[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Dolbnya"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6
7. Be3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Bf3 Na5 12. Kh1
Nc4 13. Bc1 Re8 14. Nde2 Rb8 15. b3 Na5 16. Bd2 Bf8 17. g4 g6
18. g5 Nd7 19. f5 exf5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. exf5 Bg7 22. fxg6 fxg6
23. Nf6+ Nxf6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Bd5+ Be6 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6
27. Nf4 Re8 28. Qf3 Nc6 29. Nxg6 hxg6 30. Qxf6 Ne5 31. Bc3 Qd7
32. Bxe5 Qc6+ 33. Kg1 dxe5 34. Qxc6 bxc6 35. Rf6 Rbc8
36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Rg3 Ke6 38. Rf1 Rcd8 39. Rg6+ Kd5 40. Rd1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Dolbnya"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5
12. Bg5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. e5 Ne8 15. Nd5 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6
17. Qe2 Rc5 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Nb3 Re8 20. Qd2 Rc8 21. g4 f5
22. h3 Bc6 23. Rhe1 Re5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Kb1 Kf7 26. c4 Bxd5
27. cxd5 Qd6 28. Qd3 fxg4 29. hxg4 Ke7 30. Nd2 Qb4 31. Ne4 Qc4
32. Qa3+ Kd8 33. Qd6+ Ke8 34. Qe6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Butylkin"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. Re1 Nge7
7. Na3 O-O 8. Nc2 d6 9. d3 h6 10. Bc4 Kh7 11. h4 f5 12. g3 f4
13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 fxg3 15. fxg3 Qd7 16. Kf2 Qh3 17. Bf1
Qh2+ 18. Bg2 Bg4 19. Re3 exd4 20. Rd3 Be5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. Nxh2 Bxd1 23. Raxd1 Be3+ 24. Ke1 Rf2 25. Rxe3 dxe3
26. Nxe3 Rxb2 27. Rxd6 Rf8 28. Nhg4 Kg7 29. Rd7 Rd8 30. Rxd8
Nxd8 31. e5 Rxa2 32. Be4 Nec6 33. Bxc6 Nxc6 34. Nc4 b5 35. Nd6
b4 36. e6 b3 37. Nc4 b2 38. Nd2 Ra1+ 39. Ke2 b1=Q 40. Nxb1
Rxb1 41. Kd2 Rg1 42. Ne3 Rxg3 43. h5 Rxe3 44. Kxe3 gxh5
45. Ke4 Kf6 46. Kd5 Nd8 47. Kd6 Nxe6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksey Penkov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2076"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O c5 8. c4 Nc6 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. d4 Ng4 12. Qd2
Nxe3 13. Qxe3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bd3 Bc5 16. Qh3 Qh4
17. Qxh4 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Nxh4 19. f5 Bd4 20. Rf4 Bxc3 21. Bxc3
Nxg2 22. Rd4 Nh4 23. Rf1 Rfe8 24. Bd2 Re4 25. Bxe4 dxe4
26. Be3 Re8 27. Rd7 Bc8 28. Rxa7 Nxf5 29. Bxb6 e3 30. Kg2 g5
31. Kf3 Nh4+ 32. Kg3 f5 33. h3 f4+ 34. Rxf4 gxf4+ 35. Kxh4 e2
36. Bf2 e1=Q 37. Bxe1 Rxe1 38. Ra8 Rc1 39. b4 Rc3 40. b5 Kg7
41. Kg5 f3 42. Ra7+ Kg8 43. Ra4 Rc5+ 44. Kh6 f2 45. Rf4 Rf5
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alex Malofeev"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Re1 Nd7 10. c3 Qc7 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Nh4 c5 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qb3 Rfd8 16. Be3 f5
17. Bg5 Nf6 18. Re2 Rac8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qc4 Kg7 21. b3 cxd4
22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. cxd4 Bf8 24. Bc4 Rxd4 25. a4 f4 26. Ree1 Bc5
27. Rad1 Rcd7 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Kf1 f5 30. Re2 g5 31. Re5 b6
32. Rxf5 Rd2 33. Ke1 Rb2 34. Rxg5+ Kf6 35. Rd5 Bxf2+ 36. Kf1
Be3 37. h4 a6 38. h5 Kg7 39. Rf5 f6 40. Rd5 Kh6 41. Be2 Rxb3
42. Bxa6 Rb1+ 43. Ke2 Rb2+ 44. Kf3 Rf2+ 45. Ke4 Rxg2 46. Rf5
Kg7 47. Bb5 Rh2 48. Kf3 Rh3+ 49. Ke4 Bc1 50. Kd4 Bb2+ 51. Kd5
Bc1 52. Kd4 Kf7 53. Bc4+ Ke7 54. Rd5 Bb2+ 55. Ke4 Be5 56. a5
bxa5 57. Rxa5 Rxh5 58. Be2 Rh1 59. Ra6 Rb1 60. Ra7+ Kd6
61. Ra6+ Kc5 62. Ra5+ Kb6 63. Ra6+ Kb7 64. Ra3 Rb2 65. Bc4 Kc6
66. Rb3 Rc2 67. Bd3 Rc1 68. Be2 Re1 69. Kf3 Kd5 70. Rd3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vadim S Nikolaev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. f3 d5 8. e3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Ne2 Rc8 11. c5 bxc5
12. dxc5 e5 13. Bf5 Rd8 14. O-O g6 15. Bh3 Ba6 16. Re1 Bc8
17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. b4 c6 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. e4 d4 21. Qd3 Kg7
22. f4 Rd8 23. f5 Ng8 24. Rf1 f6 25. h4 Qe8 26. fxg6 hxg6
27. Qf3 Qe6 28. Bd2 Ne7 29. Rf2 Rh8 30. h5 g5 31. Raf1 Raf8
32. Qd3 a5 33. Qc2 Rh7 34. bxa5 Qg4 35. Rf3 Rfh8 36. a6 Qe6
37. Ba5 g4 38. Rf5 Nxf5 39. Nxf5+ Kf7 40. h6 Rxh6 41. Nxh6+
Rxh6 42. a7 Rh8 43. Rf5 g3 44. Bc7 Ra8 45. Bb6 Rh8 46. Qd3 Qa2
47. Rf3 Qa1+ 48. Rf1 Qc3 49. Qxc3 dxc3 50. Rc1 Ra8 51. Rxc3
Nf8 52. Rxg3 Ne6 53. Rd3 Nd4 54. Kf2 Kg6 55. Rg3+ Kf7 56. a4
Ne6 57. Ke3 Ng5 58. Kd3 Ke7 59. Re3 Ne6 60. Kc4 Nd8 61. Kb4
Nb7 62. Rh3 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nona Gaprindashvili"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Ne5 c5
7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. e4 N5f6 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Be3
a6 17. Qc6 Rfc8 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Ne5
21. Rxb6 Nc4 22. Rb3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rb1
Kf8 26. b4 Rc8 27. Rb3 Rc4 28. a4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. b5
axb5 31. axb5 Rc4 32. b6 Rc8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Kf3 Kd6 35. Ke4
Rb8 36. b7 Kc6 37. Ke5 Kc7 38. g4 Kc6 39. g5 Kc7 40. h4 Kd7
41. h5 Ke7 42. h6 f6+ 43. Kd4 fxg5 44. hxg7 Kf7 45. Ke5 h5
46. g8=Q+ Kxg8 47. Kxe6 g4 48. Rb5 g3 49. Rg5+ Kf8 50. Rf5+
Kg8 51. Rg5+ Kf8 52. Rxg3 Rxb7 53. Rf3+ Ke8 54. Rh3 Rh7 55. e4
Rh6+ 56. Kf5 Ke7 57. Kg5 Rh8 58. Kf5 h4 59. Ra3 h3 60. Ra7+
Kf8 61. Kg6 Rh4 62. Rf7+ Ke8 63. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Pavlovich Bagrunov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2093"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 f5 12. f3
g5 13. Bf2 f4 14. Nd3 Nf6 15. c5 h5 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nb5 a6
18. Na7 Bd7 19. Qb3 Qb8 20. Qb6 g4 21. Rac1 Ne8 22. Rc3 Bh6
23. fxg4 hxg4 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Qxh6 Rf7 26. d6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6
Nxd6 28. Rd1 f3 29. Rxd6 fxe2 30. Rxd7 Raf8 31. Rf3 gxf3
32. g3 Nc8 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Nxc8 Rxc8 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Victor Toporov"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Nf3 Qd7
7. Be2 Ne7 8. h4 Bb7 9. h5 h6 10. Be3 Nbc6 11. O-O Nf5 12. Nh4
O-O-O 13. Bd3 Nxh4 14. Qxh4 Be7 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qg3 Rdg8 17. a3
Qe8 18. Qh3 g5 19. hxg6 Qxg6 20. Nxd5 Bg5 21. f4 Bd8 22. c4
Kb8 23. Rf3 Rh7 24. Nc3 Rd7 25. d5 Ne7 26. Bc2 exd5 27. cxd5
Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Bxf5 Qg7 30. Bxd7 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxd7
32. f5 Qb5 33. Bd4 Be7 34. Re1 Qc4 35. Bf2 Bh4 36. Bxh4 Qxh4
37. Qf2 Qg4 38. e6 Re8 39. f6 Rxe6 40. Rxe6 Qxe6 41. f7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir A Zamyshlyaev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. exd5 exd5
7. O-O c4 8. Re1+ Nge7 9. Bf1 O-O 10. a3 Bd6 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bh4 Bg4 13. Be2 Nf5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bc7 16. Qd2 Re8
17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Ba5 20. Nf1 Rxe2 21. Qxe2
Bxc3 22. bxc3 Re8 23. Qf3 Re4 24. Ne3 Qe6 25. Rb1 b6 26. a4
Ne7 27. a5 g5 28. axb6 axb6 29. Qh5 Kg7 30. Ra1 Qf7 31. Qxf7+
Kxf7 32. Ra7 Ke8 33. g4 h6 34. Kf1 Re6 35. g3 Re4 36. Kg2 Re6
37. Kf3 Kd8 38. Ra8+ Kd7 39. Rh8 b5 40. Rxh6 Ra6 41. Ke2 Re6
42. Kd2 Kc7 43. f4 Kd7 44. Rh7 Ke8 45. Rh5 b4 46. cxb4 gxf4
47. gxf4 Re4 48. c3 Rxf4 49. Ke2 Ng6 50. Rxd5 Rxg4 51. Rf5 Rf4
52. Rxf4 Nxf4+ 53. Kf3 Ne6 54. Nxc4 Nc7 55. Ne3 Nb5 56. Nd5
Kf7 57. Ke3 Ke6 58. c4 Nd6 59. Kd3 Nc8 60. b5 Na7 61. Nb4 Nc8
62. c5 Kd7 63. Nd5 f5 64. Nb6+ Nxb6 65. cxb6 Kc8 66. d5 Kb7
67. d6 Kxb6 68. Ke3 Kb7 69. Kf4 Kc8 70. b6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.05.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Vorobiov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7
7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 d6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qe2
b5 13. a3 Rb8 14. g4 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. g5 Ng4 17. Bc1 Qa7+
18. Kh1 h5 19. h3 Qb6 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Kg2 Bb5 22. Nxb5 Rxc2
23. Bd2 Ne3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf1 25. Qxf1 axb5 26. Ra8+ Bd8 27. Bxb4
O-O 28. Qd1 Qf2 29. Nd2 Bb6 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. e5 Rxb2 32. Qc1
g6 33. Bc3 Rc2 34. Qa1 Rxc3 35. exd6 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2005.06.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Garriy Airapetov"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bf4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bxc7 Qxc7 10. Bxd5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Rd8
12. Bb3 Nc6 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Qe2 e5 16. Qb5 Qd8
17. Bd5 Qe7 18. a3 Bf5 19. Ne2 Rd2 20. Ng3 Bxc2 21. Qa5 Rd4
22. Ne2 b6 23. Qb5 Ba4 24. Qa6 Rxd5 25. Qxa4 Rd2 26. Qe4 Rad8
27. b4 f5 28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rfe1 e4 31. Rac1
R8d7 32. Rb1 Ra2 33. Rb3 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Daria Efremova"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2056"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. Be2 Ned7 11. Be3 c6
12. Qd2 a6 13. Rfc1 cxd5 14. cxd5 b5 15. b4 Nb6 16. Bh6 Rc8
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f3 Nc4 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Rxc4
Qb7 22. Rcc1 Kg8 23. Qd3 Rb8 24. Rc2 Qd7 25. Rac1 Qa7+ 26. Kf1
Rb7 27. Rd2 Ra8 28. Rcc2 Nd7 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Ne5 31. f4
Nd7 32. Kf2 h6 33. Ke3 Kg7 34. Rdd2 Ra4 35. Rb2 Nb8 36. Bd1
Ra3+ 37. Rd3 Ra6 38. a4 bxa4 39. Ra3 Rab6 40. Rxa4 Na6 41. b5
Nc5 42. Rab4 Rb8 43. Kd4 R8b7 44. Be2 Rb8 45. Ra2 R8b7 46. Rb1
Rc7 47. Ra3 Rcb7 48. Rc1 Rc7 49. Rcc3 Rcb7 50. e5 Rc7 51. g3
Kh7 52. Bd3 Kg7 53. g4 Kh7 54. h4 Kg7 55. Be2 Rcb7 56. Rxc5
dxc5+ 57. Kxc5 f6 58. Ra6 Rxa6 59. bxa6 Rb8 60. a7 Rd8 61. Bb5
fxe5 62. fxe5 Ra8 63. Kb6 Rd8 64. Bc6 Kf7 65. a8=Q Rxa8
66. Bxa8 g5 67. h5 Ke8 68. e6 Kd8 69. Bc6 Kc8 70. d6 Kd8
71. Kc5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Domnin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2252"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. e5 Ne8 6. f4 d6
7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd6 exd6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O dxe5
12. Nd5 e4 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd6 15. Be3 h6 16. Nh3 Nd4
17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Nf2 Rc8 19. Rac1 e3 20. Ng4 Nxc4 21. Rxc4
Qxd5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Qe4 24. Re1 Rc2 25. Qf3 e2+ 26. Nf2
Rc1 27. Qc3 Bxc3 28. Nxe4 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Valentin Abramov"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 a6 9. Ba4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Na5 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. g4 Be6 15. Ba3 Bh6 16. Nf1 Nc4
17. Bc1 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Nb2 19. Qc2 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Bxg4 21. Re3
e6 22. Rg3 b5 23. Qc2 Bf5 24. Qd2 f6 25. f4 fxe5 26. fxe5 Rc8
27. Ne3 Qh4 28. Ng2 Qe7 29. Nf4 Kh8 30. Rf1 Rg8 31. Nd3 Bxd3
32. Rxd3 Rcf8 33. Rdf3 Rf5 34. Rg3 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rf8+ 36. Kg2
Qh4 37. Qe3 Rf4 38. a4 bxa4 39. Qe2 Rf8 40. Rg4 Rf2+ 41. Qxf2
Qxg4+ 42. Kh1 Qf5 43. Qe2 Qe4+ 44. Qxe4 dxe4 45. Kg2 a3 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Kosarev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E83"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 6. f3 Nc6
7. Nge2 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. Qd2 a6 10. Nc1 c6 11. Nb3 cxd5
12. cxd5 Bd7 13. a4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Rxa1+ 16. Nxa1
Qa8 17. Na3 Rb8 18. Bc4 Nh5 19. Nb3 f5 20. Nb1 Qa4 21. Qc3
fxe4 22. fxe4 Nf4 23. Rg1 Bb5 24. N3d2 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rb4
26. b3 Qa2 27. Qf1 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Qxb1+ 29. Kd2 Qb2+ 30. Ke1
Qb1+ 31. Kd2 Qxe4 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Qd3 Qb4+ 34. Ke2 Qc5
35. Rd1 Nf5 36. Qe4 Be5 37. Kf3 Nd4+ 38. Kg4 Qc8+ 39. Kg5 Qd8+
0-1

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yakov Vunder"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. dxe5 dxe5
7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5+ Ke8 9. Nb5 Na6 10. O-O-O Bf6 11. Be3 c6
12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. b4 e4 14. b5 cxb5 15. cxb5 Nb4 16. Bc5 Nxa2+
17. Kc2 Ke6 18. Nh3 g5 19. Ne8 Kf7 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Kb2 b6
22. Ba3 g4 23. Nf4 Bd7 24. Kxa2 Bxb5 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. h3 Rxc1
27. Rxc1 Rd8 28. Bb4 a5 29. Bc3 Rc8 30. Kb2 a4 31. Rd1 a3+
32. Kb3 e3 33. Bxf6 gxh3 34. Bxh3 Kxf6 35. Nd5+ Kf7 36. Nxe3
Ra8 37. Ra1 f4 38. gxf4 Bxe2 39. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 40. Kxa3 b5
41. Kb4 Kg6 42. Bf5+ Kg7 43. Be6 h5 44. Nc2 Kf6 45. Nd4 Bf1
46. Bd5 h4 47. Nc2 h3 48. Ne3 Be2 49. Kc3 Bh5 50. Be4 Be2
51. Kd2 Bh5 52. Nd5+ Kg7 53. Ke3 h2 54. f5 Bd1 55. Nb4 Kf6
56. Kf4 Bb3 57. Bh1 Bc4 58. Nc2 Ba2 59. Ne3 b4 60. Ng4+ Ke7
61. Nxh2 Kd6 62. Be4 b3 63. Nf3 b2 64. Nd2 Ke7 65. Ke5 Kf8
66. Kd4 Bg8 67. Kc3 Ke7 68. Kxb2 Kf8 69. Kc3 Bf7 70. Kd4 Ke7
71. Ke5 Kf8 72. Bd5 Be8 73. f6 Bd7 74. Ne4 Bc8 75. Ng5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg White Nights op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viktor Churikov"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2164"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3
c6 7. Bc4 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Re1+ Ne7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+
Qxd7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Ng6 14. Bd2 Rfe8 15. g3 Qf5 16. Kg2
h6 17. h4 Re6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Nh2 Rc8 21. h5 Ne7
22. g4 Qf6 23. f4 e5 24. g5 hxg5 25. fxg5 Qe6 26. Qe2 Rxc2
27. Rf1 Nf5 28. Rc1 Ne3+ 29. Kh1 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 e4 31. Qf2
exd3 32. Qg3 Bc7 33. Qf2 Bxh2 34. Qxh2 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qg4+
36. Kf2 Qe2+ 37. Kg3 Nf1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2005.09.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roope Kiuttu"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6
7. O-O Nf6 8. a3 b5 9. Be3 Bb7 10. f4 Bc5 11. e5 Qb6 12. exf6
Nxd4 13. fxg7 Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 Rg8 15. Bxc5 Rxg7 16. Qxe2 Rxg2
0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2005.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zbigniew Strzemiecki"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2112"]
[BlackElo "2195"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Bb4
7. Bd2 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 f6 9. O-O-O fxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Ng5 h6
12. Nh7 d4 13. Qe2 dxc3 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Bh7+ Kxh7 16. Rxd8
Rxd8 17. exf6 cxb2+ 18. Kb1 Kg6 19. h4 e5 20. f4 Rd4 21. Rf1
Rxf4 22. Rxf4 exf4 23. Qe8+ Kxf6 24. Qh8+ Kg6 25. Qe8+ Kg7
26. h5 Ne7 27. Qa4 Bc3 28. Qxf4 Bf6 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. c3 Be6
31. Kxb2 Rg8 32. Qf2 b6 33. Ka3 Rg5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Franc Ashiku"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 Bg4 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Qxd4 Re8 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. b3 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qf6
17. b4 Qxf3 18. bxc5 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Bxc3 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. cxd6
cxd6 22. Rb3 Bd4 23. Re1 f5 24. Rd3 Bc5 25. e5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5
dxe5 27. Rb3 Kf7 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Ke2 Kd6 30. f3 h6 31. Kd3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vojtech Plat"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1945"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Kb1 Bb7 11. g4 d6 12. Bg5
b4 13. Nce2 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Rc8 15. c3 e5 16. Qg1 bxc3 17. Nxc3
Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bxg5 19. Bd3 O-O 20. h4 Bf4 21. g5 Qa5 22. Qe1
Qb6 23. Bc2 Be3 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Bd4 26. b3 Qc5 27. Qe4
g6 28. Rh3 f5 29. gxf6 Rxf6 30. Bd3 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Oleg Krivonosov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "233"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 c6
12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Nc6 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. O-O-O
Bc6 17. Kb1 h6 18. Nf3 b6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Rd6 Re6 21. Rxe6
fxe6 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Kc2 Nc6 25. a4 Kf7 26. Kc3
g5 27. h3 Ke7 28. Kc4 Kd7 29. b4 Kc7 30. Bd2 Nb8 31. Bc3 Nd7
32. Ne1 Bf8 33. Nd3 Bd6 34. f3 h5 35. Bd2 Be7 36. Be3 Bf6
37. b5 Nb8 38. Bd2 Nd7 39. Bb4 Bd8 40. Kc3 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4
42. Nb2 gxf3 43. gxf3 Bh4 44. Nd3 Bg3 45. Kd2 Bh2 46. Be7 Bg1
47. Kc3 Be3 48. Kc4 Bd2 49. Ba3 Bg5 50. Bb2 Kd6 51. Bc3 Be3
52. Be1 Bg5 53. Bg3 Be3 54. Be1 Bg5 55. Bb4+ Kc7 56. Bc3 Kd6
57. Nb4 Nb8 58. Be1 Kc7 59. Bg3 Kd6 60. Bf2 Bd2 61. Nd3 Nd7
62. Bh4 Nb8 63. Bf2 Nd7 64. Kb3 Bg5 65. Kc3 Bd8 66. Be3 Bh4
67. Kc4 Kc7 68. Nb4 Nb8 69. Bd2 Be7 70. Nd3 Nd7 71. Be3 Bd6
72. Bg5 Nc5 73. Nb2 Kc8 74. Bd2 Kc7 75. a5 Bf8 76. a6 Bd6
77. Be3 Be7 78. Bf2 Bd6 79. Bg3 Kc8 80. Nd1 Nd7 81. Ne3 Bc7
82. Ng4 Kd8 83. Bh4+ Ke8 84. Nf2 Bd8 85. Bg3 Bc7 86. Nd3 Bd6
87. Bf2 Ke7 88. Bh4+ Ke8 89. Be1 Ke7 90. Bb4 Bxb4 91. Nxb4 Nb8
92. Nd3 Nd7 93. Nb4 Nb8 94. Nc2 Nd7 95. Kd3 Nb8 96. Kc4 Nd7
97. Ne1 Kd6 98. Ng2 Ke7 99. Ne3 Nb8 100. Kc3 Nd7 101. Nc4 Ke8
102. Kd2 Ke7 103. Ke3 Kd8 104. Kf2 Kc7 105. Kg3 Kd8 106. Kg4
Ke7 107. Kg5 Ke8 108. Kg6 Ke7 109. Kg7 Nf6 110. Nxe5 Ne8+
111. Kg6 Nd6 112. Nc6+ Kd7 113. Nxa7 Kc7 114. Kf6 Kb8
115. Kxe6 Nc4 116. Nc6+ Ka8 117. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Nikitinyh"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2259"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. e5 c5 6. a3 Ba5
7. b4 cxd4 8. Nb5 Bc7 9. Nbxd4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Nge7 11. Bd3 Ng6
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. g3 c5 14. bxc5 Ba5+ 15. Kf1 Rb8 16. Bd4 Bd7
17. Kg2 Bc6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. h4 Re8 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. Qh5 g6
22. Qh6 Rb7 23. h5 Bd2 24. f4 Bc3 25. Bxc3 d4+ 26. Be4 Bxe4+
27. Nxe4 Qd5 28. Rhe1 f5 29. exf6 dxc3 30. Rad1 Qf5 31. Rd3
Rc7 32. Nd6 Qxc5 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rh1 Qc6+ 35. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Mem"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2005.10.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Zacurdajev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. e4 e5 8. Be3 c6 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. h3 exd4 12. Na4
Qa5 13. hxg4 Qxa4 14. Be7 Re8 15. Bxd6 Qb5 16. e5 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. a4 Qxb2 19. Bxe5 c5 20. Qc1 Qc3 21. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Andrei Achang"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3
Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. c3 Qb6 10. Be2 e6 11. Ne5 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rd3 Nd5
17. Bc1 Rfe8 18. Rg3 g6 19. Rf3 f5 20. c4 Nf6 21. Bf4 Qc8
22. Rd3 c5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Rfd1 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Ne4 26. Qe3
Qa5 27. Rd7 Qxa2 28. h4 Qxb2 29. Nd3 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qa4 31. Rxb7
Qxc4 32. Qxa7 e5 33. Bxe5 Qe6 34. f4 Nf6 35. Nf2 Kf8 36. Bb2
Bd6 37. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ivan Akimov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nd2 Nd7
12. Nb3 Ra8 13. Be3 f5 14. f3 b6 15. a4 Nc5 16. a5 Kh8
17. axb6 Rxa1 18. Nxa1 cxb6 19. Nb3 Ng8 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Qa4
Nf6 22. Qc6 fxe4 23. fxe4 Ng4 24. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Bxg4
26. h3 Bc8 27. Bg5 Qf8+ 28. Kg1 h6 29. Bd2 Qd8 30. Nb5 Bf8
31. Qa8 Be7 32. Bxh6 Kh7 33. Bd2 Bg5 34. Bxg5 Qxg5 35. Qa3 Qf6
36. Qa8 Bxh3 37. Qa7+ Kh6 38. Nxd6 Qxd6 39. gxh3 Qf8 40. Qa3
Qf4 41. Qd3 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Kf2 Qf4+ 44. Ke2 g5 45. d6
Qh2+ 46. Kd1 Qg1+ 47. Kc2 Qg2+ 48. Kb3 g4 49. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Herbert van Buitenen"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2213"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 e6 6. Be2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Bf3 Nbd7 9. Nc4 Nb6 10. Ne5 Nbd5 11. d4 Qc7
12. Nb5 Qb6 13. c4 a6 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Be3 Rd8 16. dxc5 Qc7
17. Qa4 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rad1 Rf8 20. Rfe1 Rb8 21. a3
Nc6 22. b4 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. b5 Bd7 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4
Rfc8 27. f4 Rxc4 28. Qa5 Rxe4 29. fxe5 b6 30. Qxa6 Be8 31. Qa7
Rc8 32. Qb7 Rec4 33. Qxb6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "E Grigorjev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2286"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. a3 a5 6. e3 O-O
7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O d6 9. d4 Ba7 10. d5 Nb8 11. b4 e4 12. Bb2
Bf5 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Nbd7
17. c5 Nf8 18. Ra7 Qb8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Qb6 Re7 21. b5 Qc7
22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. h3 h5 24. b6 Rc4 25. Nb5 Nxd5 26. Nxd6 Rb4
27. Bd4 Be6 28. Rxb7 Nd7 29. Bxe4 N5xb6 30. Bc6 Rb3 31. Ne8 f6
32. Nc7 Bc4 33. Kg2 Kh7 34. Ne8 Bf7 35. Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Bxd7 Rb8
37. Bf5+ Bg6 38. Nd6 Rd8 39. Bxg6+ Kxg6 40. Ne4 Kf5 41. Kf3
Ke6 42. g4 hxg4+ 43. hxg4 Rf8 44. Ng3 g6 45. Ne4 f5 46. Nc5+
Kd5 47. g5 Rf7 48. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Chigorin mem 13th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.10.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viktor Tchernyi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7
7. Bd3 Qf6 8. c3 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Nh6 11. h4 Qd8
12. Nd2 f5 13. e5 Nf7 14. Nc4 g5 15. Ne3 gxh4 16. d5 Bc5
17. Nxf5 Bxd5 18. Nxh4 Qg5 19. Qe2 O-O-O 20. Be4 Rhg8 21. Rh2
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd2 23. Qe2 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 d6 25. Rc1 Kb7
26. Nf3 dxe5 27. Rxh7 Rd7 28. Rd1 Rc7 29. g3 e4 30. Ne5 Nd6
31. Rxc7+ Kxc7 32. Bd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rg5 34. Rxd6 Rxe5 35. Rd4
Kc6 36. Ke3 Rf5 37. Rxe4 Kd5 38. Rd4+ Kc6 39. Rc4+ Kd6 40. g4
Re5+ 41. Re4 Ra5 42. Rd4+ Ke5 43. Ra4 Rc5 44. f4+ Kf6 45. Rxa7
e5 46. f5 Rc3+ 47. Kf2 e4 48. Rb7 Kg5 49. Re7 Kxg4 50. f6 Rf3+
51. Ke2 Rxf6 52. Rxe4+ Kf5 53. Kd3 Rd6+ 54. Rd4 Rc6 55. Rh4
Kg5 56. Rc4 Rd6+ 57. Kc3 Kf6 58. Re4 Rd5 59. Kc4 Rc5+ 60. Kb4
Kf7 61. a4 Rd5 62. Re3 Rf5 63. Rc3 Ke7 64. Rc6 Kd7 65. Rxb6
Kc7 66. Rh6 Kb7 67. Rh7+ Ka6 68. Rh6+ Kb7 69. a5 Rf4+ 70. Kb5
Rf5+ 71. Ka4 Rf4+ 72. b4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Davor Draskovic"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5
12. Kb1 Re8 13. h4 h5 14. g4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 hxg4 18. h5 a5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Qh2 Kf7 21. Ne6 Bxe6
22. dxe6+ Kxe6 23. Qe2 Qc8 24. Rh7 Kf7 25. Bh6 Rg8 26. Bxg7
Rxg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qxe7+ Kh6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Adrian Vazquez Torres"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nc3
Qc7 7. O-O Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qd1 a6 10. Qf3 Bd6 11. Qe2
Bxh2+ 12. Kh1 Be5 13. f4 Nh5 14. Qxh5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc4
16. Qf3 b5 17. f5 Bb7 18. f6 g6 19. Re1 d5 20. Qg3 O-O-O
21. Qe5 dxe4 22. Bf4 Bd5 23. Qb8+ Kd7 24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. Qb8+
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zohrak Apresyan"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. f3 Rc8 12. Qd2
Ne5 13. b3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5
Rc7 18. Bb5 Nfd7 19. h3 a6 20. Bxa6 Nc5 21. Bb5 Ned7 22. b4
Nb7 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Nd8 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Qc3 Qb7
27. Rc1 e5 28. Be3 Re7 29. Qc8 Qxc8 30. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sasho Andreev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3
dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bd3 Nbd5 11. Bg5
Be7 12. Rc1 c6 13. Re1 Be6 14. Bb1 Qd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qd3
g6 17. Qf3 Be7 18. h3 b6 19. Be4 Bg5 20. Rcd1 Rfd8 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Nc3 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Be7 24. Nc3 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robert Aghasaryan"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6
7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. h4 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Ne5 14. Qe3 Nc6 15. Bb6 Qd7 16. f4 Rb8
17. Bg2 Qb7 18. Bd4 Bd7 19. h5 Rfc8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6 h6
22. e5 d5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bxd5+ Kf8 25. Rxh6 gxh6 26. g7+
Kxg7 27. Rg1+ Bg5 28. fxg5 Bf5 29. e6+ Kf8 30. Bc5+ Kg7
31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitriy Danilenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4
Nbd7 7. Bd2 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Qf2 O-O 11. Nge2 c5
12. Be3 Rc8 13. Ng3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc5 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Nge4
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qh4 g6
21. Kb1 Rfd8 22. Qf6 Qd4 23. Qg5 Rd5 24. Qc1 Rcd8 25. h4 Ba6
26. h5 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Qf6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rd1
Qd8 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. a3 e5 33. Qg5 Qd1+ 34. Ka2 e4 35. fxe4
Qxc2 36. Qd8+ Kh7 37. Qd5 Qc7 38. g4 Kg7 39. g5 Kf8 40. Qd4
Ke7 41. Qf6+ Ke8 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Qd4+ Kc8 44. Qd5 Qb7 45. Kb3
Qxd5+ 46. exd5 Kd7 47. Kc4 Ke7 48. Kb5 Kd6 49. Ka6 Kxd5
50. Kxa7 f5 51. gxf6 Ke6 52. Kxb6 Kxf6 53. Kc5 Ke5 54. b4 g5
55. b5 Ke6 56. Kd4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6
7. Qd2 b5 8. f3 b4 9. Na4 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nc6 12. Bd3
Bb7 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. b3 Bxa4 16. bxa4 Bc5
17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 O-O 19. Rab1 Qc3 20. Qf2 Nc5 21. Rfd1
Rfc8 22. a5 Rab8 23. h3 g6 24. Qf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qa3 26. Rd2
Qxa5 27. g4 d4 28. Qf2 Qd5+ 29. Kh2 Rc3 30. h4 a5 31. h5 Rbc8
32. Re1 Rc1 33. Re4 Ra1 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Kg3 Rcc1 36. Qxd4
Rg1+ 37. Kh4 Qa8 38. Kg5 Kg7 39. Rh2 Rg2 40. f5 Rxh2 41. f6+
Kh7 42. Qxa1 Qf8 43. Kf4 Qh6+ 44. g5 Qh4+ 45. Ke3 Qf2# 0-1

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shamil Abdullayev"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g4 a6
7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. h4 Be7 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O b5
12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. f3 Ne5 14. Qg2 Bb7 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4
17. Bd4 O-O 18. h5 Rac8 19. g6 h6 20. Bxg7 f5 21. Bxh6 b4
22. Bxf8 Bxf8 23. g7 bxc3 24. h6 cxb2+ 25. Kb1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodar Lortkipanidze"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+
7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 Qb6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Nbd4 Nbc6
12. Bd3 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qe2 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Nc6
17. Qh5 Rh6 18. Qd1 Re8+ 19. Be2 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd6 21. Kf1
Rhe6 22. Bd3 Qb4 23. a3 Qxb2 24. Rb1 Qc3 25. Be2 Rxe2 26. Qxe2
Rxe2 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Feliks Khatenever"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "1984"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 Ngf6
7.O-O Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.Ne5 c5 11.dxc5 Qd5 12.Qe2
Qxc5 13.a3 a5 14.b4 Qa7 15.Be3 Qb8 16.Bf4 Qa7 17.bxa5 Qxa5
18.Rab1 Qxa3 19.Bg5 Ra4 20.c4 Rb4 21.Ra1 Qb2 22.Bd2 Rb6 23.c5
Bxc5 24.Nc4 Qb5 25.Ra5 Qc6 26.Rxc5 Qxc5 27.Be3 Qe7 28.Nxb6 e5
29.Rc1 e4 30.Nxc8 Qd7 31.Bb5 Qe6 32.Nb6 h5 33.Qc4 Qd6 34.Qc5
Qe6 35.Qxf8+ Kxf8 36.Rc8+ Qxc8 37.Nxc8 Nd5 38.Bc5+ Kg8 39.Ne7+
1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Melnikov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Ne7 6.Nb5 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2
O-O 8.c3 Qb6 9.f4 Bd7 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.Nd4 Nbc6 12.Ngf3 Nxd4
13.Qxd4 b6 14.Bd3 Nc6 15.Qf2 Qxf2+ 16.Kxf2 f6 17.exf6 Rxf6
18.Ke3 Raf8 19.g3 Be8 20.Rhf1 Bh5 21.Nd4 Ne7 22.Nb5 Nc6 23.Nd4
Ne7 24.a4 Bg6 25.Rfe1 Nf5+ 26.Bxf5 Bxf5 27.a5 Rh6 28.axb6 axb6
29.Re2 Bg4 30.Rd2 Rh5 31.Ra7 e5 32.fxe5 Rxe5+ 33.Kd3 Bh5
34.Rg2 Bg6+ 35.Kd2 Rf1 36.Re2 Rxe2+ 37.Kxe2 Rh1 38.h4 Rh2+
39.Ke3 Rxb2 40.Ne6 Rg2 41.Rxg7+ Kh8 42.Rb7 Kg8 43.Kf4 Rf2+
44.Ke5 Ra2 45.Rxb6 Ra3 46.Kf6 Ra8 47.Rd6 Be4 48.Rd7 Re8 49.h5
h6 50.Rd8 Rxd8 51.Nxd8 Kh7 52.Ne6 Bf3 53.Nf4 Bg4 54.Nxd5 Bxh5
55.c4 Bf3 56.Ne7 h5 57.c5 h4 58.gxh4 Kh6 59.Kf5 Kh5 60.Kf4 Bb7
61.Kg3 Kh6 62.c6 Bxc6 63.Nxc6 Kg7 64.Kg4 Kh8 65.Kg5 Kg7 66.h5
Kh8 67.Kg6 Kg8 68.Ne5 Kh8 69.h6 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Aleksei Gantsevich"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "2034"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 Nbd7
8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 a6 10.g4 Rb8 11.Nd2 Nh7 12.Be2 Ndf6 13.b4 Ne8
14.Rc1 f5 15.gxf5 gxf5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Nde4 Qh4 18.Bg4 Bg6
19.Be6+ Bf7 20.Bxf7+ Rxf7 21.Qg4 Qxg4 22.hxg4 Nef6 23.Rh4 Rbf8
24.Ke2 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Nf6 26.Kd3 Nxe4 27.Kxe4 Rf6 28.c5 Rg6
29.a4 Bf6 30.Rxh6 Rg7 31.Rch1 Kf7 32.Rh7 Rxh7 33.Rxh7+ Bg7
34.Bh6 Kg6 35.Rxg7+ Kxh6 36.Rxc7 Rf4+ 37.Ke3 Rxb4 38.cxd6 Rb6
39.d7 Rd6 40.Ke4 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrej Kryschilovskij"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3
e5 8.e4 a5 9.Be3 exd4 10.Bxd4 Re8 11.Re1 c6 12.h3 a4 13.Nxa4
Rxe4 14.Rxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4+ Qf6 17.b3 Nec5 18.Nxc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Oleg V Biriukov"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 dxe5 5.Nxe5 a6 6.a4 Qc7 7.Nc4
Nc6 8.d3 Be6 9.Ne3 g6 10.g3 Rd8 11.b3 Bg7 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Bg2
Nd4 14.O-O b5 15.axb5 axb5 16.Ne2 Nh5 17.Rb1 c4 18.bxc4 bxc4
19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Rb7 Qc5 21.Nxd4 Rxd4 22.Qb1 cxd3 23.cxd3 Rc8
24.Rd1 Nf6 25.Rb8 Rxb8 26.Qxb8+ Kg7 27.Ra1 Nd7 28.Qb2 Ne5
29.Be4 Rb4 30.Rc1 Qd6 31.Qa1 f6 32.h4 Nxd3 33.Rc6 Qd7 34.Rxe6
Nc5 35.Rxe7+ Qxe7 36.Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vadim Chernov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2011"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.dxe5
dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.cxd5 c6 12.Bc4 b5
13.Bb3 c5 14.a4 c4 15.Ba2 a6 16.O-O Nd7 17.Be3 Bb7 18.Nd2 Rec8
19.Rac1 Bf8 20.Rc2 Bc5 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.a5 Nd3 23.Bb1 Rc5
24.Rd1 Rac8 25.g3 f5 26.f3 f4 27.g4 g5 28.Kg2 Kf7 29.h3 Ke7
30.Rf1 h5 31.Rd1 Kd6 32.Nf1 R5c7 33.Re2 Nc5 34.Ba2 Rh8 35.Rc1
Bc8 36.Rc3 Nb7 37.b4 cxb3 38.Rxc7 Kxc7 39.Bxb3 Nxa5 40.Rc2+
Kd6 41.Ba2 hxg4 42.hxg4 Bd7 43.Nd2 Nb7 44.Bb3 a5 45.Ra2 Rc8
46.Rc2 Rxc2 47.Bxc2 Kc5 48.Kf2 a4 49.Ke2 b4 50.Kd1 Na5 51.Kc1
b3 52.Bd1 Kb4 53.Kb2 Nc4+ 54.Nxc4 Kxc4 55.Ka3 Kc3 56.d6 b2
57.Ka2 Be6+ 58.Kb1 a3 0-1

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Eduard Gorovykh"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2183"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 b5 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nd2 b4 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 e6 6.O-O d5 7.Qe2
Be7 8.Re1 O-O 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Ne4 Nd7 11.Ne5 N7f6 12.Qf3 Rb8
13.Qh3 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 f5 15.Bd3 Bg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.Nd7 Nf4
18.Qg3 Qh6 19.Bf1 Rf7 20.Nxb8 Rf6 21.d5 Bxd5 22.Rad1 Rg6
23.Rxd5 Nh3+ 24.Qxh3 Qxh3 25.Rxe6 Qh4 26.Rxg6 hxg6 27.Rd3 a5
28.Nd7 Qe7 29.Rd1 g5 30.Bc4+ Kh7 31.Kf1 c6 32.Bb3 g4 33.Rd3
Kh6 34.h3 gxh3 35.Rxh3+ Kg5 36.Rg3+ Kh6 37.Rd3 g5 38.Nb6 Qc5
39.Nc8 Qe5 40.Nd6 Qf4 41.g3 Qc1+ 42.Kg2 Qxb2 43.Nxf5+ Kh7
44.g4 Kg6 45.Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksey Bogdanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2196"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3
b6 8.a4 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.O-O Nb8 11.Ba3 Qc7 12.Re1 O-O
13.dxc5 bxc5 14.c4 dxc4 15.Nd2 Nd7 16.Nxc4 Nb6 17.Nd6 Rad8
18.Qg4 Ng6 19.Nb5 Qe7 20.Re4 a6 21.Nd4 Qc7 22.Nf3 Rd5 23.Rae1
Rfd8 24.h4 h6 25.Bc1 Kh7 26.Qh5 Qd7 27.Bg5 Rb8 28.Nh2 Rh8
29.Ng4 Kg8 30.Bc1 Qe7 31.Ba3 Kh7 32.Bc1 Nd7 33.Bg5 Qe8 34.c4
Rd3 35.Rb1 Kg8 36.Be3 Qa8 37.f3 Qc6 38.Nf2 Ra3 39.Rd1 Qxa4
40.Rd6 Ne7 41.Rxe6 fxe6 42.Qe8+ Nf8 43.Qxe7 Qd7 44.Qxc5 Ra1+
45.Kh2 a5 46.Rd4 Qe8 47.Ne4 Qh5 48.Ng3 Qf7 49.Rf4 Qe8 50.Ne4
Ng6 51.Nd6 Qb8 52.Rg4 Qb1 53.Qc8+ Kh7 54.Qxe6 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexandr Glazko"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4
O-O 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O c5 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Nc6 11. g4 Nd4
12. Be2 b5 13. Be3 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Re8
17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rac8 19. g5 Qa4 20. f6 Bf8 21. h4 c4
22. h5 c3 23. Qd3 cxb2 24. g6 b3 25. Qxb3 Qxb3 26. gxh7+ Kxh7
27. axb3 gxf6 28. Kxb2 Re5 29. Rhd1 Be7 30. Bf4 Re2 31. R1d2
Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Rc5 33. Rxc5 dxc5 34. Kc3 1-0

