Sergey Karjakin vs Anish Giri

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 8
Date 2011.03.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

1k6/1pp3p1/p7/7P/3q4/1P3Q2/P1P5/1K6 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.Kb1 Bf6
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.b3 O-O-O
  13. 13.Nd4 a6
  14. 14.Nxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.g4 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Qc6
  17. 17.f4 Ng6
  18. 18.h5 Bxc3
  19. 19.Qd3 Ne7
  20. 20.Bc1 d5
  21. 21.Bf3 e5
  22. 22.fxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.g5 hxg5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Bf6
  25. 25.Rhg1 Rhf8
  26. 26.Rde1 Bxg5
  27. 27.Rxg5 Qf6
  28. 28.Bg4+ Kb8
  29. 29.Rge5 Nc6
  30. 30.Rxd5 Nb4
  31. 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  32. 32.Qf3 Qh6
  33. 33.Qe4 Nc6
  34. 34.Bf3 Qf6
  35. 35.Qe3 Nd4
  36. 36.Rd1 Nxf3
  37. 37.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  38. 38.Qxf3 Qd4

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