Sergey Karjakin vs Anish Giri

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2012.01.16
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3b3/3n3p/2Nkp3/1p3ppn/1P1N4/6P1/5PKP/1RR5 b - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.dxc5 Qxc5
  6. 6.Ne4 Qb4+
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
  8. 8.a3 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd3 a6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nf3 Nh5
  12. 12.b4 Qd8
  13. 13.Be3 Be7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Ne4 a5
  16. 16.Rb1 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Qc7
  18. 18.Nd4 g6
  19. 19.Nb5 Qb8
  20. 20.c4 f5
  21. 21.Nec3 b6
  22. 22.Be2 Ndf6
  23. 23.Nd4 Bd7
  24. 24.Bf3 Qc7
  25. 25.Bxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.Nf3 Qxc4
  27. 27.Qd4 Qxd4
  28. 28.Bxd4 Rc8
  29. 29.g3 b5
  30. 30.Ne5 Be8
  31. 31.Rfc1 g5
  32. 32.Kg2 Kf8
  33. 33.Ne2 Ra8
  34. 34.Bc5 Nd7
  35. 35.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  36. 36.Nc6+ Kd6
  37. 37.Ned4

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