Fabiano Caruana vs Anish Giri

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2012.01.27
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rb1qk1/PR2Nr2/1n1P4/1B1b3Q/1P2pP2/4P2P/6P1/5RK1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 b5
  6. 6.c5 g6
  7. 7.Ne5 Bg7
  8. 8.f4 a5
  9. 9.Be2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O h5
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bf3 h4
  14. 14.Qe1 Ne4
  15. 15.Nxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Be2 f6
  17. 17.Bxa5 Rxa5
  18. 18.Nxc6 Ra8
  19. 19.Bxb5 Be6
  20. 20.a4 f5
  21. 21.Qd2 Bf6
  22. 22.d5 Bf7
  23. 23.Rac1 Kf8
  24. 24.b4 Qc8
  25. 25.d6 exd6
  26. 26.cxd6 Qe8
  27. 27.Ne7 Be6
  28. 28.Rc7 Rh7
  29. 29.Nd5 Bd8
  30. 30.Rb7 Rc8
  31. 31.a5 Kg7
  32. 32.a6 Kh6
  33. 33.a7 Qf8
  34. 34.Ne7 Nb6
  35. 35.Qf2 Rf7
  36. 36.Qxh4+ Kg7
  37. 37.Qg5 Bd5
  38. 38.Qxg6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Qh5+ Kg7
  40. 40.Nxf5+ Kg8
  41. 41.Ne7+

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