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Fedorovich Shushpanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7
7. Nc3 e5 8. Qc2 exd4 9. Nxd4 c6 10. Rd1 Re8 11. b3 Qb6
12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Rd2 a5 14. Ba3 Ng4 15. Rad1 a4 16. b4 Ne6
17. e3 Nxd4 18. exd4 Bf5 19. Qb2 Re7 20. h3 Nf6 21. b5 c5
22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Rd6 Qa5 24. Qd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Nd5
Qxd2 27. Rxd2 Re8 28. Ne3 Bh6 29. Bxb7 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rxe3
31. g4 Be6 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxa3 34. Rxd7 Rxa2 35. b6 Rb2
36. b7 Kg7 37. Rc7 a3 38. Rxc5 Rxb7 39. Ra5 Rb3 40. Kg2 Rc3
41. c5 Rc2+ 42. Kg3 a2 43. c6 Kf6 44. c7 Rxc7 45. Rxa2 $138
0-1

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Aleksandr Rutman"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2274"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. g4 Nh7 12. h4 f5
13. exf5 gxf5 14. g5 e4 15. gxh6 Be5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qf6
18. Qc2 f4 19. Nxe4 Qxh6 20. Bd2 Bf5 21. O-O-O c6 22. Rg1+ Kh8
23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Bd3 a4 25. bxa4 d5 26. Nc5 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Bg7
28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Ne5 Nf6 31. Ng6+ Kg7 32. Qf5
Kf7 33. Ne5+ Ke8 34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Qd6+ Ke8 36. Qxc6+ 1-0

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Valentin Vlassow"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4
Nbd7 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5 Bb7 9. Ne5 c6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O Qc7
12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd7 14. Qg3 Rg8 15. a4 a5 16. Rfe1 O-O-O
17. Nb5 cxb5 18. Bxb5 Qd5 19. Qc3+ Bc5 20. f3 Nd7 21. dxc5
Qxc5+ 22. Qxc5+ Nxc5 23. Rad1 f6 24. Bd6 e5 25. c3 e4 26. Rd4
exf3 27. gxf3 Nb3 28. Rc4+ Nc5 29. Bg3 Bd5 30. Re7 Bxc4
31. Rc7+ Kb8 32. Rxc5+ Ka8 33. Rxc4 Rc8 34. Re4 f5 35. Re7 g5
36. Bd7 Rc5 37. Bd6 1-0

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir I Karasev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. c4 Qd6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nf3 Nd7
12. e4 f6 13. a4 Nc5 14. Ba3 a5 15. Nd2 b6 16. Nb3 f5 17. Nxc5
bxc5 18. Bd3 Qg6 19. Qe2 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5
22. Qe4 Qd6 23. O-O Nd4 24. Rae1 Rf5 25. Bc1 Raf8 26. f3 Qd7
27. Ba3 Nb3 28. Qe3 Qxa4 29. Bxc5 Nxc5 30. Qxc5 Rf4 31. Qxc7
Qxc4 32. Qxe5 Qd4+ 33. Rf2 Qxe5 34. Rxe5 Rd4 35. Rb2 Rd8
36. Rb5 a4 37. Ra5 a3 38. Kf2 a2 39. Ke3 R4xd5 40. Rexd5 Rxd5
41. Rxa2 Rd7 42. f4 Kf7 43. Ke4 Rb7 44. g3 Rc7 45. Ra5 Rb7
46. Kf5 h6 47. Kg4 Rb2 48. h4 Rb3 49. h5 Rc3 50. Ra7+ Kf6
51. Kh4 Rc4 52. Ra6+ Kf7 53. Rg6 Rb4 54. Kg4 Rb3 55. Rd6 Ra3
56. Rg6 Rb3 57. f5 Rb4+ 58. Kh3 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Grigoriy Kazakevich"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2141"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bc4
e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bd3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 O-O
12. Ngf3 Nbd7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. O-O-O b6 15. g4 Bb7 16. g5 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bd6 19. Rhg1 Bf4+ 20. Kb1 Bxg5 21. Rxg5
Nh7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qe4+ g6 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mikhail V Novikov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Bg4
7. Be3 Nfd7 8. Rc1 c5 9. d5 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 a6 13. a4 Qb8 14. Be2 e6 15. a5 exd5 16. cxd5 b5
17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Qa4 Rfd8 19. Rb1 Rab8 20. Rfc1 Qb4 21. Qc2
Re8 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Bf1 Qb3 24. Bf4 f5 25. Qd2 Rb4 26. exf5
Rd4 27. Qe3 Nd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 Be5 30. Bd2 gxf5
31. Bxf5 Nxd5 32. Bc2 Qc4 33. Ne4 Qb5 34. Re1 Kg7 35. Ng5 h6
36. Nf3 Bf4 37. Rxe8 Qxe8 38. Re1 Qd8 39. Re6 Bxd2 40. Nxd2
Nf4 41. Re3 d5 42. Nf3 d4 43. Re4 d3 44. Bd1 Ng6 45. Ra4 Qf6
46. Ra2 Ne5 0-1

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Fedoseev"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2260"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Nh5 10. Ng1 c6 11. a3 cxd5 12. cxd5
Bd7 13. Be2 Nf4 14. Bf3 g5 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bg4 Ne7 17. h4 f5
18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Qh5 g4 22. Nge2
b6 23. b4 Qf6 24. Kd2 Rac8 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Bg6 27. Be3
Nb8 28. Rhc1 Nd7 29. Nb5 Nf6 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nec3 a6 32. Na7
Rc7 33. Nc6 Ne4+ 34. Nxe4 Bxe4 35. Bg5 Bf8 36. b5 axb5 37. Nb4
Rc4 38. Be3 Kf7 39. Bxb6 Bh6+ 40. Be3 Bg7 41. Rc1 Rxc1
42. Kxc1 Ke7 43. Kd2 Kd7 44. Kc3 Bf6 45. Kb3 Bd8 46. a4 bxa4+
47. Kxa4 Bf3 48. Kb5 Be2+ 49. Ka4 Bc4 50. Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights (CYSS-2)"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Roman Koltsov"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6
7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Nb6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. O-O-O N8d7
12. f4 Nc5 13. Qg2 Rc8 14. h4 Nba4 15. Nxa4 bxa4 16. Bd3 Qc7
17. Kb1 d5 18. e5 Rb8 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yury Kudriavtsev"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "1937"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Be7 Qe7 7.f4
a6 8.Nf3 c5 9.dc5 Nc6 10.Qd2 Nc5 11.Bd3 b5 12.O-O Nd3 13.cd3
O-O 14.Ne2 Bd7 15.Ned4 Nd4 16.Nd4 f6 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.Rc8 Rc8
19.Rc1 Rc1+ 20.Qc1 fe5 21.fe5 Qh4 22.Nf3 Qa4 23.Qc7 b4 24.b3
Qc6 25.Qc6 Bc6 26.Kf2 h6 27.Ke3 Kf7 28.Kd4 Bb5 29.Kc5 Bd3
30.Nd4 Bb1 31.Kb4 Ba2 32.Kc5 Kg6 33.Kd6 Kf7 34.b4 Bc4 35.Ne6
g5 36.Nd4 Ke8 37.e6 Kd8 38.e7+ Ke8 39.Ne6 Bb5 40.Nc7+ 1-0

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.30"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Tomberg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e6 7.Be2 Be7
8.O-O Qc7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Kh1 h6 11.Be3 Nc6 12.f4 Bd7 13.f5 e5
14.Nb3 Nb4 15.Qd2 Kh7 16.g4 d5 17.ed5 Nbd5 18.Nd5 Nd5 19.Bd3
Kg8 20.Bh6 gh6 21.f6 Nf6 22.Rf6 Bf6 23.Qh6 Qc6+ 24.Kg1 e4
25.g5 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Muhammad Khusenkhojaev"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5
Nh5 8.Bd3 Nf4 9.ef4 c6 10.Qc2 g6 11.O-O b6 12.b4 a5 13.a3 Ba6
14.Ba6 Ra6 15.b5 cb5 16.c6 b4 17.ab4 Nf6 18.b5 Ra7 19.Ne5 Bd6
20.Na4 Bc7 21.g3 Ne4 22.f3 Nd6 23.Qd3 Re8 24.Rfe1 Kg7 25.Kg2
h5 26.Re2 h4 27.Rae1 hg3 28.hg3 Rh8 29.Rh1 Rh1 30.Kh1 Nf5
31.Kg2 Ra8 32.Re1 Qd6 33.g4 Qb4 34.Nc3 Nd4 35.Rb1 Nb3 36.Ne2
a4 37.Qc3 Qc3 38.Nc3 Nc5 39.Ra1 g5 40.Nd7 Nd7 41.cd7 gf4
42.Na4 Bd8 43.Kf1 Kf6 44.Ke2 e5 45.Kd3 Ke6 46.Nc5+ bc5 47.Ra8
Kd7 48.Ra7+ Kd6 49.Rf7 c4+ 50.Kc2 d4 51.g5 d3+ 52.Kd1 c3 53.b6
c2+ 54.Kc1 Ke6 55.b7 1-0

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Aleksey Utkin"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O
e5 8.Be3 c6 9.Qc2 ed4 10.Nd4 Re8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.f3 a5 13.Rfe1
Nc5 14.b3 Nh5 15.Bf1 Be5 16.g3 Bg7 17.Bg2 Nf6 18.h3 Nh5 19.g4
Nf6 20.f4 Bg4 21.hg4 Ng4 22.Bf2 Qf6 23.Bg3 h5 24.Qe2 Qd4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexsej Lanin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bc3+ 6.bc3 Ne7 7.Qg4
Qc7 8.Qg7 Rg8 9.Qh7 cd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Rb1 dc3
13.Qd3 d4 14.Rg1 Nf5 15.g4 Nh4 16.Qh7 Nf3+ 17.Kf2 O-O-O 18.Kf3
f6 19.ef6 d3 20.cd3 c2 21.Rb2 Ne5+ 22.Kf2 Ng4+ 23.Rg4 Rg4
24.f7 Qc5+ 25.d4 Qe7 26.h3 Rh4 27.Rc2+ Bc6 28.Qg7 Kb8 29.Qg5
Qg5 30.fg5 Be4 31.Bf4+ Ka8 32.Rc7 Bg6 33.Bg2 Bf7 34.Bb7+ Kb8
35.Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.06.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rafael Barhudarian"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 Nbd7 4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Be3 c6 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Rad1 h6 11.h3 Re8 12.Rfe1 a6 13.b4
d5 14.ed5 ed4 15.Nd4 cd5 16.c5 b6 17.Bf3 bc5 18.Nc6 Qf8 19.Nd5
Nd5 20.Bd5 Bb7 21.Bf3 Rac8 22.Ne7+ Re7 23.Bb7 Rb8 24.Bc6 Ne5
25.Bd5 Qe8 26.bc5 Rb2 27.Qc1 Qb5 28.c6 Rc7 29.Bf4 Nd3 30.Rd3
Qd3 31.Bc7 Qd5 32.Bg3 Qf5 33.c7 Rc2 34.Qc2 1-0

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.07.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Davydov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 Nf6 5.Bg5 de4 6.a3 Be7 7.Bf6
Bf6 8.Ne4 Be7 9.Qd2 Nd7 10.O-O-O b6 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 c6 13.Qf4
Qb8 14.Qg4 O-O 15.Ng5 Nf6 16.Qf3 h6 17.Ne4 Qc7 18.h4 Rab8
19.Nf6+ Bf6 20.Nf4 Rfd8 21.Qg4 Bd4 22.Ne6 fe6 23.Rd4 Rd4
24.Qd4 c5 0-1

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.07.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir I Karasev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2218"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 Bg4 7.O-O
Nfd7 8.Be3 Bf3 9.Bf3 Nc6 10.d5 Na5 11.Be2 Bc3 12.bc3 e5 13.de6
fe6 14.f4 Nc6 15.c5 Qe7 16.cd6 cd6 17.Rb1 Nc5 18.Bc5 dc5
19.Qa4 Rac8 20.Bg4 Kg7 21.Qc4 Rce8 22.e5 g5 23.Bh5 Rd8 24.fg5
Ne5 25.Qe4 Rf1+ 26.Rf1 Qg5 27.Qb7+ Kh8 28.Bf3 Qe3+ 29.Kh1 Nf3
30.Qf3 Qf3 31.gf3 Rd3 32.Re1 Rc3 33.Re6 Rc1+ 34.Kg2 Rc2+
35.Kg3 Ra2 36.Rc6 Ra5 37.Rc7 a6 38.Kf4 Rb5 39.Ke5 a5 40.f4 Rb8
41.Ra7 c4 42.Ra5 Rc8 43.Ra2 c3 44.Rc2 Kg7 45.h4 Kf7 46.h5 Rc5+
47.Kd4 Rf5 48.Ke4 Rc5 49.h6 Kf6 50.Kd4 Rc8 51.Rc3 Rc3 52.Kc3
Kf5 53.Kd3 Kf4 54.Ke2 Kg5 55.Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "White Nights"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2007.07.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viktor Turikov"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2218"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.Nf3 b6 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O c5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1
O-O 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cd4 10.Nd4 Qc8 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.f4 Re8 13.Rc1
Bf8 14.b4 e5 15.Nf5 Qb8 16.fe5 Ne5 17.Nd5 Nd5 18.ed5 Qc7 19.c5
dc5 20.bc5 bc5 21.Bf4 Bd6 22.Be5 Re5 23.Re5 Be5 24.d6 Qd7
25.Rc5 Bg2 26.Qg4 Qb7 27.Re5 g6 28.Qd4 gf5 29.d7 Bc6 30.d8=Q+
Rd8 31.Qd8+ Kg7 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Qd8+ Kg7 34.Rf5 Be4 35.Qd4+ Kg8
36.Rf1 f5 37.Rd1 Qb6 38.Qb6 ab6 39.Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrei Bogdanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Qd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bc6 Bc6 7.Nc3
Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.Rad1 O-O 11.Rfe1 Qc7 12.e5 de5
13.Re5 Rfd8 14.Qe3 Be8 15.Rd3 Rd3 16.cd3 Ng4 17.Qf4 0-1

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ilya Duzhakov"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2118"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cd4 5.Nd4 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Nd5 Bd5 11.ed5 Nb8 12.O-O-O Nbd7
13.g4 h6 14.Be2 Rc8 15.h4 Nb6 16.Qa5 Qc7 17.c3 Bd8 18.g5 hg5
19.hg5 Rh1 20.Rh1 Nfd5 21.Rh8+ Ke7 22.Bb6 Nb6 23.g6 fg6 24.f4
Nd7 25.Qd5 Nf6 26.Qg2 Kf7 27.fe5 de5 28.Nd2 b5 29.Bd1 Qd7
30.Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "German Bazeev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.Bd2 Ne7 7.dc5 a6
8.Nf3 Nd7 9.b4 Bc7 10.Bf4 f6 11.ef6 Bf4 12.fe7 Qe7 13.g3 Bc7
14.Bg2 Qf6 15.Nd4 O-O 16.O-O Kh8 17.f4 Nb8 18.Nce2 Nc6 19.c4
Rd8 20.Nc6 bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Kosov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 de4 5.Ne4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qd4 7.Bb4
Qe4+ 8.Be2 Qg2 9.Qd2 Nd7 10.O-O-O a5 11.Bc3 Ngf6 12.Bf3 Qg6
13.Ne2 Ne4 14.Be4 Qe4 15.Bg7 Qc4+ 16.Nc3 Rg8 17.Rhg1 e5 18.Be5
Rg6 19.b3 Qc5 20.Bd6 Qf5 21.Rg6 fg6 22.Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Denis Toder"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2
cd4 8.cd4 f6 9.ef6 Nf6 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.O-O Qc7 12.Nc3 a6 13.Bg5
O-O 14.Rc1 h6 15.Bh4 Nh5 16.Bg3 Ng3 17.hg3 g5 18.Bb1 Qg7
19.Ne2 Bd7 20.Qd3 Rf7 21.Qe3 Raf8 22.a3 Bb8 23.b4 Ba7 24.Rc6
Bc6 25.Ne5 Rc7 26.g4 0-1

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Artyom Zubritskiy"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dc4 4.d5 Ne5 5.f4 Ng4 6.h3 N4f6 7.e4 e6
8.Bc4 ed5 9.Bd5 Nd5 10.Qd5 Qh4+ 11.Kf1 c6 12.Qe5+ Qe7 13.Nf3
Qe5 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Kf2 Bb4 16.Kf3 O-O 17.Rd1 Re8 18.Bd2 b6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Konstantin Shmagin"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6
8.Rc1 Bb7 9.Bf6 Bf6 10.cd5 ed5 11.b4 c6 12.Be2 a5 13.b5 c5
14.O-O Nd7 15.Qb3 c4 16.Qb1 Re8 17.Nd2 Nf8 18.Bf3 Rb8 19.g3
Qd7 20.h4 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zviad Sichinava"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cb5 a6 5.e3 ab5 6.Bb5 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7
8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Na6 10.e4 Nc7 11.Bc4 d6 12.Re1 Ba6 13.Nd2 Qd7
14.h3 Rfb8 15.Qc2 Bc4 16.Nc4 Nb5 17.Nb5 Qb5 18.Re3 Nd7 19.a4
Qa6 20.Bd2 Bd4 21.Rb3 Rb3 22.Qb3 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B18"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maksim Serov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.c4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.Rc1
Ng6 8.Bg3 e5 9.de5 dc4 10.Bc4 Qd1+ 11.Rd1 Bf3 12.gf3 Nce5
13.Be2 c6 14.Rg1 Nd7 15.a3 Bc3+ 16.bc3 O-O-O 17.Kd2 f5 18.Kc2
Rde8 19.f4 Nc5 20.h4 Ne4 21.Bc4 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michail Fateev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6
7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. g3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf2 f6 11. Kg2 O-O
12. Bd3 Kh8 13. Ne2 Be7 14. h4 f5 15. a3 Qd8 16. Nc3 Nb6
17. Ng5 Bd7 18. Qh5 h6 19. Qg6 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Be8 21. Rxh6+
gxh6 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Qxe6+ Rf7 24. g6 Nxd4 25. gxf7+ Bxf7
26. Qh6 Qf8 27. Qh3 Qg7 28. Bxf5 Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Rf8 30. Qd3 d4
31. Qxd4 Qh7 32. Bd2 Be8 33. Ne4 Bc6 34. Re1 Nd5 35. Kg1 Qh3
36. Re2 Qh5 37. Qd3 Ne7 38. Bb4 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Re8 40. Bxe7
Rxe7 41. Qd5+ Kf8 42. Rh2 Qf7 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qh8+ Kg6
45. Qh5+ Kg7 46. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Karina Azimova"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "1811"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. a4 Bg4 8. c3 d5 9. Bb3 d4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. Rd1
Qe7 13. Nf1 Bg6 14. Ng3 Nh5 15. Nxh5 Bxh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bd5
Kh8 18. h4 h5 19. Ng5 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Qf6 21. h5 Bh7 22. Nxh7
Kxh7 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. b4 Bxb4 25. cxb4 f5 26. Qg2 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Androsov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2102"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bg5 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Be2 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Re1 Nd7 15. g3 Bb7 16. Bg2 Bf6
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qe2 e5 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. f4 h5 21. h3 h4
22. gxh4 exf4 23. Qf3 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 a5 25. Qxf4 b4 26. axb4
axb4 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Qxc2 29. Rd2 Qc5 30. Rf2 Re8
31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. h5 Re5 33. h6 Rh5 34. Rf1 Rxh6 35. Rc1 Qe3
36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qxb4 Qf2 38. Rc4 Nxd5 39. Qb7 Ne3 0-1

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Denis Toder"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7
7. Nf4 h6 8. Nxg6 Nxg6 9. Bd3 Nh4 10. O-O c5 11. Bb5+ Nc6
12. f4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc8 14. Qxa7 Bb4 15. Qxb7 O-O 16. Bxc6
Rb8 17. Qa6 Rb6 18. Qa4 Qc7 19. Be3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc6 21. Bd4
Rxc3 22. Bxc3 Qxc3 23. Rab1 Qe3+ 24. Rf2 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nh4+
26. Kf1 Rc8 27. Qb5 Rc4 28. Qb6 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Rxf4 30. Qb3 Nf3+
31. Kh1 Qxg4 32. Rbf1 Nh4 33. Qg3 Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Qe4+ 35. Kg1
Nf5 36. Qf4 Qe1+ 37. Rf1 Qc3 38. Qf2 Qxe5 39. a4 d4 40. Qf4
Qc5 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qb5 Qxc2 43. a5 Ne3 44. Qb1 d3 45. Qxc2
dxc2 46. Rc1 f5 47. a6 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Melnikov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. d3 c5
7. Qe1 Nc6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. Nc3 Nd4 11. Qd2 Nxf3+
12. Rxf3 Qd4+ 13. Kh1 c4 14. Qe1 exf4 15. gxf4 Bg4 16. Rg3 Qd7
17. h3 Bh5 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Qf2 Ne8 20. e5 Nc7 21. Rf1 f5
22. Bxa7 Nb5 23. Bb6 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 Rdc8 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4
Rxa2 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Bxc4 Ra8 30. b3 h6 31. Kg2
Kh7 32. Ra1 Rxa1 33. Bxa1 g5 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. Bd3 Kg6 36. c4
Bd1 37. b4 Bb3 38. c5 Bf8 39. Bd4 Bd5+ 40. Kg3 Be6 41. b5 Bd5
42. b6 Be7 43. Bb5 f4+ 44. Kf2 Bd8 45. Bd7 Kf7 46. e6+ Bxe6
47. Bxe6+ Kxe6 48. c6 bxc6 49. b7 Bc7 50. Ba7 Kd5 51. b8=Q
Bxb8 52. Bxb8 c5 53. Bc7 Ke4 54. Bd8 Kf5 55. Kf3 c4 56. Ba5
Kg6 57. Kg4 Kf7 58. Bd8 Kg6 59. Bxg5 f3 60. Be3 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexey Goganov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2299"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. e3 e5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2
Bxc3 7. Bxc3 exd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nb5 Qg5 11. h4
Qh6 12. Nxc7 Bg4 13. Be2 Rad8 14. Qc2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Ne4
16. Nb5 Rfe8 17. Rh3 Qg6 18. Kf1 h5 19. Be1 Ne5 20. Nc3 Nc5
21. Kg1 Ng4 22. Rf3 Nd3 23. Rd1 Qa6 24. e4 Nge5 25. Re3 Nf4
26. Qxa6 bxa6 27. g3 Nfd3 28. b3 Nxe1 29. Rdxe1 Rd2 30. R1e2
Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rc8 32. Nd5 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Nf4 g6 35. Rd2
Ke7 36. Nd5+ Ke6 37. Ne3 f6 38. Rd4 Rc5 39. Nc4 Nc6 40. Rd6+
Ke7 41. Rd2 Ke6 42. f4 Ke7 43. Kf3 a5 44. a4 Nb4 45. Ke3 Rc8
46. e5 fxe5 47. fxe5 Nc6 48. Ke4 Nd8 49. Rd6 Ne6 50. Kd5 Rc5+
51. Ke4 Rc8 52. Ne3 Nc5+ 53. Kf3 Rf8+ 54. Ke2 Rb8 55. Rxg6
Rxb3 56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. Rf6+ Ke8 58. e6 Ne4 59. Ng7+ Kd8
60. Rf8+ Kc7 61. e7 Nxg3+ 62. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Maslyakov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2108"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 a6 6. c5 O-O
7. e3 Re8 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. h4 Nf8 10. Ne5 N6d7 11. Qc2 Nxe5
12. Bxe5 b6 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. O-O-O b5 15. Kb1 Bd7 16. g4 Qa5
17. Qd2 b4 18. Ne2 Bb5 19. g5 Qb6 20. h5 Bxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Bd6
22. g6 fxg6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Nf4 g5 26. Ng6 Nd7
27. Rh5 Nf6 28. Rh8+ Kf7 29. Ne5+ Ke7 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qg6
Rg8 32. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Autumn Petersburg Open"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Andrey Gnidenko"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2113"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Na6 5. e4 g6 6. Be2 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. f3 Ne8 11. f4 Nec7
12. Rb1 Rc8 13. Qd2 e5 14. Nc2 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be5 16. Bg5 f6
17. Bh4 Nc5 18. b4 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nxe4 20. Qd4 Qe8 21. Rbe1 f5
22. Bd3 d5 23. Ne3 dxc4 24. Bxc4+ Be6 25. Ng4 fxg4 26. Rxf8+
Qxf8 27. Qxe4 Bxc4 28. Qxc4+ Qf7 29. Rc1 Rf8 30. Qxc7 Qxa2
31. Qxb7 Qb3 32. Qe4 Rb8 33. Qc4+ Qxc4 34. Rxc4 h5 35. Rd4 Rb5
36. Bd8 Kf7 37. Ba5 Ke6 38. Re4+ Kf6 39. Rc4 Rb7 40. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Grigory Palchun"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2051"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 g6 7.e3 Bg7
8.h3 O-O 9.Bd3 Ne8 10.O-O Nc7 11.Re1 Re8 12.e4 de4 13.Ne4 Nd5
14.Bg3 N7f6 15.Nf6+ Bf6 16.Qb3 Nc7 17.Rad1 a5 18.Bc4 Nd5 19.a4
Rf8 20.Re2 Nc7 21.Rde1 Ne6 22.Be6 fe6 23.Be5 Ra6 24.h4 b6
25.h5 Qd5 26.Qe3 Bd7 27.hg6 hg6 28.Qh6 Be8 29.Ng5 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Airumian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Qd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bc6 Bc6 7.Nc3
Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.h4 h6 11.Be3 O-O 12.Nh2 b5 13.g4
Qa5 14.a3 e5 15.Qb4 Qb4 16.ab4 Ne4 17.Ne4 Be4 18.f3 Bc6 19.g5
h5 20.Rhe1 a5 21.ba5 Ra5 22.Bb6 Ra4 23.Bc7 Rc8 24.Bb6 Rh4
25.Re2 Bg5+ 26.Kb1 Be7 27.b3 f6 28.Be3 g5 29.Rg1 Kf7 30.Rg3 d5
31.Bd2 d4 32.Be1 Bd7 33.Rgg2 Rh3 34.Bd2 Bf5 35.Be1 d3 36.cd3
Bd3+ 37.Kb2 Be2 38.Re2 Bc5 39.Rg2 Bg1 40.Rg1 Rh2+ 41.Kb1 Rcc2
42.b4 Rb2+ 43.Kc1 Ra2 44.Kb1 Rhb2+ 45.Kc1 Rb4 46.Rh1 h4 47.f4
Rf4 48.Kb1 Re2 0-1

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ilya Chernenko"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "1937"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ndf3
Qb6 8.Ne2 cd4 9.cd4 f6 10.ef6 Nf6 11.O-O Bd6 12.Qb3 Qc7 13.Bg5
O-O 14.Bh4 Bd7 15.Bg3 e5 16.Nc3 Nb4 17.de5 Nd3 18.Nd5 Nd5
19.Qd5+ Kh8 20.Qd3 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Roman Yankovsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7
8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Qc7 10.h3 Nc6 11.Nc6 bc6 12.Na4 e5 13.c4 Be6
14.b3 Nd7 15.Be3 c5 16.f4 f6 17.Nc3 Nb8 18.f5 Bf7 19.Nd5 Qd8
20.g4 Nc6 21.h4 Nd4 22.Rf1 Bd5 23.ed5 h6 24.Be4 Kf7 25.g5 Ke8
26.gh6 gh6 27.Kh1 Rg8 28.Rg1 Rg1+ 29.Qg1 Kd7 30.Bd4 cd4 31.c5
Qg8 32.c6+ Kc7 33.Qg6 Qg6 34.fg6 Bf8 35.h5 Bg7 36.Kg2 Rb8
37.Kf3 Rb4 38.Rc1 d3 39.Rc4 Rb5 40.Ke3 f5 41.Bf5 d2 42.Kd2
Rd5+ 43.Ke3 Rd1 44.Be4 Rg1 45.Rb4 Bf6 46.Rb7+ Kd8 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zviad Sichinava"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2166"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Bd2+
7.Nbd2 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.dc5 Qc5 10.a3 b6 11.b4 Qe7 12.Nb3 Bb7
13.c5 bc5 14.Nc5 d5 15.Qa4 Ne4 16.Nb7 Qb7 17.b5 Ne7 18.Qb4
Rfc8 19.Rfc1 Rc7 20.Rc7 Qc7 21.Nd4 Qc3 22.Qc3 Nc3 23.f4 Rc8
24.e3 Na4 25.Kf2 Kf8 26.Ke2 Rc3 27.Kd2 Ke8 28.Bf1 Rc7 29.Bd3
Kd7 30.Rb1 g6 31.Rb4 Nc5 32.Bc2 Nc8 33.a4 Nd6 34.Nc6 Nc4+
35.Ke2 a5 36.Rc4 dc4 37.Na5 Nb7 38.Nc6 Nd6 39.Kd2 Rc6 40.bc6+
Kc6 41.Kc3 Kc5 42.g4 f5 43.gf5 gf5 44.h4 h6 45.Bb1 Nc8 46.e4
fe4 47.Be4 Nb6 48.a5 Na4+ 49.Kc2 Kb5 50.Bg6 Ka5 51.Bf7 Nc5
52.Kc3 Ne4+ 53.Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mikhail Pleshkov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2004"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3
d6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.e4 c5 10.e5 de5 11.de5 Ne8 12.Rd1 g6 13.Qa4
Bc8 14.Ne1 Rb8 15.Bc6 b5 16.Qa7 1-0

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "German Bazeev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 dc4 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bc4 e6 6.Qb3 Bf3 7.gf3
Qc8 8.Nc3 a6 9.Bd2 c5 10.dc5 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Nc5 12.Qc2 b5 13.Nb5
ab5 14.Bb5+ Kd8 15.a4 Bd6 16.O-O Ncd7 17.Qd3 Qb8 18.Rfd1 Ke7
19.e4 Rd8 20.b4 Bh2+ 21.Kg2 Bf4 22.Bf4 Qf4 23.Qe3 Qe3 24.fe3
Rdc8 25.Kg3 Rab8 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.a5 Rb8 28.Bc6 Ne5 29.b5 Nc6
30.bc6 Rc8 31.e5 Nd5 32.e4 Nb4 33.Rd7+ Ke8 34.Rb7 Nc6 35.a6
Ra8 0-1

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Erdni Urjubdshzirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2228"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 Nf6 5.Bg5 de4 6.a3 Be7 7.Bf6
Bf6 8.Ne4 Be7 9.g3 O-O 10.Bg2 Nd7 11.O-O e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.N4c3
f5 14.f4 e4 15.g4 Bc5+ 16.Kh1 Nc4 17.d6 Ne3 18.dc7 Qh4 19.Qd2
Qg4 20.Rg1 Qh4 21.Nd1 Ng4 22.Qd5+ Kh8 23.h3 Bg1 24.Kg1 Qe1+
25.Bf1 Nh2 26.Kh2 Qf1 27.Qd2 Be6 28.Nd4 e3 29.Qe3 Bd5 30.Qd2
Qh1+ 31.Kg3 Qg2+ 32.Kh4 Rf6 33.Nf5 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Ch St. Petersburg B16"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.11.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Anatoly Donskov"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2062"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bc3+ 6.bc3 Ne7 7.Nf3
Qa5 8.Bd2 Qa4 9.Qb1 c4 10.h4 Nbc6 11.h5 h6 12.Nh4 Bd7 13.g3
O-O-O 14.Bh3 g5 15.Ng2 Rdf8 16.Ne3 f5 17.ef6 Rf6 18.O-O Qa5
19.Ng4 Rff8 20.Qe1 Nf5 21.a4 Qd8 22.Ne5 Ne5 23.Qe5 Rhg8 24.Bg4
Qc7 25.Rfe1 Qe5 26.Re5 Kc7 27.a5 Rg7 28.Kg2 Kc6 29.Bc1 Re8
30.Ba3 Rf7 31.Bc5 a6 32.Rae1 Ng7 33.Rb1 Kc7 34.Rb6 Bc6 35.Ba3
Kd7 36.Rb1 Kc7 37.Rbe1 Bd7 38.Bc5 Kc6 39.Bb4 Kc7 40.Ba3 Kc6
41.Bf3 Kc7 42.Bg4 Kc6 43.Bc1 Kb5 44.f4 gf4 45.Bf4 Nf5 46.Rb1+
Ka5 47.Rb7 Nd6 48.Rb1 Ne4 49.Bf3 Nd6 50.Bd5 ed5 51.Rd5+ Bb5
52.Rd6 Re2+ 53.Kf3 Rc2 54.Ra1+ Ba4 55.Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ilya Duzhakov"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2118"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.Nge2 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.d4 cd4 7.Nd4
Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 Qc7 10.Nd5 Nd5 11.ed5 Nd7 12.Re1 Ne5 13.Kh2
Qc5 14.c3 Re8 15.f4 Nc4 16.Nb3 Qc7 17.a4 Bd7 18.Qd3 Rac8
19.Nd2 b5 20.ab5 ab5 21.Nc4 bc4 22.Qe3 Rb8 23.Ra7 Rb7 24.Rb7
Qb7 25.Qe4 Qb5 26.g4 e6 27.de6 fe6 28.Qb7 Qb7 29.Bb7 d5 30.f5
gf5 31.gf5 Rb8 32.fe6 Rb7 33.ed7 Rd7 34.Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maria Butuc"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2099"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.O-O
e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Re8 10.Re1 ed4 11.Nd4 a5 12.Bf4 Ne5 13.b3 Nfd7
14.Be3 Nc5 15.Qc2 a4 16.Rad1 Qa5 17.f4 Ned7 18.Bf2 Qb4 19.Rb1
ab3 20.ab3 Ra3 21.Na2 Qa5 22.Re2 Nd3 23.Qd3 Ra2 24.b4 Qa4
25.Ra2 Qa2 26.Qb3 Qa8 27.Qc2 h5 28.Kh2 h4 29.g4 Qb8 30.Nf3 Nf6
31.Nh4 Bd7 32.Re1 b5 33.c5 dc5 34.e5 Nd5 35.Bd5 cd5 36.Bc5 Qb7
37.Nf3 d4 38.Nd4 Ra8 39.Qg2 Qb8 40.Qd5 Be8 41.Re2 Ra3 42.Ra2
Ra2+ 43.Qa2 g5 44.Nf5 gf4 45.Ng7 Kg7 46.Qb2 Qb7 47.e6+ Kg8
48.e7 Qf3 49.Qf2 Qf2+ 50.Bf2 f6 51.Bc5 Kf7 52.Bd6 Bc6 53.h4
Ke8 54.h5 Kf7 55.h6 f3 56.Kg3 Kg6 57.Bf4 Kh7 58.g5 fg5 59.Bg5
Kg6 60.Be3 Kf7 61.Kh4 f2 1/2-1/2

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Savchuk"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cd4 5.Nd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4
Qa5 8.O-O d6 9.f3 O-O 10.Bb3 Bd7 11.Qd2 Rac8 12.Rad1 Rfe8
13.f4 Ng4 14.Nc6 Bc6 15.Bd4 Bd4+ 16.Qd4 Qc5 17.Rfe1 b6 18.h3
Nh6 19.g4 Qd4+ 20.Rd4 Kg7 21.a4 Red8 22.Red1 Re8 23.a5 b5
24.g5 Ng8 25.h4 e5 26.fe5 Re5 27.Rf1 Be8 28.Rd6 h6 29.Rd5 Re7
30.e5 Rb8 31.Rc5 Bd7 32.Ne4 Be6 33.Be6 Re6 34.Nd6 Re7 35.b4 a6
36.Rc3 Rd8 37.Rcf3 Rdd7 38.Kh1 hg5 39.hg5 Re5 40.Rf7+ Rf7
41.Rf7+ Kh8 42.Ra7 Rd5 43.Nf7+ Kg7 44.Nh6+ Kh8 45.Ra8 Kh7
46.Ng8 Rd1+ 47.Kg2 Rd2+ 48.Kf3 Rc2 49.Nf6+ Kg7 50.Ra6 Rc3+
51.Kf4 Rc4+ 52.Ke5 Rc1 53.Rb6 Rg1 54.Rb7+ Kf8 55.Ne4 1-0

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksander Chehlov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 f6
8.ef6 Nf6 9.Nf3 Bd6 10.O-O Qc7 11.h3 O-O 12.Be3 b6 13.a3 e5
14.de5 Ne5 15.Ne5 Be5 16.Qa4 Bd7 17.Qh4 Rae8 18.Rad1 Ne4 19.f4
Bf6 20.Qh5 Bc6 21.Bc1 Qf7 22.Qg4 h5 23.Qf3 d4 24.cd4 c4 25.Bc2
Bd5 26.Nc3 Nc3 27.Qc3 Re2 28.Rf2 Qe7 29.Rdf1 Re8 30.Bg6 Rf2
31.Rf2 Qe1+ 32.Rf1 Qe2 33.Rf2 Qd1+ 34.Kh2 Re1 0-1

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Olga Lelekova"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cd4 5.Nd4 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Bc4
Nf6 8.f3 O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.O-O-O Qa5 11.Bb3 Rfc8 12.h4 Ne5
13.h5 Nc4 14.Bc4 Rc4 15.hg6 fg6 16.g4 Rac8 17.Nb3 Qa6 18.e5
Ne8 19.Qh2 h5 20.Bd4 b5 21.gh5 b4 22.hg6 bc3 23.e6 Rd4 24.Rd4
Be6 25.Rh4 cb2+ 26.Kb1 Kf8 27.Rh8+ Bg8 28.Rg8+ Kg8 29.Nd4 Qc4
30.Nf5 Rc5 31.Ng7 Kg7 32.Qh8+ Kg6 33.Qh7+ Kf6 34.Rh6+ Ke5
35.Qe7+ Kd5 36.Qf7+ Kc6 37.Qe8+ Kb7 38.Rh7+ Ka6 39.Qe4 Qf1+
40.Kb2 Rb5+ 41.Kc3 Qa1+ 42.Kd2 Qa2 43.Qc6+ Rb6 44.Qc8+ Kb5
45.Qe8+ Rc6 46.Rb7+ Kc5 47.Qe3+ Kd5 48.Qe4+ Kc5 49.Qb4+ Kd5
50.Rb5+ Ke6 51.Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Julia Kochetkova"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2297"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2
Nge7 8.O-O Nd4 9.Qd4 Nc6 10.Qd1 Be7 11.Bf4 d6 12.Qd2 Ne5
13.Nd1 O-O 14.h4 h6 15.h5 b5 16.Ne3 Bb7 17.Rad1 Rac8 18.Qe2
Rfd8 19.c3 Qc5 20.Ng4 a5 21.Ne5 de5 22.Be3 Qc6 23.Qg4 Kh8
24.Kh2 Bc5 25.Bc1 b4 26.c4 Rd1 27.Rd1 Bd4 28.b3 Rf8 29.Qh4 f5
30.Be3 fe4 31.Bd4 ed4 32.Rd4 Rf2 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Qg4 Rf6 35.Rd4
Qe8 36.Be4+ Be4 37.Qe4+ Kg8 38.Qe2 Qf8 39.Kg2 Qa8+ 40.Qe4 Qe4+
41.Re4 Rf5 42.Re6 Rh5 43.Re2 Kf7 44.Kf3 Rg5 45.Kf4 Kf6 46.g4
Rc5 47.Re8 Rg5 48.Rf8+ Ke6 49.Rf5 Rf5+ 50.gf5+ Kd6 51.Kg4 Ke5
52.c5 h5+ 53.Kg5 h4 54.c6 Kd6 55.Kh4 Kc6 56.Kg4 Kd5 57.Kg5 Ke5
58.Kg4 Ke4 59.Kg5 Kf3 60.Kh5 Kg3 61.Kg5 Kf3 62.Kh5 Ke3 63.Kg5
Ke4 64.Kg4 Ke3 65.Kg5 Kd4 66.Kg6 Ke4 67.Kg5 Ke3 68.Kg4 Ke4
69.Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Vyatkin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Rb1 d6 6.b4 f5 7.b5 Nce7
8.e3 Nf6 9.d4 e4 10.Qb3 Be6 11.d5 Bc8 12.Nge2 Nd7 13.O-O Nc5
14.Qc2 Ng8 15.Na4 Nf6 16.Ba3 Nfd7 17.Nd4 Qe7 18.Nc3 Ne5
19.Nce2 g5 20.Bc1 g4 21.Rd1 Ned3 22.Nf4 Nf4 23.ef4 h5 24.Nb3
Nb3 25.Rb3 b6 26.Re3 Kf7 27.h4 gh3 28.Bh3 h4 29.g4 fg4 30.Bg2
Qf6 31.Be4 Rh6 32.Rde1 Bd7 33.Bh7 Rh8 34.Re7+ Qe7 35.Bg6+ Kf8
36.Re7 Ke7 37.f5 Bf6 38.Qe4+ Kf8 39.Bh6+ Rh6 40.Qg4 h3 41.f4
Rh4 42.Qg3 Ke7 43.Kh1 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Roman Kozlov"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5
8.Nf5 h5 9.gh5 d5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Ne2 Bf5 12.ef5 Qd5 13.Ng3 Nh5
14.Rg1 Ng3 15.hg3 Qe4+ 16.Qe2 Qf5 17.Bd2 Nd7 18.O-O-O Rc8
19.Be1 Be7 20.Kb1 Rh6 21.g4 Qe6 22.g5 Rh2 23.g6 f5 24.Rd4 e4
25.Qd1 Bf6 26.Rd6 Qe5 27.c3 Rc7 28.Bc4 Rc4 29.Rd7 Rc7 30.Rd5
Qe7 31.Qa4+ Rd7 32.Rf5 e3 33.Qc4 Kd8 34.Qf4 Qd6 35.Qe3 Qd1+
36.Qc1 Qe2 37.Bd2 Rd2 38.Rf6 Rh5 39.Rf8+ Ke7 40.Re1 Rb2+
41.Qb2 Qe1+ 42.Qc1 Rb5+ 43.Kc2 Qe4+ 44.Kd1 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "M.Chigorin Memorial B"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2007.12.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Oleg Orlov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O
e5 8.b4 Re8 9.b5 e4 10.Nd2 Nf8 11.a4 h5 12.a5 N8h7 13.Bb2 Bg4
14.d5 Ng5 15.Nb3 Qd7 16.c5 dc5 17.f3 ef3 18.gf3 Bh3 19.e4 Bf1
20.Bf1 Nh3+ 21.Bh3 Qh3 22.Nc5 Ng4 23.fg4 Qe3+ 24.Kh1 Qc5
25.gh5 Bc3 26.hg6 fg6 27.Rc1 Qb4 28.Bc3 Qe4+ 29.Kg1 Qe3+
30.Kh1 Qe4+ 31.Kg1 Rad8 32.Qf1 Qe3+ 33.Kh1 Rf8 34.Qe1 Qf3+
35.Kg1 Qg4+ 36.Kh1 Rd5 37.Bd2 Qf3+ 38.Kg1 Rd4 39.Qe6+ Rf7
40.Rc4 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dina Belenkaya"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "1922"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nc6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 cd4 7.Nd4
O-O 8.Kh1 d5 9.ed5 Nd5 10.Nd5 Qd5 11.Nc6 Qc6 12.Bf3 Qc7 13.Qe2
Bd7 14.c4 Bf6 15.Be3 Bc6 16.Bc6 Qc6 17.Rad1 Rfd8 18.b3 a6
19.f3 h6 20.Qf2 Rd1 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Qc2 Rd6 23.Kg1 Qd7 24.Rd6
Qd6 25.Qd2 Qd2 26.Bd2 Kf8 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Ke2 Kd7 29.Kd3 Be7
30.a4 Kc6 31.g4 Bd8 32.Ke4 Kc5 33.f4 Bf6 34.Kd3 Kc6 35.b4 b5
36.ab5+ ab5 37.cb5+ Kb5 38.Bc3 Bc3 39.Kc3 f6 40.h4 e5 41.fe5
fe5 42.h5 e4 43.Kd4 Kb4 44.Ke4 Kc3 45.Kf5 Kd4 46.Kg6 Ke4
47.Kg7 1-0

