Anish Giri vs Sergey Karjakin

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.4
Date 2019.07.14
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/P6p/8/1R6/1P1k1p2/8/7P/5K2 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.d4 Bb7
  11. 11.Bf4 Bd6
  12. 12.Bxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.Rfd1 O-O
  14. 14.e4 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Qc7
  16. 16.Rac1 Rad8
  17. 17.f4 e5
  18. 18.Nd5 Qxc2
  19. 19.Nxc2 exf4
  20. 20.gxf4 Nc5
  21. 21.Nce3 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Rfe8
  23. 23.Nc4 Ncd7
  24. 24.Bf3 Ne4
  25. 25.d6 f5
  26. 26.b4 Re6
  27. 27.a4 Kf8
  28. 28.a5 b5
  29. 29.Nb6 Ndf6
  30. 30.d7 g5
  31. 31.fxg5 Nxg5
  32. 32.Bb7 Ke7
  33. 33.Bxa6 Re2
  34. 34.Bb7 Nfe4
  35. 35.Rd3 Rg8
  36. 36.d8=Q+ Rxd8
  37. 37.Rc7+ Kf6
  38. 38.Bxe4 Rg8
  39. 39.Nd7+ Ke7
  40. 40.Nc5+ Kf6
  41. 41.Rc6+ Ke5
  42. 42.Rd5+ Kf4
  43. 43.Kf1 Ra2
  44. 44.Bc2 Rxc2
  45. 45.Ne6+ Nxe6
  46. 46.Rxc2 Ke4
  47. 47.Rxb5 Nd4
  48. 48.Rc4 f4
  49. 49.a6 Kd3
  50. 50.Rxd4+ Kxd4
  51. 51.a7

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