Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

Qatar Masters Open 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Qatar Masters Open 2014
Site Doha QAT
Round 7.1
Date 2014.12.02
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/r3b1pp/2P5/1b2p3/P3B3/4PNP1/R6P/2R3K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.g3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bg2 b5
  7. 7.Ne5 a6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.b3 cxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Be7
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.Qc2 Nfd7
  13. 13.Nd3 Qb6
  14. 14.Ne4 a5
  15. 15.Ndc5 Bc8
  16. 16.Qc3 b4
  17. 17.Qe3 Na6
  18. 18.Rfc1 Nc7
  19. 19.Nxd7 Bxd7
  20. 20.Nc5 Be8
  21. 21.Ra2 Qb5
  22. 22.Qd3 Qxd3
  23. 23.Nxd3 Nd5
  24. 24.Ne5 Ra6
  25. 25.Bf1 Nc3
  26. 26.Bxc3 bxc3
  27. 27.Rxc3 c5
  28. 28.dxc5 Bf6
  29. 29.f4 Bb5
  30. 30.Bg2 Ra7
  31. 31.c6 Be7
  32. 32.Be4 f6
  33. 33.Nf3 Rd8
  34. 34.e3 e5
  35. 35.fxe5 fxe5
  36. 36.Rc1 a4
  37. 37.bxa4

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