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kirill Alekseenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2067"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N5c3
a6 8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 b6 11.Nd2 Bb7 12.a3 Rc8 13.f4
Re8 14.Qb3 Nd7 15.Rad1 Bf6 16.Na4 Nd4 17.Bd4 Bd4+ 18.Kh1 Qc7
19.Qd3 Bf6 20.Rf3 Bc6 21.Nc3 Nc5 22.Qb1 Qb7 23.Bd3 Bc3 24.bc3
f5 25.Re3 e5 26.fe5 f4 27.Re2 de5 28.Nb3 Red8 29.Nc5 bc5
30.Qb7 Bb7 31.Red2 Kf7 32.Bc2 Ke7 33.h4 Rd2 34.Rd2 Rd8 35.Rd8
Kd8 36.g3 h6 37.g4 Kc7 0-1

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Klim Zhukov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nge2 e5 7.h3 c6
8.a4 a5 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.O-O Re8 11.Re1 Nf8 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Rad1
Bd7 14.f4 Rad8 15.fe5 de5 16.de5 Qe5 17.Bb6 Ra8 18.Bd4 Qc7
19.Qf4 Qf4 20.gf4 Nh5 21.Bf3 Bd4+ 22.Rd4 Bh3 23.Kh2 Bd7 24.Bh5
gh5 25.f5 Re5 26.Red1 Bf5 27.ef5 Rf5 28.Rd8 Rd8 29.Rd8 Kg7
30.Nd4 Re5 31.Rb8 c5 32.Nde2 Re7 33.Ng3 Rd7 34.Nh5+ Kg6 35.Rf8
Kh5 36.Kg3 Kg6 37.Rg8+ Kf5 38.Rg7 h6 39.Kf3 b6 40.Ne4 Re7
41.Rg4 Ke5 42.Nd2 f5 43.Rh4 Re6 44.Nc4+ Kd5 45.Ne3+ Ke5 46.Rh5
1-0

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Kashtanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.ed5 ed5 5.Bb5+ Nc6 6.d4 Bd6 7.O-O
Nge7 8.dc5 Bc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nb3 Bd6 11.Bg5 Qc7 12.Be7 Ne7
13.Nbd4 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.Be2 a6 16.Nh4 Be2 17.Qe2 Bh2+ 18.Kh1
Be5 19.Nhf3 Bf6 20.Rad1 Ng6 21.Qd2 Rfd8 22.Rfe1 Rd7 23.g3 Re7
24.Nf5 Re1+ 25.Re1 Qd7 26.Qd3 Rd8 27.Kg2 h5 28.Rd1 Qa4 29.Ne3
Ne7 30.a3 h4 31.Ng4 Rd6 32.Nf6+ Rf6 33.Nh4 Qe4+ 34.Qe4 de4
35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Re8 Re6 37.Kf1 e3 38.Nf3 f6 39.Nd4 Re5 40.f4
Re4 41.Ke2 Kg6 42.Kf3 f5 43.Ke2 b6 44.a4 a5 45.Rd8 Kh5 46.Rd6
g5 47.fg5 f4 48.Nf3 1-0

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Andrey Gnidenko"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.d4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.e4 d6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nge2 Na6 7.h3
c5 8.O-O Rb8 9.a4 cd4 10.Nd4 Nc5 11.Be3 a5 12.Qd2 Bd7 13.Kh2
Ne8 14.f4 e5 15.fe5 Be5 16.Nf3 Ne6 17.Ne5 de5 18.Rad1 Nf6
19.Rf6 Qf6 20.Nd5 1-0

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leonid Bocharov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2
Nf6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Nd4 Nc6 11.Kh1 d6 12.f4 Bd7 13.Be3
b5 14.h3 Nd4 15.Bd4 Bc6 16.g4 Qb7 17.Qf3 b4 18.g5 Nd7 19.Ne2
e5 20.Be3 f5 21.gf6 Nf6 22.Ng3 Rac8 23.Rae1 Kh8 24.Bc1 d5
25.fe5 Ne4 26.Qb3 Bh4 27.Ne4 de4 28.Rf8+ Rf8 29.Rf1 Rf3 30.Qe6
h5 31.Qg6 Qb5 32.Qh5+ Kg8 33.Rg1 Bf6 34.Qg4 Qe5 35.Re1 Qc7
36.Bg5 Bg5 37.Qg5 Rg3 38.Qh4 Rg6 39.Re3 Qb6 40.Qf4 Rf6 41.Qg5
Qd4 42.Rg3 Rf7 43.c3 bc3 44.bc3 Qd7 45.Kh2 Qd6 46.Qe3 Qe5
47.Qd4 Qf4 48.Qe3 Qe5 49.Qd4 Qd4 50.cd4 Rf2 51.Rg6 Bd5 52.Rd6
Bc4 53.Kg3 e3 54.d5 Rf5 55.Rb6 e2 56.Rb1 Rf1 0-1

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Aleksandr Rutman"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.cd5 Qb3 7.ab3
cd5 8.Na3 Nc6 9.Bg2 e6 10.Nb5 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 Bd2+ 12.Nd2 O-O
13.e3 Nb4 14.Na3 Nd3+ 15.Ke2 Nb2 16.Ra2 Nd3 17.Nc2 Rfc8
18.Rha1 Nf2 19.Nb4 N2e4 20.Be4 Ne4 21.Ne4 Be4 22.Ra7 Rab8
23.Kd2 g5 24.R1a5 Kg7 25.Rb5 Rc7 26.Rba5 Rbc8 27.Ra8 Kf6
28.Rc8 Rc8 29.Ra7 Rb8 30.Ke2 h5 31.Ra5 Ke7 32.Ra7 Kd6 33.Kd2
h4 34.Ke2 hg3 35.hg3 g4 36.Kd2 f6 37.Ke2 e5 38.Kd2 Ke6 39.Ke2
Kf5 40.Nd3 Rc8 41.Nc5 b6 42.Nb7 Rc2+ 43.Kd1 Rg2 44.Nd6+ Kg6
45.Ne4 de4 46.de5 fe5 47.Rb7 Rg3 48.Ke2 Rg2+ 49.Kf1 Rb2
50.Rb6+ Kf5 51.Rb8 g3 52.Rg8 Rb3 53.Rg3 Ke6 54.Ke2 Kd5 55.Rg8
Rb6 56.Rd8+ Rd6 57.Re8 Rh6 58.Rd8+ Kc5 59.Rc8+ Rc6 60.Re8 Kd5
61.Rd8+ Kc4 62.Re8 Rh6 63.Rc8+ Kd5 64.Rd8+ Kc6 65.Rc8+ Kd7
66.Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Grigory Palchun"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2069"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 d6 6.Be2 c5 7.c3 Nc6
8.O-O Re8 9.Bh2 b6 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bc4 h6 12.Nbd2 e5 13.de5 de5
14.e4 Qc7 15.Qe2 Re7 16.Rfd1 Nh5 17.Nf1 Nf4 18.Qd2 Na5 19.Bd5
Nd5 20.ed5 Nc4 21.Qe2 Nd6 22.N1d2 Rae8 23.Ne4 f5 24.Nd6 Qd6
25.a4 f4 26.Qa6 Bc8 27.Qb5 Bd7 28.Qa6 g5 29.a5 g4 30.Nd2 gh3
31.Qc4 e4 32.Re1 b5 33.Qe2 Qg6 34.g3 e3 35.Nf1 f3 0-1

[Event "27th Blokadny youth"]
[Site "St. Petersburg"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vitaly Churkin"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.Bd3 c5 5.O-O cd4 6.Nd4 Ne7 7.Nc3
Nbc6 8.Nc6 Nc6 9.Re1 a6 10.Bf4 d6 11.Qh5 Be7 12.Rad1 Qc7
13.Bc4 O-O 14.Re3 Ne5 15.Rh3 h6 16.Bb3 Rfc8 17.Rg3 Kf8 18.Rg7
Kg7 19.Qh6+ Kg8 20.Be5 de5 21.Rd3 Bh4 22.Rh3 1-0

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum, the Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.05.10"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bert Balke"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "1878"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. b4 Nf6 12. f3
f4 13. c5 g5 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. Rc1 Rf7 16. Be1 h5 17. Qc2 g4
18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Qb6+ 20. Bf2 Qxb5 21. Nxe5 Qe8 22. Nxg6
gxf3 23. Bxf3 Ng4 24. e5 Bf5 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe5
27. Nh4 Bb2 28. Qg6+ Rg7 29. Qxe8+ Rxe8 30. Nf5 Bxc1 31. Nxg7
Kxg7 32. Rxc1 Re2 33. Bxa7 Rxa2 34. Bb8 Ne3 35. Bxd6 Rxg2+
36. Kh1 f3 37. Bc5 Ng4 38. h3 Rh2+ 39. Kg1 Rxh3 40. d6 Rg3+
41. Kf1 f2 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Bd4+ Kf7 44. Rf1 Ke6 45. Bxf2 Ra2+
46. Ke1 Ra1+ 47. Ke2 Rxf1 0-1

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum NED"]
[Date "2008.05.10"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Normunds Miezis"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nc6 8. Qc2 Bd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nbd2 Re8
12. Rad1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Bxd5 c6 16. c5 cxd5
17. cxd6 Bb5 18. Rfe1 Bxe2 19. Rc1 Qxd6 20. Qc7 Qxc7 21. Rxc7
Ba6 22. Rce7 Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Rc8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nb3 d3
26. Kg2 a4 27. Nd2 Rc2 28. Nf1 Re2 29. Ne3 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum, the Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.05.11"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksander Alienkin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc1 Kh8 11. h3 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 f5 14. Qd1 Nf6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bf3
Qd7 17. Bxb7 Rae8 18. Bf3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Be3 Bf3
21. Qd2 Be5 22. Rfe1 Qf5 23. Bd4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qf3+ 25. Kg1
Qxh3 26. Bxe5+ Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+
30. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum, the Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.05.11"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Klein"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2088"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5
7. a3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. O-O Re8 10. f4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. b4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qf6 16. Rad1
Qxd4+ 17. Rxd4 Nf8 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nd5 Ne6 20. Rd2 Red8 21. f5
Nc5 22. Nxc7 Rac8 23. Nd5 Kg7 24. Ne7 Rb8 25. c4 Kf8 26. Nd5
a6 27. Nc3 axb5 28. cxb5 Be8 29. Rfd1 Ke7 30. e5 gxf5
31. exd6+ Kf6 32. Rd5 Ne6 33. d7 1-0

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum, the Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.05.12"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joost Wempe"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. O-O Kh8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Bg4 Bg5 13. Bxc8 Qxc8 14. Nf3 Bh6 15. Ne1 Qb8 16. Rb1 Qa7
17. a3 f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. b4 Rf4 20. c5 axb4 21. axb4 Nxb4
22. cxd6 Raf8 23. Nf3 cxd6 24. Qe2 Qa6 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Nxb5
Rd8 27. Rfd1 Na6 28. Rb3 Rc4 29. g3 Rc2 30. Rdb1 Nc5 31. Rc3
Rxc3 32. Nxc3 e4 33. Nd4 e3 34. Ne6 Rc8 35. Nb5 Ne4 36. fxe3
Bxe3+ 37. Kh1 Rc2 38. Nbd4 Bxd4 39. Nxd4 Rd2 40. Ne6 Nc5
41. Nxc5 dxc5 42. Rxb7 Rxd5 43. Rc7 h5 44. h4 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum, the Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.05.12"]
[EventDate "2008.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Emile Wustefeld"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2244"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Qc7 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Kb1
Bc6 17. Ne2 b5 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. a3 Rae8 20. Rhe1 f6 21. g3 Re7
22. Re3 Ne4 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. f5 Rd8 26. fxe6
Rxe6 27. c3 Kf7 28. Rf1 Red6 29. Rf4 R8d7 30. b4 Kg6 31. Rg4+
Kf7 32. Rf4 Kg6 33. Kc2 f5 34. Re2 Rd5 35. Rff2 R7d6 36. Re1
Bc8 37. Kc1 Kg5 38. Ref1 a5 39. bxa5 Ra6 40. Rd2 Rc5 41. Kb2
Re5 42. Nc2 Be6 43. Nb4 Bc4 44. Re1 Ra8 45. Re3 f4 46. gxf4+
Kxf4 47. Nc2 Ree8 48. Rf2+ Ke5 49. Rh3 Re7 50. Ne3 Ke6 51. a6
Kd7 52. Rh6 Be6 53. Rd2+ Ke8 54. Rd6 Bg8 55. Rh5 Rd8 56. Nf5
Re5 57. Rxd8+ Kxd8 58. a7 Bd5 59. Ne3 1-0

[Event "TCh-NED -9"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "2008.09.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jelmer Jens"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Nb3 Qa3 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Nc6
12. O-O Bd7 13. Bh5 Bg7 14. f5 O-O 15. Ne2 Ne7 16. Ng3 Rad8
17. Be2 d5 18. e5 exf5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rae1 Qxa2 21. Bd3
Rfe8 22. Nh5 Qb2 23. Rb1 Qc3 24. Qh6 Ng6 25. Bxf5 Bxf5
26. Rxf5 Bg7 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28. Qd2 d4 29. Rbf1 Re7 30. c3 d3
31. Nd4 Rxd4 32. cxd4 Re2 33. Qxd3 Nf4 34. Qf3 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1
Rxh2+ 36. Kxh2 Qh6+ 37. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Leonidovich Kalinitschew"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. e4
Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe3 Be6 11. Rd1 Qb6
12. Rb1 Rfc8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 b5
17. Bd3 b4 18. axb4 Ra2 19. Kf1 Bd4 20. b5 f6 21. Be2 Bb6
22. Bd2 f5 23. e5 dxe5 24. Bc3 e4 25. d6 e6 26. Rbc1 Kf7
27. Be5 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ra8 29. f3 exf3 30. gxf3 g5 31. h4 h6
32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. Rh1 Kg6 35. Bc3 Bd8 36. f4 g4
37. Kg3 Bf6 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Rh7 Rd8 40. Bc4 b6 41. Re7 Bc8
42. Rc7 Bd7 43. Rb7 e5 44. Rxb6 Rh8 45. Rb7 exf4+ 46. Kxf4 Rh3
47. Be2 Ke6 48. b4 Kxd6 49. Rb6+ Kc7 50. Rf6 Rb3 51. b6+ Kb7
52. b5 Rb4+ 53. Kg3 Rb3+ 54. Kf4 Bxb5 55. Bd1 Rb4+ 56. Kxf5
Rd4 57. Bc2 Bc6 58. Ke5 Rb4 59. Rg6 Rc4 60. Bd1 Re4+ 61. Kf6
Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Felix Graf"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2256"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Qa5 10. Ra2 Qb6 11. g3 f6 12. exf6
Nxf6 13. Bg2 Ra7 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Qd1 c4 16. O-O Bd6 17. Ne5
Nxe5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. a4 Bb8 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rxa7 Qxa7 23. Nxb5 Qb6 24. Nc3 O-O 25. Qd2 Bd6 26. Nd1 Ng4
27. Bh3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Nxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Be7 30. c3 Bd7 31. Nf2
Bf6 32. Qe2 Qd6 33. Kg1 Kf8 34. Bg2 Be8 35. Bf3 Bg6 36. Ng4
Bf5 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 Ke7 40. Kf2 Kd7
41. Ke3 Kc6 42. Kd4 h6 43. Bh5 g6 44. Bd1 Kb5 45. h4 g5
46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Bh5 Bh3 48. Bf3 Ka4 49. Bd1+ Kb5 50. b3 cxb3
51. Bxb3 Kc6 52. Bd1 Bf5 53. Bf3 Kd7 54. Kc5 Ke7 55. Kb6 Be4
56. Bh5 Bg2 57. Be2 Be4 58. Kc5 Kd7 59. Kd4 Bf5 60. Kc5 Be4
61. Bg4 Bg6 62. c4 dxc4 63. Kxc4 Bf5 64. Bf3 Kc7 65. Kc5 Kd7
66. Be2 Ke7 67. Bb5 Bg4 68. Kd4 Kf7 69. Ke4 Ke7 70. Ke3 Kf7
71. Bd3 Ke7 72. Be4 Kf7 73. Bf3 Bf5 74. Be2 Ke7 75. Bf3 Kd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.10.25"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jan Werle"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 b5 12. axb6
Qxb6+ 13. Kh1 h5 14. Qe2 Ng4 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Rae1 Bf6 17. Na4
Qc7 18. Bc3 Bh4 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bc3 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 Qe7 22. h3
Nf6 23. Qf2 h4 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Re1 Nd7 26. Nd5 exd5 27. exd5
Nce5 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. c4 Rg3 31. Nc5 Bxd5
32. cxd5 Rxd5 33. b4 Rgxd3 34. Nxd3 Rxd3 35. Qf5 Rd5 36. Qc8+
Qd8 37. Qxa6 Qd7 38. Qf6 Qe7 39. Qh8+ Kd7 40. Rc1 Qd8 41. Qg7
Ke8 42. Rf1 Qe7 43. Ra1 Qc7 44. Qh8+ Kd7 45. Qf6 e4 46. Qxf7+
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mateusz Bartel"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f4 Nc5 11. Qe2 Be7
12. Rae1 O-O 13. Rf3 Re8 14. Rh3 g6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Rf1 Nxd3
17. cxd3 Rc8 18. Ne4 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nc3 20. Bxc3 Bxe4 21. dxe4
Rxc3 22. Nxe6 Qc8 23. Nf4 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Rxh3 25. Nxh3 Rxe5
26. Nf4 Qb7 27. Re1 Bf8 28. Nd3 Re8 29. e5 Bg7 30. h3 Qd5
31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Rd8 33. Re3 Rd4 34. f4 Bh6 35. Rf3 Kf8
36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf2 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd5 39. Nf2 Bg7 40. Ke2 Bh6
41. f5 Rd2+ 42. Ke1 Rxa2 43. e6 Ra1+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 fxe6
46. Rd3+ Ke5 47. Ng4+ Ke4 48. fxe6 Kxd3 49. Ne5+ Ke3 50. e7
Rf2+ 51. Ke1 Rf8 52. Nc4+ Kd3 53. exf8=B Bxf8 54. Nxb6 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Corus Internet Qualifier"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Salgado Lopez"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Nd7
7. e3 Be7 8. exd4 exd4 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. Nb3 Ne6 11. Re1 Bf6
12. Nc5 O-O 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. b4 Nxb4 16. Rb1 c5
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qe7 19. a3 Nc6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. h4 f6
22. Re2 Rfe8 23. Reb2 Qf7 24. Rb7 Qg6 25. h5 Qg4 26. Qxg4 Bxg4
27. h6 gxh6 28. Rc7 Be2 29. Rb3 Bf3 30. Kf1 Re6 31. Rbb7 Be2+
32. Ke1 Bxd3+ 33. Kd2 Bg6 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Rge7 Rxe7 36. Rxe7
a6 37. Bd6 d3 38. Bxc5 Rb8 39. Bd4 Kg8 40. Bxf6 Rb3 41. Rg7+
Kf8 42. Ra7 Rb1 43. Rxa6 Kf7 44. Rxc6 Be4 45. Rd6 Rb3 46. Bc3
Rxa3 47. f3 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Re2+ 49. Kf4 Bg6 50. Rd4 Rc2 51. Bb4
Ke6 52. Rd6+ Kf7 53. Rd7+ Ke6 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. Rd4 Ke6
56. Rd6+ Kf7 57. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Internet Qualifier"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.11.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Salgado Lopez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nd2 Qa5 6. c3 Nxd2
7. Qxd2 Nd7 8. e4 g6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bd3 Nf6
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O Bg4 14. Ne1 Bd7 15. Nc2 Rfe8 16. f3 Bb5
17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. a4 Qa6 20. c4 b6 21. b3 Qb7
22. Qc3 Kg8 23. g4 h5 24. g5 Nh7 25. h4 f6 26. f4 fxg5
27. fxg5 e5 28. Rf3 Rf8 29. Raf1 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Qe7 31. Qe1 Rf8
32. Qf2 Rxf3 33. Qxf3 Qf7 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Kf2 Nf8 36. Nd1
a5 37. Nc3 Ke7 38. Nb5 Kd7 39. Ke3 Nh7 40. Nc3 Nf8 41. Ne2 Ke7
42. Ng3 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Internet Qualifier"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.11.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Salgado Lopez"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O Nd7
7. e3 Be7 8. exd4 exd4 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc2 Nc5 11. b4 Ne6
12. a3 Bf6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. a4 Ng5
17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. f4 Bf6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Bxa1
Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Ne7 23. Bxb7 Nf5 24. Be4 h5 25. Qf2 h4 26. Nxd4
hxg3 27. hxg3 Nh6 28. Nb3 Ng4 29. Qc5 Bxa1 30. Nxa1 Qf6
31. Nc2 Qh6 32. Bg2 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qxg3 34. Bd5 Qxd3+ 35. Ke1
Qxc2 36. Bf3 Qc1+ 37. Ke2 Qxf4 38. Qe7 Qe5+ 39. Qxe5 Nxe5
40. Bd5 c6 41. bxc6 Bxc6 0-1

[Event "Corus Internet Qualifier"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Salgado Lopez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bf4 a6
7. Rc1 g6 8. h3 Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. O-O Bxd3
12. Qxd3 e6 13. Bh2 Qe7 14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. Na4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd2 Kg8 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Rxc8
Qxc8 22. Qc3 Qd8 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Qxc5 Kg7 25. b3 h5 26. a4
Qd7 27. h4 Qd8 28. g3 Qd7 29. Kg2 Qd8 30. Kg1 Kh6 31. Kg2 g5
32. hxg5+ Kxg5 33. Kh3 Kg6 34. Qc2+ f5 35. Qc5 h4 36. gxh4 Kh5
37. Kg2 Kg4 38. Kf1 Qxh4 39. Ke2 Kh3 40. Qc1 Qg4+ 41. Kd3 Kg2
42. f4 Qf3 43. Qd2+ Kf1 44. Qc1+ Kf2 45. Qd2+ Kf1 46. Qc1+ Kg2
47. Qd2+ Kh3 48. a5 Qf1+ 49. Kc3 Qa1+ 50. Kb4 Qf1 51. Kc5 Qb5+
52. Kd6 Qc6+ 53. Ke7 Kg3 54. Qe2 Qc7+ 55. Kxe6 Qxa5 56. Kxf5
Qb6 57. Qd3 Kh4 58. Ke5 Qc7+ 59. Kxd5 Qc6+ 60. Ke5 Qe8+
61. Kd5 Qd7+ 62. Ke4 Qh7+ 63. f5 Kg5 64. Qf1 Qe7+ 65. Kd3 Qb4
66. Qf4+ Kf6 67. Qe5+ Kf7 68. Qd5+ Kf6 69. e4 a5 70. Qe6+ Kg5
71. Qg6+ Kf4 72. Qh6+ Kf3 73. Qh3+ Kf2 74. Qh2+ Kf3 75. Qh3+
Kf4 76. Qh4+ Kf3 77. Qh3+ Kf2 78. Qh2+ Kf1 79. Qh1+ Kf2
80. Qh2+ Kf3 81. Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yaroslav Zherebukh"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Ne7 6.d3 Ng6 7.e5
f6 8.exf6 Qxf6 9.Nc3 d5 10.Bg5 Qf5 11.Qd2 Rb8 12.Ne4 h6 13.Nh4
Nxh4 14.Bxh4 e5 15.Qa5 Rb6 16.Nxc5 g5 17.Bg3 Rb5 18.Qc7 Bxc5
19.Bxe5 Rh7 20.Qxc6+ Qd7 21.Qg6+ Qf7 22.Qc6+ Qd7 23.Qg6+ Qf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ivan Bukavshin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4
a6 8.a4 Bg7 9.h3 O-O 10.e3 Nh5 11.Bh2 f5 12.Be2 f4 13.O-O Qe7
14.exf4 Nxf4 15.Re1 Nd7 16.Bxa6 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Rxe5 Qxe5
19.Bf1 Bd7 20.Qe1 Rae8 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.a5 g5 23.f3 Kf7 24.h4
h6 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.Bc4 Ke7 27.Bg3 Bc8 28.Kf2 g4 29.Rh1 Rh5
30.Re1+ Kd8 31.Re4 gxf3 32.Rxf4 Rxf4 33.Bxf4 fxg2 34.Kxg2 Ke7
35.Nb5 Bd7 36.Nxd6 Rh8 37.Nxb7 Ra8 38.a6 Bf5 39.d6+ Kd7
40.Bb5+ Ke6 41.d7 1-0

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Daniil Lintchevski"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.O-O-O Ngf6
13.Ne4 O-O-O 14.g3 Be7 15.c4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 c5 17.Bf4 Bd6
18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Ne5 f5 20.Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1
Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5 19.Qd2 h5
20.Bg5 Be7 21.Ra3 Rb8 22.Bh6 Nh7 23.Be3 Qc7 24.Qe2 Bc8 25.axb5
axb5 26.Rea1 Rb7 27.Kh2 Bd7 28.Nf1 Nf6 29.N1d2 Bf8 30.Kh1 Bg7
31.Qd1 Reb8 32.R3a2 b4 33.cxb4 Rxb4 34.Ra7 Qc8 35.Kg1 Nd3
36.Bxd3 cxd3 37.Rc1 Qe8 38.b3 R8b7 39.Rxb7 Rxb7 40.Ne1 Bb5
41.Rc3 Kh7 42.Qc1 h4 43.Nxd3 Nh5 44.Nf3 Bf6 45.Bg5 Qe7 46.Qe3
Bxg5 47.Qxg5 Qxg5 48.Nxg5+ Kh6 49.Nf3 f5 50.Nd2 Bxd3 51.Rxd3
Nf4 52.Re3 fxe4 53.Nxe4 Rb6 54.Rc3 Ne2+ 55.Kf1 Nxc3 56.Nxc3
Rxb3 57.Ne4 Rd3 58.Nxd6 Rxd5 59.Ne4 g5 60.g3 Rd4 61.f3 hxg3
62.Kg2 Kg6 63.Kxg3 Kf5 64.Nf2 Ra4 65.Kg2 Ra3 66.Kg3 Rb3 67.Ne4
Rd3 68.Nf2 Rd4 69.Ng4 Ke6 70.Nf2 Kd5 71.Ng4 Rf4 72.Nf2 Kd4
73.Ng4 Rf5 74.Nh6 Rf6 75.Ng4 Ra6 76.Nf2 Ra3 77.Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Burak Firat"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3
Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Bb4
13.Ne4 Ngf6 14.Nd6+ Ke7 15.Nc4 Bxd2+ 16.Nfxd2 Qc7 17.O-O-O
Rhc8 18.Rhe1 Kf8 19.Ne5 c5 20.Nxd7+ Qxd7 21.Ne4 cxd4 22.Nxf6
gxf6 23.Qxd4 Qxd4 24.Rxd4 Ke7 25.Red1 Rc7 26.Rg4 Rac8 27.c3
Rc5 28.Rgd4 R8c7 29.g4 Rc4 30.f3 b5 31.Kc2 e5 32.Rxc4 Rxc4
33.Kd3 Ke6 34.Ke3 b4 35.cxb4 Rxb4 36.b3 a5 37.Rc1 Rb6 38.Rc4
f5 39.gxf5+ Kxf5 40.Rc5 a4 41.bxa4 Rb2 42.f4 Rxa2 43.fxe5 Rxa4
44.e6+ Kxe6 45.Rc6+ Ke5 46.Rxh6 Ra3+ 47.Kf2 f5 48.Rb6 Kf4
49.Rb4+ Kg5 50.Rb5 Kg4 51.h6 Ra2+ 52.Kg1 Ra1+ 53.Kh2 Ra6
54.Kg2 Rxh6 55.Rb4+ f4 56.Rb8 Re6 57.Rg8+ Kf5 58.Kf3 Re3+
59.Kf2 Re5 60.Kf3 Re3+ 61.Kf2 Ke4 62.Re8+ Kd3 63.Rd8+ Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robert Aghasaryan"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2236"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Bd3
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Re8 10.f4 e5 11.fxe5 Nxe5 12.Bb5 Rf8
13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.Rxf5 a6 15.Bd3 Rc8 16.Qe2 Re8 17.a4 g6 18.Rf4
d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Rd4 Nxc3 21.Rxd8 Nxe2 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Bxe2
Bf6 24.Bf2 Nc6 25.Bf3 Nd4 26.Bxb7 Nxc2 27.Rf1 a5 28.b3 Nb4
29.h3 Rb8 30.Bf3 Nd3 31.Ba7 Rd8 32.Bb6 Rb8 33.Bxa5 Nc5 34.b4
Nb3 35.Bd5 Nxa5 36.bxa5 Bd4 37.Rxf7 Kh8 38.a6 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 1-0

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 e6 3.Nbc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 a6
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.f3 O-O 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Ne8 12.Nxc6 dxc6
13.a3 e5 14.h4 Be6 15.Qf2 Nd6 16.f4 exf4 17.Bxf4 a5 18.Qg3
Rfd8 19.Bg2 b4 20.Na4 c5 21.Rd2 Rd7 22.Rhd1 Rad8 23.Qe3 c4
24.Qc5 bxa3 25.Qxa3 Qa7 26.Qc5 c3 27.bxc3 Qb8 28.Nb6 Rc7
29.Qxa5 Ra7 30.Qb4 Ra1+ 31.Kb2 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Qxb6 33.Bxd6 Rxd6
34.Rxd6 Qxd6 0-1

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dariusz Swiercz"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.Qd2 Ng4 9.Nd5 Nxe3 10.Nxe3 Be6 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O Nf6
13.Qd3 O-O 14.Nd5 Rc8 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Nd2 Qc7 17.Bxe6 fxe6
18.c4 Be7 19.b3 Rf6 20.Qe2 Rcf8 21.Rac1 Qc5 22.Rc3 Qa5 23.Rc2
Bd8 24.Nf3 Bb6 25.Qd2 Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Bc5 27.Ne1 a5 28.g3 Kf7
29.Kg2 Ke7 30.f3 g5 31.Nd3 Bd4 32.h3 h5 33.g4 Rh6 34.gxh5 Rxh5
35.a4 Rh4 36.Rb1 Rfh8 37.Rh1 R4h7 38.Rdd1 Rc8 39.Rc1 Kf6
40.Rhe1 Rhc7 41.Red1 Rc6 42.Kg3 Kg6 43.Re1 R6c7 44.Rc2 Kf6
45.Rcc1 Ra8 46.Nf2 Rh7 47.Rh1 Rc8 48.Ng4+ Ke7 49.Rb1 Rch8
50.Kg2 Kd8 51.b4 axb4 52.Rxb4 Kc7 53.a5 Ra8 54.Rb5 Kc6 55.Rhb1
b6 56.axb6 Rb7 57.Kg3 Rxb6 58.Nf6 Rba6 59.Rb7 R6a7 60.Rxa7
Bxa7 61.Kg4 Be3 62.Nh7 Rg8 63.Ra1 Rh8 64.Nxg5 Bxg5 65.Kxg5
Rxh3 66.Kf6 Rxf3+ 67.Kxe6 Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksandr Shimanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2
O-O 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.Qd3 Bf5 11.e4 Be6 12.b3 Qa5 13.Bd2
Qh5 14.f3 a6 15.Rac1 Rfc8 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bh3 18.Rfe1 Bf6
19.Bc3 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rc7 22.Qd4 Qh6 23.Rce3 Re8
24.Qb6 Rd7 25.a4 Qg7 26.a5 Kf8 27.R1e2 Rc8 28.Qb4 Qf6 29.Re4
Rb8 30.Qb6 Qc3 31.R4e3 Qf6 32.Rd3 Kg7 33.Rde3 Kf8 34.Re4 Qc3
35.g4 Rc8 36.h4 h6 37.R4e3 Qf6 38.Kg3 g5 39.h5 Qa1 40.Kg2 Qf6
41.Rc2 Rdc7 42.Re4 Qa1 43.f4 gxf4 44.Qf2 Qg7 45.Qxf4 Qg5
46.Qf3 f6 47.Rf4 Kf7 48.Rf5 Qh4 49.Re2 Rg8 50.Re4 Rg5 51.Kf1
Rc8 52.Rxg5 Qxg5 53.Re3 Qg7 54.Qf5 Rc7 55.Ke2 Kf8 56.Kd3 Qf7
57.Kd4 Kg7 58.b4 Qe8 59.Re6 Qa4 60.Qg6+ Kf8 61.Qxh6+ Ke8
62.Qg6+ Kd8 63.Qb1 Qe8 64.Qc2 Qh8 65.c5 Qh6 66.Re4 f5 67.gxf5
Qf6+ 68.Kc4 Qxf5 69.Qg2 Qxh5 70.Qg8+ Qe8 71.Qxe8+ Kxe8 72.Rh4
Kd7 73.Rh8 Rc8 74.Rxc8 Kxc8 75.c6 e5 76.b5 axb5+ 77.Kxb5 Kc7
78.cxb7 Kxb7 79.Kc4 Ka6 80.Kb4 e4 81.Kc4 Kxa5 82.Kd4 Kb4
83.Kxe4 Kc5 84.Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nazi Paikidze"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 h6
8.Rg1 Qe7 9.Bd2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 a6 11.e4 e5 12.g5 hxg5 13.Nxg5
Rf8 14.f4 exd4 15.Ne2 b5 16.Nxd4 Nb8 17.Be2 Bc5 18.Qd3 Ra7
19.e5 Rd7 20.Ngf3 Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Nd5 22.Nf5 Qc5 23.Qg3 g6
24.Nd6+ Rxd6 25.exd6 Bf5 26.Bg4 Bxg4 27.Qxg4 Nd7 28.Rg2 Kd8
29.Re2 f5 30.Qxg6 N5f6 31.Rc1 Qxd6 32.Qxf5 Qd4 33.Kd1 c5 34.b3
Nd5 35.Qe4 Rxf4 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.Kc2 Kc7 38.Rd1 Kd6 39.Be1 1-0

[Event "World's Youth Stars"]
[Site "Kirishi, Russia"]
[Date "2008.11.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Ganichev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2148"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3
Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bd3 b6 10.O-O O-O 11.Kh1 Bb7 12.fxe5 dxe5
13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Bg5 Nc5 15.Nh4 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 Nxe4 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
18.Nf5 Qb4 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Ng5 21.Qxe5 f6 22.Qg3 Ra7
23.Rae1 g6 24.Nh6+ Kg7 25.Ng4 Re7 26.c3 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 Qxb2
28.h4 Nf7 29.h5 Qd2 30.Re7 Qg5 31.h6+ Kg8 32.Re6 Qc1+ 33.Kh2
f5 34.Nf6+ Kh8 35.Re3 Qd2 36.Qf4 Nxh6 37.Qg5 Qd6+ 38.Kh1 Qxf6
39.Qxh6 Rd8 40.Re2 Kg8 41.Qh3 Rd1+ 42.Kh2 Qd6+ 43.g3 Qc6
44.Rg2 Qxc3 45.Qh4 Qc1 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.11.30"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vadim Malakhatko"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Ng5 Ke7
12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Nce4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb4 15. Bb5 Bxd2 16. Rxd2
Rhd8 17. Rad1 a6 18. Nc5 Be8 19. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.12.13"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bernd Meissner"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3
Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Re8 10. c4 Nf8 11. Nc3 Ne6
12. Bc2 g6 13. d5 Ng7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Qf3 h5 16. b3 Nh7
17. Bb2 Bf6 18. Qd3 Be5 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Nd4 Be5 21. Nf3 Bf6
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Re1 Qf8 24. Bc1 Nf5 25. Ne4 Bg7 26. Neg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henrik Teske"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 d6
7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O Bg7 9. b3 Qa5 10. Bb2 Qh5 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ f6 16. Rac1
Rfc8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Qxa7 Qxe2 19. Qxb7 Bf5 20. a4 Rc2
21. Qb4 Kf7 22. Qd4 Ra2 23. h4 Bc2 24. Qc3 Qe5 25. Qb4 Qb2
26. Qe1 Qe5 27. Qb4 Qb2 28. Qf4 Bxb3 29. Qh6 f5 30. h5 Qg7
31. Qe3 Bxa4 32. Re1 Kf8 33. Kh2 Be8 34. Rc1 gxh5 35. Rc8 h4
36. gxh4 Ra4 37. Bh3 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Floris van Assendelft"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6
7. a4 b6 8. a5 b5 9. Qe2 e5 10. Nf5 g6 11. Ne3 Nc6 12. c4 b4
13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nxa5 15. Ra4 Rb8 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Rxb4
Rxb4 18. Bxb4 Nd4 19. Qd1 Bd7 20. Nd2 a5 21. Bc3 Nb5 22. Qb3
Nxc3 23. bxc3 Be7 24. Bb5 O-O 25. Ra1 Bg5 26. Nf3 Bg4 27. Be2
Qc7 28. Qb5 Bd8 29. c4 Bd7 30. Qa6 Qc5 31. Qb7 Be8 32. Rb1 f5
33. exf5 gxf5 34. h4 h6 35. g3 e4 36. Ne1 f4 37. Qb3 a4
38. Qc3 Ba5 0-1

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erik van den Doel"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6
17. Qb3 a5 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Nb8 20. Qd1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qd7
22. Qg4 Nc6 23. h4 h6 24. Nh3 Qf7 25. Nf4 Kh7 26. g3 Qf5
27. Qe2 Be7 28. Qb5 g5 29. hxg5 Bxg5 30. Qxb7 Nxd4 31. Bxd4
Bxf4 32. gxf4 Qg6+ 33. Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg3 Qg6+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bg4 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e6 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. Bc5 b6
17. Ba3 Qd7 18. Be2 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Rc2
Qd6 22. Rac1 a5 23. h4 Ne7 24. g3 h5 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Bd3 Rxc2
27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Qc1 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Nc6 30. Qc3 Nb4 31. Bb1 Nc6
32. Bd3 Nb4 33. Bb1 Qc6 34. Qd2 Qc7 35. Bd3 Nxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yochanan Afek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 Nc6
7. d4 b6 8. Ba4 Qc7 9. O-O Ba6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bc2 Rc8 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Bf4 h6 14. Bg3 Be7 15. a3 Bb7 16. Nbd2 a6 17. Nb3 Nc5
18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. Qg4 Kf8 22. Rcd1
Nxd4 23. cxd4 Be7 24. h4 h5 25. Qf4 Kg8 26. Re3 Bc6 27. Bb1 g6
28. Rf3 Rf8 29. Rc1 Kg7 30. Qd2 Rc8 31. Bf4 Bd7 32. Rxc8 Bxc8
33. Bg5 Bxg5 34. Qxg5 Qd8 35. Rf6 Qe8 36. b4 Bd7 37. Bd3 Bc6
38. Be2 Qc8 39. g4 hxg4 40. Bxg4 Be8 41. Rf3 Qc2 42. h5 Rh6
43. Qf6+ Kf8 44. Qf4 Kg7 45. Qf6+ Kf8 46. Rf4 Rh7 47. Kg2 gxh5
48. Bxe6 Rg7+ 49. Kh2 Qc1 50. Bxd5 Qg1+ 51. Kh3 h4 52. Rxh4
Bd7+ 0-1

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin Swinkels"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Bf6
12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Qd2 Rd8 14. Bc3 Nd7 15. Qb2 d5 16. cxd5 Bxd5
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. dxc5 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxc5 20. Rdc1 Qb7 21. Qc2
Be4 22. Ng5 Bxc2 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. R1xc2 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nc5
26. b4 Na6 27. a3 h6 28. Nf3 f6 29. e3 e5 30. g4 Kf7 31. Nh4
g6 32. Kg2 Rd7 33. f4 exf4 34. exf4 Nc7 35. Kg3 Nb5 36. Re3
Rc7 37. Nf3 Rc4 38. Rd3 Ke7 39. Nh4 Kf7 40. Nf3 Rc3 41. Rxc3
Nxc3 42. Nd4 Nb1 43. a4 a5 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Nb3 Nc3 46. Nxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dejan Bojkov"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Bc8 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Ne3 Nc6 15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb8 17. b4
cxb4 18. axb4 Nbd7 19. c4 g6 20. Bb2 bxc4 21. dxc4 a5 22. c5
axb4 23. cxd6 Bxd6 24. Nc4 Rxa1 25. Bxa1 Qc7 26. Nfxe5 Re8
27. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Nxd7 29. Qe4 Qa7 30. Bb2 Bf8 31. Ne5
f5 32. Qc4 Qc5 33. Qd3 Nxe5 34. Bxe5 Kf7 35. g3 Bd6 36. Bb2
Be7 37. Qb3 Bd6 38. g4 Qc8 39. Qd3 Bc5 40. Qd2 Qc7 41. Kg2 Qe7
42. Kf1 Qe4 43. d6 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Friso Nijboer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Ne8
12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. h4 e5 14. h5 Be6 15. Qh2 Bb4 16. a3 Bd6
17. g6 h6 18. Bh3 Qe7 19. Rhg1 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Rd3 a5 23. Rgd1 b4 24. Ne2 bxa3 25. Rxa3 a4 26. Qg1 Qb4
27. Qe1 Qe7 28. Qc3 Qg5+ 29. Kb1 Nf6 30. Qxc6 Rae8 31. Rxa4
Nxh5 32. Ra7 Qxg6 33. Rh1 Qg2 34. Rxh5 Qxe2 35. Qd7 Qg2
36. Rxh6 Qg1+ 37. Ka2 Qxa7+ 0-1

