Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik

80th Tata Steel GpA · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 80th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.2
Date 2018.01.14
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/6Rp/2n2B2/3p1p2/2n5/6P1/4PP1P/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Qb3 Ba5
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.dxc5 Na6
  7. 7.Be3 Ne4
  8. 8.g3 Naxc5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 b6
  11. 11.Bg2 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qe7
  14. 14.a4 d6
  15. 15.a5 f5
  16. 16.axb6 axb6
  17. 17.Nd4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.Nb5 Rc8
  21. 21.Qa2 d5
  22. 22.Bg5 Rxc4
  23. 23.Qa8+ Kf7
  24. 24.Ra1 Na5
  25. 25.Qb8 Rc6
  26. 26.Nd4 Rxc3
  27. 27.Qxb6 Nc4
  28. 28.Qb8 Nd7
  29. 29.Bxe7 Nxb8
  30. 30.Bb4 e5
  31. 31.Ra7+ Kg8
  32. 32.Bxc3 exd4
  33. 33.Bxd4 Nc6
  34. 34.Rxg7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Bf6

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