Vladimir Kramnik vs Anish Giri

81st Tata Steel GpA · 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event 81st Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.2
Date 2019.01.13
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3q3k/p4pp1/1p1Bb2p/4P2P/P3Q3/6R1/7K/2r5 w - - 3 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Bc5
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bb6
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 Qf6
  12. 12.Kh1 h6
  13. 13.Ng1 Qd6
  14. 14.f4 Bxg1
  15. 15.Rxg1 exf4
  16. 16.d4 Ne7
  17. 17.Ba3 Qd8
  18. 18.Raf1 Ng6
  19. 19.e5 b6
  20. 20.Bf3 Ba6
  21. 21.Rf2 c5
  22. 22.g3 fxg3
  23. 23.Rxg3 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Rc8
  25. 25.Qf5 Bc4
  26. 26.Bd6 Be6
  27. 27.Qb1 Nf4
  28. 28.d5 Nxd5
  29. 29.Qg1 Kh8
  30. 30.Rd2 Nf4
  31. 31.Rd4 Ng6
  32. 32.Be4 Rc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Qd4 Be6
  35. 35.Bc6 Ne7
  36. 36.Be4 Nf5
  37. 37.Bxf5 Bxf5
  38. 38.Kg1 Be6
  39. 39.h4 Qd7
  40. 40.Qe4 Rc8
  41. 41.h5 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kh2 Qd8

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