[Event "Open A"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2008.12.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Arkadij Rotstein"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Frank Holzke"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5
7. Nd2 c3 8. bxc3 bxc3 9. Nb1 Qa5 10. Qc2 Na6 11. Ba3 e5
12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. dxe5 Rb8 15. Nxc3 Qxe5
16. Nge2 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Nf6 18. Rab1 g6 19. Rxb8+ Qxb8 20. Rb1
Qxh2 21. Ne4 Qh5+ 22. f3 Nxe4 23. Qb2 Kg8 24. Qd4 Qh2 25. fxe4
h5 26. Qf6 Qxg2+ 27. Kd3 Kh7 28. Rb7 Rf8 29. Rxf7+ Rxf7
30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf7+
Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ali Bitalzadeh"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2
Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Bd6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qb3 Qb8 11. Nc4 Bc7
12. Qa3 Nb6 13. Nfe5 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd5 15. e4 Nb6 16. Na5 Bd6
17. Qb3 O-O 18. f4 Rd8 19. Be3 Bc7 20. g4 Nd5 21. Nc4 Nxe3
22. Nxe3 Ba5+ 23. Ke2 Rxd4 24. Rad1 Rb4 25. Qa3 Qxf4 26. Qxa5
Rxb2+ 27. Rd2 Rxd2+ 28. Qxd2 Bg6 29. Qd7 h5 30. Rb1 b6
31. Qxc6 Rd8 32. Qc2 Kh7 33. Rf1 Qb8 34. Rc1 Rd4 35. Qc7 Qe8
36. Qe5 Qa4 37. gxh5 Bxe4 38. h6 f6 39. Qg3 g5 40. Bxe4+ Rxe4
41. Qd6 Qb5+ 42. Qd3 Qxd3+ 43. Kxd3 Ra4 44. Rc6 Ra3+ 45. Kd4
Ra4+ 46. Kd3 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Bd6 9. b3 Qe7 10. Bb2 g6 11. Rfe1 O-O
12. Ne5 Bf5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4
Qc7 17. g3 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Be7 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. h4 Bf6 21. h5
Rd7 22. Kg2 Rfd8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh1 Bxd4 25. Qd2 Bxb2
26. Qxb2 e5 27. Rxe5 Rd4 28. Qe2 c5 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Rxd8 Rxd8
31. Qe3 Qc6+ 32. f3 Qf6 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8+
Qxh8 36. Rxh8+ Ke7 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. Kf2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Manuel Bosboom"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. O-O e5
7. h3 Bh5 8. Nh4 Bc5 9. c4 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Bb6
12. Nf5 Nc5 13. Nc3 Ne7 14. Ne3 Ne6 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. b4 Qd7
17. Rb1 b5 18. Nd2 a5 19. a3 f5 20. Nf3 Nd4 21. Bg5 axb4
22. axb4 Ra3 23. Rc1 Bxf3 24. exf3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nd5 26. Bd2
Nxc3 27. Bxc3 f4 28. Re1 fxg3 29. fxg3 Nf5 30. Kh2 Qf7 31. Re4
Qg6 32. Qe1 Nh6 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Rxe5 Qxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Tiger Hillarp Persson"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 b5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd2 a5
12. O-O-O Be7 13. g4 Na6 14. Qc2 a4 15. h4 Nb4 16. Qb1 a3
17. b3 Qd6 18. Be2 Rc8 19. h5 gxh5 20. gxh5 Qe6 21. f4 c5
22. h6 Rxh6 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Bxb5+ Kd8 25. Bd3 cxd4 26. exd4
Qh3 27. Bc4 dxc4 28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qb3 Rc8 30. Be1 Nfd5
31. Qa4 Rxc3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.23"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Be2 Re8 6. Nd3
Bxc3 7. dxc3 Nxe4 8. O-O d6 9. f3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Re1 b6
12. a4 a5 13. Nf2 h6 14. Bh4 Nf8 15. Ne4 g5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bf2 Bf5 18. Qd2 Qg6 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. h4 f6 21. b3 Kg7
22. Bb5 Bd7 23. Bd3 Qf7 24. Bd4 Qh5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. g4 Qh4
27. Qf2 Qh3 28. Qg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ng6 30. Kg3 Nf4 31. Bf1
Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Re8 33. Rxe8 Bxe8 34. Be3 Bg6 35. Bxf4 gxf4+
36. Kxf4 Bxc2 37. Bc4 c6 38. Ke3 d5 39. Kd2 dxc4 40. Kxc2
cxb3+ 41. Kxb3 f5 42. Kc4 Kf6 43. Kd4 b5 44. axb5 cxb5 45. c4
bxc4 46. Kxc4 fxg4 47. fxg4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Re1 Qf7 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Qc2 Ndf6
12. e3 c6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. e4 f4 16. Nf3 Nh5
17. e5 Bf5 18. Qd2 Bg4 19. exd6 Bxf3 20. dxe7 Bxg2 21. exf8=Q+
Rxf8 22. Kxg2 Qf5 23. Kh1 Qh3 24. Rg1 f3 25. Qg5 Nf6 26. Qh4
Qf5 27. g4 Qc2 28. Ba3 Ne4 29. Rgf1 g5 30. Qh3 Rf7 31. Rae1
Nxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qxf2 33. Re8+ Bf8 34. Bxf8 Rxf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Oleg Romanishin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "198"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. a4 a5
7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bh3
12. Re1 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. c3 e5 15. dxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1
Bxe5 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Bg2 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Kf2 Bc7 21. Bf1
Red8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Be2 Bb3 24. f4 h5 25. Bd4 h4 26. Be3
hxg3+ 27. hxg3 Kg7 28. Bd4+ f6 29. Bf3 Rh8 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Ra3
Be6 32. Ra1 Rd8 33. Rh1 Kg7 34. Re1 Kf7 35. Rh1 Kg7 36. Re1
Re8 37. Kf2 Bf7 38. Rxe8 Bxe8 39. b4 Bd7 40. Bd1 Kf7 41. Ke3
Bd6 42. Bc5 Bxc5+ 43. bxc5 g5 44. Bh5+ Ke7 45. Ke4 gxf4
46. gxf4 Be6 47. Bd1 Bg8 48. Kd4 Bh7 49. Bb3 Bf5 50. Ke3 Kf8
51. Kd4 Kg7 52. Ke3 Bb1 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Kg4 Bf5+ 55. Kf3 Bd3
56. Kg4 Be2+ 57. Kg3 Bd3 58. Kg4 Be2+ 59. Kg3 Kf5 60. Bc2+ Ke6
61. Bb3+ Kd7 62. Kf2 Bg4 63. Ke3 Bf5 64. Kd4 Kc7 65. Bd1 Be6
66. Bc2 Bd5 67. Bd1 Kd7 68. Bg4+ Ke7 69. Bd1 Kf7 70. Bc2 Ke6
71. Ke3 Bg2 72. Kd4 Bh3 73. Bd3 Bg4 74. Bc2 Bh5 75. Kc4 Be2+
76. Kd4 Bg4 77. Kc4 Bf5 78. Bd1 Be4 79. Bg4+ Kf7 80. Bh5+ Kg7
81. Bd1 Kg6 82. Kd4 Kf5 83. Ke3 Bd5 84. Bc2+ Kg4 85. Bd1+ Kg3
86. Bc2 Be6 87. Bd1 Kg2 88. Bc2 Kf1 89. Kf3 Ke1 90. Ke3 Bg4
91. Bg6 Bd1 92. Kd3 Bxa4 93. c4 Kf2 94. Bf7 Kf3 95. f5 Kf4
96. Be6 Bd1 97. Bc8 Bf3 98. Kc3 Ke5 99. Be6 Be4 0-1

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Roeland Pruijssers"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. c5 exd4 11. Nd5 Qxe4
12. Ne7+ Kh8 13. cxd6 Nc5 14. Bc4 d3 15. Bd5 Qe2 16. dxc7 Ne6
17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Bd8 Ne5 20. Re1 Qd5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Qd2 Bxc7 23. Bf6+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Abhijeet Gupta"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Nf3
Bg7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. dxc5 N6d7 11. Rc1 Nc6
12. Bb5 Nxc5 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. Qd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Nd3
17. Bxc6 Nxc1 18. Rxc1 Bxb2 19. Rc5 Rad8 20. h3 Be6 21. Bxb7
Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Ba3 23. Ra5 Bb4 24. Rb5 a6 25. Bxf7+ Rxf7
26. Rxb4 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rf6 28. h4 Rg6 29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. Be5+ Kf7
31. Bd4 Rd6 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O-O Qe7
12. g4 dxc4 13. g5 Nd5 14. h4 c5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bg2 cxd4
17. exd4 Nb6 18. h5 c3 19. bxc3 Ba3+ 20. Kb1 Qd6 21. Rh4 Nc4
22. Bf4 Qb6+ 23. Qb3 Qc6 24. Rdh1 Rfe8 25. Bc1 Rad8 26. hxg6
fxg6 27. Qc2 Bxc1 28. Qxc1 Re2 29. Rh8+ Kf7 30. Rxd8 Qb6+
31. Ka1 Qxd8 32. Qb1 Qd7 33. Bf1 Na3 34. Qd3 Rxf2 35. Bh3 Qe7
36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Qxf1+ Ke8 38. Qc1 Nc4 39. Qb1 Qxg5 40. Qb5+
Kf8 41. Qb4+ Qe7 42. Kb1 Qxb4+ 43. cxb4 Ke7 44. Kc2 Nd6
45. Kd3 Nf5 46. a4 Ke6 47. Bg4 g5 48. Bh5 Ne7 49. Bg4+ Kd6
50. b5 b6 51. Ke3 g6 52. Bh3 Nf5+ 53. Kd3 Nh6 54. Ke3 g4
55. Bf1 Nf5+ 56. Kd3 g3 57. Bh3 g5 0-1

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Manuel Leon Hoyos"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. g3 Bxf3 4. exf3 g6 5. c4 Nd7 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O c6 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. d5 Rc8 10. Qd3 Nf6 11. Be3 cxd5
12. cxd5 Nfd7 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Rfe1 Nf6 16. Re2
Rc4 17. Qd3 a6 18. Rae1 Rc7 19. f4 Nc4 20. b3 Na3 21. Bh3 Rc5
22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rc7 24. f5 Nb5 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. a4 Na7
27. Qd4 b5 28. Rh4 f6 29. Qe3 g5 30. Qe4 f5 31. Qe6+ Kg7
32. Qh6+ Kf7 33. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dronavalli Harika"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 dxc4 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. h3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Nb6
12. Be2 e5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qb3 Bd6 15. a4 Rb8 16. a5 Nbd7
17. Qc2 Nc5 18. Bf3 O-O 19. Na4 Nce4 20. Bc3 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 a6
22. Qa4 b5 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Rfe8+ 25. Kf1 c5 26. dxc5
Bxc5 27. g4 Rbd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Rd8 30. Ke2 Bb4
31. Nc3 Re8+ 32. Kd2 Ne4+ 33. Bxe4 Rxe4 34. Kd3 Re6 35. Rc1
Rd6+ 36. Ke3 Rc6 37. Ne2 Re6+ 38. Kd3 Rf6 39. Rc8+ Kh7 40. Ng3
Rf3+ 41. Ke2 Rb3 42. Ne4 Rxb2+ 43. Kf3 Be7 44. Rc6 f5 45. gxf5
gxf5 46. Nd6 b4 47. Rxa6 Ra2 48. Nxf5 Bc5 49. Ne3 b3 50. Ra8
Ra4 51. Rb8 Rb4 52. Rxb4 Bxb4 53. a6 b2 54. a7 b1=Q 55. a8=Q
Qh1+ 56. Ng2 Qxh3+ 57. Ke2 Qg4+ 58. Qf3 Qe6+ 59. Qe3 Qg4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3
Rf7 13. Qc2 g5 14. Bf2 f5 15. O-O-O fxe4 16. Ndxe4 Nf5 17. Bd3
b6 18. Ng3 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nce2 g4 21. Bg6 Rf8 22. Nxh5
d3 23. Rxd3 Ne5 24. Rd2 gxf3 25. gxf3 Nxf3 26. Nxg7 Kxg7
27. Bh5 Ne5 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Rd4 Bf5 30. Qd2 Bh7 31. Nf4 Qf6
32. Be2 Rg8 33. Rf1 Raf8 34. Qc3 Qh6 35. Qd2 Rf6 36. Nd3 Rxf1+
37. Bxf1 Qxd2+ 38. Kxd2 Nf3+ 39. Kc3 Nxd4 40. Kxd4 Rg1 41. Be2
Bxd3 42. Bxd3 Rg2 43. Kc3 Rxh2 44. a4 Kg7 45. b4 Kf6 46. Kd4
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2009.03.01"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Falko Bindrich"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. Re1 g6
7. c3 Bg7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Qe8 10. Ng3 Rd8 11. h3 a6 12. Ba4
Kh8 13. Bc2 Qe7 14. d4 Rde8 15. Be3 Ng8 16. Qd2 Na5 17. b3 Nc6
18. b4 Qd8 19. a4 exd4 20. cxd4 a5 21. b5 Nb4 22. Bb3 c6
23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bf4 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rac1 Qd7 27. h4 h5
28. e5 Nd5 29. Bg5 dxe5 30. dxe5 Rfe8 31. Ne4 Bf8 32. Nc5 Bxc5
33. Rxc5 f6 34. Be3 fxe5 35. Rxa5 Qg7 36. Bc5 Nge7 37. Ng5 Rf6
38. Rxe5 Rf4 39. Bd4 Rb8 40. Re4 Rb1+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2009.03.28"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Thies Heinemann"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5
7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Bg2 Rb8 13. O-O Be7 14. Re1 Bg6 15. Nh4 Qc7 16. Nxg6 hxg6
17. b3 Nc6 18. Bb2 Nb4 19. Qd2 O-O 20. h4 Rfd8 21. Qe2 Nc6
22. h5 gxh5 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxh5 g6 25. Qh6 Bf8 26. Qh4 Bg7
27. Rad1 d6 28. Rd2 Rd7 29. Red1 Rbd8 30. exd6 Bxb2 31. Rxb2
Kg7 32. Re2 Qf3 33. Qe4 Qxe4 34. Rxe4 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Rxd6
36. Re5 Rc6 37. f3 Kf6 38. f4 Ke7 39. Kf2 a5 40. Kf3 Rc8
41. g4 f5 42. Kg3 Kd6 43. Kh4 Rh8+ 44. Kg5 fxg4 45. Kxg4 Rh2
46. Kg5 Rh5+ 47. Kf6 Rf5+ 48. Rxf5 gxf5 49. a3 Kd7 50. Kf7 Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2008/09"]
[Site "Various GER"]
[Date "2009.03.29"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stephan Berndt"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Na4 Qc7
12. c4 d6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Nc3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8
17. Be2 Be8 18. Qe3 Qa5 19. a3 Bc6 20. Rd4 e5 21. Rdd1 Qc5
22. Qxc5 dxc5 23. f3 Kf8 24. b4 a5 25. Rb1 axb4 26. axb4 cxb4
27. Rxb4 Nd7 28. Kf2 Nc5 29. Rbb1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Ra8 31. Nd5
Ra2 32. Nb4 Rb2 33. Nd3 Nxd3+ 34. Rxd3 Ra2 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. g3
g5 37. h4 gxh4 38. gxh4 h6 39. Rd1 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 Ra2 41. Ke3
Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Ra8 43. Ke3 Rg8 44. Kf2 Rf8 45. Ke3 f5 46. exf5
Rxf5 47. Rg1 Kf6 48. Rg3 h5 49. Rg8 Kf7 50. Rg1 Kf6 51. Rg8
Kf7 52. Rg1 Kf6 53. Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum"]
[Date "2009.05.29"]
[EventDate "2009.05.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vincent Blom"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O h6 6. c4 e6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. c5 Qa6 9. Nc3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Ne5 Be7
12. f3 Bh7 13. e4 O-O 14. Be3 b5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Rfc1 Nfd7
17. f4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 b4 19. Bf1 Qb6 20. Ne2 Na6 21. Nf4 Nc7
22. Bh3 Rad8 23. a3 Nb5 24. axb4 Be4 25. Nd3 Nxd4 26. Qd1 Qb5
27. Bxd4 Bxd3 28. Ra7 Bxb4 29. e6 c5 30. Be5 Qb6 31. Qg4 g5
32. Rc7 Kh7 33. Rf1 c4+ 34. Kh1 Be4+ 35. Bg2 Bxg2+ 36. Kxg2
Kg8 37. exf7+ Kh7 38. Rf6 Qxf6 39. Bxf6 Kg6 40. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum"]
[Date "2009.05.30"]
[EventDate "2009.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rob Bodicker"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2102"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+
Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Qa4 O-O 11. f4 Ne4
12. Be1 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Qg5 14. Rf4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rc1 16. Qb4 b6
17. Kf1 a5 18. Qd4 Rfc8 19. Be2 Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 Rc1+ 21. Bd1
Qxg2 22. b3 Qg1+ 23. Rf1 Qxh2 24. Nd2 Qg3+ 25. Ke2 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum"]
[Date "2009.05.31"]
[EventDate "2009.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Romain Picard"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2339"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5
7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nxe5 10. Nxd5 Bc5 11. Bf4 Bg4
12. Qe1 Bxd4 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxe5 c6 15. Qe4 Be6 16. Nf4 Re8
17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qf4 Qb6 20. Bh3 Re7 21. Rfe1
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Na6 23. Re7 Rf8 24. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "BSG Pinkstertoernooi"]
[Site "Bussum"]
[Date "2009.05.31"]
[EventDate "2009.05.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivo Wantola"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Rg8 12. Nxg4
Nxg4 13. Bxg4 b4 14. Na4 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5
Bxd5 18. O-O-O Rxg4 19. Rxd5 Nd7 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Red1 Rd4
22. R1xd4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc8 24. h5 Rc6 25. Kc2 Ra6 26. b3
cxb3+ 27. Kxb3 Ra5 28. Bh4+ Kc7 29. g4 Kc6 30. Rc4+ Kb5
31. Rc7 Rxa4 32. Rxd7 Ra3+ 33. Kb2 Rf3 34. Rxa7 Bc5 35. Rb7+
Kc4 36. Rc7 Kb5 37. Bg3 {White offers a draw.} f5 38. Rxc5+
Kxc5 39. g5 f4 40. g6 fxg3 41. g7 gxf2 42. g8=Q f1=Q 43. Qc8+
Kd4 44. Qh8+ Ke3 45. Qxh6+ Kf2 46. Qb6+ Kg2 47. Qg6+ Kh1
48. h6 Qe2+ 49. Qc2 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Hilversum op"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "2009.07.01"]
[EventDate "2009.06.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ali Bitalzadeh"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bg2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 d6 11. O-O e5
12. d5 Nb8 13. c5 Nd7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Qc7 Re8 16. Nd2 Nb6
17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Ne4 Rd7 19. Rac1 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Bf5 21. Rc7
Rab8 22. Nd2 Kf8 23. f4 Rdc8 24. Rdc1 exf4 25. gxf4 f6 26. Nb3
Na8 27. R7c4 Nb6 28. Rc7 Na8 29. R7c3 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Rc8 31. e4
Bd7 32. e5 Rxc3 33. bxc3 fxe5 34. fxe5 dxe5 35. c4 Nc7 36. Nc5
Bf5 37. Nxb7 e4 38. Kf2 Na6 39. Bf1 Nb4 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. a3
Nc2+ 42. Kd2 e3+ 43. Kc3 Nxa3 44. c5 Kd7 45. c6+ Kc7 46. Kd4
Kb6 47. Kxe3 a5 48. Bg2 Nc2+ 49. Kf4 g6 50. d6 Nd4 51. Nxa5
Kxa5 52. Ke5 Nxc6+ 53. Bxc6 Kb6 54. Be8 Kb7 55. Kf6 Kb6 56. d7
Kc7 57. Ke7 Bxd7 58. Bxd7 g5 59. Be8 Kc8 60. Bh5 Kc7 61. Be8
h6 62. Kf6 Kd6 63. Bf7 Kd7 64. h3 Kd8 65. Kg6 Ke7 66. Kg7 Kd6
67. Kxh6 Ke7 68. Kg7 Kd8 69. Kf6 Kd7 70. Kxg5 Ke7 71. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.21"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ewoud de Groote"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2206"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 exd4 11. axb5 axb5
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bc2 c5 16. Nxb5
cxd4 17. Nxd4 Ng4 18. Rf1 d5 19. Bf4 Rb7 20. e5 g5 21. Bg3 h5
22. e6 Qf6 23. Nf5 Bxe6 24. Nd6 Rd8 25. Nxb7 h4 26. Qf3 hxg3
27. Qxf6 Nxf6 28. Nxd8 gxf2+ 29. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.22"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arno Bezemer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 h6
12. e5 Nd5 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qb5 Qe7 16. a5 a6
17. Qd3 g5 18. Ra4 Rac8 19. h4 gxh4 20. Qg6 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Nf8
22. Qg4 Kh7 23. f4 g6 24. Kh1 Rc2 25. f5 exf5 26. Qf4 Kg8
27. Qxh6 Rc4 28. Bg5 Qg7 29. Qxh4 Ne6 30. Rd1 Nxg5 31. Qxg5
Be7 32. Qg2 Qh6+ 33. Kg1 Rxa4 34. Qxd5+ Kf8 35. Qxb7 Qg5+
36. Kf1 Qg4 37. f3 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Bg5 39. Qb3 Bf4 40. Kf2 Qh2+
41. Kf1 Bg3 42. Qe3 f4 0-1

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.23"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Daan Brandenburg"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Be7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 Bb7 14. a3 Qc7 15. Bh3 Ne5 16. Qg2 Nc6
17. Be3 b4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. g6 hxg6 20. h5 Bf6 21. hxg6 Bxc3
22. Bxe6 Rfb8 23. Rh8+ Kxh8 24. Bxf7 Bxb2+ 25. Kb1 1-0

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.24"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bf4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. e3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Nd4 Nf6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qb3 Rc8 18. a4 Rc5 19. a5 Qc8 20. axb6 Rxc3 21. Qb2 Bxd4
22. exd4 Rc2 23. Qb1 axb6 24. Qxb6 Qf5 25. Rf1 Bc6 26. Rac1
Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Bd7 28. Re1 Be6 29. Re5 Qd3 30. Bxd5 Bh3 31. Re1
Qd2 32. Rb1 Re8 33. Bg2 Re1+ 34. Bf1 h6 35. Rxe1 Qxe1 36. Qb8+
Kh7 37. Qb5 Kg6 38. Qe2 Qc1 39. g4 f5 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41. Qxf5+
Kh8 42. Qb5 Qa1 43. g5 Be6 44. d5 Bg8 45. d6 Qd4 46. Qd3 Qg4+
47. Qg3 Qd4 48. h3 hxg5 49. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Friso Nijboer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 h5 10. Qf2 d6 11. h3 b5 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. Bd3 h4 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 e5 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Bxe7
Kxe7 18. Qe3 Qc5 19. Qd2 Nf6 20. Rhf1 Be6 21. f4 a5 22. fxe5
dxe5 23. Qg5 Rh5 24. Qd2 Rd8 25. Qc1 a4 26. Rf3 Rd6 27. Re1
Kf8 28. b3 Nd7 29. Ref1 f6 30. Qe1 Kf7 31. Rg1 Rh8 32. g3 Rc8
33. gxh4 axb3 34. Qg3 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.27"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. g3 O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. b3 Re8
12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. a3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qh5 16. Kg2 c5
17. Be2 Qh7 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bc4 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.28"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Timman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Be2 Qc7
12. e4 e5 13. g3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Bf4 Ne5
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qd7 19. Ne3 c5 20. a4 Bb7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Qf5 Qxf5 24. Nxf5 Ng6 25. Bxb5 Rd8 26. Ne3
Nxf4 27. gxf4 Bd6 28. Bc6 Bxf4 29. Rc1 Bxc6 30. dxc6 Bd6
31. Nf5 Bf8 32. Ra1 Rc8 33. Ra6 f6 34. Ne3 Kf7 35. Nc4 Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.29"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Roi David Miedema"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Rb8
7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 a6 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Qb1 Rb6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Bf4 h6 15. e4 Bd6 16. Be3 Nb4
17. d5 Rb8 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bd4 c5 20. Bc3 Nc6 21. e5 Ncxe5
22. Re1 Qc7 23. Ba5 Qa7 24. Bc3 c4 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxf2
27. Kh1 Rxd2 28. Qe1 Rd3 29. bxc4 Qc7 30. Re4 Bb7 31. Rxe6
Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxc4 33. Rxa6 Qd5+ 34. Kh3 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qf3+
36. Kh3 Rd5 37. Rxh6 Qf5+ 38. g4 Rd3+ 39. Kh4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Dutch Open"]
[Site "Dieren NED"]
[Date "2009.07.30"]
[EventDate "2009.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Babu M R Lalith"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "234"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bd7
7. g3 e6 8. e4 Bb4 9. Bg2 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6
12. Qxc4 Qa5 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Bg5 Rfd8 16. Qe2 h6
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qe3 Kg7 19. Rfd1 Be8 20. Rdc1 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Qxe5 22. Rc2 a6 23. Qb6 Ba5 24. Qb3 Rc7 25. Rac1 Rd4 26. h3
Bc6 27. Kh2 Rcd7 28. Re2 Rd3 29. Qc2 R7d4 30. f4 Qc5 31. e5 f5
32. Bxc6 Qxc6 33. Rg2 Qf3 34. Rcg1 Bb6 35. Qb3 Ba7 36. Qc2 Kh7
37. Ne2 Re4 38. Ra1 Qe3 39. Ra3 Rxa3 40. bxa3 Qf3 41. Qc7 Kg7
42. Qxb7 h5 43. Qxa7 Rxe2 44. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 45. Kg1 Qd1+ 46. Kh2
Qc2+ 47. Kg1 Qb1+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kg1 Qf3 50. Kh2 Qe2+
51. Kg1 Qd1+ 52. Kh2 Qd2+ 53. Kg1 h4 54. Qf2 Qc1+ 55. Kh2 Qxa3
56. gxh4 Qxa4 57. Qg2+ Kh7 58. Qg5 Qa2+ 59. Kh1 Qb1+ 60. Kh2
Qc2+ 61. Kh1 Qc6+ 62. Kh2 Qc2+ 63. Kh1 Qd1+ 64. Kh2 Qe2+
65. Kh1 Qf3+ 66. Kh2 a5 67. h5 Qe2+ 68. Kg3 Qe3+ 69. Kg2 Qd2+
70. Kf1 Qd3+ 71. Kg2 Qc2+ 72. Kf1 Qc1+ 73. Ke2 Qc2+ 74. Kf1
Qc4+ 75. Kf2 a4 76. h6 Qc5+ 77. Ke2 Qf8 78. Kd3 Qxh6 79. Qg3
Qh5 80. Kd2 Qg6 81. Qh4+ Qh6 82. Qg3 f6 83. Kc3 Qg7 84. Qh4+
Kg6 85. Kd4 fxe5+ 86. fxe5 Qa7+ 87. Kc4 Qc7+ 88. Kd4 Qb6+
89. Kd3 Qb1+ 90. Kd2 Qb2+ 91. Kd3 Qb5+ 92. Kd2 Qd5+ 93. Kc1
Qxe5 94. Qxa4 Qe1+ 95. Kc2 Kg5 96. Qa7 Kf4 97. Qc7+ Qe5
98. Qh7 Qe2+ 99. Kc3 Qe3+ 100. Kc2 Kg3 101. h4 Qe4+ 102. Kd2
Qd4+ 103. Kc2 Qxh4 104. Qg6+ Kf2 105. Qg7 Qc4+ 106. Kd2 Qd5+
107. Kc2 Qc5+ 108. Kd2 e5 109. Qh7 Qb4+ 110. Kc2 Qe4+ 111. Kc1
Qf4+ 112. Kc2 e4 113. Qa7+ e3 114. Qb6 Qe4+ 115. Kc3 Kf1
116. Qb5+ e2 117. Qa6 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emil Sutovsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 h5 10. Qf2 d6 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. h3
b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. Nce2 h4 15. Nb3 Nfd7 16. f4 Nxd3 17. cxd3 a5
18. Rc1 Qb7 19. g4 a4 20. Nd2 Qa6 21. Nc4 d5 22. exd5 exd5
23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 b3 25. a3 Qxd3+ 26. Ka1 Bxa3 27. Rc3
Bxb2+ 28. Kxb2 a3+ 29. Ka1 Ba6 30. Rxd3 Bxd3 31. Rd1 b2+
32. Ka2 Bc4+ 33. Kb1 Bd3+ 34. Ka2 Bc4+ 35. Kb1 Bd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. a3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4 b6 9. Be2 Ba6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bf4 d6 12. f3
Ne5 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. cxb5 Ng6 15. Be3 d5 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. b4
Bxd4 18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qb2 d4 20. Bd2 d3 21. Bd1 Qd7 22. a4 O-O
23. g3 h5 24. Kg2 h4 25. Bb3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Qg4
28. Kh2 Nh4 29. Qxe5 Nf3+ 30. Rxf3 Qxf3 31. Qf4 Qe2+ 32. Kg1
Rc2 33. Bxc2 dxc2 34. Re1 Qd1 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Bc1 Qd4+ 37. Be3
Qxb4 38. Rc1 Qxa4 39. Qc7 Re8 40. Qc6 Qxe4 41. Qxe4 Rxe4
42. Rxc2 Rb4 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. Rc7 f6 45. Rxa7 Rxb5 46. Bd4 Kg6
47. Ra6 Rd5 48. Be3 b5 49. Rb6 Rf5+ 50. Kg2 Rd5 51. Rb7 Kh7
52. Kf3 Rf5+ 53. Kg4 Rd5 54. Kf4 Rg5 55. Rc7 Kg8 56. Rc5 Rxc5
57. Bxc5 Kf7 58. Ke4 Ke6 59. g4 Kf7 60. Bb4 Ke6 61. Kd4 Kf7
62. Bd2 Ke6 63. Ke4 Kf7 64. Kd5 Kg6 65. Ke4 Kf7 66. Kf4 Ke6
67. Bc3 g6 68. Ke3 f5 69. g5 Kd5 70. Kd3 Kc5 71. Bd2 Kd5
72. Bc3 Kc5 73. Bd2 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Josef Jurek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6
7. g3 Nbd7 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bg6 11. e4 b5
12. Qxc6 b4 13. e5 Rc8 14. Qa6 bxc3 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. bxc3
Rxc3 17. a3 Be4 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nd2 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 h6 22. Rec1 Rfc8 23. Nb3 Nd5 24. Bd2 Rc2 25. Kf1 R8c7
26. Ke1 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 Rc4 28. Nb3 Ra4 29. Bc1 Kf8 30. Kd2 Ke7
31. Kd3 Ra6 32. Bb2 Rb6 33. Kc2 Nf6 34. f3 Nd5 35. Na5 Ne3+
36. Kc3 Rb5 37. Nc6+ Kd7 38. Ne5+ Bxe5 39. dxe5 Rd5 40. Re1
Nd1+ 41. Kc2 Nxb2 42. Kxb2 Rd2+ 43. Kc3 Rxh2 44. Rd1+ Ke7
45. Rb1 g5 46. Rb7+ Kf8 47. Kd3 h5 48. Rxa7 Rg2 49. Ke3 Rxg3
50. Kf2 Rh3 51. Kg2 Rh4 52. a4 Kg7 53. a5 Ra4 54. Ra8 Ra3
55. a6 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yuri Kuzubov"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 g6 12. h4
Bg7 13. e5 d6 14. h5 gxh5 15. exd6 cxd6 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. d5 Nc5
18. Rad1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 e5 20. Nh4 f5 21. f4 e4 22. Qe3 Bc8
23. Rf2 Ra7 24. Bf1 Rg7 25. Rg2 Kh7 26. Kh2 Rfg8 27. Be2 Qf6
28. Rd2 Bd7 29. Kh3 Rb8 30. Bxh5 b5 31. Be2 bxc4 32. Bxc4 Bb5
33. Bxb5 Rxb5 34. b3 Qf7 35. g4 fxg4+ 36. Kg3 a4 37. Rh2 Qf6
38. f5 Rg5 39. bxa4 Rb1 40. Qd4 Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Rc1 42. Rf2 Rc3+
43. Kg2 g3 44. Rf4 Rc2+ 45. Kg1 g2 46. Rd1 Nd3 47. Rxe4 Nf2
48. Re3 Nxd1 49. Re7+ Kg8 50. f6 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.13"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arghyadip Das"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nbd2 e5
7. e4 Ngf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Qe1 a5 12. a3
dxe4 13. dxe4 b5 14. Nh4 a4 15. b4 c5 16. c3 c4 17. Ndf3 Qb6
18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Bc1 Qc6 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. g4 Bg6 22. N3h4 Nb6
23. Qe2 Na8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qd7 27. Qxd7
Nxd7 28. Bf3 h6 29. Ng2 f6 30. h4 Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.14"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michelangelo Scalcione"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. h3 Nc6
7. d5 Nd8 8. g4 Bd7 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 b6 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Nh4
Ng8 13. O-O-O Bh6 14. Bxh6 Nxh6 15. g5 Ng8 16. f4 exf4 17. Qf2
f6 18. Qxf4 Nf7 19. Nf3 Qd8 20. h4 h6 21. gxh6 Rxh6 22. Bh3
Bxh3 23. Rxh3 Ne5 24. Nd4 a6 25. Ne6 Qd7 26. b3 c5 27. Kb1 Rb8
28. a4 g5 29. Qf2 Qh7 30. Rg1 Ne7 31. Rxg5 Kd7 32. Rg7 Qh8
33. Rhg3 Rxh4 34. Qxf6 Re8 35. Nf8+ Qxf8 36. Qxh4 Qf1+ 37. Ka2
Qf2+ 38. Ka3 b5 39. cxb5 axb5 40. Nxb5 Qe1 41. Rxe7+ Rxe7
42. Qh3+ Kd8 43. Rg8+ Re8 44. Rxe8+ Kxe8 45. Nxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary"]
[Site "Zuerich SUI"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Roiz"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe2 Ncd7 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Ba2 Nxf3+
17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Bc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.12"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nb8 11. Qc2 Qe7
12. Re1 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c5 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Be3 Rac8
17. Rad1 a6 18. Qd2 Na5 19. Be2 Nc6 20. Bg5 Qe6 21. Bf1 Rcd8
22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Bb1 Nc4 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. Ba2 b5 26. Bf4 Red8
27. e5 dxe5 28. Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. Bxe5 Nd7 31. Bxg7
Kxg7 32. Re4 Nb6 33. Red4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rc6 35. g4 Nc8 36. Nd5
Nb6 37. Nc3 Nc8 38. a4 Nd6 39. Nd5 h6 40. Ne7 Rc7 41. Rxd6
Rxe7 42. Rxa6 Rb7 43. Rc6 Rxb2 44. Rxc4 Ra2 45. h4 g5 46. h5
f5 47. gxf5 Kf6 48. Kg2 Kxf5 49. Kg3 Ra1 50. Rc5+ Ke4 51. f3+
Kd4 52. Ra5 Rg1+ 53. Kf2 Ra1 54. Kg3 Rg1+ 55. Kf2 Ra1 56. Kg2
Ke3 57. Re5+ Kf4 58. Re4+ Kf5 59. Rb4 Ke5 60. Kf2 Kf5 61. Re4
Ra2+ 62. Kg3 Ra1 63. Rc4 Rg1+ 64. Kh2 Rf1 65. Kg2 Ra1 66. Rb4
Ke5 67. Rb6 Rxa4 68. Rxh6 g4 69. fxg4 Rxg4+ 70. Kf3 Ra4
71. Rb6 Kf5 72. h6 Ra3+ 73. Kg2 Ra7 74. Kg3 Kg5 75. Kf3 Re7
76. Rd6 Rh7 77. Ke4 Rxh6 78. Rxh6 Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.13"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ali Bitalzadeh"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Qc2 Nd7
12. e4 Bb7 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rfd1 Nf6
17. e5 Nd5 18. Nf5 exf5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. e6 Bc5 23. Re1 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Qf7 25. Qe5 f4 26. gxf4
Qg6+ 27. Kf1 Qd3+ 28. Kg2 Qg6+ 29. Kf1 Qg4 30. Qe6+ Qxe6
31. Rxe6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.14"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin Swinkels"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Qb6 9. f3 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Be7
12. Na4 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. c4 Rb8 15. Be2 Nc5 16. Nb6 Rd8
17. Rhd1 e5 18. R4d2 Ne6 19. Nd5+ Ke8 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Nc2
Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Be6 23. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.15"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roi David Miedema"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. g5
hxg5 13. Nxg5 c5 14. dxc5 b4 15. Na4 Rh4 16. c6 Rc8 17. cxd7+
Nxd7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qb3 Rxe4 20. Rg1 Qa5 21. Kf1 Rxe2
22. Kxe2 Ne5 23. Rg3 Qb5+ 24. Ke1 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.16"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Frans Andre Cuijpers"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6
12. Be2 Qb6 13. f4 f5 14. O-O fxe4 15. f5 Bf7 16. Bh5 g6
17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Rxf7 Rxh5 19. Rf2 Nf6 20. Be3 O-O-O 21. Qe2
Qb3 22. d5 Nxd5 23. Qg4+ Kb8 24. Qxg6 Rh8 25. Bd4 Rh6 26. Qxe4
e5 27. Qxe5+ Bd6 28. Qg5 Bxh2+ 29. Kf1 Qc4+ 30. Ne2 Rhh8
31. Rc1 Qd3 32. Rf3 Qe4 33. Bxh8 Rxh8 34. Ng3 Bxg3 35. Qxg3+
Ka8 36. Kg1 Qxa4 37. Qg7 Rb8 38. Rf8 Qe4 39. Ra1 a4 40. Qe5
1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.18"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5 a6 16. cxd6 axb5 17. dxc7 Qd7
18. Bb4 g4 19. Nc5 Qxc7 20. Ne6 Qf7 21. Bxb5 gxf3 22. Ng5 fxg2
23. Rf2 Bg4 24. Qb3 Rfc8 25. Rfc2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Nh4 27. Nxf7
Kxf7 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. h3 f3 30. Be1 Bh6 31. Bxh4 Rxa2 32. Qxa2
Be3+ 33. Bf2 Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 35. Kg1 Ng5 36. Bd3+ Kf6
37. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.19"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Karel van der Weide"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Qc7
7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Re1 d6 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 O-O 13. Nd4 Ra7 14. c4 Re8 15. Bf1 Qc8 16. h3 Rc7
17. Qd2 Nbd7 18. Nc6 Nc5 19. Be3 e5 20. b4 Ncd7 21. a4 Ne4
22. Qc2 f5 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rxa5 Nef6 25. Qa2 f4 26. Bc1 Nb8
27. c5 Bf8 28. Nxb8 Qxb8 29. Bd2 Rf7 30. Rxa6 f3 31. g3 e4
32. Rb6 Qc8 33. Be3 h5 34. cxd6 Qf5 35. d7 Nxd7 36. Re6 Rb8
37. b5 Bc5 38. d6 Rbf8 39. Qc4 Bxe3 40. Rxe3 Nf6 41. Re7 Kg7
42. b6 Rxe7 43. dxe7 Re8 44. b7 Qe5 45. Qc8 Qb2 46. Rc3 Qb1
47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 g5 49. Qf5 Qa1 50. Rc8 e3 51. Qxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Haaksbergen"]
[Date "2009.09.20"]
[EventDate "2009.09.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3
g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Re1 Re8 13. Ng5 Rc8 14. Be3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Meesterklasse -2010"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.09.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Thibaut Maenhout"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 d6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qe1 Ne5 11. Rd1 Bd7
12. f4 Nc4 13. Ndb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qc6 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. Bc1 d5
17. e5 Nd7 18. Kh1 Re8 19. Bd3 a6 20. b3 Nxa3 21. f5 Nb5
22. Nxb5 axb5 23. f6 Bf8 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh4+ Kg8 26. Rd3
Ra4 27. bxa4 Qc4 28. Qh5 g6 29. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jean-Francois Nelis"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. d3 e6
7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. a3 Nde5 11. g4 Nxf3+
12. Nxf3 Bg6 13. h4 h5 14. g5 a6 15. O-O Qd7 16. Kh2 O-O-O
17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg3 f5 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Bb3 Be8 21. Kg2 Ne7
22. Qe3 Ng6 23. Ng5 Qe7 24. f3 Bd7 25. Kh2 Rdf8 26. Bd5 Bxg5
27. Qxg5 Qxg5 28. hxg5 h4 29. Be1 Nf4 30. Rd1 Rh5 31. Bd2 Rxg5
32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Rg1 Rg3 34. Rdf1 Rf6 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bd7
7. e4 e6 8. Bxc4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Qxh4 10. Qf3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 f5
12. Ng5 Qxd4 13. Qh5+ Kd8 14. Qe2 Kc8 15. Nxe6 Qe4 16. Nxg7
Na6 17. Qxe4 fxe4 18. Nh5 Kc7 19. Nf6 Bf5 20. g4 Rhf8 21. gxf5
Rxf6 22. Rg1 Rxf5 23. Rg7+ Kb6 24. Be3+ Nc5 25. a5+ Bxa5
26. Rxb7+ Kxb7 27. Rxa5 Raf8 28. Bxc5 Rxf2+ 29. Bxf2 e3 30. b3
Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Rc2 32. Re5 Rc3 33. Kg2 Kb6 34. h4 a5 35. Bg8 h6
36. Kf3 e2+ 37. Kxe2 Rh3 38. Re4 Kc5 39. Kd2 Rh2+ 40. Kc3 Rh3+
41. Kb2 Rh2+ 42. Ka3 Rh1 43. Bf7 Ra1+ 44. Kb2 Rf1 45. Rc4+ Kb5
46. Bg6 Rf2+ 47. Kc3 Rf3+ 48. Bd3 Kb6 49. Rg4 Rh3 50. Kd4 Rh2
51. Rf4 Rh3 52. Re4 Rg3 53. h5 Rh3 54. Re5 Rh4+ 55. Be4 Rh3
56. Kc4 Rh4 57. Re6 Rxh5 58. Rxc6+ Ka7 59. Rc5 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Qe7 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O
Nh5 13. Bh2 f5 14. Nd2 Nhf6 15. Nc4 Ne8 16. a5 Ne5 17. Nb6 Rb8
18. Ra3 Nf6 19. Re1 Nfd7 20. Rb3 Nxb6 21. Rxb6 g5 22. Bxa6 Ra8
23. Bf1 Rxa5 24. f4 Nd7 25. Rb5 Rxb5 26. Bxb5 gxf4 27. exf4
Qf7 28. Bg3 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Bh4 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Nf6 32. Ne2
Bxb2 33. Qb1 Qg7 34. Ng3 Qh6 35. Bg5 Ng4+ 36. Kh1 Nf2+ 37. Kg1
Nxh3+ 38. gxh3 Qxh3 39. Qxb2 Qxg3+ 40. Qg2 Qxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Kf7
42. Bd8 c4 43. Kf2 c3 44. Ke3 b6 45. Bxb6 Bb7 46. Bc4 Kg6
47. Bd8 Kh5 48. Be2+ Kg6 49. Bf3 Ba6 50. Be7 h5 51. Bxd6 h4
52. Kf2 c2 53. Ba3 Kf6 54. Kg2 Bd3 55. Kh3 Be4 56. Bxe4 fxe4
57. Bc1 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Wiedenkeller"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1
Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd3 Bxh2+
16. Kf1 Bf4 17. g3 Rd8 18. c3 Bh6 19. Qh5 Bg7 20. Bxh7+ Kf8
21. Rad1 Bd7 22. Kg1 Rac8 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Bf3 b6 25. Kg2 f5
26. Qg5 Ba4 27. b3 Be8 28. Rxe6 Bxd4 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. cxd4
Qd6 31. Rh1 Qg6 32. Qf4 Rbd8 33. d5 Qg7 34. Rh5 Qe5 35. Qh6+
Ke7 36. Qxb6 Qd6 37. Qe3+ Kd7 38. Qa7+ Kc8 39. Rh4 Re7
40. Qa8+ Kc7 41. Qa7+ Kc8 42. Rc4+ Rc7 43. Rxc7+ Qxc7
44. Qxa6+ Qb7 45. Qf6 Qd7 46. a4 Rg8 47. d6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Joerg Wegerle"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O
7. Nge2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qd2 a6
12. Rac1 Bf5 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc6 16. Qf3
Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Ne7 18. d5 Nexd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 c6
21. Nc3 Qa5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Rfd8 25. Rdc5
Rd2 26. R5c4 Rad8 27. Kf1 g5 28. Ke1 R2d5 29. Rc8 Re5+ 30. Kf1
Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 32. Rc7 b5 33. f3 a5 34. Kf2 Kg6 35. a3 a4
36. b3 axb3 37. Rc3 h5 38. h3 h4 39. Rxb3 Rc5 40. Rb4 Kf5
41. a4 bxa4 42. Rxa4 f6 43. Re4 Rc1 44. Ra4 Rc5 45. Re4 Rd5
46. Ra4 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Re2 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Re4 Rd2 50. Kg1 Kg6
51. Ra4 Kf7 52. f4 Ke6 53. fxg5 fxg5 54. Ra5 Rd5 55. Rxd5 Kxd5
56. g3 Kd4 57. gxh4 gxh4 58. Kf2 Ke4 59. Ke2 Kf4 60. Kf2 Ke4
61. Ke2 Kf4 62. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Kirill Stupak"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Qe7
7. O-O Bxd2 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. c5 Nc6 11. cxd6 cxd6
12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 Na6 14. Rfc1 Nc5 15. Ne1 Bd7 16. Nd3 Rfc8
17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Rab1 Qd8 19. Bf1 Rac8 20. f3 b5 21. Bd3 Qb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jan Sodoma"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7
12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qc7 14. Bg2 b4 15. d6 Qb6 16. Ne4 O-O-O
17. O-O Bd5 18. Qe2 Bxd6 19. a3 b3 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21. Rac1 Ne5
22. Be3 Nd3 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Qb7 25. Bxc5 Bxe4 26. Qxe4
Qxe4 27. Bxe4 Rd2 28. Be3 Rd7 29. Rc3 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Kd7 31. Bf3
Rb1 32. Rd3+ Kc8 33. Rxb3 a5 34. Bb7+ Kd7 35. Rd3+ Ke8 36. Bc5
1-0

