Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.4
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R1Q3/qp3ppk/6p1/pB1P2r1/4p2P/P5n1/5bPK/1R6 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.h3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O Qe7
  11. 11.e4 dxe4
  12. 12.Bxe4 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 Qd8
  14. 14.Re1 Qc7
  15. 15.Qf3 Bb4
  16. 16.Bc2 Qa5
  17. 17.h4 Rfe8
  18. 18.a3 Bf8
  19. 19.Rad1 Qb6
  20. 20.b4 a5
  21. 21.b5 cxb5
  22. 22.Nxb5 Rac8
  23. 23.Bd3 e5
  24. 24.c5 Qc6
  25. 25.Qh3 Rcd8
  26. 26.d5 Qxc5
  27. 27.Rc1 Qb6
  28. 28.Nc7 Bc5
  29. 29.Nxe8 Bxf2+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rxe8
  31. 31.Rb1 Qa7
  32. 32.Rf1 e4
  33. 33.Bb5 Nh5
  34. 34.Qxd7 Ng3+
  35. 35.Kh2 Re5
  36. 36.Rfc1 Kh7
  37. 37.Rc8 Rxg5
  38. 38.Qe8

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