Sergey Karjakin vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10.2
Date 2016.03.23
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/6p1/1pr4p/p3K3/P3P3/5PPP/1R6 b - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb7
  11. 11.a3 Rc8
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Qb3 e5
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 g6
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Bb2 a4
  19. 19.Qc2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Qe7
  21. 21.Qc2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Bf3 c5
  23. 23.Bxb7 Qxb7
  24. 24.bxc5 Re5
  25. 25.Rfc1 Qc6
  26. 26.Rab1 Rxc5
  27. 27.Qxc5 Qxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 Rxc5
  29. 29.Kf1 h5
  30. 30.Ke2 Rc2+
  31. 31.Kf3 Rc5
  32. 32.Ke4

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