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.18"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. Be2 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Nd2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3
12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Rxc4 O-O
17. Qc2 Nb6 18. Rc5 Qg6 19. Rg5 Qc6 20. Rc5 Qg6 21. Rg5 Qc6
22. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.19"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Nb5 Ne8 13. Qd3 a6 14. Nc7 Rc8 15. Nxa6 Ra8 16. Nc7 Rxa2
17. Qb3 Ra5 18. Bd2 Ra7 19. Nb5 Ra8 20. Bb4 Ba6 21. Ne5 Nxe5
22. dxe5 Bc5 23. Na3 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Bxe2 25. Rfe1 Ba6 26. Rc6
Rb8 27. Nc2 Bc8 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Ra1 Rb7 30. Rc3 g6 31. g4 Ng7
32. h3 f6 33. Qd6 fxe5 34. Qxe5 Qb8 35. Nf3 b5 36. Rac1 Qxe5
37. Nxe5 Ne8 38. Rc5 Kg7 39. Re1 Kf6 40. h4 Ng7 41. b4 Rfb8
42. Rc3 Ke7 43. Ra1 Ne8 44. Nd3 Rc7 45. Nc5 Nf6 46. Re1 Kd6
47. g5 Ne8 48. Bh3 Bc8 49. Bxe6 Re7 50. Rce3 Ng7 51. Bxc8 Rxe3
52. fxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.20"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O
Nc5 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nd4 Qc7 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Ne4
12. Bd3 Ndc5 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Qxb2 16. Ndxe4
Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Nd6 Qxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.22"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nf3 e6 8. Bb5 Nd7 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Nh4 Be4 11. O-O a6
12. Rac1 Be7 13. f3 Bg6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rc2 c5
17. Rfc1 c4 18. e4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. exd5 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1
Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qh4+ 23. g3 Qh2+ 24. Ke3 Qh6+ 25. Kf2 Qh2+
26. Ke3 Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.23"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5
7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc6 11. Qf5 Nf6
12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 Ng7 16. Nc3 Ne6
17. Be3 Rb8 18. Nd5 Nb4 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Rd2 h5 21. Qc4 b5
22. Qe2 c4 23. Rad1 Nd3 24. Ne1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Nxe1+ 26. Qxe1
Rb7 27. a3 b4 28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Qe2 Rc7 30. Qf3 Qb7 31. Qxb7
Rxb7 32. Ra1 Rfb8 33. Rc2 Rxb2 34. Rxc4 R8b5 35. Rxa7 Rxe5
36. Bc1 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2009.10.24"]
[EventDate "2009.10.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4
7. Ng5 O-O 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Qf3 Bxe4 11. dxe4 Nd7
12. O-O Nc5 13. Bc4 b5 14. Be2 Qe7 15. c3 Rfd8 16. g3 Rab8
17. h4 h6 18. Rd1 Bc7 19. Be3 Na4 20. Bc1 Bb6 21. Rb1 b4
22. Kg2 bxc3 23. bxc3 Qe6 24. Rb4 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Nc5 26. Be2
Qe7 27. Bc4 Rd8 28. Rb2 Nb7 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Na5 31. Be2
Qe6 32. Qg4 Qxg4 33. Bxg4 Nc4 34. Be1 Ba5 35. Bd7 c5 36. Kf3
Nd6 37. Ke3 Bb6 38. f4 Kf8 39. Bc6 Ke7 40. Bd5 c4+ 41. Kf3 f6
42. h5 Ba5 43. a4 Bb6 44. Bd2 Ba5 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. g4 Kf6
47. g5+ hxg5 48. Kg4 g6 49. Bxg5+ Kg7 50. Bd2 Bb6 51. Bc1 Ba5
52. Bd2 Bb6 53. Be1 Ba5 54. Kg5 Bd8+ 55. Kg4 Ba5 56. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Meesterkl. -2010"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michail Feygin"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+
12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxc8
Raxc8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Rb1 Bh2+
21. Kh1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Be5 23. Qe4 f6 24. Bh6 Rd8 25. f4 Bd4
26. b3 Qxd5 27. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haye Kramer Zeskamp"]
[Site "Leeuwarden NED"]
[Date "2009.11.14"]
[EventDate "2009.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Migchiel de Jong"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Bc2 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bb3 d5 11. e5 Ne4
12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qd2 f6 16. Bh6 fxe5
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qa5 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. f4
Bf5 22. Qe3 Be4 23. Rd4 b5 24. Rfd1 Qb6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Bxa4
Rc8 27. Kh2 Qb2 28. Rxe4 dxe4 29. Rd7 Qa3 30. Qxa7 Rfe8 31. e6
Kg8 32. Bb5 Rxc3 33. f5 gxf5 34. Qf2 Qc5 35. Qf4 Qxb5 36. Rxe7
Rxh3+ 37. Kxh3 Qd3+ 38. Kh4 Rxe7 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kg6
41. Qf4 h6 42. g4 Qd5 43. g5 Qd8 44. Qg3 Rh7 45. e7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2009.12.12"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6
12. axb4 Bxb4+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Qa5
f5 17. Bd3 c5 18. Bb5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxa5+ 20. Rxa5 cxd4
21. O-O Ke7 22. Bc6 Rac8 23. Bxd7 Kxd7 24. Rd1 Rc7 25. Rxd4+
Ke7 26. Rda4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2009.12.13"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ehsan Ghaem Maghami"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 e5 11. a3 Bd6 12. d5
Ne7 13. Nfd2 O-O 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Nxc4 Nc8 16. f4 Qe7 17. f5 f6
18. Ne4 b5 19. Ncd2 Nb6 20. g4 Rad8 21. Rc1 Kh8 22. Nf3 Be8
23. Nh4 Bf7 24. g5 Nxd5 25. gxh6 Nxe3 26. hxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qf3
Nxf1 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Rxf1 Bc5+ 30. Kh1 Rd3 31. Ng6+ Bxg6
32. fxg6 Kg7 33. Nxc5 Qxc5 34. Qh4 Kxg6 35. Be4+ f5 36. Bxd3
e4 37. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.21"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian D Thompson"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2266"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6
7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 h6 11. O-O Bd6
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3 Rd8 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Re1 Qf7 16. Qc2 Bd7
17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Qb1 Be8 19. Re3 Bf4 20. Re2 Bb8 21. Rde1 a6
22. a3 Qd7 23. h3 Bf7 24. Kh1 Qe8 25. Bd2 Ba7 26. Bc3 Rd7
27. b4 Re7 28. b5 axb5 29. Bxb5 Ng6 30. Re3 Qd8 31. a4 Bb8
32. Bb2 Bd6 33. Ba3 Bxa3 34. Rxa3 Na5 35. Qb4 b6 36. Bf1 Rc6
37. Rc3 Rxc3 38. Qxc3 Rc7 39. Qb4 Rc6 40. Kg1 Qc7 41. Rb1 Nc4
42. Ne2 Be8 43. h4 Qe7 44. Qxe7 Nxe7 45. Nf4 Rd6 46. Ra1 Nc6
47. g3 Bf7 48. Re1 Nd8 49. Rc1 Rc6 50. Bxc4 Rxc4 51. Rb1 Rxa4
52. Rxb6 Ra8 53. Ne5 Rc8 54. Rd6 Kf8 55. Kg2 Ke7 56. Rd7+ Kf6
57. Ng4+ Kf5 58. f3 h5 59. Ne5 Kf6 60. g4 hxg4 61. fxg4 Be8
62. Rd6 g5 63. hxg5+ Kxg5 64. Rxd8 Rc2+ 65. Kg3 Rc3+ 66. Nf3+
1-0

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.22"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Twan Burg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6
7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5
12. dxe5 Qa5 13. Qe4 Qa4 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8
17. Qh4 Rd8 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bb3 Bg7 21. Qxg7+
Kxg7 22. Bxa4 Bd7 23. Rfd1 Ne5 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Rd4 Nf6
26. Kf1 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 Rc8 28. Ne2 Rc4 29. Rb1 Ra4 30. Rb2 b6
31. Ke1 Kg6 32. f3 Nd5 33. Kd2 b5 34. g3 a6 35. Nd4 Rc4
36. Ne2 e5 37. Rb1 Ra4 38. Rb2 Nb6 39. Ke1 Nc4 40. Rc2 Ne3
41. Rd2 Nc4 42. Rc2 f5 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. h4 e4 45. fxe4 fxe4
46. g4 Na3 47. Rc1 Nc4 48. Rg1 Rxa2 49. g5+ Kg6 50. Rg2 Rd2
51. Kg3 Rd7 52. Kf4 e3 53. h5+ Kxh5 54. g6 Kh6 55. Nd4 Nd6
56. Ne6 e2 57. Rxe2 Re7 58. g7 Rf7+ 59. Ke5 Nc4+ 60. Kd4 Rxg7
61. Rh2+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.23"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Floris van Assendelft"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. g4 h5 8. g5 Ng4 9. Bc1 Qb6 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nb3 Nbc6 12. Be3
Qc7 13. f4 Nd7 14. g6 fxg6 15. Rg1 Be7 16. Rxg6 Bh4+ 17. Kd2
Bf6 18. Be2 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Nf6 20. Bd3 e5 21. Qg1 exf4 22. Bb6
Qd7 23. Rxg7 Ne7 24. Nd4 Rg8 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bg6+ Kf8 27. Rf7+
Ke8 28. Rxf6+ Rxg6 29. Rxg6 exd4 30. Rg8+ Nxg8 31. Qxg8+ Ke7
32. Re1+ Kd6 33. Qf8+ Kd5 34. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.24"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mark A Berkovich"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7
7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. c3 Bh5 10. a4 Bg6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. a5
a6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bd4
h6 18. h4 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Qb8 20. h5 Bf5 21. g4 Bh7 22. f4 b5
23. axb6 Nxb6 24. Rxa6 Nc4 25. Na5 Qb5 26. Ra7 Bc5 27. Nxc4
Bxa7 28. Bxa7 Qxc4 29. Bd4 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Ra8 31. Kf2 Bd3
32. Rd2 Bb5 33. Bf3 Ra2 34. Ke3 Bc4 35. Bc5 Rb8 36. Ba3 Ra1
37. g5 Kh7 38. Bd1 Bb3 39. Bf3 Rc8 40. Rg2 hxg5 41. fxg5 Re1+
42. Kd2 Rxe5 43. Bd6 Rf5 44. g6+ fxg6 45. hxg6+ Kg8 46. Bg4
Rf6 47. Be2 d4 48. Be5 dxc3+ 49. Bxc3 e5 50. Ke3 Bc4 51. Bh5
Rd8 52. Rg5 Rd5 53. Bxe5 Rf1 54. Bg4 Re1+ 55. Kf4 Rb5 56. Bh3
Rh1 57. Bg2 Rh4+ 58. Ke3 Be6 59. Be4 Rh3+ 60. Kd2 Rhb3 61. Kc1
Re3 62. Bd4 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.26"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Petar Genkov Genov"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6
7. O-O Bxd2 8. Qxd2 Qe7 9. Nc3 e5 10. h3 Re8 11. e4 Nc6 12. d5
Nb8 13. Ne1 Na6 14. Nc2 Bd7 15. Rae1 Nc5 16. Kh2 Rab8 17. b3
b5 18. cxb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Rxb5 20. Re3 Ra8 21. Rc1 Rb7 22. Na3
Qe8 23. Nc4 Qb5 24. Qc2 Ncd7 25. Qd1 Nb6 26. Na3 Qb4 27. Nc2
Qc5 28. Ne1 Qb5 29. Rc6 a4 30. Nc2 Qa5 31. b4 Qa7 32. Qe1 Nc8
33. Bf1 Ne7 34. Ra6 Qb8 35. Rxa8 Qxa8 36. Rc3 Nd7 37. Ne3 Rxb4
38. Rxc7 Rb7 39. Rxb7 Qxb7 40. Qa5 Qb8 41. Nc4 g6 42. Qxa4 Nc5
43. Qc2 Qc7 44. a4 f5 45. exf5 Nxf5 46. a5 Nd4 47. Qa2 Nb5
48. a6 Na7 49. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.27"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Bg2
Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e3 Be6 9. Rd1 Na6 10. b3 exd4 11. Qxd4 Qa5
12. Qd2 Nc7 13. Nge2 d5 14. cxd5 Ncxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2
Bxd5 17. O-O Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Kf8
21. Nc3 Ke7 22. f4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alon Greenfeld"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. a5 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Bc5 14. Bc4 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. h3 h6
17. Kf1 Bc6 18. g4 Bxb2 19. Bxb2 Rxd2 20. Bd3 Bb5 21. Bxb5
axb5 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Kxe2 Nxe4 24. Bxe5 c5 25. Ke3 Ng5 26. a6
f6 27. Bd6 Re8+ 28. Kd3 Ne4 29. Bg3 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Kf7 31. a7
Ra8 32. Ke4 Ke6 33. Ra6+ Kd7 34. Kd5 c4 35. Ra5 b3 36. cxb3
cxb3 37. Rxb5 Rxa7 38. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daan Brandenburg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "203"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4
7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Qe4 Bd7 11. Bd3 f5
12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Nc3 Qh5 15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Qd2 Rae8 18. Be2 Qg6 19. Bg3 Bf5 20. Rfd1 Be4 21. Qc3
Bd8 22. b4 Bb6 23. Rd2 h6 24. Ne1 Qf6 25. Rad1 Re6 26. f3 Bg6
27. Bf2 Nxd4 28. Bxd4 Rfe8 29. Kf1 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxe2 32. R4d2 R2e3 33. Nd3 Bf7 34. b5 Rc8 35. Kf2 d4 36. Nb4
Ra3 37. Rxd4 Rc5 38. R1d3 Rxd3 39. Nxd3 Rxb5 40. a4 Rd5
41. Ke3 Kf8 42. Rb4 b6 43. h4 Bg6 44. Nb2 Rc5 45. Rd4 Rc3+
46. Kf4 Rb3 47. Rxd6 Rxb2 48. Rxg6 Rb4+ 49. Ke5 Rxa4 50. Rc6
Kf7 51. Rc7+ Kg8 52. g4 b5 53. g5 hxg5 54. hxg5 Ra6 55. Rb7
Rb6 56. Rxa7 b4 57. g6 Rb8 58. Kd4 b3 59. Ra1 Kf8 60. Kc3 Ke7
61. Rb1 Rf8 62. Rf1 Kf6 63. Kxb3 Rc8 64. Rg1 Kf5 65. Rg4 Rc1
66. Kb2 Rf1 67. Kc2 Rxf3 68. Rg1 Re3 69. Kd2 Re6 70. Kd3 Kf4
71. Rf1+ Kg4 72. Rg1+ Kf3 73. Kd4 Kf4 74. Rf1+ Kg4 75. Rg1+
Kf5 76. Kd3 Rxg6 77. Rf1+ Kg5 78. Rg1+ Kf6 79. Rf1+ Ke7
80. Re1+ Kf7 81. Rf1+ Rf6 82. Rg1 Re6 83. Kd4 g6 84. Rf1+ Kg7
85. Rg1 Kf6 86. Rf1+ Kg5 87. Rg1+ Kf4 88. Rf1+ Kg4 89. Rg1+
Kf4 90. Rf1+ Kg3 91. Kd5 Ra6 92. Ke5 g5 93. Rg1+ Kh4 94. Rh1+
Kg4 95. Rg1+ Kh5 96. Rh1+ Kg6 97. Ke4 Rf6 98. Ke3 Rf4 99. Rh3
Ra4 100. Kf2 Kf5 101. Rb3 Kg4 102. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Chess Festival"]
[Site "Groningen NED"]
[Date "2009.12.30"]
[EventDate "2009.12.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jan Werle"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne5 Nb4
12. Qd1 N8c6 13. a3 Nxe5 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O
Bf6 17. Re1 d5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Qb3 a5 20. Be3 d4 21. Bf4 d3
22. e4 g5 23. Bd2 Rd8 24. h3 h6 25. f4 Qc8 26. Kh2 Nd4 27. Qd1
Qc2 28. e5 Be7 29. Rf1 Nb3 30. Rf2 Nxa1 31. Qxa1 gxf4 32. gxf4
Kh8 33. e6 Qc5 34. b3+ f6 35. Rg2 Rg8 36. Qh1 Qh5 37. Rxg8+
Kxg8 38. Qg2+ Kh8 39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Qg2+ Kf8 41. Qa8+ Qe8
42. Qd5 Kg7 43. h4 f5 44. Qe5+ Bf6 45. Qxf5 Qg6 46. Qd5 Bxh4
47. Qe5+ Bf6 48. Qc7+ Kg8 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qd7+ Kh8 51. Qc8+
Qg8 52. Qd7 Qg4 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qd7+ Kh8 55. Qe8+ Qg8 56. Qd7
Qd8 57. Qf7 Qe7 58. Qg6 Bg7 59. Kh3 Qf6 60. Qe4 Bf8 61. Be3
Kg8 62. Bd4 Qe7 63. f5 Qg5 64. f6 Qh5+ 65. Kg2 Qe2+ 66. Qxe2
dxe2 67. f7+ Kh7 68. Kf2 Kg6 69. Bxb6 Kf6 70. Bxa5 Kxe6
71. Kxe2 Kxf7 72. Bxb4 Bxb4 73. Kf3 Kg6 74. Kg2 Kg5 75. Kh1
Kg4 76. Kg2 h5 77. Kh1 h4 78. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4 Nd5 9. Bd2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxd4 11. e4 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Ra2 Bxe4 14. Qc1 Bd3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. Bxc3
Bxf1 17. Rxf1 O-O 18. Ke2 b6 19. Rd1 Na6 20. Rd6 Rfc8 21. Ne5
c5 22. a5 Nc7 23. axb6 Nb5 24. Rd3 axb6 25. Rb2 Nc7 26. Nc4
Re8 27. Nxb6 Ra6 28. Kd2 e5 29. Nd5 Ne6 30. Bxe5 c4 31. Nb4
Ra1 32. Re3 Rd8+ 33. Kc2 Rh1 34. Re2 Rdd1 35. Kc3 Rdf1 36. f4
h5 37. Kxc4 h4 38. Nd5 Rc1+ 39. Rbc2 hxg3 40. hxg3 Rxc2+
41. Rxc2 f6 42. f5 Nf8 43. Bf4 g6 44. fxg6 Kg7 45. Ra2 Kxg6
46. Ra6 Nh7 47. Kd3 Re1 48. Ne3 Nf8 49. Ke4 Nd7 50. Rd6 Nf8
51. Kf3 Rb1 52. Kg4 Re1 53. Nd5 Nh7 54. Bg5 Re5 55. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be2
Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Bf6 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nd4 Re8 11. Na3 Nf5
12. Nac2 Nc5 13. Nb3 Bd7 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Bd3 a5 16. Rb1 h6
17. Bd2 b6 18. Qf3 Nd6 19. b3 Be5 20. h3 f5 21. Rfe1 Qf6
22. Re2 Re7 23. Rbe1 Rae8 24. Qh5 g6 25. Qf3 Nf7 26. Bf4 Kg7
27. Qg3 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Ne5 29. Qd2 f4 30. Be4 Bxh3 31. Qc3 Bg4
0-1

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.18"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Ndf3 b6 10. Nd3 Bd6 11. Nfe5 Bb7
12. f3 Nf6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qd2 c5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. cxd5 Nxd3 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxd3 Qxd5
21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 g5 25. f4
Bxg2 26. Kxg2 gxf4 27. gxf4 Kg7 28. Kf3 Rf7 29. Rc6 Kf6 30. e4
fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.19"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. Kb1 Bf6
12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Be2 Rae8 16. Bf3
Qb5 17. g4 b6 18. Qd2 f6 19. Rhe1 Bf7 20. Be4 d5 21. Bd3 Qa5
22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. b3 Qc5 24. h5 Kf8 25. Kb2 d4 26. Bf5 dxc3+
27. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 28. Kxc3 a5 29. a4 Re5 30. Rd8+ Re8 31. Rd3 Re5
32. Rd8+ Re8 33. Rd3 Re5 34. Rh3 Ke7 35. f4 Rc5+ 36. Kb2 Rd5
37. Kc3 Rc5+ 38. Kb2 Rd5 39. Kc3 Rc5+ 40. Kd3 Rd5+ 41. Ke2 Rd4
42. Re3+ Kd8 43. Be4 Kd7 44. Bf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.21"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Emil Sutovsky"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 14. e5 Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4
O-O 17. Ke2 Rad8 18. Rb1 Rd5 19. a4 Rfd8 20. g3 h6 21. h4 Na5
22. Rc7 R5d7 23. Rc5 Rd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rb6 Kf7 26. Bd2 Bf8
27. Bc3 e6 28. Ne1 Be7 29. Nc2 Bd8 30. Bxa5 Rxa5 31. Rxb7+ Ke8
32. Rb4 Rd5 33. Rc4 Rd7 34. Rc6 Kf7 35. Rxa6 Rb7 36. a5 Rb2
37. Kd3 Ra2 38. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tomi Nyback"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. O-O-O Qb6 14. Qa4 a5 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4
Bb4 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qa3+ Qb4 20. Qe3 c5 21. d5
Kd6 22. a3 Qa4 23. Rd3 b5 24. Rc3 Rhc8 25. Be2 Ne5 26. Kd2 b4
27. Rc2 bxa3 28. bxa3 Rab8 29. Rhc1 c4 30. Rc3 Rb2+ 31. R1c2
Qb5 32. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 33. Rc2 Qb1 34. Qc3 Rc5 35. g3 f5 36. Rb2
Qxe4 37. Kc1 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Ne1 Be7
12. Nc4 Rd8 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 Bd7 16. Nd3
Be8 17. Nb5 Na5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Nb3
Nxb3 22. axb3 g5 23. c4 Rc8 24. Bb7 Rc7 25. Ba6 Nd7 26. Bb5
Nc5 27. b4 Nb7 28. Ba6 Kf8 29. Bxb7 Rxb7 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5
Ke7 32. Ra1 Kf6 33. Ra4 Ke5 34. e4 g4 35. h3 h5 36. hxg4 hxg4
37. Kg2 Rc7 38. Kf1 f6 39. Kg2 Rxc5 40. Rxa7 Kxe4 41. Ra2 e5
42. Ra4+ Kf5 43. Ra2 Rc3 44. Rb2 Rd3 45. Ra2 Ke4 46. Rb2 f5
47. Re2+ Kd4 48. Ra2 Rc3 49. Rd2+ Ke4 50. Rd8 Rc2 51. Rf8 Rc5
52. Rd8 Rd5 53. Rf8 Rd2 54. Ra8 f4 55. gxf4 exf4 56. Re8+ Kd3
57. Rg8 g3 58. Rd8+ Ke2 59. Rxd2+ Kxd2 60. fxg3 fxg3 61. Kxg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.24"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 f5 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Qe2 b5 16. Bxb5 Qxe4
17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Ng5 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Bxa2 20. Ra1 Bf7 21. Rhd1
Rc8 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bc4+ Ke8 24. Be6 Nc6 25. Ra6 Ne7
26. Bd7+ Kf8 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxa7 Bxc3 29. Bg5 Nc6 30. Rxh7
Be5 31. Rdd7 c4 32. Bf4 Bb2 33. Rc7 Nd4+ 34. Kd2 Rxc7 35. Rxc7
c3+ 36. Kd3 Ne6 37. Bd6+ Kg8 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Be5 Ba3 40. Kxc3
1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anna Muzychuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+
Bxd7 7. c4 Bg4 8. Nc3 e6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. h3 e5
12. Qb6 Qxb6 13. Bxb6 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Bd8 16. Bxd8
Kxd8 17. Rc1 b5 18. Ke2 Kd7 19. Rc6 Rhc8 20. Rhc1 Rxc6
21. Rxc6 Ng8 22. a4 Ne7 23. Rb6 Kc7 24. a5 Ra7 25. Nf3 f6
26. Ne1 Nc8 27. Rc6+ Kd7 28. Nd3 Ne7 29. Rc3 f5 30. f3 f4
31. Kf2 Ra8 32. h4 g6 33. g3 fxg3+ 34. Kxg3 g5 35. hxg5 Rg8
36. Kh4 h6 37. gxh6 Rg1 38. Rc1 Rg6 39. f4 Rxh6+ 40. Kg3 exf4+
41. Nxf4 Ng6 42. Ne6 Ke7 43. Nd4 Kf6 44. Nf5 Rh5 45. Rc8 Rg5+
46. Kf3 Rg1 47. Nxd6 Rb1 48. Re8 Rxb2 49. Re6+ Kg5 50. Nf7+
Kh5 51. Ke3 Rb3+ 52. Kd4 Rb4+ 53. Kc5 Rc4+ 54. Kb6 b4 55. Rxg6
1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. d5 Nc5 15. Qf4 Qf6 16. Qxf6
gxf6 17. Nd4 Rfc8 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Bb3 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rc7
21. Rfd1 Re8 22. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Bd6 15. Ba3 Kh8 16. Qb2 Ne7
17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng6 19. f3 Nxe5 20. Bf1 Qf6 21. fxe4
fxe4 22. Kh1 b5 23. Nb3 Qh4 24. Qd2 Rf5 25. Nd4 Rh5 26. h3 Rf8
27. Re3 Rf2 28. Qe1 Qf6 29. Kg1 Rf4 30. hxg4 Nxg4 31. Rh3 Rxh3
32. gxh3 Nf2 33. Qe3 Qg5+ 34. Bg2 Nd1 35. Qc1 Qg3 36. Ne2 Rf1+
0-1

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.30"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Varuzhan Akobian"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "239"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bd3 e6
7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 d5 11. h5 Bxe4
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Qe2 Qa5+ 15. c3 Nd7 16. a3 h6
17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Rhg1 Rhf8 19. Kb1 Kb8 20. Ned2 Ka8
21. Rde1 Qd5 22. Nc4 Qb5 23. Nfe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qxe2 25. Rxe2
c5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Kc2 Kb8 28. Rg2 Bd6 29. Nd3 Rh8 30. Ne5
Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Rd6 32. g5 Rhd8 33. f4 Kc7 34. gxh6 gxh6 35. Rg7
R8d7 36. Rc5+ Kb6 37. b4 Rd2+ 38. Kb3 R2d5 39. Rxd5 Rxd5
40. Rxf7 Rxh5 41. Re7 Rf5 42. Rxe6+ Kc7 43. Rxh6 Rxf4 44. Rh7+
Kc6 45. a4 a6 46. Rh6+ Kc7 47. a5 Rg4 48. Re6 Rh4 49. Kc2 Rh3
50. Re4 Rg3 51. Kb3 Rg6 52. Kc4 Kc6 53. Rf4 Rh6 54. Kd3 Rh3+
55. Kd4 Rh6 56. Ke5 Rh5+ 57. Kd4 Rh6 58. Rg4 Kd6 59. c4 Kc6
60. Rf4 Rd6+ 61. Kc3 Rh6 62. Re4 Rh3+ 63. Kd4 Rh6 64. Re5 Rh4+
65. Kd3 Rh3+ 66. Re3 Rh6 67. Rg3 Rd6+ 68. Kc3 Rh6 69. Kb3 Rf6
70. Rg5 Rf3+ 71. Ka4 Rf4 72. Rc5+ Kd6 73. Rd5+ Kc6 74. Kb3
Rf3+ 75. Kc2 Ra3 76. Rd3 Ra2+ 77. Kc3 Rh2 78. Rg3 Rh6 79. Kb3
Rf6 80. Re3 Rh6 81. Rf3 Rg6 82. Rf4 Rg1 83. Rf6+ Kc7 84. Kc3
Rg3+ 85. Kd4 Rg4+ 86. Kd5 Rg5+ 87. Ke4 Rg4+ 88. Rf4 Rg1
89. Kd4 Rd1+ 90. Kc5 Rd7 91. Rf5 Rh7 92. Rd5 Rg7 93. Re5 Re7
94. Kd5 Rd7+ 95. Kc5 Rh7 96. Kd4 Rd7+ 97. Rd5 Rh7 98. b5 axb5
99. cxb5 Rh4+ 100. Kc5 b6+ 101. axb6+ Kb7 102. Rd7+ Kb8
103. Rg7 Rh5+ 104. Kb4 Rh4+ 105. Ka5 Rh1 106. b7 Rh6 107. Rd7
Rg6 108. Kb4 Rg4+ 109. Kc5 Rg5+ 110. Kb6 Rg6+ 111. Ka5 Rh6
112. Rg7 Rf6 113. Rh7 Rg6 114. Kb4 Rg4+ 115. Kc5 Rg5+ 116. Kb6
Rg6+ 117. Ka5 Rf6 118. b6 Rf5+ 119. Ka6 Ra5+ 120. Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Parimarjan Negi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc5 6. Be2
Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Bf5
12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Re1 Rad8 14. h3 h6 15. Bg3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe6
17. Rad1 d4 18. Qb5 dxc3 19. bxc3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 b6 21. Qa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Muelheim GER"]
[Date "2010.02.06"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nazar Firman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 h6
17. Bf1 Bd6 18. c4 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 Qe4 20. Be3 b6 21. Rd1 Qe7
22. c5 bxc5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Bc4
Bd7 27. Rd1 Re8 28. Qf1 Qe7 29. Bd5 Nb8 30. Rb1 a6 31. Rb7 Bb5
32. Qc1 Rc8 33. Qf4 Be8 34. Qc4 Qd6 35. Ra7 Kf8 36. Ra8 Rd8
37. Be4 Bb5 38. Qc3 Re8 39. Qc2 c5 40. Ra7 Re7 41. Ra8 Re8
42. Ra7 c4 43. a4 Qc5 44. Rb7 Bc6 45. Bxc6 Qxc6 46. Rb4 c3
47. Rb3 Qxa4 48. Qxc3 Nd7 49. Rb1 Kg8 50. Nd4 a5 51. Ra1 Qb4
52. Qxb4 axb4 53. Rb1 Nc5 54. Rxb4 Re1+ 55. Kh2 Nd3 56. Rb8+
Kh7 57. Kg3 Re4 58. Rd8 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Muelheim GER"]
[Date "2010.02.07"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Konstantin Landa"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Nb6 15. Ba5 Rd5 16. Bxb6
axb6 17. c4 Rd8 18. f4 Bd6 19. Rhe1 Rhe8 20. Qf3 c5 21. Ne2 b5
22. Nc3 cxd4 23. Nxb5 Qc5 24. Kb1 Rf8 25. Rxd4 Bb8 26. Red1
Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Nxf7+ Kc8 30. Qd1 Nd7
31. Nfd6+ Bxd6 32. Nxd6+ Kc7 33. Ne8+ Kd8 34. Nxg7 Qxc4
35. Ka1 Ke7 36. f5 e5 37. Ne6 e4 38. Nf4 Nf6 39. Qe1 Kf7
40. a3 Nd5 41. Nxd5 Qxd5 42. Qg3 Qxf5 43. Qc7+ Kf6 44. Qd8+
Ke5 45. Qh8+ Kd5 46. Qg8+ Kc5 47. g4 Qf1+ 48. Ka2 e3 49. Qc8+
Kd4 50. Qd7+ Kc4 51. Qe6+ Kd3 52. Qd5+ Kc2 53. Qb3+ Kd2 54. g5
e2 55. Qc3+ Kd1 56. Qd4+ Kc2 57. Qc3+ Kd1 58. Qd3+ Kc1
59. Qc4+ Kd2 60. Qd4+ Kc2 61. Qe4+ Kd2 62. Qd4+ Kc2 63. Qc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2010.02.27"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mircea-Emilian Parligras"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 d6
12. Rd2 Nc6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxc3 16. Rxb7
Nd4 17. Qd1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxc4 19. Qb1 h6 20. Kg2 a5 21. Rxf7
Kxf7 22. Bxa8 Qb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Bb7 c4 25. Rc6 c3 26. Ba6
Ke7 27. Bc4 Kd7 28. Bb5 Ke7 29. Bc4 Kd7 30. Bb5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2010.02.28"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Predrag Nikolic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Qc7
7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bb5 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rfc1 Rfc8
12. Ne5 Rab8 13. Na4 Bd6 14. f4 Ne4 15. Qd1 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Qa5
17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Kf2 Rc2+ 19. Rxc2 Bxc2 20. Nc5 a6 21. Rc1
Bxc5 22. dxc5 axb5 23. Rxc2 Ra8 24. c6 bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.06"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Marcel Kanarek"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 f5
12. dxc5 fxe4 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. Nb3 Qa4 16. O-O
Ne5 17. Bd4 Bf6 18. Rb1 Bf5 19. Qb2 Nc6 20. Bxf6 exf6 21. Nd4
Rd7 22. Bd1 1-0

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.08"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Berczes"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Bd3 Be6 8. b3 c5 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc8 11. O-O a6
12. Ba3 Re8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bc4 Qa5 16. Qc1 e5
17. b4 Qb6 18. Nf3 h6 19. b5 Bf5 20. bxa6 Bxb1 21. Qxb1 Rxa6
22. Bxa6 Qxa6 23. Bb2 Nc6 24. Rd1 Qb5 25. e4 Rd8 26. Rxd8+
Nxd8 27. Qc2 Nc6 28. g3 Qa6 29. Ba1 Qa3 30. Kg2 Bf6 31. Qc4
Qa6 32. Qd5 Nb4 33. Qd7 Qc6 34. Qxc6 Nxc6 35. Kf1 Kf8 36. Ke2
Ke7 37. Kd3 b5 38. Bc3 Kd6 39. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.09"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rene Stern"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 b6 5. f3 O-O 6. e4 d5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. e5 Ne8 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. f4 Nc6
12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc7 16. Be3 f5
17. Rc1 Ne7 18. O-O Qd7 19. Qb3 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.10"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Matej Sebenik"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+
12. Kxd1 Be6 13. Kc2 Bc4 14. Be3 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nd7 16. e6
fxe6 17. Rab1 e5 18. b4 e6 19. bxa5 Bc5 20. Bd2 O-O-O 21. Nd1
Bd4 22. Ne3 Nc5 23. Nc4 Kb8 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Rfd1 Ka7 26. Bh4
Ka6 27. Rd2 h5 28. h3 Rh7 29. Rb6+ Ka7 30. Rb4 Ka6 31. Rb6+
Ka7 32. Rb1 Ka6 33. Bg3 h4 34. Bh2 Rh5 35. Rbd1 Rf7 36. Bg1
Rg5 37. Be3 Rg3 38. Re1 Nxa4 39. Rb1 Nc3 40. Rb6+ Bxb6
41. axb6 Nxe4 42. fxe4 Rf1 43. Re2 Kb5 44. Nd6+ Ka6 45. Kc3 c5
46. Nc4 Rc1+ 47. Kd3 Rd1+ 48. Kc3 Rc1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Kc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.11"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Marcos Llaneza-Vega"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 b5
7. a3 Bb7 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. f4 Rc8 10. Qf3 Ngf6 11. O-O g6 12. Qh3
Nc5 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5
21. Rf2 Ke7 22. Rd1 Rhc8 23. Rdd2 Rc4 24. Kf1 h6 25. g3 g5
26. Kg2 gxf4 27. gxf4 Kf6 28. c3 Kf5 29. Rd3 Rg8+ 30. Rg3 Rg6
31. Rxg6 fxg6 32. Kg3 a5 33. Rd2 Rxf4 34. Rd8 Rc4 35. Rf8+ Ke5
36. Rh8 h5 37. Rg8 Rg4+ 38. Kf3 Kd5 39. Rd8+ Kc4 40. Rc8+ Kd5
41. Rd8+ Kc4 42. Rc8+ Kb3 43. Rc5 Ka4 44. b4 g5 45. Rc6 axb4
46. axb4 Rc4 47. Rxc4 bxc4 48. h3 Kb5 49. Ke4 h4 50. Ke3 e5
51. Kf3 Kc6 52. Kf2 Kd6 53. Kf3 Kd5 54. Kf2 e4 55. Kf1 g4
56. hxg4 h3 57. g5 h2 58. Kg2 e3 59. g6 Ke6 0-1

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.12"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ante Brkic"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 Nc6
12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rd7 15. Qb2 Ne5 16. Be2 c4
17. O-O e6 18. Rfd1 exd5 19. exd5 b6 20. d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gergely Szabo"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 Be7 6. O-O
Nc5 7. Be2 Ne6 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Be3 f6
12. f4 fxe5 13. fxe5 Be6 14. Rxf8+ Qxf8 15. Rf1 Qe8 16. Bf3
Nd7 17. Ne2 Bc5 18. Qf4 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Bf7 20. e6 Qxe6
21. Qxe6 Bxe6 22. Nd4 Nf8 23. b4 Rd8 24. a4 Bf7 25. Re1 Re8
26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. Nf5 Bd7 28. Nd6 b6 29. b5 Ng6 30. bxc6 Bxc6
31. Nc8 Kf8 32. Nxa7 Bxa4 33. Nc8 Bxc2 34. Nxb6 d4 35. Kf2 Ke7
36. Nc4 Bd3 37. Na5 Kd6 38. Nb3 Ke5 39. Nd2 Bc2 40. Ba8 Bd1
41. Ke1 Bh5 42. h3 Ne7 43. g4 Bf7 44. Nf3+ Kf4 45. Nxd4 Kg3
46. Ke2 Kxh3 47. Kf3 g5 48. Be4 h6 49. Bb7 Be8 50. Be4 Bd7
51. Nf5 Nxf5 52. gxf5 g4+ 53. Kf4 g3 54. f6 Be8 0-1

