Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · English Opening · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2011.03.20
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/5k1p/8/2p5/p7/P1NP2P1/2R2PKP/4r3 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.d3 a5
  11. 11.b5 Nd4
  12. 12.Bb2 f6
  13. 13.Nxd4 exd4
  14. 14.Nb1 Bd5
  15. 15.Nd2 c5
  16. 16.bxc6 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 bxc6
  18. 18.Qb3+ Kh8
  19. 19.Rab1 Re8
  20. 20.Rfc1 a4
  21. 21.Qa2 c5
  22. 22.Ba1 Bf8
  23. 23.Nf3 Nd5
  24. 24.Rb7 Qd6
  25. 25.Rc2 g5
  26. 26.e4 dxe3
  27. 27.Nxg5 Kg8
  28. 28.Ne4 Qe6
  29. 29.Rd7 Rad8
  30. 30.Rxd5 Qxd5
  31. 31.Qxd5+ Rxd5
  32. 32.Nxf6+ Kf7
  33. 33.Nxd5 e2
  34. 34.Bc3 e1=Q
  35. 35.Bxe1 Rxe1
  36. 36.Nc3

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