Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.8
Date 2019.07.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/R7/5kp1/1N3p2/5K2/8/r7/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 c3
  9. 9.Nb5 Na6
  10. 10.Nxc3 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be3 Nce4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nd6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rd8
  17. 17.f4 Kf8
  18. 18.Kf2 Bg4
  19. 19.h3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rc7 Rab8
  21. 21.Rac1 Ne8
  22. 22.Rxb7 Rxb7
  23. 23.Bxb7 Rb8
  24. 24.Bc6 Bxc6
  25. 25.Rxc6 Rxb2
  26. 26.Ra6 Nd6
  27. 27.Rxa7 Rb1
  28. 28.a4 Ra1
  29. 29.a5 Ra3
  30. 30.e3 h5
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Nc4
  33. 33.a6 Nxe3
  34. 34.Ra8+ Kg7
  35. 35.a7 Nxg4+
  36. 36.Ke2 e5
  37. 37.Nb5 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kf3 f5
  39. 39.fxe5 Nxe5+
  40. 40.Kf4 Nc6
  41. 41.Rc8 Nxa7
  42. 42.Rc7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rxa7

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