Arjun Erigaisi vs Anish Giri

87th Tata Steel Masters · 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 87th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.7
Date 2025.01.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

3r4/3P2R1/4p3/2k4p/4p3/N1n3PP/2PK4/8 b - - 7 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Bc8
  11. 11.a4 a5
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.f4 Nd7
  14. 14.Kh1 b6
  15. 15.Qd1 Ba6
  16. 16.Bxa6 Rxa6
  17. 17.fxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.d6 Bg5
  19. 19.Bxg5 Qxg5
  20. 20.Qd5 Qg4
  21. 21.Nd2 Qe6
  22. 22.Qxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  24. 24.Nc4 Ra8
  25. 25.Kg1 Kf7
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc8
  27. 27.b3 Kg6
  28. 28.Ke3 Rf8
  29. 29.g3 h5
  30. 30.Rd1 Kg5
  31. 31.h3 Kg6
  32. 32.Ke2 Rc8
  33. 33.Rf1 Rc5
  34. 34.Kd3 Rd5+
  35. 35.Kc3 Rc5
  36. 36.b4 axb4+
  37. 37.Kxb4 Rc8
  38. 38.Ra1 Kf5
  39. 39.a5 bxa5+
  40. 40.Rxa5 Ke4
  41. 41.Ra7 Rb8+
  42. 42.Kc3 Rd8
  43. 43.Rc7 Nf6
  44. 44.Rxg7 Nd5+
  45. 45.Kd2 Kd4
  46. 46.Na3 Nc3
  47. 47.d7 e4
  48. 48.Ke1 Kc5
  49. 49.Kd2 Kd4
  50. 50.Ke1 Kc5
  51. 51.Kd2

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