {[%clk 0:25:59]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:26:17]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:25:58]} 9. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:26:26]} b5 {[%clk 0:26:07]} 10. Bd3 {[%clk 0:26:35]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:26:15]} 11. a3 {[%clk 0:26:43]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:26:21]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:26:52]} a5 {[%clk 0:26:30]} 13. Rb1 {[%clk 0:27:00]} c5 {[%clk 0:26:32]} 14. bxc5 {[%clk 0:26:39]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:26:35]} 15. gxf3 {[%clk 0:26:19]} Nxc5 {[%clk 0:26:42]} 16. dxc5 {[%clk 0:26:00]} Rxc5 {[%clk 0:26:49]} 17. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:25:47]} 18. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Qg5+ {[%clk 0:25:50]} 19. Kh1 {[%clk 0:26:17]} Qh5 {[%clk 0:25:59]} 20. f4 {[%clk 0:26:26]} Qf3+ 21. Kg1 Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ 23. Kg1 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "Grand Chess Tour - Leuven - Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[LiveChessVersion "1.4.7"]
[ECO "D45"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:25:17]} d5 {[%clk 0:25:19]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:25:26]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:25:27]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:25:35]} e6 {[%clk 0:25:36]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:25:44]} c6 {[%clk 0:25:44]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:25:52]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:25:53]} 6. Qc2 {[%clk 0:26:01]} Bd6 {[%clk 0:26:01]} 7. Bd3 {[%clk 0:26:09]} O-O {[%clk 0:25:59]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:26:17]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:25:58]} 9. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:26:26]} b5 {[%clk 0:26:07]} 10. Bd3 {[%clk 0:26:35]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:26:15]} 11. a3 {[%clk 0:26:43]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:26:21]} 12. b4 {[%clk 0:26:52]} a5 {[%clk 0:26:30]} 13. Rb1 {[%clk 0:27:00]} c5 {[%clk 0:26:32]} 14. bxc5 {[%clk 0:26:39]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:26:35]} 15. gxf3 {[%clk 0:26:19]} Nxc5 {[%clk 0:26:42]} 16. dxc5 {[%clk 0:26:00]} Rxc5 {[%clk 0:26:49]} 17. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:25:47]} 18. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:26:08]} Qg5+ {[%clk 0:25:50]} 19. Kh1 {[%clk 0:26:17]} Qh5 {[%clk 0:25:59]} 20. f4 {[%clk 0:26:26]} Qf3+ 21. Kg1 Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ 23. Kg1 1/2-1/2

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