Anish Giri vs Arjun Erigaisi

Meltwater Tour Final 2022 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2022
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2022.11.18
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/R5p1/2K5/1P3p2/8/1r4p1/8/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg6
  10. 10.Ne5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Rd1 Qc7
  13. 13.e4 e5
  14. 14.d5 Rad8
  15. 15.dxc6 Bxc3
  16. 16.cxd7 Bd4
  17. 17.Bg5 Qxd7
  18. 18.h3 Rc8
  19. 19.Be3 Nxe4
  20. 20.Bxd4 exd4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Rxc4
  22. 22.b3 Rb4
  23. 23.Rd3 Re8
  24. 24.Qf4 Qd5
  25. 25.Rc1 g5
  26. 26.Qg3 Qe5
  27. 27.Qxe5 Rxe5
  28. 28.g3 Re6
  29. 29.Rc5 f6
  30. 30.Rd5 Re1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Rb1
  32. 32.Rb5 Rxb5
  33. 33.axb5 Kf8
  34. 34.Kf3 Rb2
  35. 35.Ke4 Rxf2
  36. 36.Rxd4 Re2+
  37. 37.Kd3 Rg2
  38. 38.Rd7 Rxg3+
  39. 39.Kc4 b6
  40. 40.Rxa7 Rxh3
  41. 41.Kd5 Rxb3
  42. 42.Kc6 g4
  43. 43.Kxb6 g3
  44. 44.Kc6 f5

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