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. Kf2 c5 10. e4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxe4
12. Ba3 Bd5 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxc5 Rfc8 16. a5 b6
17. Bb4 Qc7 18. Qd2 h6 19. Ba6 Bb7 20. Be2 Nd5 21. c4 Nf4
22. Bf1 Ba6 23. axb6 axb6 24. d5 exd5 25. g3 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zoltan Almasi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. e4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Bg4 11. Be3 e5
12. dxe5 Nfd7 13. e6 fxe6 14. Qd6 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne5 16. Qxe6+
Kh8 17. f4 Qh4 18. Kg2 Nd3 19. Ne2 Rae8 20. Qh3 Qxh3+ 21. Kxh3
Rxe4 22. Kg2 Nxb2 23. Ng3 Ree8 24. Bc5 Nd3 25. Bxf8 Bxa1
26. Bd6 Nc8 27. Bb8 Bf6 28. f5 Kg7 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. f4 Nc5
31. f5 Nxb3 32. axb3 a6 33. fxg6 Kxg6 34. Kf3 Ne7 35. Ba7 Nf5
36. Bf2 Re5 37. Ne4 Rb5 38. Rb1 Nd4+ 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. Ke2 Be5
41. h3 Kf5 42. Nd2 Bf4 43. Nf3 Ke4 44. Ra1 Rb4 45. Ra3 c5
46. Ne1 Bc1 47. Ra5 Be3 48. Ra3 Bd4 49. Nd3 Rb6 50. Ra4 Kd5
51. Ra3 Re6+ 52. Kd2 Be3+ 53. Kc2 Rh6 54. b4 c4 55. Nc1 Bxc1
56. Kxc1 Rb6 57. Ra4 Kd4 58. Kc2 Rg6 59. Ra3 Rg2+ 60. Kc1 c3
61. Ra5 Kc4 0-1

[Event "European Individual Championships"]
[Site "Rijeka CRO"]
[Date "2010.03.17"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 Nbd7 9. c3 c5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 b5 12. h3
Bh5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. a4 a6 17. axb5
axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. g4 Bg6 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Rd1 b4 22. Nxg6
hxg6 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Be3 Qe6 25. Qf3 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 bxc3
27. bxc3 Qc6 28. Qd4 Rc8 29. Qxd5 Qxc3 30. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5
12. Qh4 O-O 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bf3 Rb4 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Rd1 h6
17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Ne4 Rc4 19. b3 Bxa1 20. bxc4 Ba4 21. Qd6 Qc8
22. Rf1 Qxc4 23. Ba3 Rc8 24. Rc1 Bc2 25. Nd2 Qxa2 26. Nf1 Be5
27. Qa6 Rc3 28. Qxa7 Qxa3 29. Qxa3 Rxa3 30. Rxc2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[EventDate "2009.10.17"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gennadi Ginsburg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. c4 Nb4
7. Be3 Bf5 8. Na3 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Be2 e5 11. O-O exd4
12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O-O 14. Rfd1 b6 15. Bf3 f6 16. Be3
Bc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rd4 20. Kf1 Kd7
21. Ke2 Kd6 22. Ke3 Ke5 23. g3 Nxa2 24. Be2 g5 25. f3 Nb4
26. Rf1 Bd3 27. Rf2 a5 28. h3 f5 29. f4+ gxf4+ 30. gxf4+ Kf6
31. Bf3 Bxc4 32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Rd2 Ke6 34. Rd8 Nd5+ 35. Kf2
Rxf4 36. Rh8 Nf6 37. Rc8 Kd7 38. Rf8 Ke7 39. Rc8 Nd7 40. Kg3
Rb4 41. Bxc6 Ne5 42. Bd5 h5 43. Rxc5 h4+ 44. Kg2 Rxb2+ 45. Kf1
a4 46. Ra5 Rb4 47. Ke2 Kf6 48. Bg8 Re4+ 49. Kf2 Kg5 50. Bh7
Kf4 51. Ra6 Nd3+ 52. Kg2 Re2+ 53. Kg1 Re7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.10"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be3 h5 11. Kb1 Qc7
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne2 b5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Rc1 e5 16. Nf5 Bxf5
17. exf5 d5 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Qe1 e4 20. Be2 Qe5 21. Qg1 Rfd8
22. Rd1 Rac8 23. Bd4 Qxf5 24. g4 Qh7 25. gxh5 exf3 26. Bd3 Qh6
27. Qg3 Bc5 28. Be5 f2 29. Qh4 Re8 30. Bd4 Ne4 31. Bxe4 dxe4
32. Qxf2 Qxh5 33. Rhg1 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Rc6 35. Re1 Rf6 36. Qg3
Rfe6 37. a4 Qc5 38. c3 bxa4 39. Rxa4 f5 40. Rd4 Qe5 41. Qg2
Rd6 42. Qf1 Rxd4 43. cxd4 Qb5 44. Qxb5 axb5 45. Kc2 Kf7
46. Kc3 Kf6 47. Kb4 f4 48. Kc5 e3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2009/10"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.04.11"]
[EventDate "2010.??.??"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. c3 Re8 9. Bc2 b6 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8
12. Nc4 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Nfd2 Nxg3
17. fxg3 Nf6 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Ne3
Bf8 22. Nf5 Re8 23. Bd3 g4 24. Kf2 Bc8 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Kxe1
gxh3 27. gxh3 Nd5 28. Ke2 Ne7 29. Nxe7+ Bxe7 30. h4 Bg4+
31. Ke3 d5 32. Nf1 f5 33. Nh2 Bd6 34. Nxg4 fxg4 35. Kf2 Kg7
36. Bf5 h5 37. Be6 c5 38. Bxd5 cxd4 39. cxd4 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Max Euwe Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.05.13"]
[EventDate "2010.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Ne7 4. d4 d5 5. Nc3 dxe4 6. Nxe4
Nd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Ne3 10. Bxe3 fxe3 11. Qe2 Nc6
12. Qxe3 Nb4 13. Rae1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 c6 15. Kh1 Be6 16. Ne4 Qa5
17. Neg5 Bf5 18. Qc4 Bf6 19. c3 Bg6 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Rae8
22. Rfe1 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Rd8 24. g4 h6 25. h4 Qc7 26. Kg2 g6
27. Qe2 Kf8 28. Qe3 Bg7 29. Ne5 Qd6 30. a4 c5 31. dxc5 Qd2+
32. Qf2 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Qd1 34. Re2 Qxa4 35. Qf3 Qc4 36. Kh2
Qxc5 37. Qxb7 Rd1 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qg3 Qd5 40. Qe5+ Qxe5+
41. Rxe5 Rd2+ 42. Kg3 Rxb2 43. Ra5 Rb7 44. Ra6 g5 45. hxg5
hxg5 46. c4 Rc7 47. Kf3 Kf8 48. c5 Re7 49. c6 Ke8 50. Ra5 f6
51. Rf5 Kf7 52. Rc5 Rc7 53. Ke4 Ke6 54. Ra5 Kd6 55. Kf5 Ke7
56. Ra2 Kf7 57. Rh2 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Max Euwe Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.05.14"]
[EventDate "2010.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. h3 Nh5
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bc1 f5 14. Ng5 f4 15. Ne6 fxg3 16. f4 Ndf6
17. f5 Bxe6 18. dxe6 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Kh8 20. e4 Qxe6 21. Be3 d5
22. Bxc5 dxe4 23. Qf1 Rfe8 24. Re1 Rad8 25. Nxe4 Rd5 26. Rxd5
Qxd5 27. Rd1 Qc6 28. Qf5 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxh5 Re8
31. b4 b6 32. Be7 Rg8 33. Qd5 Qg6 34. Rd2 h6 35. Kg2 Re8
36. Re2 Kh7 37. Qf3 h5 38. b5 Rc8 39. Qxg3 Qf5 40. Qg5 Qxg5+
41. Bxg5 Rc5 42. h4 Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Max Euwe Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.05.15"]
[EventDate "2010.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. e3 e6 5. Qf3 c5 6. O-O-O a6
7. Nge2 Qa5 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nd7 11. Nf4 cxd4
12. Ncxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Ra7 14. Bh3 Be7 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. Nh5
f6 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. Qxa7 Bc5 19. Qa8 Ne5 20. gxf6 gxf6 21. Qg2
Ng6 22. Qc6 Bb4 23. Kb1 1-0

[Event "Max Euwe Match"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[EventDate "2010.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3
e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. c4 Qd6 11. d5 Ne7
12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb4 c5 14. dxc6 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nxc6 16. Ba3 Rd8
17. Bd6 Nd4 18. c5 bxc5 19. Rxd4 cxd4 20. Bb5+ Nd7 21. Rg1 a6
22. Ba4 g6 23. Ke2 f6 24. Rc1 dxe3 25. fxe3 h5 26. Rc7 Rh7
27. Kd3 Re7 28. Ke4 Kf7 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Kd5 f5 31. Rxd7+
Rxd7+ 32. Bxd7 Kxd7 33. Kxe5 Ke7 34. h4 g5 35. Kxf5 gxh4
36. Kf4 Kf6 37. e4 a5 38. a4 Kg6 39. Ke3 Kg5 40. Kf2 Kf4
41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2010.05.26"]
[EventDate "2010.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pia Cramling"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 b6
7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bd3 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bd2 Qb8 14. Rac1 Rd8 15. Be1 Ne5 16. Bxh7+
Nxh7 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Nxe5 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Rd1 Ng5
21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. e4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bd2 b5 25. axb5
axb5 26. h3 b4 27. Na4 Bf8 28. b3 Qd4 29. Qe3 Qa1+ 30. Kh2
Bd6+ 31. f4 Qb1 32. Nb6 Bxe4 33. Nc4 Bf8 34. Qd4 Bd5 35. Qe3
Qf1 36. Qg1 Bxc4 37. bxc4 Qxg1+ 38. Kxg1 b3 39. Bc1 Bc5+
40. Kf1 Bd4 41. c5 Kf8 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2010.05.27"]
[EventDate "2010.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Qxd4 8. Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 b5 10. Bd6 Qxb2 11. O-O Nd5
12. e4 Nc3 13. Qg4 h5 14. Qg5 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Qd2 e5
17. Bxb8 Nd4 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. f4 Qc5 21. Nc2 h4
22. f5 hxg3 23. h3 Qe7 24. e5 Nd8 25. f6 gxf6 26. exf6 Qc7
27. Rfe1+ Ne6 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30. Qg5 Rf8 31. Rxe6+
fxe6 32. Qg6+ Qf7 33. Bxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[EventDate "2010.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tiger Hillarp Persson"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. Bb2 Nd7 6. h3 Bh5
7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 Nc5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qe2 a5
12. f3 e5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rg1 d4 15. Nd1 Be7 16. h4 Ne6 17. Bh3
Nhf4 18. exf4 Nxf4 19. Qf1 Rxh4 20. Nf2 a4 21. b4 a3 22. Bc1
d3 23. Rb1 Qd4 24. Rh1 Qxc4 25. Bd7+ Kxd7 26. Rxh4 Qxa2
27. Rxf4 Qxb1 28. Rxf7 Qxc1+ 29. Nd1 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2010.05.29"]
[EventDate "2010.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jonny Hector"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5
dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Be2 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd3
d5 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. g3 c6 14. Bd2 Qe6 15. Qh5 Qh3 16. Bxh7+ Kh8
17. Bg6+ Kg8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2010.05.30"]
[EventDate "2010.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Re1 Be4
12. Qc1 Bb7 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Qc1 Bb7 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Nbd2 h6
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nb3 Rc8 19. Rd1 Bd5 20. Ne1 Qe7 21. Nd3 Bxb3
22. axb3 c5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Bb7 Qxc1 26. Rdxc1
Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rb8 28. Bxa6 Rb6 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Ra8 Ne4
31. Bc8 g6 32. Ra7 Kg7 33. Rc7 Kf8 34. Bd7 h5 35. b4 g5 36. f3
Nd6 37. Kf2 Ra6 38. Rc5 Ra2 39. Bxb5 h4 40. b3 hxg3+ 41. hxg3
g4 42. Ba4 gxf3 43. Kxf3 Rd2 44. Rc7 Nf5 45. b5 Rd6 46. g4 Ne7
47. Rc2 Rb6 48. Ke4 Ke8 49. Kd4 Rb8 50. Ke5 Nd5 51. e4 Ne7
52. Rc7 Rb6 53. Kd4 Kd8 54. Rxe7 Kxe7 55. Kc5 Rb8 56. b6 Kd8
57. e5 Rc8+ 58. Bc6 Rb8 59. b4 Kc8 60. b5 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.11"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+
12. Kxd1 Be6 13. Kc2 Bc4 14. Be3 Bxf1 15. Rhxf1 Nc4 16. Bd4
O-O-O 17. Rfd1 e6 18. Kb3 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxe5 20. Rc1 g5
21. Nb5 Rg8 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Kc7 24. Rcd1 h5 25. g3 Nxf3
26. Rd7+ Kb6 27. Rxf7 Nxh2 28. Rh1 Ng4 29. Rxh5 Ne5 30. Re7
Nd3 31. Rhh7 Nc5+ 32. Kc4 Rb8 33. b4 Nxe4 34. Rxe6 Nxg3
35. bxa5+ Kxa5 36. Re3 Nf1 37. Re5+ b5+ 38. Kc5 Kxa4 39. Re2
Rf8 40. Rh3 Rf5+ 41. Kxc6 g4 42. Re4+ b4 43. Rxg4 Nd2 44. Rhh4
Rf6+ 45. Kc7 Rf7+ 46. Kd6 Rf6+ 47. Ke5 Rb6 48. Kd5 Rb8 49. Kc6
Ka3 50. Kc7 Rb5 51. Kc6 Rb8 52. Rd4 Nb3 53. Rd3 Rc8+ 54. Kb5
Rc5+ 55. Kb6 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.12"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 O-O
7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Rb8
12. a3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. Qc4 Qa5 15. Be3 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.13"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin van Kampen"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+
12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5
Rab8 17. Re1 b5 18. Qxd5 Nb4+ 19. Kb1 exd5 20. Ne5 bxa4
21. Nd7 Rfe8 22. Be2 Rbd8 23. Bf3 Nd3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kc2
Nf4 26. Kd2 Ne6 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. Nd3 Nd4 30. Bd1
Kf8 31. Bxa4 Rb6 32. Ke3 Nf5+ 33. Kf4 Ne7 34. Ke5 Ke8 35. Kd6
Kd8 36. Re1 Nc8+ 37. Kc5 Kd7 38. b3 Nd6 39. Ne5+ Kc7 40. Nxc6
Ne4+ 41. Kd4 Rxc6 42. Bxc6 Kxc6 43. Ra1 Nd2 44. Ra6+ Kb7
45. Ra2 Nxb3+ 46. Kxd5 a5 47. Kc4 a4 48. Rxa4 Nd2+ 49. Kd3 Nf1
50. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.15"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wouter Spoelman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 e5
7. Nxe5 Ng4 8. f4 dxc4 9. Bb2 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Be6 11. Na3 Nd7
12. Qc1 cxb3 13. Nc4 O-O 14. d4 bxa2 15. Ba3 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Qd4+ 17. Ne3 Qxe5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Nc2 Qc5+ 20. e3 Bxa1
21. Nxa1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Nxc2
Bd5 26. e4 Be6 27. Kf2 b5 28. Na1 b4 29. Bd1 c5 30. Ke3 c4
31. Kd4 b3 32. Kc3 f6 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.16"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Benjamin Bok"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6
12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 f6
17. f5 Nc6 18. Bb5 Ne5 19. Nxd4 a6 20. Ba4 Qe7 21. Rac1 Rd8
22. Bb3 Ra7 23. Be6 Bb7 24. Bd5 Bc8 25. Be6 Bb7 26. Qe3 Qd6
27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Rfd1 Qe7 29. Bh3 Kh7 30. Qf2 Nc6 31. Qh4+
Kg8 32. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Bxc6 34. e5 Bd7 35. Qc4+ Kh8
36. Bxd7 Rxd7 37. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.17"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. c5 Be7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 c6
12. Bf4 b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. a4 Bf6 15. Qb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.18"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. Bd3 O-O
12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Rb5 Qa3 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. Rb5 Qa3 16. Rb3 Qa5
17. dxc5 Na4 18. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A74"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Qc2
Rb8 13. a5 Qc7 14. h3 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Re1 Nfd7 17. Nb3
Ne5 18. f4 c4 19. Na5 Qc5+ 20. Kf1 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Qxd3
Bd7 23. Nc6 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb5+ 25. Kg1 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Rec8
27. Ra5 Qxc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxa6 Rc2 30. f5 Rbc8 31. Rxb6
Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kf3 gxf5 35. exf5 Kg7
36. g4 Rh2 37. Kg3 Rd2 38. g5 h6 39. h4 hxg5 40. hxg5 Rd4
41. Rb7 Kg8 42. b4 Rd3+ 43. Kf4 Rd4+ 44. Kf3 Rd5 45. Ke4 Re5+
46. Kf4 Re1 47. b5 Rf1+ 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Kc2 Rd5
51. b6 Rxf5 52. g6 Rb5 53. gxf7+ Kg7 54. Kc3 d5 55. Kd4 Kf8
56. Ke5 Kg7 57. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2010.06.20"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 e6 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Ba3 Re8 13. e4 Nc6 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qa4 b6
17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Ng5 c6 19. c5 Qc7 20. Bb4 Kh8 21. Bxa5 bxa5
22. Bxc6 Bc2 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Qc4 Kf8 25. Ng5 Bxd1 26. Rxd1
Rab8 27. Bxe8 Kxe8 28. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.19"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3
Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O e5
12. d5 Nb8 13. c5 Na6 14. Rac1 Nxc5 15. Nxe5 Bf5 16. Nd3 Nxd3
17. exd3 Rfe8 18. d4 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. h4 h6 21. Kh2 Rxe1
22. Rxe1 Qd8 23. Re3 Bd7 24. Qb4 b6 25. Qc3 a5 26. Be4 Qf6
27. Kg2 g6 28. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.20"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "217"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Be3 e5
7. d5 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nd4 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Be2 Nd7 13. f4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rae1 a5 16. Bd3 a4
17. Nf3 c6 18. Re2 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qa5 20. Qb1 Rac8 21. Rd1 Nd7
22. h3 b5 23. Bc2 Nb6 24. Rde1 Nc4 25. e5 Ne3 26. e6 f5 27. g4
b4 28. gxf5 Rxc2 29. Rxe3 Qc5 30. Rd3 gxf5 31. Nh4 b3 32. axb3
axb3 33. Qd1 Qxd5 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. Rxf3 d3 36. Rxd3 Bxb2
37. Nxf5 Rc1 38. Rxc1 Bxc1 39. Rg3+ Kf8 40. e7+ Rxe7 41. Nxe7
b2 42. Rb3 Kxe7 43. Kf2 Bxf4 44. Rxb2 Kf6 45. Kf3 Be5 46. Rg2
Kf5 47. Rg8 h5 48. Rf8+ Kg6 49. Ke4 h4 50. Kd5 Bg3 51. Ke6 Kg5
52. Rf5+ Kg6 53. Ra5 Be5 54. Ra4 Bg3 55. Rg4+ Kh6 56. Kf6 Be5+
57. Kf7 Bg3 58. Rg6+ Kh7 59. Kf6 Be5+ 60. Kg5 Bf4+ 61. Kh5 Bg3
62. Rg4 Be1 63. Rf4 Kg7 64. Rf5 Bg3 65. Rf1 d5 66. Rd1 Kf6
67. Rxd5 Ke6 68. Rd1 Ke5 69. Rf1 Ke4 70. Rf8 Ke5 71. Kg6 Ke6
72. Re8+ Kd7 73. Re2 Kd6 74. Kf5 Kd5 75. Rd2+ Kc5 76. Ke6 Kc4
77. Rd5 Bh2 78. Rd8 Bg3 79. Rd5 Bh2 80. Rf5 Bg3 81. Kf6 Kd4
82. Rg5 Ke4 83. Ke6 Kd4 84. Ra5 Kc4 85. Ra8 Kd4 86. Rc8 Bh2
87. Rc1 Bg3 88. Rc2 Kd3 89. Rc1 Kd4 90. Rf1 Kc4 91. Rf5 Kd4
92. Ra5 Kc4 93. Ra4+ Kc5 94. Re4 Bf2 95. Re2 Bg3 96. Rd2 Kc4
97. Kf5 Kc5 98. Ke4 Kc6 99. Rd5 Bh2 100. Rh5 Bg3 101. Rh6+ Kc5
102. Rh5+ Kd6 103. Kd4 Bf2+ 104. Kd3 Bg3 105. Kc4 Ke6
106. Rh6+ Ke5 107. Kd3 Kd5 108. Rh5+ Kd6 109. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.21"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Qe1 Bb4 10. Qe3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O
12. c4 Re8 13. Ne5 Nd6 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re8 18. c4 b6 19. Rac1 Nb7 20. Qg3 Rc8 21. Rfe1
Nd6 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. h4 Nf5 24. Qg4 Qe4 25. f3 Qd4+ 26. Kh1
Nd6 27. Bh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.22"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. c5 g4 12. Nh4
Nc6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. O-O Nd4 16. Bc4+ Kh8
17. Ne2 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. f3 Qg5
22. Nc3 Rc6 23. Kh1 Ne6 24. Qxg5 Nxg5 25. fxg4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1
Nxg4 27. Nf5 Nf6 28. Re1 Ne6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. Bf2 a6 31. g3 h5
32. Kg2 Kh7 33. Be3 Bf8 34. Kf3 Kg6 35. g4 hxg4+ 36. Kxg4 Nf6+
37. Kf3 Kf7 38. Rd2 Ng7 39. Ng3 Ne6 40. a3 b5 41. Nf5 Nc7
42. Bg5 Nd7 43. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.23"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3
Qc8 13. b4 Nc6 14. Qb2 a5 15. bxa5 Nxa5 16. Qxb5 Bc6 17. Qb2
Rb8 18. Bb4 Bd5 19. Nc3 Nc6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rfc1 Ncxb4
22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Qc2 c5 24. e3 Rb8 25. dxc5 Rb5 26. c6 Rc5
27. Qxc5 Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Qb8 29. Nd4 Nc7 30. Rcc1 Qb4 31. Rcb1
Qc5 32. Rb7 Nd5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. Rcb1 g6 36. Rb8
Qd8 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Rc1 Kg7 39. c7 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.24"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Parimarjan Negi"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. g3 Bg7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f4 f6
12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bd2 e5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Rae1 a6
17. Qd1 e4 18. h3 h5 19. Ne2 Qb6 20. Qc1 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.26"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rad1 Nab4 15. Bd2 Nb6 16. Qb3 h6 17. e4
Nd7 18. Nc4 Nf6 19. f3 c6 20. Bf4 Nd7 21. Rd2 Nb6 22. Ne5 Nd7
23. Nc4 Nb6 24. Be3 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Qd7 26. f4 f5 27. exf5 Nd5
28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Qd3 Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Rxf5 31. Rd3 Bb4 32. Bd2
Bxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.27"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O
Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8. d3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4
d5 12. Be3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Rfe1 c6 15. Bg5 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1
Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. h3 Qe1+ 19. Kh2 Bxh3 20. Bxf6 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 dxc4 22. Qxb7 gxf6 23. Qc8+ Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. dxc4
Qe6 26. Qf4 Kg7 27. c5 a5 28. a4 Kf8 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qf4 Kf8
31. Kh2 f5 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Qd8 Qh6+ 34. Kg2 f4 35. Qh4 Qxh4
36. gxh4 Kf6 37. Kf1 Kf5 38. f3 h5 39. Ke2 Ke6 40. Kd3 Kf5
41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Kc2 Ke6 43. Kd2 Kf6 44. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2010.07.28"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ngoc Truongson Nguyen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Be7 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nf5 Bc5
12. b4 Bb6 13. Na3 Bg6 14. Nc4 Bxf5 15. exf5 Qe7 16. a4 Nd5
17. Rb1 e4 18. a5 Bd4 19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Bxe4 Nc3 21. Bb2 Bxf2+
22. Rxf2 Nxe4 23. Re2 Nxg3 24. Re7 Nf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Kf2
Nxf5 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Rxb7 Rab8 29. a6 Rxb7 30. axb7 Rb8
31. Na5 Nd6 32. Rd1 Nxb7 33. Nxc6 Rc8 34. b5 Kg7 35. Kf3 Rc7
36. Rd5 f5 37. c4 Kf6 38. c5 Ke6 39. Re5+ Kf6 40. Kf4 Rd7
41. Rxf5+ Ke6 42. Re5+ Kf6 43. Rh5 Nd8 44. Rf5+ Ke6 45. Re5+
Kf6 46. Nxd8 Rxd8 47. c6 Rd1 48. Re8 Rf1+ 49. Kg4 Rc1 50. Kf3
h5 51. Ra8 Rc5 52. Ke4 Re5+ 53. Kd4 Re7 54. Kd5 Re5+ 55. Kd6
Rxb5 56. c7 Rb1 57. c8=Q Rd1+ 58. Kc5 Rc1+ 59. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2
O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Qa4 Nc7 9. d3 Nc6 10. Ne4 Ne6 11. Be3 Ncd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxc5 Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 a5 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. Nb3
Be6 17. Qxa5 Bxb3 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. axb3 Rxd3 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Nd4 22. Bf4 e5 23. Rxd4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Be5 25. Rc4 b6
26. Rc2 Rd8 27. Bf1 Rd1 28. Kg2 Rb1 29. Re2 Bf6 30. Rd2 Rxb2
31. Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.13"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Ra7 15. a5 Bxd4 16. Rfd1 b5
17. e3 Qf6 18. Nxb5 Bxb2 19. Nxa7 Bxa1 20. Kg2 Bc3 21. Qb7 Qe5
22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.14"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. Ne5 c5
7. Na3 cxd4 8. Naxc4 Ra7 9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bxb7 Rxb7
12. Rc1 Bc5 13. b4 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Bxd4 Nd5 16. a3 f6
17. Nf3 e5 18. Qb3 exd4 19. Nxd4 Rf7 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. Nf5 b5
22. Na5 Bf8 23. e4 Nb6 24. Nb7 Qe8 25. Nbd6 Bxd6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6
27. Rxd6 Nc4 28. Rxc4 bxc4 29. Qxc4 Kf8 30. Qc5 Re7 31. a4 Nd7
32. Qd5 Re5 33. Qd3 Re7 34. Kg2 Ne5 35. Qxa6 Qh5 36. Qc8+ Kf7
37. Qc3 Qe2 38. Rd4 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Nxd7 40. Qb3+ Ke7 41. Qd5
Ne5 42. a5 h5 43. Qb7+ Kf8 44. a6 Nd3 45. Qa8+ Kf7 46. Qd5+
Ke7 47. Qb7+ Kf8 48. Qa8+ Kf7 49. Qd5+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.15"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e5
7. Qc2 a6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. g4 h6 10. Rg1 e4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Qxe4+ Ne7 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bc4 Bg7 16. h4 Qd6
17. Nd4 Kf8 18. f4 h5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 Rd8 21. Ke2 b5
22. Bd3 Nd5 23. Kf3 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Qxd3 25. Rg2 Re8 26. Rcg1
Rh7 27. Qb4+ Kg8 28. Qc5 Kh8 29. b4 Bh6 30. Rc1 Rg7 31. Rxg7
Kxg7 32. Rg1+ Kh7 33. Qa7 Qxf5+ 34. Ke2 Qe6 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 Qb6 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. e3 Nc6
12. Ne5 Nd6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Bd4
Qa5 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. Na5 Rab8
21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Qe5 Bh3 23. Nab3 Rb4 24. c5 Qb7 25. f3 Nb5
26. Kf2 Be6 27. Rc2 Na3 28. Rc3 Nb5 29. Rc2 Na3 30. Rc3 Nb5
31. Rd3 Qa6 32. Ne4 Nd6 33. Nxd6 Qxd3 34. Nxc8 Bxc8 35. Re1
Rc4 36. Nd4 Ba6 37. Qxe7 Rc1 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.18"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rac8
12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5 16. Rfe1
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Rfd8 19. Red1 Bc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Qf4 h6 22. h3 a5 23. Kf1 Kf8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Ke2 Ke7
26. h4 Bd6 27. Qd4 Qc7 28. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.19"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Bb3 e6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. f4 e5 11. Ba4+ Ke7
12. Nde2 exf4 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Nd4 g6 15. Qd2 Bh6 16. O-O-O
Bxb3 17. axb3 Rhc8 18. h4 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 f3+ 20. Kb1 fxg2
21. Rhe1 Bf4 22. Qh3 Be5 23. Nf3 Qf2 24. Rg1 Qg3 25. Qxg3 Bxg3
26. Rxg2 Bf4 27. Re1 Nd7 28. c3 h5 29. Kc2 Ne5 30. Nd4 Ng4
31. Kd3 Re8 32. b4 Be5 33. Rh1 Bf6 34. Ne2 d5 35. exd5 Kd6
36. Rf1 Bxh4 37. Rxg4 hxg4 38. Rxf7 b5 39. Rf4 g5 40. Rxg4
Kxd5 41. Rd4+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.20"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qc2 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+
12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfc1 a5 16. Qd1 e5
17. Na4 Qg6 18. Bxc4 exd4 19. exd4 Rd8 20. Qb3 Qf5 21. Ne1
Rab8 22. Nc2 Bd2 23. Rd1 Bxg2 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Qe6 Qxc2
26. Kxg2 Nf6 27. Qc4 Qe4+ 28. f3 Qh4 29. Kh1 Ne4 30. Rg1 Nf2+
31. Kg2 Rxd4 32. Qe6 Bf4 33. Kf1 Nd1 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.21"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 b5 8. e5 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Rg8 12. h4
Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 Qe7 16. Bg2 Kd8 17. Qxg6
Bg7 18. Ne4 Kc7 19. Ng5 Nf8 20. Qf7 Qxf7 21. Nxf7 Bd7 22. Rh5
Ne7 23. Rg5 Nfg6 24. Be4 Rf8 25. Bxg6 Nxg6 26. Nd6 Rh8 27. Ke2
Rh6 28. Nf7 Be8 29. Nxh6 Bxh6 30. Rg4 c5 31. Rh1 Bf8 32. Rh7+
Kb6 33. dxc5+ Bxc5 34. Rh6 Nf8 35. Rg8 b4 36. Rf6 c3 37. bxc3
bxc3 38. Kd3 Bb4 39. Rxe6+ Nxe6 40. Rxe8 Nc5+ 41. Kc2 Kc7
42. f4 Ne4 43. f5 Nxg3 44. a3 Bxa3 45. f6 Ne2 46. e6 Kd6
47. e7 Ke6 48. Rg8 Bxe7 49. fxe7 Kxe7 50. Rg4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.22"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Qb3 Ra7 15. Ne4 Bxd4 16. Rfd1 Qb6
17. Qd3 c5 18. e3 Be5 19. Rac1 Nc6 20. Nxc5 Rd8 21. Nd7 Qxb2
22. Qc4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qxc6 Raxd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Rc8+
Kh7 27. Rxd7 Kg6 28. h4 Qa3 29. Kg2 Kf6 30. Rb7 Qd6 31. Ra8 b4
32. Raa7 Qf8 33. h5 Bd6 34. Rd7 Be5 35. Rab7 Qe8 36. Bd1 Bc3
37. Bb3 Bd2 38. Kf1 Bc3 39. Ke2 Qg8 40. Bc2 Qe8 41. f4 g5
42. hxg6 fxg6 43. e4 g5 44. e5+ Bxe5 45. Rf7+ Qxf7 46. fxe5+
Kg7 47. Rxf7+ Kxf7 48. g4 Kg7 49. Kf3 Kf7 50. Bb3 Ke7 51. Ke4
Kf7 52. Bd1 Kg7 53. Kd4 Kg6 54. Kc4 h5 55. gxh5+ Kf5 56. h6
Kg6 57. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Miguel Infante"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2276"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Bf4 d6
12. Rab1 Na6 13. a3 Rac8 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. e4 Bc6 16. Qe2 h6
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Nd2 Bf8 21. Qd3
Qc7 22. Ne4 Bg4 23. f3 Bh5 24. Bh3 Bg6 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. Rd2
Nc7 27. Re1 Ne6 28. Be3 Qc6 29. Qd5 Qc7 30. Bf2 Rb8 31. f4 Bh7
32. f5 Nd4 33. Bxd4 cxd4 34. b4 Rc8 35. Rxd4 Qb6 36. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Genba"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7
7. c4 e5 8. Nc3 Re8 9. Qc2 h5 10. O-O-O c6 11. h3 a6 12. dxe5
dxe5 13. Ng5 Qa5 14. a3 Nf8 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Qc3
Qxc3+ 18. Nxc3 b5 19. c5 h4 20. b4 e4 21. Nb1 a5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. Nc3 Nd7 24. Kb2 Ne5 25. Rd4 Ra7 26. Rhd1 Rea8 27. Rd6 axb4
28. axb4 Ra3 29. R1d4 R8a7 30. Bf1 Kf8 31. Rd1 Ke7 32. Rb1 Be6
33. Kc2 f5 34. Be2 g5 35. f4 exf3 36. Bxf3 R7a6 37. Be2 Bf7
38. Bd3 Be6 39. Be2 f4 40. exf4 Bf5+ 41. Kd2 Nf7 42. Bd3 Nxd6
43. cxd6+ Kf6 44. fxg5+ Kxg5 45. Rf1 Bxd3 46. Kxd3 c5 47. bxc5
b4 48. Kd4 Rxc3 49. d7 Ra8 50. Kd5 Rd3+ 51. Ke6 b3 52. Ke7
Re3+ 53. Kd6 Rd3+ 54. Ke7 b2 55. Rb1 Re3+ 56. Kd6 Kf6 57. c6
Rd3+ 58. Kc7 Rd2 59. Kb7 Ra1 60. c7 Rxd7 61. Rxb2 Rc1 62. Rb6+
Ke5 63. Rc6 Rxc6 64. Kxc6 Rd1 65. c8=R Rc1+ 66. Kd7 Rxc8
67. Kxc8 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Marian Jurcik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bxd3
7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Rfe1 O-O
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qa6
17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Ne5 a4 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Red1 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Qa5 22. Qe4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qd4 Qxd4
26. Bxd4 b5 27. Kf1 h5 28. Ke2 Kh7 29. cxb5 cxb5 30. Ke3 Kg6
31. Ke4 f5+ 32. exf6 gxf6 33. f4 f5+ 34. Kd3 Kf7 35. Be3 Ke8
36. Bd2 Bd6 37. g3 Kd7 38. Bb4 Bc7 39. Bc5 Kc6 40. Bd4 Kd5
41. Be3 e5 42. Bd2 e4+ 43. Ke2 Bb6 44. Be3 Bxe3 45. Kxe3 Kc5
46. h3 Kd5 47. Kd2 Kd4 48. Ke2 e3 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Salgado Lopez"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Qc7 6. Bb3
dxe3 7. Bxe3 e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nb5 Qa5 11. Nfd4 Bd7
12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Ne4 16. Nxc6
Bxc6 17. Ba3 Qg5 18. f4 Qd8 19. Qe1 h5 20. h3 h4 21. Kh2 Qd3
22. f5 Qg3+ 23. Kg1 Qxe1 24. Rfxe1 exf5 25. Rc5 Kd7 26. Rxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mateusz Bartel"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. O-O c5 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Bxc4 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. Qh5 Qf8 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. g4 Rd5
17. g5 f5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Ng3 Kh7 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Kh1 Re8
22. Rad1 g6 23. gxh6 Qe7 24. Rd3 Bc8 25. Rg1 c5 26. Rxd5 Bb7
27. Rgd1 c4 28. e4 fxe4 29. Qe3 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rd8 31. Rxd8
Qxd8 32. Qxe4 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd2+ 34. Kh3 Bd6 35. Kg4 Kxh6
36. Qxc4 Qd1+ 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Qe4 Qf6 39. b3 Qa1 40. Qd5 Bf8
41. f5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 c5 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ng5 g6 16. Qh4 h5
17. Be2 c4 18. Bd2 Bg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Bc3 Rae8 21. Rd5 Bc5
22. Kh1 Bxe3 23. Qg3 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 f6 25. Qg3 Rd8 26. Rad1
Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Re8 28. Qh4 Be6 29. Rd1 Qf7 30. a5 Bf5 31. Rd6
g5 32. Qd4 Bd3 33. Bxd3 cxd3 34. h3 Re6 35. Rd8+ Re8 36. Rd6
Re6 37. Rd8+ Re8 38. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yuniesky Quesada Perez"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Nb5 cxd4 11. Nbxd4 Bb6
12. Nb5 Qe7 13. b4 a6 14. Nbd4 Bc7 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb3 e5
17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 e4 19. Nd4 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb2
Rac8 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. f4 exf3
26. gxf3 Ne7 27. f4 Bc7 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Ba2 Nd6 30. Kf3 Kf8
31. e4 Ke8 32. e5 Ndf5 33. Nxf5 Nxf5 34. Bd5 b6 35. Ke4 g6
36. Bc3 h6 37. Be1 Ne7 38. Bb7 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Bf2 Nf5
41. Ba6 Bd8 42. Bb5+ Kf8 43. Bd7 Be7 44. a4 Ng7 45. Be1 Bd8
46. Kd5 Ke7 47. Bg4 f5 48. exf6+ Kxf6 49. Bh4+ g5 50. fxg5+
hxg5 51. Be1 Nf5 52. Bc3+ Kg6 53. Bd2 Kf6 54. h3 Ng3 55. Be1
Nf1 56. Bc3+ Ke7 57. Bd4 Bc7 58. Be2 Ng3 59. Bg4 Nf1 60. Kc4
Bf4 61. Kd3 Bd6 62. Ke2 Ng3+ 63. Kf3 Nf1 64. Bf5 Ng3 65. Bc8
Bc7 66. Bf2 Nh5 67. Kg4 Nf6+ 68. Kf5 Nd5 69. Bb7 Nf4 70. Kg4
Kf6 71. Be3 Ne6 72. Bc8 Bf4 73. Bb6 Bc7 74. Bf2 Bf4 75. Bd7
Ke7 76. Bb5 Bd2 77. Kf5 Nf4 78. Bc5+ Kf7 79. Bf1 Kg7 80. Bd4+
Kh6 81. Kg4 Nd5 82. Bd3 Be3 83. Bb2 Bd2 84. Be4 Bc3 85. Bc1
Nf6+ 86. Kf5 Nxe4 87. Kxe4 Kh5 88. Kf5 Kh4 89. Bxg5+ Kxh3
90. Bd8 Be1 91. Bc7 Bb4 92. Kf4 Kh4 93. Kf5 Kh5 94. Bf4 Be1
95. Be3 Bb4 96. Bb6 Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ilya Smirin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxd4
12. Qd1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Be3
Rhd8 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bb5+ Kd6 19. Rad1 Kc5 20. Re5+ Kd6
21. Ree1 Kc5 22. Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dzhurabek Khamrakulov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4
12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Qf1 Bd5 16. Be1 h6
17. Nbd2 a5 18. a4 bxa3 19. bxa3 a4 20. Nc4 Nb8 21. Nfe5 Nbd7
22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Na5 Bd6 24. Nec6 Ra6 25. Qb5 Nb8 26. Bb4
Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Ra7 28. Rac1 Rb8 29. Qxa4 Nd7 30. R1c3 Nb6
31. Qc2 Nc4 32. Nxc4 Bxb4 33. Ne5 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rxa3 35. Rxa3
Qxa3 36. Qxc7 Rf8 37. Qd7 Qa8 38. Nc6 Kh8 39. Kg2 Re8 40. h4
Qc8 41. Qxd5 Qb7 42. Qc4 Ra8 43. d5 Qb1 44. Qb4 Qd3 45. Qd4
Qb1 46. d6 Qb7 47. Qd5 Ra5 48. Qxa5 Qxc6+ 49. Kh2 Qxd6
50. Qa8+ Kh7 51. Qe4+ g6 52. h5 f5 53. Qc4 Qd7 54. hxg6+ Kxg6
55. Qg8+ Kf6 56. Qa8 h5 57. Kg2 Qd6 58. Qh8+ Kg6 59. Qg8+ Kf6
60. Qc4 Kg6 61. Kh2 Qd2 62. Qe6+ Kg5 63. Kg2 Qc2 64. Qd6 Qe4+
65. f3 Qa8 66. Qe6 Qb7 67. e4 f4 68. Qd5+ Qxd5 69. exd5 fxg3
70. Kxg3 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 a6 11. h3 h6
12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Rhe8 16. Re2
Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Rde1 Bb4 19. Qxb4 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Qxf4
21. a3 Qd6 22. Qe1 Rf8 23. Re5 Kd7 24. Qa5 c6 25. Re3 Re8
26. Qb6 Qb8 27. Rb3 Kc8 28. Rg3 g6 29. Qb4 Qc7 30. Qd2 h5
31. Rf3 Kb8 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Ka7 34. g5 Re4 35. Rf6 Re6
36. Rf3 Qe7 37. Qc3 f6 38. gxf6 Rxf6 39. Re3 Qd6 40. f3 Re6
41. Re5 Rf6 42. a4 Rf8 43. a5 Ka8 44. Ka2 Qf6 45. Re3 Qd6
46. Qb3 Qf4 47. Qc3 g5 48. Re6 Rb8 49. Rg6 Rf8 50. Re6 Rb8
51. Qd3 Rf8 52. Qa3 Rb8 53. Qc3 g4 54. fxg4 Qxg4 55. Re1 Qg6
56. Qc5 Qf5 57. Ka3 Qf2 58. Qc3 Qf8+ 59. Ka2 Qf2 60. Re6 Qf8
61. Re5 Qf1 62. b3 Qf2 63. Kb2 Qf4 64. Re3 Qf6 65. Rf3 Qg7
66. Qc5 Rd8 67. Re3 Qh8 68. Re7 Qf8 69. Rd7 Qg8 70. Rc7 Rc8
71. Rxc8+ Qxc8 72. c4 Qe6 73. cxd5 Qxd5 74. Qxd5 cxd5 75. Ka3
b6 76. Kb4 Kb7 77. axb6 Kxb6 78. Ka4 a5 79. b4 axb4 80. Kxb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bojan Vuckovic"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O
12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Rc7 16. b3 Re8
17. e3 Qc8 18. Qb1 Nd7 19. a4 Rc5 20. Ra2 Bf6 21. Rad2 Be7
22. Rc2 Ne5 23. h3 g6 24. Qa2 Bf8 25. f4 Nd7 26. b4 Rc7 27. b5
a5 28. Nc6 Nb8 29. Qb3 Nxc6 30. bxc6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 Qxc6
32. Kf2 Rc8 33. Rcc1 Be7 34. Qb5 h5 35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. Ke2 Kf8
37. Kd3 Ke8 38. e4 Kd7 39. Rb1 f5 40. Re1 Bf6 41. Rb5 e5
42. fxe5 dxe5 43. c5 bxc5 44. Kc4 Rd6 45. Rxc5 Rd4+ 46. Kb5
fxe4 47. Rc4 Rd5+ 48. Kb6 Bd8+ 49. Ka6 Be7 50. Rexe4 Bb4
51. g4 hxg4 52. Rxg4 Rd6+ 53. Kb7 Ke7 54. Rc6 Ke6 55. Kb6 Kd5
56. Rxd6+ Kxd6 57. Rxg6+ Kd5 58. h4 e4 59. Rg8 e3 60. Re8 Kd4
61. h5 Kd3 62. h6 e2 63. h7 Bc3 64. Ka6 Kd2 65. Rd8+ Kc2
66. Rc8 e1=Q 67. h8=Q Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2010.10.08"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Najer"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Qc2 Na6 8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O c5 12. Be3
Rc8 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. h4 Rfe8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 cxd4
17. Rxd4 Qf5 18. Qd1 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rxc3 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5
Rcc8 22. Rd7 Nb8 23. Rxa7 Nc6 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxe5
26. Rb7 Rc2 27. Rc1 Rxa2 28. Rcc7 Raa8 29. Bf4 Re6 30. Bxe5
Rxe5 31. g6 Rf8 32. gxf7+ Kh8 33. Rxb6 g6 34. Rf6 Kg7 35. Rf3
Re6 36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Rxf6 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2010.10.09"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksander Mista"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8
12. a5 Rc4 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nd2 Rc6 15. Nf1 Rc8 16. h3 g6
17. Re2 Kg7 18. Rd2 h5 19. Qe1 Qd8 20. Qb1 Rc4 21. Rd1 Qc7
22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Ra4 R4c6 24. Ne3 Qe8 25. Ncd5 Bxd5 26. exd5
R6c7 27. Ra3 Nh7 28. c4 Bg5 29. Be2 h4 30. b4 f5 31. c5 dxc5
32. d6 Rc6 33. b5 Rxd6 34. Nc4 Rd4 35. Bxg5 Nxg5 36. bxa6 bxa6
37. Nd6 Qf8 38. Nxc8 Qxc8 39. Rb3 Ne4 40. Rxd4 cxd4 41. Rb2
Nc3 42. Qd3 Nxe2+ 43. Qxe2 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 d3 45. Qxd3 Qxb2
46. Qxd7+ Kh6 47. Qe7 Qd4 48. Qf6 Qxf2 49. Qxe5 Qd2 50. Qf6
Qf4+ 51. Kh1 Qc1+ 52. Kh2 Qc7+ 53. Kh1 Qc1+ 54. Kh2 Qf4+
55. Kh1 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2010.10.10"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Piotr Bobras"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6
7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6
12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Qb4
17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Qc1 Qb6 19. Bf1 h5 20. g3 Kh7 21. Bg2 Qd8
22. Qd2 Qf8 23. Re1 f5 24. Bh3 e6 25. exf5 exf5 26. Bg2 Re8
27. Rcc1 Re6 28. Ne2 Rae8 29. Nd4 R6e7 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Bf1
Qf6 32. Bg5 Qd4+ 33. Kg2 Rxe1 34. Rxe1 Rxe1 35. Qxe1 Nd3
36. Qd2 Nb4 37. a3 Na6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Qc3 40. c5 Nb8
41. cxd6 Qxd2+ 42. Bxd2 Be5 43. Bf4 Bxf4 44. gxf4 Kg7 45. Kg3
Kf6 46. Bc4 Nd7 47. Kf2 Nb6 48. Bb3 Nd7 49. Ke3 c5 50. h4 cxb4
51. Kd4 Nf8 52. Kc5 Ne6+ 53. Kb6 Nd4 54. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qh5 Qf6 9. Nc3 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qe5 11. Qxe5+
Bxe5 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. Rfe1 O-O 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.26"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 h6
7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Bb4
12. O-O Qe7 13. a3 Ba5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. d5 e5 16. a4 a6
17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. Bf3 Ra7 21. axb5
axb5 22. Qf5 Re8 23. Rfd1 Qd6 24. h4 gxh4 25. Bxh4 Nf8 26. Be4
Bb6 27. Rxa7 Bxa7 28. Ra1 Bc5 29. b4 cxb3 30. Rb1 Ng6 31. Bf6
Bb6 32. Rxb3 Bd8 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxb5 Qc7 35. Qf3 Kg7
36. Bxg6 fxg6 37. g3 Rd7 38. Qe4 Qd6 39. Qb1 Qe7 40. Qb2 Kh7
41. Qc2 e4 42. Qb3 Qf7 43. Rb4 Qxd5 44. Qxd5 Rxd5 45. Rxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.27"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Ba6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Be3
b4 18. axb4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 axb4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Na4 c5
22. Bxc5 Qc6 23. b3 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxb4 f5 26. Rd5 Bf6
27. Ba5 Rc8 28. Bb6 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 f4 30. Rd3 Bh4 31. g3 fxg3+
32. fxg3 Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Bxg3 34. Bd4 h5 35. Nc3 Bh2+ 36. Kf1
Nd2+ 37. Kg2 Nxb3+ 38. Bf2 Nc5 39. Rd5 Bg3 40. Kxg3 Rxc3+
41. Kh4 Ne4 42. Bd4 Rd3 43. Rd7 g6 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. Rxg6 Rxd4
46. Kxh5 Kf7 47. Ra6 Nc5 48. Ra1 Ne6 49. Rf1+ Kg7 50. Rg1+ Kf6
51. Rf1+ Ke5 52. Kg6 Nf4+ 53. Kg5 Nxh3+ 54. Kg6 Nf4+ 55. Kg5
Ne6+ 56. Kg6 Rg4+ 57. Kf7 Rg7+ 58. Ke8 Nf4 59. Re1+ Kd6
60. Rd1+ Nd5 61. Kf8 Rg3 62. Kf7 Rb3 63. Kg7 Ke6 64. Ra1 Re3
65. Ra6+ Kf5 66. Ra5 Re7+ 67. Kf8 Rd7 68. Ra1 Ne7 69. Ke8 Rb7
70. Kd8 Ke6 71. Ra6+ Kd5 72. Rh6 Nf5 73. Rh1 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.28"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rd1 Be6
12. O-O a4 13. f4 Qa5 14. Bd4 Rfe8 15. Qd3 Rad8 16. Kh1 Bd7
17. Qe3 Rc8 18. h3 Bc6 19. e5 Nd7 20. exd6 exd6 21. Qf2 Nf6
22. f5 g5 23. h4 g4 24. h5 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxe4
27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Bxg4 Rxc4 29. Be2 Rc6 30. Qh4 Qe5 31. Qd8+
Kg7 32. f6+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kg5 34. Qg8+ Bg6 35. hxg6 hxg6
36. Qxf7 Qxe2 37. Qd5+ Kg4 38. Rf3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qh4+ 40. Rh3
Qxf6 41. Qe4+ Qf4+ 42. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 c5 11. Bd2 Nc6
12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Bc3 Ne7 14. Ng3 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg4 f5
17. Qh3 c4 18. d5 Bc5 19. Rad1 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 Nxd5 21. Nxf5
Bxf4 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qe6+ Kg7 24. Nc6+ Nxc3 25. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[EventDate "2010.10.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4
Bg4 13. a4 c6 14. a5 Nc4 15. a6 Rb8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd5
18. exd5 Nf5 19. d6 Ncxd6 20. axb7 Nxb7 21. Qxd8 Rexd8
22. Rxa7 Nc5 23. Bd5 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Kg2 Nd4 26. Rd1 Nc5
27. b4 Nce6 28. Na2 Bf8 29. Bd2 Rd8 30. Bc4 Nc2 31. Bb3 Ncd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ferenc Berkes"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 dxc4
12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. e3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Ba6
17. Rac1 Nf6 18. Ne4 c5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5
Rd7 22. a4 Rfd8 23. Qf3 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Bf6 26. Kg2
g6 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. a5 Qa4 29. axb6 Qxc4 30. bxa7 Qa2 31. Qb7
c4 32. Rb6 Bh4 33. Kh3 c3 34. Qb8 Be7 35. Qb7 Bh4 36. Ra6 Qxf2
37. a8=Q c2 38. Qc6 Rxa8 39. Rxa8+ Kg7 40. Rc8 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
dxc4 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bf5
12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. Qb3 Rab8 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Rad1
a6 17. a3 Bf8 18. d5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Qf3 Rd7
22. h4 h5 23. Ng3 Bd6 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Re4 f6 26. Kh1 Qh7
27. Rc4 g6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Rdc1 Qf7 30. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCh-NED"]
[Site "Netherlands NED"]
[Date "2010.11.20"]
[EventDate "2010.09.25"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rudy van Wessel"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rd8
12. Qe1 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 O-O 14. h3 d4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4
Qxd4 17. Bc3 Qf4 18. Ba5 Rd7 19. Qe2 c5 20. Rad1 c4 21. Bc2
Bc5 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. e6 Bxe6 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qh5+ Qh6
26. Qxc5 Rc8 27. Qe5 Qg6 28. Rd1 Rc6 29. Rd4 Qf5 30. Qg3 Bc8
31. Bc3 Rg6 32. Qe3 Qg5 33. Qe4 Bf5 34. Qf3 Bd3 35. Rf4 f6
36. Kh2 Qc5 37. Rh4+ Rh6 38. Rg4 Rg6 39. Rh4+ Rh6 40. Rxh6+
Kxh6 41. a3 a5 42. Qf4+ Qg5 43. Qb8 Kg6 44. Bxa5 Qe5+ 45. Qxe5
fxe5 46. g4 Kf6 47. h4 g6 48. f3 Be2 49. Kg3 Bd1 50. Bd2 Kf7
51. Bh6 Kf6 52. Bf8 Kf7 53. Bb4 Kf6 54. Ba5 Kf7 55. Be1 Kf6
56. Ba5 Kf7 57. Bc3 Ke6 58. Kf2 Bc2 59. Ke3 Bd1 60. Be1 Kd5
61. Ba5 Ke6 62. Bd8 Kd5 63. Bf6 Ke6 64. Bg7 Kd5 65. h5 gxh5
66. gxh5 Bc2 67. Kd2 Bh7 68. Kc3 e4 69. f4 Bf5 70. Kb4 Kc6
71. Bd4 Bh7 72. Be3 Bf5 73. h6 Bg6 74. a4 bxa4 75. Kxc4 Kd6
76. Kb4 Ke6 77. Kxa4 Kf7 78. b4 Bf5 79. b5 Bd7 80. Kb4 1-0

