Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anish Giri

SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Blitz Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 23.3
Date 2013.12.16
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp2k2p/6p1/P2P4/6P1/R5KP/1Pn1p3/8 w - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.e4 c5
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.d4 Bg7
  6. 6.Na3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nb5 Na6
  8. 8.Be3 Nf6
  9. 9.Bxd4 O-O
  10. 10.a4 Bg4
  11. 11.Be2 Rad8
  12. 12.h3 e5
  13. 13.Be3 Qe6
  14. 14.Qc1 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 e4
  16. 16.Be2 Nd5
  17. 17.O-O f5
  18. 18.Bc4 Qc6
  19. 19.Ba2 Kh8
  20. 20.Bh6 Nc5
  21. 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  22. 22.Bxd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.Qe3 f4
  24. 24.Qd4+ Qxd4
  25. 25.Nxd4 Rfe8
  26. 26.Rfd1 e3
  27. 27.fxe3 fxe3
  28. 28.a5 e2
  29. 29.Re1 Rxd4
  30. 30.cxd4 Nd3
  31. 31.d5 Kf7
  32. 32.g4 Re5
  33. 33.Kg2 Re3
  34. 34.Kg1 Ke7
  35. 35.Ra3 Rg3+
  36. 36.Kh2 Nxe1
  37. 37.Kxg3 Nc2

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