Anish Giri vs Viswanathan Anand

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · English Opening · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 11
Date 2011.03.24
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

qr1r2k1/5ppp/3bp3/8/2QP1P2/1pR1P1P1/1BR3KP/8 w - - 3 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.d4 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bg2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Bb4+
  11. 11.Kf1 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 Qe7
  13. 13.f4 Rb8
  14. 14.Kf2 b5
  15. 15.Qb3 a5
  16. 16.Rac1 a4
  17. 17.Qd3 Rd8
  18. 18.Rc2 Bd6
  19. 19.Rhc1 b4
  20. 20.Qc4 Qa7
  21. 21.e3 Ba6
  22. 22.Qc6 b3
  23. 23.axb3 axb3
  24. 24.Rc3 Bb7
  25. 25.Qc4 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Qa2
  27. 27.R1c2 Qa8+

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