[Event "3rd Remco Heite GM"]
[Site "Wolvega NED"]
[Date "2010.11.26"]
[EventDate "2010.11.26"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qf3 Qe5
12. Rad1 Nc6 13. Nde2 O-O-O 14. a3 Bd6 15. g3 h5 16. h4 Rhg8
17. b4 Rg4 18. Qe3 Be7 19. f4 Qc7 20. Kh2 a6 21. Ba2 Kb8
22. b5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Qa5 24. Nd6 Bc8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd7 Rc7
27. Rxc7 Kxc7 28. Qc3 Qxa3 29. Qxa3 Bxa3 30. Kh3 b5 31. f5
Rxe4 32. Nc3 Re5 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Rxf6 b4 35. Nb1 Nd4 36. Rf4
Bb2 37. Nd2 Re2 38. Nb3 e5 39. Nxd4 Bxd4 40. Rf7+ Kc6 41. Bc4
Re3 42. Rf6+ Kc5 43. Bf7 b3 44. Rf1 e4 45. Bxh5 Be5 46. Kg4
Rxg3+ 47. Kf5 Kd4 48. Be2 Bg7 49. Rd1+ Ke3 50. Bc4 b2 51. Ba2
Ke2 52. Rh1 e3 53. h5 Kf2 54. h6 Bh8 55. Kf4 e2 56. Bd5 e1=Q
57. Rh2+ Kf1 58. Rh1+ Rg1 59. Bc4+ Kf2 60. Rh3 Qe5# 0-1

[Event "3rd Remco Heite GM"]
[Site "Wolvega NED"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. d4 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6
12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Be2 Na6 15. O-O Nb4 16. a3 Na2
17. Rc2 Nc3 18. Bf3 exd5 19. cxd5 Ba6 20. Re1 Bd3 21. Rcc1 Be5
22. g3 Na2 23. Ra1 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Nc3 25. Bg5 f5 26. exf5 gxf5
27. Re1 Re8 28. Rc1 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rd1
Kf7 32. d6 h6 33. Bxh6 Rd4 34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. h4 Ke6 36. Bf4 b5
37. Kf1 a5 38. Ke2 b4 39. Bc1 Rc8 40. Kd1 Rxc1+ 41. Kxc1 bxa3
42. h5 d3 43. h6 a2 0-1

[Event "3rd Remco Heite GM"]
[Site "Wolvega NED"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6
17. a5 Rc8 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. Ra4 Nf8 20. Be3 h6 21. Qf7+ Qxf7
22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rxb4 Re7 24. Bd2 Rc2 25. Bc3 Rc7 26. g3 Ke8
27. a6 b6 28. Ra1 Rf7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. a7 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Rxa7
32. Bb4 Nd7 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. h4 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rd8 g4
37. Kf1 Rb7 38. Bd6 b5 39. b3 b4 40. Ke2 Nb6 41. Kd3 Kg6
42. Re8 Kf7 43. Rh8 Kg6 44. Ke3 Ra7 45. Bc5 Rb7 46. Bd6 Ra7
47. Rb8 Nd7 48. Re8 Ra3 49. Kf4 Rxb3 50. Kxg4 Rd3 51. Rxe6+
Kh7 52. Re7 Rxd4+ 53. Kg5 b3 54. Rxd7 Rb4 55. e6 b2 56. e7 1-0

[Event "3rd Remco Heite GM"]
[Site "Wolvega NED"]
[Date "2010.11.28"]
[EventDate "2010.11.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. h4
O-O-O 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be5 14. Be2 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Kb8
16. h5 h6 17. Bf3 f6 18. Qb4 c6 19. Rd2 Qc7 20. c4 Rhe8
21. Rhd1 Qb6 22. Qc3 Qc5 23. b3 Bf7 24. g4 Kc7 25. Rd4 Qa3
26. Bg2 Bg8 27. Bf1 Bh7 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 Re5 30. Qd2 Ra5
31. c3 Re5 32. f4 Re6 33. Re1 Rde8 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Rd3 Qc5
36. Rd4 Qa3 37. Rd3 Qc5 38. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Remco Heite GM"]
[Site "Wolvega NED"]
[Date "2010.11.28"]
[EventDate "2010.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nb6
7. Bg5 Be7 8. Rd1 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Ne8 11. Be3 Nd6
12. a4 Qe8 13. Ra1 a5 14. Rfd1 f6 15. e5 Nf5 16. Bc1 Qg6
17. exf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Nb6
12. a5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Nc1 d5 16. Bb6 Qe8
17. Nxd5 Nxe4 18. Qe1 f5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. b3 Bf7 21. c4 Rfe8
22. Nd3 Bh5 23. f3 Ng5 24. Qf1 e4 25. Ne1 Rc6 26. Rd2 Rg6
27. fxe4 fxe4 28. Qf5 Rf8 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. h4 Nh3+ 31. Kh2
Qxh4 32. Qd8 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Rf6 34. Nc2 h6 35. Bc7 Nf2+ 36. Kg1
Qh4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mircea-Emilian Parligras"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. d5 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Bb4 10. Nd4 e5 11. Nc2 Bxc3
12. Qxc3 d6 13. e4 Nd7 14. Ne3 a5 15. O-O Nc5 16. f4 f6 17. f5
Bc8 18. b3 Bd7 19. a4 g5 20. Bf3 Kg7 21. h4 h6 22. Kf2 Qe7
23. Rh1 Rh8 24. Rh3 Rag8 25. Rah1 Be8 26. Qc2 Qf8 27. Qd1 Kf7
28. hxg5 Rxg5 29. Rh4 Ke7 30. R1h3 Qg7 31. Nf1 Bf7 32. Qc2 Kd8
33. Bd1 Ke7 34. Qe2 Kd8 35. Qf3 Ke7 36. Qe3 Ke8 37. Nh2 Kf8
38. Ng4 h5 39. Nh2 Rg8 40. Nf1 Rh8 41. Rh1 Qh6 42. R1h3 Rgg8
43. Nh2 Qxe3+ 44. Kxe3 Rh7 45. Nf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. e4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O
12. Nb3 Na5 13. Be2 Bc6 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Nd2 Be7 16. f3 Bb4
17. Rfc1 Nd7 18. Rab1 Nc5 19. b3 Rfc8 20. Rc2 Be8 21. Nb5 Bxb5
22. axb5 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Ncxb3 24. Rdb2 Nc5 25. Ra2 b6 26. Rc2
Nab7 27. e5 Nd7 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. f4 Ndc5 30. Rd1 Kf8 31. Bf3
Na5 32. g4 Ke8 33. Rc1 Rc7 34. Kg2 Kd8 35. Rc2 Nd7 36. Rxc7
Kxc7 37. Be2 Nc5 38. h4 Kd7 39. h5 Ke7 40. Kf3 Nab7 41. Bd4
Kf8 42. f5 exf5 43. gxf5 g6 44. Kf4 gxf5 45. Kxf5 h6 46. Bc4
Nd8 47. Be3 Kg7 48. Bxc5 bxc5 49. Ke4 Kf8 50. Kd5 Ke7 51. Kxc5
Kd7 52. Kb4 Ne6 53. Bxe6+ Kxe6 54. Ka5 Kd5 55. Ka6 Kc5 56. Ka5
Kc4 57. Ka6 Kc5 58. Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jan Smeets"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7
12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Na4 Qb5
17. a3 exd5 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Bd6 Bf8 21. Be7 Bxe7
22. fxe7 Rde8 23. Qd4 Rh6 24. b3 Rxe7 25. Rfc1 Ne5 26. Nc5 c3
27. Rxa7 Nc6 28. Qg4+ Rhe6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Ra4 Qc5 31. Qg8+
Kd7 32. Bf1 d4 33. Bc4 Na5 34. Qb8 Qc6 35. f3 Nxc4 36. Rxb4
Nb6 37. Rxd4+ Nd5 38. Qe5 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qd2 e5 12. d5
Nb4 13. e4 c6 14. a3 cxd5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 bxc3 17. bxc3
Nxa8 18. exd5 Nb6 19. Rd1 e4 20. Ng5 e3 21. Qb2 Qxg5 22. Bxe3
Qg4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.18"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Ne4
7.Qd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Bf4 e5 11.Bc1 O-O 12.Bg2 d6
13.Ba3 Qa5 14.O-O Rd8 15.Bb4 Qb6 16.a4 Na5 17.Rfd1 Be6 18.Bxa5
Qxa5 19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bd5 Rbc8 21.Qf3 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Qa6 23.Qe4
Rc6 24.c5 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 dxc5 26.Qxe5 Qb7 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Qf5 Qc6
29.Nxa7 Qxa4 30.Qxc5 Qa2 31.Re1 Qd2 32.Kf1 Bxc3 33.Rb1 Bd4
34.Qe7 Bxa7 35.Qxa7 Qd5 36.Kg1 Qa8 37.Qxa8 Rxa8 38.Rb5 f6
39.h4 Re8 40.Kf1 g6 41.g4 Re4 42.f3 Ra4 43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.Rb7+
Kg8 45.Kf2 Ra5 46.Kg3 h6 47.Rd7 h5 48.gxh5 Rxh5 49.e4 g5
50.hxg5 Rxg5+ 51.Kf4 Ra5 52.Rc7 Kf8 53.Rd7 Kg8 54.Rd5 Ra3
55.Kg4 Re3 56.Rd7 Kf8 57.Ra7 Kg8 58.f4 Rxe4 59.Kf5 Re8 60.Kg6
f5 61.Rg7+ Kh8 62.Rh7+ Kg8 63.Rg7+ Kh8 64.Rf7 Kg8 65.Rxf5 Re7
66.Rg5 Rf7 67.Kh6+ Kf8 68.f5 Rf6+ 69.Kh5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. Ng5 Bxg5 10. Bxg5 Qd7 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O-O f6 13. Be3 Ne7 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Rde1 Nd5 16. Bf3 c6
17. Bd4 Nc7 18. g4 Nb5 19. Rhg1 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Re8 21. Kb2 a6
22. h4 Rad8 23. h5 h6 24. Be4 c5 25. Qd1 d5 26. Bg6 Bf7 27. f4
Bxg6 28. hxg6 d4 29. c4 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. g5 fxg5 32. fxg5
Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Qc6 34. gxh6 gxh6 35. Qe7 Qxg6 36. Qxb7 Qd6
37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qg4+ Kf7 39. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 cxd4 11. cxd4
O-O 12. f4 e6 13. Bg2 Nc6 14. e5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qa6 16. Qe2 Qa5+
17. Qd2 Qa6 18. Bf1 Qa4 19. Rc4 Qb5 20. Rc5 Qb1+ 21. Ke2 Qe4
22. f3 Qf5 23. h4 Qh5 24. Bf2 Rfd8 25. Bh3 Bf8 26. Bg4 Qh6
27. Rc4 Rd5 28. h5 Rad8 29. Rh3 Bc5 30. hxg6 Qxg6 31. f5 exf5
32. Bh5 Nxd4+ 33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Qxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxf3 Bxf2
36. Bxd5 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qe1+ 38. Kf3 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. d5 e6 11. Bc4 exd5
12. Bxd5 Qc7 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. O-O c4 16. Qb4 Re8
17. Bg3 Rb8 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxc4 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Nxc4 21. Bxb8
Ba4 22. Bxa7 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxe4 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Bc5 Rxe2
26. g4 Rxa2 27. g5 Ne5 28. Bxf8 f6 29. Be7+ Kf7 30. Bxf6 Ra5
31. Kg2 Ng4 32. Rd7+ Ke6 33. Re7+ Kf5 34. Bd4 Kxg5 35. Rxh7
Ne5 36. Rxb7 Nc4 37. Rc7 Nd6 38. Be3+ Kf5 39. Kf3 Ra4 40. Bd4
Ke6 41. Rg7 Kf5 42. Ra7 Rxa7 43. Bxa7 Nc4 44. Bb8 Nb2 45. Bg3
Nc4 46. h3 g5 47. Ke2 Ke4 48. f3+ Kd5 49. Bc7 Ke6 50. Kd3 Kd5
51. f4 gxf4 52. Bxf4 Nb2+ 53. Kc2 Nc4 54. h4 Ke4 55. Bc1 Ne5
56. h5 Nd7 57. h6 Nf6 58. c4 Nh7 59. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 dxc4 11. bxc4 b6
12. Rb1 Qc7 13. a4 a5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bb7 16. Qc2 h6
17. Bc3 Rab8 18. Red1 Ba6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 f5 21. g3 Bb4
22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Rxb4 c5 24. Rbb1 cxd4 25. exd4 Bb7 26. d5
Nc5 27. Bf1 Rbd8 28. Bg2 Rf6 29. Nd4 exd5 30. Nb5 Qf7 31. cxd5
f4 32. a5 Rc8 33. Na7 Rf8 34. Rxb6 fxg3 35. Rxf6 Qxf6 36. hxg3
Nd7 37. Nc6 Qd6 38. Re1 Ba6 39. Qc3 Nc5 40. Ne5 Kg8 41. Ng6
Rf6 42. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. f4 Ned7 8. Nh3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc5 10. Nf2 e6 11. O-O exd5
12. cxd5 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bf3 Qe7 15. Be3 d5 16. e5 Nfd7
17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 Nb6 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. bxc6 Bxe5
22. Nxd5 Qh4 23. g3 Qg5 24. Bg2 Ba6 25. Re1 Bd4 26. Rc1 Bb5
27. c7 Rxa2 28. c8=Q Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. Rxe6
fxe6 32. Nf4 Kh6 33. Qb1 Ra5 34. Nxe6 Qf6 35. Qc1+ f4 36. Rc3
Be3 37. Qe1 Bf2 38. Qc1 Be3 39. Qe1 Qxe6 40. gxf4 Qf6 41. Qxe3
Ra1+ 42. Rc1 Bd7 43. h3 Rxc1+ 44. Qxc1 Qd4 45. Qc7 Bf5 46. Qe7
Qxf4 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 fxg3 15. hxg3 Kb8
16. O-O-O Bb4 17. Na2 Bc5 18. e3 a5 19. Kb1 Bb6 20. Nc3 Nc5
21. Nd4 h6 22. Rh5 Na6 23. Na2 Nc5 24. Nc3 Na6 25. Na2 Nc5
26. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. Bb5 a6
12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 Bf6 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15. c4 Na5 16. c5 Nxb3+
17. axb3 Qc6 18. cxd6 Bxb3 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxd6 21. Rxd6
cxd6 22. Rd1 Be6 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. f3 Rd7 25. Bf4 Kb7 26. Bxd6
g6 27. Qe4 Bf5 28. Qxc6+ Kxc6 29. Bf4 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 h5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Rc1 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nd7 12.e4 c5 13.d5
Nb6 14.b3 exd5 15.Nxd5 Qd8 16.h3 Nxc4 17.bxc4 Re8 18.Re1 Bd7
19.Qd2 Rc8 20.Qf4 b5 21.e5 g5 22.Qg3 bxc4 23.Red1 Rc6 24.Ne3
Qc7 25.Nxc4 Be6 26.h4 g4 27.Nfd2 Rd8 28.Re1 Rd4 29.Qe3 Qd8
30.g3 Qd5 31.Na5 Rc8 32.Ndc4 Rb8 33.Qe2 Bf8 34.Ne3 Qe4 35.Nb3
Bxb3 36.axb3 Rxb3 37.Qa2 Qb7 38.Qc2 Rb2 39.Qf5 Qe4 40.Qxe4
Rxe4 41.Ra1 c4 42.Rxa7 Bc5 43.Ra8+ Kh7 44.Rf1 c3 45.Rc8 Bd4
46.Rc7 Rxe5 47.Rxf7+ Kg6 48.Rd7 Bxe3 49.fxe3 Rd2 50.Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Bf4 Rc8
12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Nd2 Qe7
17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. a3 Bc5 21. Na4
Rfe8 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Rdc1 Rcd8 24. Be3 Qe7 25. h3 Ng6
26. Re1 Nxe4 27. h4 Nf6 28. Bxc6 Ne5 29. Bg2 Qc7 30. Rec1 Neg4
31. Bf4 Qc5 32. Rab1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2011.02.05"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartlomiej Heberla"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. g3 Re8
7. Bg2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 e4 9. Ng5 exd3 10. Qxd3 h6 11. Nf3 d6
12. O-O Ne4 13. Rfe1 Bg4 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Ne6
17. Bc3 Qc8 18. h3 Bh5 19. f4 Bg6 20. e4 Nc5 21. b4 Nd7
22. Qd2 a5 23. bxa5 f6 24. e5 fxe5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Qd5+ Bf7
27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Bxb7 Ra7 29. a6 Bxc4 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5
dxe5 32. Re1 Bxa6 33. Bd5+ Kf8 34. Rxe5 Bc8 35. Bc6 Bxh3
36. a4 Kf7 37. a5 Kf6 38. Rb5 Be6 39. Rc5 Ke7 40. Bf3 Bd7
41. Kf2 c6 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Kd4 Rb7 44. a6 Rb4+ 45. Rc4 Rb6 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Wattenscheid GER"]
[Date "2011.02.06"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 e6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Qd8 10. Bf4 d6 11. Qc2 a5
12. Rd1 e5 13. Be3 a4 14. Nc1 Ng4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. N1e2 f5
17. Nd5 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd5+ Be6 21. Qxd6
Qf7 22. Bb6 Bxc4 23. Qd2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. O-O Rae8
26. Nxd4 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Rd8 28. Qb4 Qf4 29. Nc2 Qxb4 30. Nxb4
Rd2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Aue GER"]
[Date "2011.02.26"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viesturs Meijers"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7
7. Qxc4 Na5 8. Qc2 Rc8 9. Ne5 c5 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Nc3 b5 13. O-O a6 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Qb1 h6
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 Ba7 19. Rd7 Qxd7 20. Nxf6+ Kg7 21. Nxd7
Rfd8 22. Rd1 Rc7 23. Nf6 Rcc8 24. Nh5+ Kf8 25. b3 Bd4 26. e3
Bc3 27. Bf3 Ke7 28. Kg2 Rxd1 29. Bxd1 Rd8 30. Nf4 Rd2 31. Qc1
b4 32. Ne2 Nb7 33. Nxc3 bxc3 34. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2010/11"]
[Site "Aue GER"]
[Date "2011.02.27"]
[EventDate "2010.10.08"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stefan Bromberger"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6
12. Kh1 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nxd5 Ndxe5 15. c4 Bg5 16. Bg3 Bh4
17. Bf4 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bh4 19. Bf4 Bg5 20. Bg3 Bh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3
Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Na4 Be7 10. d4 exd4 11. Rd1 c5
12. e3 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Qc7 14. Nc3 a6 15. g4 h6 16. h4 d6 17. g5
hxg5 18. hxg5 Nh7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Bxc5 Nxg5
22. Bg2 Bg4 23. Rd2 Ne6 24. Ba3 Nf4 25. c5 Bh4 26. Nd5 Be6
27. Qe3 Bxd5 28. Qxf4 Bg5 29. Qxg5 Qxg5 30. Rxd5 Qg4 31. cxd6
Rfd8 32. Re1 Rbc8 33. Re4 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Qg6 35. d7 Qh6+ 36. Kg3
Rg1 37. Re8+ Kh7 38. Rxd8 Qg6+ 39. Kf4 Qf6+ 40. Ke3 Qxd8
41. Be4+ g6 42. f3 Rg5 43. Be7 Qb6+ 44. Rd4 Qa5 45. Bxg5 Qxg5+
46. Kf2 Qd8 47. Bxb7 a5 48. a3 Kg7 49. b4 axb4 50. axb4 f5
51. b5 f4 52. Be4 g5 53. Ke2 Kf6 54. Rd5 Ke6 55. b6 g4
56. fxg4 Kf6 57. b7 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c5 Kh8 11. Qb3 h6
12. Rd1 g5 13. Bd2 a6 14. Be1 Qe8 15. d6 exd6 16. cxd6 c6
17. Na4 e4 18. Nc5 f4 19. Bc3 e3 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. d7 exf2+
22. Kf1 Bxd7 23. Nxd7 Re6 24. Nb6 Re3 25. Qc4 Rb8 26. Rd7 fxg3
27. hxg3 Qh5 28. Kxf2 Rbe8 29. Re1 Qh2 30. Qg4 R3e6 31. Rd3 h5
32. Qxg5 Rf6+ 33. Rf3 Rxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rf8+ 35. Ke3 Qxg2 36. Kd3
Qf2 37. Rh1 Qd4+ 38. Kc2 Qxb2+ 39. Kd1 Qb1+ 40. Kd2 Qxh1 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5
12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. Ne5 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
dxe4 17. Rd7 Bf6 18. Rad1 Bd5 19. Qa4 Bxe5 20. cxd5 Bxf4
21. gxf4 exd5 22. e3 Qc4 23. Qxc4 dxc4 24. R1d4 b5 25. Rxe4
Rfd8 26. Rb7 a6 27. Ree7 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Rf8 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rb4
Rb1 31. Rxc4 Rxb2 32. Rxa4 Rb6 33. Ra7 Rg6+ 34. Kh1 Rc8
35. Ra1 h5 36. R7xa6 Rxa6 37. Rxa6 Rc5 38. Ra8+ Kh7 39. Ra7
Kg8 40. Re7 g6 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Re5 Rc2 43. Re7 Ra2 44. Rb7 Rc2
45. Ra7 Rb2 46. Kf3 Rd2 47. Rc7 Rb2 48. h3 Ra2 49. Rd7 Rb2
50. e4 Rb3+ 51. Kg2 Rb4 52. f3 h4 53. Rd2 Rb1 54. Rc2 Ra1
55. Rb2 Rc1 56. Rb7 Rc2+ 57. Kg1 Rc1+ 58. Kf2 Rh1 59. Kg2 Ra1
60. Kf2 Ra2+ 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Ke2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+
Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14. Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Bg5+ f6
16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Be3 Ke6 18. O-O-O Bb4 19. Kb1 Rhc8 20. a3
Bc5 21. Rhe1 Bxe3 22. Rxe3+ Kd6 23. Rde1 Rc4 24. h3 Rd8
25. Re6+ Kc7 26. Rc1 Rd6 27. Re8 Rxc1+ 28. Kxc1 Rc6+ 29. Kd2
Kd6 30. Ra8 Rc7 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. f4+ Kf5 33. Rd8 Re7+ 34. Kf3
Ke6 35. Ke3 Kf5+ 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. Ke3 Kf5+ 38. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g4 h6
7. h4 Nc6 8. Rg1 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bg2 Qe5+
12. Be3 Qh2 13. f4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxh4+ 15. Bf2 Qd8 16. Qxd8+
Kxd8 17. O-O-O+ Kc7 18. Rd3 Bd6 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Rgd1 f6 21. f5
e5 22. Be1 a5 23. Rd5 e4 24. Kb1 e3 25. Bf1 Re8 26. Rxd6 e2
27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28. Bg3 Rg2 29. Bf4 Rxg4 30. Rd7+ Kc6 31. R1d6+
Kb5 32. a4+ Kxa4 33. Rb6 Rxf4 34. Ka2 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. h3 exd5
7. cxd5 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 a6
12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Ra2 Ra8 16. b3 Nfd7
17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Qf6 19. Ra2 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf3
Qc3 22. Re3 Qf6 23. Bf1 Bd7 24. Ra5 Bb5 25. Qc1 Nd7 26. Bc4
Rab8 27. Qf1 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Rxb5 Ra8
31. g3 Ra1 32. Re1 Rea8 33. Kg2 Qc3 34. Rb8+ Rxb8 35. Rxa1
Rxb3 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Qa1 Qxa1 38. Rxa1 f5 39. Ra6 fxe4
40. Rxd6 Rd3 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. Ke2 Ke7 43. Rc6 Rxd5 44. Rc7+ Kd6
45. Rxh7 c4 46. Rh6 c3 47. Rxg6+ Kc5 48. Rg8 Rd3 49. h4 Kd4
50. Rd8+ Kc4 51. Rc8+ Kd4 52. Rd8+ Kc4 53. Rc8+ Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxe5 14. Bb2 c6 15. Rd2 Bf5 16. Rad1
Bf6 17. h3 h5 18. Kh2 Be5 19. Kg1 Bf6 20. Bf1 Kf8 21. Kg2 Rad8
22. Ba3+ Kg8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. e4 Be6 26. Ne2
Nc8 27. Nf4 Bd7 28. Nd3 Be7 29. Bc5 Kf8 30. f4 b6 31. Be3 Nd6
32. Ne5 Be8 33. Bd3 c5 34. Kf3 f6 35. Nc4 Bc6 36. Nxd6 Bxd6
37. Bd2 b5 38. Bc3 Kf7 39. Ke3 a6 40. Be2 Bd7 41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2
O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O Qe7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Rfe1 d5 11. e3 Nbd7
12. b3 b6 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Nf4 dxc4 15. bxc4 c5 16. Ng5 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 e5 18. Nfe6 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe6 20. Ng5 Qxc4 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Rec1 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd3 24. Rc7 h6 25. Nf3 Rf7 26. Rc3
Rd7 27. a4 Rad8 28. Rb1 Rd5 29. Rc7 R8d7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Rb5
Rd6 32. a5 e4 33. Nd4 g6 34. Rb1 Kf7 35. h3 Ke7 36. Nb5 Rd5
37. axb6 axb6 38. Nd4 Rd6 39. Nb5 Rf6 40. f3 exf3+ 41. Kxf3
Ne5+ 42. Ke2 Nd7 43. Nd4 Rd6 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Ne5 46. Nb5
Rf6 47. Rb4 Rf2+ 48. Kxf2 Nd3+ 49. Kf3 Nxb4 50. Kf4 Kf6
51. Nc3 Nd3+ 52. Ke4 Nc5+ 53. Kf4 g5+ 54. Kf3 Ke5 55. Nb5 Ne4
56. Na7 Nd2+ 57. Ke2 Nc4 58. Nc6+ Ke4 59. Ne7 Nxe3 60. Nc8
Nxg4 61. Nxb6 Ne5 62. Kf2 h5 63. Kg3 h4+ 64. Kh3 Kf3 65. Nc8
Nd3 66. Nd6 Nf4+ 67. Kh2 g4 68. Nf5 g3+ 69. Kh1 g2+ 70. Kh2
Kf2 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 Bf6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rc1
Rc8 18. Bb1 Re8 19. Qd2 Qa5 20. e5 cxd4 21. Rxc6 Qxd2 22. Bxd2
Bxc6 23. exf6 Bxf3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. gxf3 d5 26. b3 Ne5
27. Kf1 Nxf3 28. Bb4 Re6 29. Ne2 Rxf6 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Kg3 g5
32. Kg2 Nh4+ 33. Kf1 Rc6 34. Ba3 Nf3 35. Bb4 Kf6 36. Kg2 Nh4+
37. Kg3 Ke5 38. Bd2 Rf6 39. f4+ gxf4+ 40. Bxf4+ Rxf4 41. Nxf4
Ng6 42. Nxg6+ fxg6 43. Bd3 b4 44. Kg4 a5 45. h4 Kf6 46. Kf4 h6
47. Kg4 Kf7 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. Kg4 Kg7 51. h5 g5
52. Kf5 Kf7 53. Be2 Ke7 54. Ke5 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5
Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 h6
12. Nf3 Kg7 13. g3 c6 14. Bg2 Na6 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Qe3 Bf5
17. Ne5 Rae8 18. f4 Bd8 19. Qf3 h5 20. Bh3 f6 21. Bxf5 fxe5
22. Bc2 exd4 23. Rxd4 Bf6 24. Qd3 Qf7 25. e4 Nc5 26. Qe3 dxe4
27. Rd6 Nd3+ 28. Bxd3 exd3 29. Qxd3 Rd8 30. Re1 Rxd6 31. Qxd6
Re8 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Kd3 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Qe6
36. Qc7+ Qe7 37. Qb8 Qd7+ 38. Kc2 b6 39. Qa8 Qf5+ 40. Kc1 Qd7
41. f5 gxf5 42. Qh8 Qd3 43. Qxh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Kb2
Qb5+ 46. Kc2 Qd5 47. Kb2 Qb5+ 48. Kc1 Qd3 49. Kb2 Qb5+ 50. Kc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Bb2 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Rfd1 Rac8
12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 Rfd8 14. Ne5 Qe8 15. Qf3 Bb7 16. Qf4 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Na5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. d5 exd5 20. Ne3 Bd6 21. Qf3 Be5
22. Nexd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. Rad1 Re8 25. Nb5 Bxb2 26. Nxa7
Qf6 27. Qxf6 Bxf6 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Rb5 Rc6 30. b4 Kf8
31. Rbd5 Ke8 32. a4 Be7 33. a5 bxa5 34. bxa5 Nd6 35. Rb1 Kd7
36. Rb8 Ra6 37. h4 Bd8 38. Rbb5 f6 39. Rb8 Bxa5 40. Rg8 Ke6
41. Rd1 Kf7 42. Rh8 h6 43. Ra1 Ne8 44. h5 Ra7 45. Kg2 Bb6
46. Rxa7+ Bxa7 47. g4 Bb8 48. f3 Bd6 49. Kh3 Bf8 50. f4 Nc7
51. Kg3 Nd5 52. Kf3 Ne7 53. g5 fxg5 54. fxg5 hxg5 55. Kg4 Ng8
56. Kxg5 Be7+ 57. Kf5 Bf6 58. Rxg8 Kxg8 59. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4
Ne4 12. Bf4 Re8 13. f3 Nexc5 14. Be2 Ne5 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. axb3
Ng6 17. Bg3 Rxe3 18. O-O Bf5 19. Bf2 Re7 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. Rfe1
Qf4 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Bf1 Re6 24. Red1 a6 25. b4 h6 26. Bg3
Ne2+ 27. Bxe2 Rxe2 28. Rxd5 Be6 29. Rd4 a5 30. bxa5 Rxa5
31. Re4 Rxe4 32. fxe4 Bd7 33. Rc2 Bc6 34. e5 Rc5 35. c4 Be4
36. Rc3 Ra5 37. Re3 Bf5 38. Be1 Ra2 39. c5 Be6 40. Rd3 Kh7
41. h3 Ra1 42. Kf2 Rb1 43. Bc3 Rc1 44. Kg3 g5 45. h4 Kg6
46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Rf3 Bd5 48. Rf6+ Kh5 49. Bd2 Rc2 50. Rf2 Be6
51. Be3 Rc3 52. Kf3 Bd5+ 53. Ke2 Kg4 54. Kd2 Ra3 55. Rf1 Ra2+
56. Kd3 Rxg2 57. Rg1 Rxg1 58. Bxg1 Kf3 59. Kd2 g4 60. Bd4 g3
61. Ke1 Bc4 62. e6 Bxe6 63. Bf6 Bc4 64. Kd2 Kf2 65. Bh4 f5
66. Kc3 f4 67. Kxc4 Ke2 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. a3 Bd6 9. Qe2 c5 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 c4 14. b3 Qc8 15. Qxc8 Rfxc8 16. Bd2 a6
17. a4 Bb4 18. Rdb1 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Rc4 20. Nb1 Bd6 21. Ne1 Rac8
22. f3 h5 23. h3 h4 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Ke2 Ke7 26. Nc3 Ke6
27. Rab1 Nh5 28. Kd3 f5 29. Nc2 Nhf6 30. Nb4 Bxb4 31. Rxb4
Rxb4 32. Rxb4 g5 33. Rb1 Rg8 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. e4 dxe4+ 36. fxe4
Nxe4 37. Nxe4 fxe4+ 38. Kxe4 Nf6+ 39. Kd3 Rxc1 40. Bxc1 Kf5
41. Kc4 g4 42. hxg4+ Kxg4 43. Bd2 Kf5 44. Be1 Kg4 45. d5 b5+
46. axb5 axb5+ 47. Kd4 Nxd5 48. Kxd5 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Be3 Be6 15. b3 a5 16. Bf2 c5 17. exf5
gxf5 18. Qd2 Nc6 19. Rae1 Ra7 20. Bd1 Re7 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Bh4
Qe8 23. f4 e4 24. Nf2 Nd4 25. h3 Rd7 26. Na4 Ra7 27. Qe3 Qc6
28. Nc3 d5 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. Rg1 Bg8 32. g4 Re7
33. Kh2 Nf3+ 34. Bxf3 exf3 35. Qd2 Rd7 36. Qc2 Qd6 37. Qc1 Qd2
38. Qxd2 Rxd2 39. Nd1 Bh4 40. Rgf1 Rxa2 41. Re3 c4 42. Rxf3
cxb3 43. Nc3 Rc2 44. Kg1 Bc4 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. h4 h6
12. b3 O-O-O 13. Nd4 a6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. g4 Ne5 16. Be2 Qc6
17. f4 Ng6 18. h5 Bxc3 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Bc1 d5 21. Bf3 e5
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Bf6 25. Rhg1 Rhf8 26. Rde1
Bxg5 27. Rxg5 Qf6 28. Bg4+ Kb8 29. Rge5 Nc6 30. Rxd5 Nb4
31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Qf3 Qh6 33. Qe4 Nc6 34. Bf3 Qf6 35. Qe3 Nd4
36. Rd1 Nxf3 37. Rxd8+ Qxd8 38. Qxf3 Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 11. b5 Nd4
12. Bb2 f6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nb1 Bd5 15. Nd2 c5 16. bxc6 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 bxc6 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rab1 Re8 20. Rfc1 a4 21. Qa2 c5
22. Ba1 Bf8 23. Nf3 Nd5 24. Rb7 Qd6 25. Rc2 g5 26. e4 dxe3
27. Nxg5 Kg8 28. Ne4 Qe6 29. Rd7 Rad8 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Qxd5+
Rxd5 32. Nxf6+ Kf7 33. Nxd5 e2 34. Bc3 e1=Q 35. Bxe1 Rxe1
36. Nc3 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5 Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 17. cxd6 cxd6
18. Be1 a6 19. Nc3 a5 20. a4 Bf8 21. Nf2 h5 22. h3 Rg7 23. Nb5
Nh4 24. Rc3 Rb8 25. Qc2 g4 26. fxg4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Nxg4
28. Bxg4 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Rxg4 30. Bxh4 Qxh4 31. Rff3 Qe1+
32. Rf1 Qh4 33. Rff3 Qe1+ 34. Rf1 Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3
dxc4 7. Qxc4 a6 8. Bf4 Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 Na7
12. O-O Nb5 13. Be5 Be6 14. d5 Bd7 15. Qb3 Nd6 16. Nd4 Rb8
17. h3 c5 18. Ne6 fxe6 19. dxe6 Kh8 20. exd7 Qxd7 21. Qb6 Qc6
22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. b3 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe5 25. Nxc5 Ra8 26. Nd7
1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. e5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. exf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxg5 11. fxg7
Qxg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Qe3
Ne7 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. f4 Rac8 19. Bd3 Rxc3 20. Qd4 Nh4 21. Be4
Rc7 22. Qd6 Rc2 23. Qe7 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3
e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Kb1 Bf6 15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Qf5 Nc4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 g6 21. Qxd5
Rac8 22. Qe4 b5 23. h4 a5 24. h5 a4 25. Nc1 Rfe8 26. Qd3 Qe5
27. hxg6 hxg6 28. c3 Kg7 29. Rd5 Qf4 30. Qd4+ Qxd4 31. Rxd4
Rc5 32. Rhd1 Rf5 33. f3 Ne3 34. Re1 Re6 35. Rd2 Nc4 36. Rde2
Rd6 37. Na2 g5 38. Nb4 g4 39. fxg4 Rf4 40. Nc2 Rxg4 41. Nd4
Rd5 42. Rf2 Kg6 43. Re8 Rdg5 44. Nf3 Rf5 45. Rg8+ Kh5 46. Rh8+
Kg6 47. Rg8+ Kh5 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. Re2 Kf6 50. Rb8 Rd5 51. Nd4
Rdg5 52. Rf2+ Kg6 53. Rxb5 Rxg2 54. Rxg5+ Rxg5 55. Kc2 f5
56. Ne6 Rg4 57. Nc5 Ne5 58. Kd2 Kf6 59. Nd3 Nc4+ 60. Ke2 Re4+
61. Kd1 Ne3+ 62. Kd2 Nc4+ 63. Kc2 Rh4 64. Nc5 Ne5 65. b3 axb3+
66. Kxb3 Rh8 67. Rf4 Rc8 68. Ne4+ Ke6 69. Ng5+ Kf6 70. Ne4+
Ke6 71. Ng3 Rb8+ 72. Rb4 Rf8 73. Ne2 Nd3 74. Rd4 Rb8+ 75. Kc2
Nc5 76. Rb4 Rc8 77. Nf4+ Ke5 78. Rc4 Ra8 79. Ng6+ Kf6 80. Nf4
Ke5 81. Ne2 Kd5 82. Rd4+ Kc6 83. Rf4 Rxa3 84. Nd4+ Kd5
85. Nxf5 Ra2+ 86. Kb1 Rh2 87. Ne3+ Kc6 88. Nc2 Rh1+ 89. Ka2
Rh2 90. Rf6+ Kb5 91. Kb2 Na4+ 92. Kb3 Nc5+ 93. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Re1 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Re8 16. Ba3
Bxa3 17. Qxa3 b6 18. Rab1 Qd8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Rxb6 Bg4
21. Rb7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 h6 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Qxa7 Qc8 25. Kg2
Qc6 26. Qb8+ Kh7 27. Qb1+ Kg8 28. Qf5 Qc4 29. a4 Qxa4 30. Qxd5
Qa6 31. Qe4 Qc4 32. d5 Qxc3 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxf7 Qe5 35. h4
h5 36. Qe6 Qxe6 37. dxe6 Kg6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1
O-O 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. f4 Rb8 14. Kf2 b5 15. Qb3 a5 16. Rac1 a4
17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Rc2 Bd6 19. Rhc1 b4 20. Qc4 Qa7 21. e3 Ba6
22. Qc6 b3 23. axb3 axb3 24. Rc3 Bb7 25. Qc4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qa2
27. R1c2 Qa8+ 0-1

