FIDE World Cup 2015, 2015 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (B41).
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Bf3 Ra7 11. a4 Rc7 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Nde2 Qc8 15. Ng3 Rxc4 16. Rdc1 h6 17. Bxb6 d5 18. Be3 d4 19. Nce2 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Nc5 21. Qa3 Rd8 22. e5 Ne8 23. Nf4 Qc7 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Qf3 Na5 26. Bd2 Nc4 27. Qe2 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Qxe5 29. Nd3 Qd5 30. Rc1 a5 31. Qc2 Bd6 32. Qc4 Qa8 33. f3 Bxg3 34. hxg3 Nd6 35. Qc6 Qb8 36. Qc7 Nf5 37. g4 Ne3 38. Kf2 Nd5 39. Qxb8 Rxb8 40. Rc4 e5 41. Rc5 Nb4 42. Nxb4 Rxb4 43. Rxe5 Rxa4 44. Rd5 Ra2 45. Kg3 g5 46. b3 Ra3 47. Kf2 Kg7 48. Ke2 Kg6 49. Kd2 Rxb3 50. Rxa5 Rb2+ 51. Kd3 Rxg2 52. Ra6+ Kg7 53. Kxd4 Re2 54. Rb6 Re8 55. Ra6 Re1 56. Rb6 Re2 57. Ra6 Re8 58. Rb6 f6 59. Ra6 Kf7 60. Rb6 Re6 61. Rb8 Kg7 62. Ra8 Re2 63. Ra7+ Kg6 64. Ra6 Re8 65. Rb6 Re7 66. Ra6 Kg7 67. Rb6 Kf7 68. Ra6 Re6 69. Ra8 Kg6 70. Rg8+ Kh7 71. Ra8 Kg7 72. Rb8 Re7 73. Rb6 Rf7 74. Ke4 Re7+ 75. Kd4 Kg6 76. Ra6 Re5 77. Rb6 Re1 78. Ra6 Kf7 79. Rb6 Re6 80. Rb8 Ra6 81. Rc8 Ra4+ 82. Ke3 Rf4 83. Rc6 Kg7 84. Ra6 h5 85. gxh5 Kh6 86. Ra8 Kxh5 87. Rh8+ Kg6 88. Ra8 Rb4 89. Ra6 Rb2 90. Rc6 Ra2 91. Rb6 Ra5 92. Kf2 Kf5 93. Kg3 Rc5 94. Ra6 Ke5 95. Rb6 Rd5 96. Ra6 Kf5 97. Rb6 Re5 98. Ra6 Kg6 99. Rb6 Kf5 100. Ra6 Re6 101. Ra3 Rd6 102. Rb3 Ke5 103. Re3+ Kf5 104. Ra3 Rd1 105. Ra5+ Kg6 106. Ra6 Re1 107. Rb6 Rg1+ 108. Kf2 Ra1 109. Kg3 Ra4 110. Rc6 Ra7 111. Rb6 Rc7 112. Ra6 Rb7 113. Rc6 Kf7 114. Ra6 f5 115. Rc6 Kg7 116. Ra6 Re7 117. Rb6 Kf7 118. Ra6 Re6 119. Ra5 Kf6 120. Rb5 Ra6 121. Rc5 Ra3 122. Rc6+ Ke5 123. Rc5+ Ke6 124. Kg2 Rd3 125. Ra5 Kf6 126. Rb5 f4 127. Ra5 Re3 128. Rb5 Re5 129. Rb8 Re2+ 130. Kf1 Ra2 131. Rf8+ Ke5 132. Re8+ Kd4 133. Re4+ Kd3 134. Re5 Rd2 135. Re8 Rc2 136. Re7 Rc5 137. Kf2 Rd5 138. Re8 Kd4 139. Re7 Ra5 140. Re8 Kd5 141. Kf1 Kd6 142. Kg2 Re5 143. Ra8 Ke6 144. Kh3 Kf5 145. Rf8+ Kg6 146. Kg4 Re1 147. Rg8+ Kf6 148. Rf8+ Kg6 149. Rg8+ Kf6 150. Rf8+ Kg7 151. Rf5 Rg1+ 152. Kh5 Rg3 153. Rxg5+ Kf6 154. Ra5 Rxf3 155. Kg4 Rf1 156. Rf5+ Ke6 157. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 158. Kxf4 ½–½
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Game details
- Result
- ½–½
- Event
- FIDE World Cup 2015
- Year
- 2015
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (B41)
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This chess game between Arthur Ssegwanyi (2357) and Anish Giri (2793) was played at FIDE World Cup 2015 in 2015 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (B41). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.
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Arthur Ssegwanyi vs Anish Giri (2015) finished ½–½, and the game was drawn.
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The game opened with the Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (ECO B41).
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