Anish Giri vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Sicilian, Kan · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.3
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B41)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R2bk1/5pp1/4N2p/p3Pb2/5P1P/7K/1r6/6B1 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.g3 b5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Re1 Bc5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.c3 Qc7
  11. 11.Nd2 d6
  12. 12.N2b3 bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bg5 Ba7
  15. 15.Bd2 Ne5
  16. 16.Qe2 O-O
  17. 17.Rab1 Rab8
  18. 18.h3 Nfd7
  19. 19.Kh2 Nc4
  20. 20.Bc1 Ba8
  21. 21.Qc2 Rfc8
  22. 22.Nd2 Nce5
  23. 23.Rxb8 Nxb8
  24. 24.N2b3 Qxc3
  25. 25.Qd1 Qc4
  26. 26.Be3 Qxa4
  27. 27.Qe2 Qd7
  28. 28.Rd1 Qe7
  29. 29.Na5 Qc7
  30. 30.Rc1 Qd7
  31. 31.Rb1 Bc5
  32. 32.f4 Nec6
  33. 33.Nab3 Nxd4
  34. 34.Nxd4 Qa7
  35. 35.Qd3 Nd7
  36. 36.Ra1 Bb7
  37. 37.Bg1 Nf6
  38. 38.e5 dxe5
  39. 39.fxe5 Nd5
  40. 40.h4 Qb6
  41. 41.Rb1 Qc7
  42. 42.Qb3 Ba8
  43. 43.Re1 h6
  44. 44.Qb2 Rb8
  45. 45.Qa1 a5
  46. 46.Rc1 Qb6
  47. 47.Be4 Qb2+
  48. 48.Qxb2 Rxb2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Bf8
  50. 50.Rc8 Nf4+
  51. 51.gxf4 Bxe4
  52. 52.Nxe6 Bf5+

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