Arjun Erigaisi vs Anish Giri

TechM GCL 2025 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 25 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 5.2
Date 2025.12.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 25
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1q2k/p3bp1n/b3p3/1p1pN2Q/3P4/3BP3/PP3P1P/1K1R4 b - - 2 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Nxg4
  10. 10.Bg3 dxc4
  11. 11.Rg1 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O-O Nd5
  13. 13.Bxc4 b5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Bd3 Ba6
  16. 16.Kb1 Rc8
  17. 17.Qe2 Kh8
  18. 18.Ne5 Nf6
  19. 19.Bf4 Qe8
  20. 20.Qf3 Rg8
  21. 21.Bxh6 gxh6
  22. 22.Qf4 Rg5
  23. 23.Rxg5 hxg5
  24. 24.Qxg5 Nh7
  25. 25.Qh5

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