Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2016.05.27
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/8/5p1k/2p2K2/1nP5/1r4P1/8/8 b - - 1 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 c5
  2. 2.Bg2 Nc6
  3. 3.c4 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.a3 d6
  6. 6.Rb1 a5
  7. 7.d3 e5
  8. 8.e4 h5
  9. 9.h4 Bh6
  10. 10.Bh3 Bxc1
  11. 11.Rxc1 Nf6
  12. 12.Bxc8 Rxc8
  13. 13.Nge2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Qd7
  15. 15.Kg2 Kg7
  16. 16.f3 Nd4
  17. 17.Rf2 b6
  18. 18.a4 Rb8
  19. 19.b3 Rb7
  20. 20.Rb1 Rbb8
  21. 21.Qd2 Rbe8
  22. 22.Qb2 Qb7
  23. 23.Rbf1 Ng8
  24. 24.Nd5 Ne7
  25. 25.Nxd4 exd4
  26. 26.Nf4 Qd7
  27. 27.Re2 Nc6
  28. 28.Qd2 Nb4
  29. 29.Rfe1 Re5
  30. 30.Nh3 Re7
  31. 31.f4 f6
  32. 32.Qd1 Rh8
  33. 33.Kh2 Qg4
  34. 34.Kg2 Rhe8
  35. 35.f5 gxf5
  36. 36.Nf2 Qg6
  37. 37.exf5 Rxe2
  38. 38.fxg6 Rxe1
  39. 39.Qxh5 Rh8
  40. 40.Qf3 Re3
  41. 41.Qg4 Re5
  42. 42.Qd7+ Kxg6
  43. 43.Ne4 Nxd3
  44. 44.Qg4+ Kh6
  45. 45.Nxd6 Rf8
  46. 46.Nf5+ Rxf5
  47. 47.Qxf5 Ne5
  48. 48.Qe6 d3
  49. 49.Qxb6 Rf7
  50. 50.Qxa5 Rd7
  51. 51.Qd2+ Kg7
  52. 52.a5 Nc6
  53. 53.a6 Kf7
  54. 54.h5 Nb4
  55. 55.h6 Kg6
  56. 56.Qf4 Rd4
  57. 57.h7 Rxf4
  58. 58.h8=Q d2
  59. 59.Qe8+ Kh6
  60. 60.Qh8+ Kg6
  61. 61.Qe8+ Kh6
  62. 62.Qe2 Rd4
  63. 63.a7 d1=Q
  64. 64.Qxd1 Rxd1
  65. 65.a8=Q Rd2+
  66. 66.Kf3 Rd3+
  67. 67.Kf4 Rxb3
  68. 68.Kf5

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