Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7
Date 2011.01.22
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7n/7P/8/2P1k3/1K6/8/2B5 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Qd7
  8. 8.Qb3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 c5
  10. 10.d5 e6
  11. 11.Bc4 exd5
  12. 12.Bxd5 Qc7
  13. 13.Ne2 Nd7
  14. 14.Bf4 Ne5
  15. 15.O-O c4
  16. 16.Qb4 Re8
  17. 17.Bg3 Rb8
  18. 18.Qxc4 Qxc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Bd7
  20. 20.Rfd1 Nxc4
  21. 21.Bxb8 Ba4
  22. 22.Bxa7 Bxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Rxe4
  24. 24.Rd8+ Bf8
  25. 25.Bc5 Rxe2
  26. 26.g4 Rxa2
  27. 27.g5 Ne5
  28. 28.Bxf8 f6
  29. 29.Be7+ Kf7
  30. 30.Bxf6 Ra5
  31. 31.Kg2 Ng4
  32. 32.Rd7+ Ke6
  33. 33.Re7+ Kf5
  34. 34.Bd4 Kxg5
  35. 35.Rxh7 Ne5
  36. 36.Rxb7 Nc4
  37. 37.Rc7 Nd6
  38. 38.Be3+ Kf5
  39. 39.Kf3 Ra4
  40. 40.Bd4 Ke6
  41. 41.Rg7 Kf5
  42. 42.Ra7 Rxa7
  43. 43.Bxa7 Nc4
  44. 44.Bb8 Nb2
  45. 45.Bg3 Nc4
  46. 46.h3 g5
  47. 47.Ke2 Ke4
  48. 48.f3+ Kd5
  49. 49.Bc7 Ke6
  50. 50.Kd3 Kd5
  51. 51.f4 gxf4
  52. 52.Bxf4 Nb2+
  53. 53.Kc2 Nc4
  54. 54.h4 Ke4
  55. 55.Bc1 Ne5
  56. 56.h5 Nd7
  57. 57.h6 Nf6
  58. 58.c4 Nh7
  59. 59.Kb3

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