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.12"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Maletin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5
12. Nf3 h6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bd5 Re8 16. O-O Bg4
17. h3 Bh5 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qb3 Re7 20. Rc5 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rd8
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Qa4 Rd6 24. Qe4 Ree6 25. b4 Rd2 26. Ra5 Rd7
27. g3 g6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. h4 h5 30. Qf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 e4+
32. Kg2 Rf6 33. Re5 Rd3 34. Ra5 c5 35. bxc5 Rf5 36. Rxa7 Rxc5
37. Re7 Rxa3 38. Rxe4 Rc2 39. Rb1 Raa2 40. Rf4 Rcb2 41. Rxb2
Rxb2 42. Ra4 f5 43. Kf3 Kh6 44. Ra7 Rc2 45. Rf7 Ra2 46. Rd7
Rb2 47. Rd1 Ra2 48. Re1 Ra4 49. Re2 Kg7 50. Rd2 Kh6 51. Ke2
Ra3 52. f3 Kg7 53. Kf2 Kf6 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. g4 hxg4 56. fxg4
fxg4 57. Rd4 g3+ 58. Kf3 g2 59. Rf4+ Kg7 60. Rg4 Ra4 61. e4
Ra3+ 62. Kxg2 Kf6 63. Rg3 Ra5 64. Kf3 Rh5 65. Kg4 Re5 66. Re3
Ke6 67. Re1 Kf6 68. Kf4 Rh5 69. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.13"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Nc6 13. O-O a6 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b3 Ne5
17. e4 e6 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qe3 Qe7 21. Bh5 b5
22. cxb5 axb5 23. a4 bxa4 24. Nxa4 Rc7 25. Nb6 Bg7 26. Nc4 Rd8
27. e5 dxe5 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxe5 Be8 30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Nc4
Rd7 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qb6 Bf8 34. Qb8 Qb5 35. Qd8 Kg7 36. Qd4+
Kg8 37. Qd8 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.14"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir P Malaniuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. a4 h6
7. Bh4 Qe8 8. e4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Nh5 11. O-O Kh8
12. Re1 Nc6 13. Nb3 a5 14. Bb5 f6 15. Nbd2 Be6 16. Bg3 Rd8
17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Nc4 b6 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Qc4 Nc8
22. Qc6 Ne7 23. Qc4 Nc8 24. Qc6 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.15"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Grishchenko"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. d4 Be7
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 a6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qe7
12. Qc2 Rd8 13. e4 d4 14. e5 Ng4 15. Qe4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6
17. Qd3 Ng4 18. c5 e5 19. h3 Nh6 20. Ne4 Nf7 21. Nfd2 Bb8
22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Bc1 h6 24. Bd2 Be6 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. h4 Rf8
27. a4 Ne7 28. Ned6 Bd5 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Bxd5+ Nxd5 31. Rxe5
Bxd6 32. Rxd5 Qf7 33. Qxd4 Bc7 34. Rd7 Be5 35. Rxf7 Bxd4
36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Rf1 Rf3 38. Be3 Bxe3 39. Kg2 Rf5 40. fxe3
Re5 41. Rc1 Rxe3 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Re7 44. c6 bxc6 45. bxc6
Rc7 46. Kf3 Kf7 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. h5 Re7 49. c7 Kd7+ 50. Kf5 Kc8
51. g4 Rd7 52. Kg6 Rd5 53. Kxg7 Rg5+ 54. Kxh6 Rxg4 55. Rc6 Rg8
56. Kh7 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3
O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rd1 a6 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4
Bd7 17. f3 Rac8 18. Bb3 Rc5 19. Rc1 Rfc8 20. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Valerij Popov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5
12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Qa5 14. Bf2 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qb4 16. Rfd1 Bd7
17. a3 Qb3 18. Bd3 Rad8 19. Bc2 Qc4 20. b3 Qa6 21. b4 b6
22. cxb6 axb6 23. Bb3 Bf5 24. a4 Qb7 25. b5 h5 26. Qb2 Re6
27. Re1 Ne8 28. Ne2 Qe7 29. Rad1 Bxd4+ 30. Rxd4 Nf6 31. Qd2
Re8 32. Kf2 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.20"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitrij Sitnikov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 b6
7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. f4
Nbd7 13. Bf2 g6 14. h3 Rfe8 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Bxb7
Qxb7 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. g4 Ng7 20. Bg3 Qc4 21. Nc6 Rac8 22. Nxe7+
Rxe7 23. Rad1 Nc5 24. Rf1 Ne8 25. Bh4 Ra7 26. b3 Qb4 27. Be1
Qa3 28. Qf4 Rac7 29. Rf2 Nb7 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. Bb4 Qh4 32. Ng5
Qh6 33. c4 a5 34. Ba3 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Nxd8 36. Nxe6 Qxf4 37. Nxf4
Nc6 38. Nd5 Rd7 39. Rf6 Nxe5 40. Rxb6 Rd8 41. Kf2 f5 42. Re6
Nd7 43. g5 Rb8 44. Re7 Nf8 45. Nf6+ Nxf6 46. gxf6 Rb6 47. Rg7+
Kh8 48. Bb2 Rxb3 49. Be5 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.21"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Valery Zolotukhin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2338"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O Be6 11. Bb3 b5
12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rfc8 14. Rac1 Bc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxc4
Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rc7 18. Nf1 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne3 Rc6 21. Ncd5
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Bg5 23. c3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Kf8 25. Rcd1 Ke7
26. Kf2 h5 27. Ke2 Ke6 28. R1d2 Rb8 29. a3 Rbb6 30. Rd1 Rc4
31. Kf3 g6 32. R5d2 a5 33. Re1 h4 34. h3 Ra6 35. Red1 f5
36. exf5+ gxf5 37. g3 hxg3 38. Kxg3 b4 39. cxb4 axb4 40. axb4
Rxb4 41. Rb1 Rab6 42. Kf2 Rh4 43. Kg3 Re4 44. Rd3 d5 45. Kf3
Reb4 46. Rd2 Rh4 47. Kg3 Re4 48. Rd3 Rxe3+ 49. Rxe3 f4+
50. Kf3 fxe3 51. b4 d4 52. b5 Kd5 53. h4 Rf6+ 54. Kg2 e2 0-1

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Olginka RUS"]
[Date "2011.04.23"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Spartak Vysochin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 h6 5. h3 e5 6. Nge2 c6
7. Be3 b5 8. Ng3 Bb7 9. Bg2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qd2 Qe7
12. Rad1 a6 13. b3 Rd8 14. a4 b4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nb1 c5
17. Qc1 a5 18. c3 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Rc8 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 c4
22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qc3 Qxb3 24. Qxb3 cxb3 25. Nd2 b2 26. Rb1
Rc2 27. Nb3 O-O 28. Re2 Rc4 29. Rbxb2 Rxa4 30. Ra2 Rb4
31. Nxa5 Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Red2 Nf6 34. Nc6 Re8 35. Ra5
h5 36. g5 Nh7 37. Ra7 Rxe3 38. fxe3 Nxg5 39. h4 Nf3 40. Rdd7
Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.26"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alberto David"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. e3
O-O 7. Be2 a5 8. a3 Na6 9. Ne5 d6 10. Nd3 bxa3 11. Nxa3 Re8
12. Nb5 Nc7 13. Qb3 Nxb5 14. Qxb5 b6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Qa4 Rc8
17. Rfc1 e5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. b3 Qe7 20. b4 Rxc4 21. Rxc4 Bxc4
22. bxa5 Bxd3 23. Bxd3 bxa5 24. Qxa5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.27"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Olivier Renet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 fxe4
12. Nxe4 Nf5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bg4 b6
17. Rc3 a5 18. Ne1 Bg7 19. Nc2 h5 20. Bh3 Bh6 21. Re1 Kh7
22. Ng3 Qg5 23. Rf3 Bd7 24. b3 Rf7 25. Re4 Raf8 26. Re1 Qe7
27. Ne4 Bf4 28. Rd3 Bh6 29. Rf3 Qe8 30. a4 g5 31. Bxf5+ Bxf5
32. Ng3 Bg6 33. Rxf7+ Qxf7 34. f3 g4 35. Rf1 Kh8 36. Qe2 Qh7
37. Ne1 h4 38. Nh1 g3 39. hxg3 hxg3 40. Nxg3 Bf4 41. Nh1 Qh2+
42. Kf2 e4 43. Rg1 Re8 44. Kf1 exf3 45. Qb2+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.28"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jean-Pierre Le Roux"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Nd2 Nd5
12. Nxc4 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Bb7 14. e3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Ba6 16. Rfd1 g6
17. a3 Qc7 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. b4 Qb8 20. Qa2 Bb7 21. Bg2 Nf6
22. Qb3 Nd5 23. Ne4 Ba8 24. Ne5 Kg7 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 Rc7
27. e4 Nf4 28. Bf1 c5 29. Qe3 Nh5 30. dxc5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 bxc5
32. bxc5 Qb2 33. Nc4 Qc2 34. Qd4+ f6 35. Rd3 Qc1 36. h4 Qf4
37. Qd6 Bxe4 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. Qd4+ Ke7 40. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.29"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Tornike Sanikidze"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nc6
12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 Na5 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. a3 b4 16. axb4 Bxb4
17. Ra4 Nd5 18. Bg5 f6 19. e4 fxg5 20. exd5 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5
22. Qa1 Bb6 23. dxe6 Qc7 24. Rf1 Bd5 25. e7 Rf5 26. Nd4 Bxd4
27. Rxa5 Bxg2 28. Rxf5 Bxf1 29. Qa2+ Bc4 30. Nxc4 Qxe7
31. Nd6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Nxg5+ Kh8 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nd6+
Kh8 36. Nxc8 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Rf3 1-0

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.30"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Aguettaz"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bc2
Re7 17. Rab1 Ne8 18. Rfe1 Nd6 19. a4 Bd7 20. Ne5 Be8 21. g4 g5
22. h3 b5 23. a5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. f4 f6 26. Red1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "French Team Championships"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2011.05.31"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Konstantin Landa"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5
7. Qc2 Nc6 8. Qxc4 Qd5 9. Qd3 Qf5 10. Qxf5 exf5 11. O-O Be6
12. Rc1 Bd5 13. e3 Ne4 14. Be1 O-O 15. Nfd2 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Bxg2 18. cxb4 Bd5 19. b5 Nb4 20. a3 Nd3 21. Rc3 Nxe1
22. Rxe1 c6 23. Rb1 g5 24. f3 g4 25. Kf2 h5 26. h4 a4 27. Rb4
Kg7 28. Rc5 Ra5 29. bxc6 Raa8 30. Nc4 bxc6 1-0

[Event "19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2011.06.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. Bxg4 Nfxg4 16. O-O
Rc8 17. Qb2 Qf6 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Nf3
Nf6 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Nd3 Qe4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Nc5
Qe7 27. Qb2 Rc8 28. Nd3 Rc7 29. Rc2 h6 30. Qc1 Rxc2 31. Qxc2
Qe4 32. Qc3 Nd7 33. h3 Nf8 34. Nf4 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qxa2 36. Nxd5
Qxf2 37. Qc8 Qh4 38. Qxb7 Qg5 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ Ng6
41. Nxg6 Qxg6 42. Qd5 Qf6 43. b4 g6 44. b5 axb5 45. Qxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2011.06.10"]
[EventDate "2011.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd2 Bd6
12. Qg4 Qg5 13. Qh3 Bf4 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Qg6 16. Bxf4
Qxe4 17. Qg3 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Qf5 19. Bxc7 O-O 20. Re5 Qc2 21. Re3
Ne4 22. Qf3 Rac8 23. Be5 Ng5 24. Qg3 f6 25. Bd6 Rfd8 26. Rae1
Kh7 27. c5 bxc5 28. Bxc5 e5 29. R3e2 Qa4 30. h4 Ne6 31. Be7
Rd5 32. dxe5 f5 33. Bb4 Rc4 34. Qf3 Nf4 35. Re3 Qc6 36. e6 Qe8
37. g3 Qg6 38. e7 Nh3+ 39. Kh2 Re4 40. Rxe4 fxe4 41. Qxe4 Rf5
42. Kxh3 1-0

[Event "19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[EventDate "2011.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Nbd7 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. c4
d4 12. Ba4 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. c5 bxc5 15. bxc5 Qc7 16. Rc1 Bc6
17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nc4 Qxc5 19. Ncxe5 Qd5 20. Nxd7 Nxd7
21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qa4 h6 23. h3 Rd8 24. Qxa7 Ra8 25. Qxd4
Qxd4 26. Nxd4 Rxa2 27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. Nf3 Ra1+ 29. Kh2 Ra5
30. d4 g6 31. Rd8 Ra7 32. d5 Kg7 33. d6 Kf6 34. Nd4 Rb7 35. f4
Nc5 36. Rc8 Ne4 37. Rc6 Rd7 38. Nb5 Ke6 39. Nc7+ Kf5 40. Nb5
Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[EventDate "2011.06.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jonny Hector"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "221"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6
12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc1 Be6 14. Ne4 Bb4 15. a5 O-O 16. a6 b5
17. Na3 Qb6 18. Be3 c5 19. Nc2 Nc4 20. Nxb4 Nxe3 21. Nxc5 Nxg2
22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Kxg2 Qd4 24. Qc6 Re7 25. Qxb5 Bc4 26. Qf5
Re5 27. Qc2 Bxe2 28. Rfe1 Rfe8 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Nc2 Qd6
31. Kg1 h5 32. Qb4 Qd3 33. Qc3 Qd7 34. Nd4 Bxa6 35. Rxe5 fxe5
36. Qc6 Qxc6 37. Nxc6 Bb7 38. Nxa7 Rd8 39. b4 Rd2 40. b5 Rb2
41. Re1 Bf3 42. Nc8 g5 43. Nd6 Kg7 44. Nc4 Rxb5 45. Nxe5 Bb7
46. Nc4 Rb4 47. Nd2 Rb2 48. Nc4 Rb4 49. Rc1 Kf6 50. Ne3 Bf3
51. Kf1 Rb2 52. Nc2 Be4 53. Ne1 g4 54. Rc3 Ra2 55. Rc5 Kg6
56. Rb5 Rd2 57. Rb3 Kf5 58. Rc3 Kg6 59. Re3 Kf5 60. Ra3 Kg6
61. Ra1 Kf5 62. Ng2 Bxg2+ 63. Kxg2 Kg6 64. Ra6+ Kg5 65. Ra8
Rb2 66. Rf8 Ra2 67. Rg8+ Kh6 68. Rf8 Kg5 69. h3 Ra4 70. Rg8+
Kh6 71. Rd8 Kg6 72. Rd6+ Kg7 73. Re6 Rb4 74. Re1 Kg6 75. Rd1
Ra4 76. h4 Ra2 77. Rd6+ Kg7 78. Kf1 Rb2 79. Ke1 Ra2 80. Rd2
Ra3 81. Ke2 Kg6 82. Rd3 Ra6 83. Rd5 Re6+ 84. Kd3 Rf6 85. Rg5+
Kh6 86. Ke3 Re6+ 87. Kd4 Rf6 88. Ke3 Re6+ 89. Kd2 Rf6 90. Ke2
Re6+ 91. Kf1 Ra6 92. Rd5 Kg6 93. Rd3 Re6 94. Rd2 Ra6 95. Ke2
Re6+ 96. Kd3 Rd6+ 97. Ke3 Re6+ 98. Kf4 Rf6+ 99. Ke5 Rf5+
100. Ke4 Rf6 101. Kd5 Rf5+ 102. Kc6 Rf8 103. Re2 Rd8 104. Re6+
Kg7 105. Re5 Kg6 106. Rg5+ Kh6 107. Rd5 Re8 108. Kd7 Re2
109. Rf5 Kg6 110. Rg5+ Kh6 111. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "19th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[EventDate "2011.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hans Tikkanen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 e6 11. Qc1 b6
12. Bb5 Bb7 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. f3 Ne5 16. Bd4 Nc4
17. a4 Rfd8 18. Rd1 Ba6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Qd1
Bxb5 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. axb5 Rd2 24. Kf2 Rb2 25. Ra4 Ne5
26. Ke3 Rxb5 27. Rb4 Ra5 28. f4 Nd7 29. Rd4 Ra7 30. g3 Kf8
31. Nc1 e5 32. Rb4 Rc7 33. Rb3 exf4+ 34. gxf4 Rc5 35. Nd3 Rh5
36. Rb2 Ke7 37. Kd4 Ra5 38. Nb4 Kd6 39. c4 Ra4 40. e5+ Kc7
41. Nd5+ Kc6 42. Ne7+ Kc7 43. Nd5+ Kc6 44. Ne7+ Kb7 45. Nd5
Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.06.26"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sipke Ernst"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. e5 Qb6 16. Ne4
O-O-O 17. Nd6+ Kb8 18. b3 c3 19. a4 f6 20. axb5 Nxe5 21. Nxb7
Kxb7 22. Qc2 Qxd4 23. bxc6+ Nxc6 24. Bf3 Qd3 25. Qa2 Rd5
26. b4 Qb5 27. Rfe1 g4 28. Bxg4 Rd2 29. Qxe6 Kb8 30. Be2 Qd5
31. Qe3 Qe5 32. Bf3 Nd4 33. Qxh6 Nxf3+ 34. gxf3 Qg5+ 35. Qxg5
fxg5 36. Kg2 g4 37. fxg4 Rdxf2+ 38. Kg1 c2 39. Re8+ Rxe8
40. Kxf2 Re4 41. Kg3 Rxb4 42. Rc1 Rc4 43. h4 Kc7 44. h5 Kd6
45. h6 Rc7 46. g5 Ke6 47. g6 Rc3+ 48. Kh2 Rc8 49. Rf1 Rh8
50. h7 a5 51. Kg3 c1=Q 52. Rxc1 Kf6 53. Rc6+ Kg7 54. Kf4 Rb8
55. Kf5 Rb5+ 56. Ke6 Rb8 57. Kd7 a4 58. Ra6 a3 59. Ke7 a2
60. Rxa2 Kxg6 61. h8=N+ Rxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.06.27"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
Bc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. e4 Bb7
12. Rd1 a6 13. a3 Qb8 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Be3 Nhf6 16. Bf4 Nh5
17. Be3 Nhf6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Qb1 b5 20. b4 Nb6 21. Bf1 Rd8
22. h3 Qa7 23. Nd2 Rac8 24. Nb3 Qa8 25. f3 Nfd7 26. Na5 e5
27. Ne2 Bf8 28. Bg2 exd4 29. Nxd4 Ne5 30. Bg5 Re8 31. Nxb7
Qxb7 32. f4 Nec4 33. e5 c6 34. Qe4 f6 35. Bh4 g5 36. fxg5 Rxe5
37. Qf4 fxg5 38. Bxg5 Nd5 39. Qg4 h5 40. Qxh5 Nde3 41. Nf3 c5
42. Qg6+ Bg7 43. Rxc4 bxc4 44. Bxe3 Rxe3 45. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.06.28"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 Rc8 10. Bd3 e6 11. Nf3 b5 12. a3
Nc4 13. O-O Be7 14. h3 a5 15. Qe2 Nxa3 16. Nxb5 Nxb5 17. Bxb5
Qb6 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Ba4
22. Bg5 h6 23. Bh4 Rb8 24. Ng4 Qd8 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Nxf6+
Qxf6 27. Rc5 Qd8 28. e4 Bb3 29. e5 Rb4 30. Qd2 Bc4 31. Qc1 Qb8
32. Bc2 a4 33. Ra5 Bb3 34. Bd3 Bc4 35. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.06.29"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6
7. Bb2 Ne4 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Re1 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. e4 fxe4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe4 Nd4 16. c3 Ne6
17. Ba3 Re8 18. Nd2 Nd8 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. Rad1 Nf7 21. Bd5 Be6
22. Na5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 e4 24. Re3 Ne5 25. h3 Re6 26. Bc1 b6
27. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.06.30"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6
12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Rhe1 Be6 16. e5
dxe5 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qc6 20. Rd2 e6 21. Qd3
f5 22. Red1 Rd8 23. Qe2 Ke7 24. Qh5 Rhg8 25. Qe2 Qc7 26. Re1
Bf6 27. Bh2 b5 28. a3 Qc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. f3 Bg7 31. Na4 h5
32. Kb1 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. fxg4 Bh6 35. Rxd7+ Rxd7 36. gxf5
exf5 37. Bxe5 Kf7 38. Rf1 Kg6 39. Nb6 Re7 40. Nxc4 Rc8 41. Bd6
Re6 42. Ne5+ Kg7 43. Rd1 Bf4 44. Nf7 Be3 45. Ne5 Bf4 46. Nf7
Rc4 47. Bxf4 Rxf4 48. Nd6 Rf2 49. g3 Kg6 50. b4 Ree2 51. Rc1
Rf3 52. a4 Rxg3 53. Rf1 Re5 54. Kb2 Rd5 55. Nb7 Rd4 56. c3
Rdd3 57. Rc1 f4 58. Nc5 Rd6 59. Kb3 Kf5 60. b5 axb5 61. axb5
f3 62. Kb4 f2 63. Rf1 Rd2 64. Nb3 Rb2 65. b6 Rg1 66. Rxf2+
Rxf2 67. Kc5 Rb1 68. Nd4+ Ke5 69. Nb5 Rxb5+ 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daan Brandenburg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6
7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2 Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd2 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nd5 Be6 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rf2 b5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Qe3 Rd7 21. Rfd2
h6 22. Qf2 f6 23. Rd4 Rc8 24. Qd2 Nf7 25. Kh1 Qxc2 26. Bxd6 a5
27. Bf1 b4 28. Bb5 Rdd8 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Bf4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxa2 32. Ba4 Rc2 33. Rd3 g5 34. Bd2 Ne5 35. Rd6 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.07.03"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin Swinkels"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. d5 Na5 10. Qb4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 c6
12. O-O Qb6 13. Qa4 Nd7 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. g3 Rac8 16. Bg4 Nc5
17. Qc2 e6 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 cxd5 21. exd5 Nc4
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rac1 Ne5 24. Be3 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.07.04"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruud Janssen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. b3 Ne4 6. c3 O-O
7. Bb2 c5 8. d3 Nd6 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 e5 11. c4 d4 12. a3 a5
13. e3 dxe3 14. fxe3 Nf5 15. Qe2 Bh6 16. Ne4 Bxe3+ 17. Kh1
Ncd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Bc1 Ra6
22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. g5 Nf5 24. Be4 h6 25. gxh6+ Kxf6 26. Qxe3
Ke7 27. Qg1 Rh8 28. Rbe1 Nxh6 29. Bd5 Nf5 30. Rxe5+ Kf8
31. Qg2 Rf6 32. Rfe1 Kg7 33. Qb2 Qb6 34. c5 Qxc5 35. Bxf7 Ng3+
36. Kg2 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Boxtel NED"]
[Date "2011.07.05"]
[EventDate "2011.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wouter Spoelman"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7
12. Bd2 c5 13. Ne4 c4 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Be2 Bb7 16. b3 Rfc8
17. bxc4 Be4 18. Qc3 bxc4 19. Qa5 Rab8 20. Ne5 Bd5 21. Nxd7
Nxd7 22. f3 Rb5 23. Qc3 f5 24. Rdc1 Nb6 25. a4 Rb3 26. Qa5 Nd7
27. Bd1 Rb7 28. Be1 e5 29. Bg3 Qe6 30. dxe5 Nc5 31. Rab1 Rxb1
32. Rxb1 Nb3 33. Qc3 Bc6 34. Rxb3 cxb3 35. Bxb3 Bd5 36. Bxd5
Rxc3 37. Bxe6+ Kf8 38. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[EventDate "2011.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Rc1 Nbd7
7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c6 9.h3 Re8 10.Bd3 Nf8 11.O-O Ng6 12.Bh2 Bd6
13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Qc2 Re7 15.Rb1 Bd7 16.b4 b6 17.b5 cxb5 18.Bxb5
Bc8 19.Bd3 Bb7 20.Rfc1 Ne4 21.Qa4 f5 22.Nb5 Qd8 23.g3 a6
24.Nc3 b5 25.Qb3 Rc8 26.Ne2 Rc4 27.h4 Rec7 28.Rc2 Nf8 29.Nf4
h6 30.h5 Qe8 31.Rbc1 Nd7 32.a4 bxa4 33.Qb2 Rxc2 34.Rxc2 Qc8
35.Ne1 Ndf6 36.Qb6 Rc6 37.Qa5 Rxc2 38.Nxc2 Qe8 39.Be2 Kh7
40.Kg2 Qe7 41.Bd3 Qd7 42.Qb4 Nd6 43.Ne1 Bc8 44.Nf3 a5 45.Qxa5
Nc4 46.Qc5 a3 47.Nh4 a2 48.Bxf5+ Qxf5 49.Nxf5 a1=Q 50.Qxc8 Nd2
51.Nh4 Qf1+ 52.Kh2 Qxf2+ 53.Kh3 Qf1+ 54.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 b4
12. Na4 c5 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Bd2 a5
17. e4 Qb8 18. h3 Bf4 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Ba8 21. Qe3 Rc7
22. a4 Bc6 23. Nb3 Qa7 24. Qxa7 Rxa7 25. f3 Rd8 26. Bb5 Rxd1+
27. Rxd1 Bxb5 28. axb5 Kf8 29. Nc5 Ra8 30. b6 Ke7 31. b7 Rb8
32. e5 Nd5 33. Ra1 Kd8 34. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nh5
12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 a6 16. e3 b5
17. Qc2 Qc8 18. Qd3 Qc4 19. Bf1 Ne4 20. Be1 Rfc8 21. b3 Qxd3
22. Bxd3 e5 23. a4 exd4 24. exd4 b4 25. a5 Ng5 26. Be2 Rc2
27. Kf1 Rb2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Nxd2 g6 30. h4 Ne6 31. Nf3 Kf8
32. Rc1 Ke8 33. Bd2 Bd8 34. Ra1 Be7 35. Ra4 Nb8 36. Bxb4 Bxb4
37. Rxb4 Nc6 38. Ra4 Ke7 39. Ke1 f6 40. Kd2 Nc7 41. Ne1 Nb5
42. Nc2 Kd6 43. Kd3 Re8 44. Bf3 Rc8 45. Kd2 f5 46. h5 Rc7
47. Be2 Ra7 48. h6 Ra8 49. Bd3 Ra7 50. Bf1 Ra8 51. Be2 Ra7
52. Bd3 Ra8 53. f3 Ra7 54. Bf1 Ra8 55. Be2 Ra7 56. Bd3 Ra8
57. Ke3 Re8+ 58. Kd2 Ra8 59. Ke3 Re8+ 60. Kf2 Ra8 61. Kg2 Ke6
62. f4 Kd6 63. g4 fxg4 64. Kg3 Nc3 65. Ra1 Ne4+ 66. Bxe4 dxe4
67. Kxg4 Rb8 68. Rb1 Nxa5 69. Ra1 Nc6 70. Rxa6 Rxb3 71. d5
Kxd5 72. Rxc6 Kxc6 73. Nd4+ Kd5 74. Nxb3 e3 75. Nc1 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.24"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Nc6
12. Rc1 h6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bd7 15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Rfd1 Qe7
17. a3 Rfc8 18. h3 Qd7 19. Qa2 Ne8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. e3 Nd6
22. b3 Rc7 23. Qb2 Kg8 24. Rc2 Rac8 25. Rdc1 Qd8 26. Na2 Be8
27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 Nb5 31. Nxb5
Bxb5 32. f4 f5 33. Bf3 h5 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Ke1 Ke7 36. Kd2 Kd6
37. Kc3 a5 38. h4 b6 39. Bd1 Kc7 40. b4 a4 41. Bc2 Kd6 42. Kd2
Kc7 43. Ke1 Kd6 44. Kf2 Kc7 45. Ke1 Kd6 46. Kd2 Kc7 47. Ke1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rc1 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3
e6 13.h4 Nc6 14.e5 Bd7 15.Rb1 b6 16.h5 Ne7 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Bc4
Rac8 19.Bb3 Nd5 20.Ng5 h6 21.Ne4 g5 22.Nd6 Rc7 23.Ke2 Rd8
24.Rh3 Bc6 25.Rbh1 Rf8 26.Rc1 Bd7 27.Rxc7 Nxc7 28.Rc3 Na6
29.g3 Rd8 30.f4 Bf8 31.f5 Bxd6 32.exd6 Bb5+ 33.Ke3 Rxd6
34.fxe6 Kf8 35.Rc8+ Ke7 36.d5 Rd8 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.d6 Nc5
39.Bd5 Bd7 40.exd7 Kxd7 41.Kd4 Kxd6 42.Bb4 a5 43.Bxc5+ bxc5+
44.Kc4 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.27"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 h6 15. Bd2 Ng4 16. Be4 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 Ngf6 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. a4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Qe4 21. Be3 Rc7
22. a5 Rfc8 23. Nd2 Qf5 24. axb6 axb6 25. f3 e5 26. Rcb1 exd4
27. Bxd4 Qf4 28. Qf2 Rc6 29. Re1 Rd6 30. Be3 Qf5 31. Bxh6 Rdc6
32. Be3 Ne5 33. Red1 Nfd7 34. Ra7 Qc2 35. Rda1 Nf8 36. h3 Nxc4
37. Nxc4 Rxc4 38. Qxc2 Rxc2 39. Bxb6 Rb2 40. Bc7 Ne6 41. Ra8
Rxa8 42. Rxa8+ Kh7 43. Be5 Re2 44. Ra5 g5 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. Kf1
Rc2 47. Rb2 Rxb2 48. Bxb2 f5 49. g3 g4 50. fxg4 fxg4 51. h4
Nc5 52. Ke2 Ne4 53. Be5 Kf5 54. Bc7 Nf6 55. Kd3 Ne4 56. Bb8
Nf6 57. Kd4 Ne4 58. Bf4 Nf6 59. Be5 Ne4 60. Kd5 Nd2 61. Bf4
Nf1 62. h5 Nxg3 63. h6 Nh5 64. Bc7 Kg6 65. Ke4 Kxh6 66. Kf5 g3
67. Bb6 g2 68. Bg1 Ng3+ 69. Kf4 Ne2+ 70. Kf3 Nxg1+ 71. Kf2 Nf3
72. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Bxd5
Rfd8 17. Rd1 Qe5 18. Qc4 b5 19. Qa2 Rd7 20. O-O Na4 21. Bb3
Rdc7 22. Rd4 Nb6 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Qb1 Kg7 25. g3 Nc4 26. Kg2
Qf6 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Qe4 Re7 29. Qd5 c3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Rf4
Qc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rdd4 Rc2 34. Rd5 h5 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. h3
Ra2 37. Rfa4 Rbb2 38. Rf4 Rb7 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Rc7 41. Kg3
Rb2 42. g5 Rb1 43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Rfa4 Rcc2 45. Rf4 Rb7 46. Kg3
Rc1 47. Rd4 Rb2 48. Rf4 Rb7 49. Rd4 Rb2 50. f3 a6 51. Rxa6 Rb5
52. f4 Rb3 53. Re4 Rcc3 54. a4 Rxe3+ 55. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 56. Kf2
Ra3 57. Ra7 Kf8 58. a5 Ke8 59. a6 Kf8 60. Ke2 Ke8 61. Ra8+ Kd7
62. a7 Kc6 63. Rc8+ Kb7 64. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.29"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georg Meier"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. e3 Rb8 8. Qe2 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Nb4 11. Ne5 Nd7
12. Nc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 Rb6 14. Qf3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Nxd2
O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Qf4 f6 20. Nc5 e5 21. Qh4
exd4 22. exd4 g5 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Nxe4 Re8 25. f3 h6 26. Rfe1
Kf7 27. Kf2 f5 28. Nc5 Rd8 29. Ke3 Rbd6 30. Red1 f4+ 31. gxf4
gxf4+ 32. Kxf4 Rxd4+ 33. Rxd4 Rxd4+ 34. Ke5 Rd6 35. b4 Ke7
36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Rc1 Ke7 38. Rg1 Kf7 39. Rc1 Rc6 40. f4 Rf6
41. Ra1 Ke7 42. Rg1 Kf7 43. Ra1 Rd6 44. Rc1 Rd8 45. f5 c6
46. Ne6 Rd5+ 47. Ke4 Bxe6 48. fxe6+ Kxe6 49. Rxc6+ Rd6 50. Rc7
Kf6 51. h4 Kg6 52. Rc5 Rd1 53. Rc6+ Kh5 54. Rxa6 Rb1 55. Rb6
Rxb4+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Ke2 Rb2+ 58. Ke3 Rb1 59. Ke2 b4 60. Kf2
b3 61. Kg3 Rb2 62. Kh3 Rb1 63. Kg3 b2 64. Rb5+ Kg6 65. h5+ Kf6
66. Kg2 Ke6 67. Kh2 Kf6 68. Kg2 Ke6 69. Kh2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.29"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O
Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7
13.cxd5 cxd5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Nc5 17.Qf3 Qe8
18.Nc3 Na4 19.Nxa4 Qxa4 20.b3 Qa3 21.Rd7 Bc5 22.Qe2 a5 23.Rad1
a4 24.Bc1 Qb4 25.Bd2 Qa3 26.Bc1 Qb4 27.Bd2 Qa3 28.Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.31"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. Na3
Bb7 13. Qb2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Be1 Bf6 16. e3 Qc7 17. Nd2
Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qb8 19. cxd5 cxd4 20. exd4 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5
22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc3 Qb7 24. Qe3 Nb8 25. Qf3 Rcd8 26. b4 Bg5
27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra2 Na6 31. Ra5 Nc7
32. Qd3 Ra8 33. Rca1 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Rb8 35. Ne2 Ne6 36. Nc3 Nc7
37. Ne2 Ne6 38. Nc3 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.25"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Markus Bawart"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4
Qh5 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. Nc3 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 O-O-O 11. O-O
e6 12. Bf4 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Nd4 a6 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Bc1 Qc5
17. Nb3 Qb4 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. h3 Rhe8 20. c5 Bf8 21. Bd2 Qe4
22. Qb2 Rd3 23. Rfe1 Qa4 24. Na5 Bxc5 25. Qxb7+ Kd7 26. Nb3
Bd6 27. Rbc1 Nd5 28. Qa7 Qxa2 29. Nc5+ Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Rxd2
31. Qc6+ Kd8 32. Re5 Qa5 33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qc6+ Kd8 35. Qa8+
Kd7 36. Qc6+ Kd8 37. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
Rc8 13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Ne5 d6 15. b4 Qe8 16. bxa5 dxe5 17. axb6
axb6 18. Rab1 Qc6 19. Bf1 Bxa3 20. Nb5 Bc5 21. Na7 Qe4
22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxc8 Bxb1 24. Nxb6 Bc2 25. Rc1 Bxb6 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. g4 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kg7 31. Bd3
Rc7 32. Kg2 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Azarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Nb3 Qa3 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Nc6
12. O-O Bd7 13. Rf3 Rc8 14. Rd1 h5 15. Kh1 h4 16. e5 f5
17. exd6 Bg7 18. Re3 Kf8 19. Nb1 Qb4 20. c4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5
22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Nc5 Bd4 24. Rb3 Qxd2 25. Nxd7+ Rxd7 26. Nxd2
Rxd6 27. Bxb5 Na5 28. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Qh4 11. g3 Qe4
12. Qf3 Qg6 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nd7 15. Qg2 b6 16. Bd3 Qh6
17. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nb3 Nbd7 8. Bg2 b5 9. O-O Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 a5 12. Bd2
Nc5 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. c3 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qe2 Nxd2
17. Qb5+ Ke7 18. Nxd2 Rd8 19. Nc4 Qf3 20. cxb4 Ke6 21. bxa5
Be7 22. a6 h5 23. Ra3 Qg4 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Qd1+ 26. Rf1
1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bragi Thorfinnsson"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Qc7
12. Rfd1 Ke7 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nc6 15. Nce4 Rad8 16. Nxf6
gxf6 17. Ne4 f5 18. Qh4+ Ke8 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. e4 Ne5 21. exf5
Qxc4 22. Rd4 Qe2 23. Nxh7+ Ke8 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina SLO"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Moiseenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8
7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Nh4 Bc8 9. e3 Bg4 10. f3 Bc8 11. f4 c5 12. Bxc4
e6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nf3 cxd4 15. exd4 Be7 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Qe2
O-O 18. Rad1 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Kh1 Qxb2 21. Ne5 Qb6
22. Qh3 h6 23. Rd3 Qb4 24. Na2 Qxa4 25. Nc3 Qb4 26. Na2 Qa4
27. Nc3 Qb4 28. Na2 Qa4 29. Nc3 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.16"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3
c6 13. Ba3 cxd5 14. exd5 e4 15. Be2 Ne8 16. Rc1 h6 17. Ne6
Bxe6 18. dxe6 Nc7 19. b5 Be5 20. Qb3 Kg7 21. Rfd1 Nxe6 22. c5
Nd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. cxd6 Ng8 25. Nd5 Kh8 26. Rc7 Be5 27. Bb2
Qxd6 28. Rxb7 g5 29. b6 a5 30. Bh5 Rab8 31. Ra7 Bxb2 32. Qxb2+
Nf6 33. Bf7 Kg7 34. Rd7 Qc6 35. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.17"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4
Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8. Qa3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nd5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. h4 O-O
12. e3 Bg4 13. Bc4 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 e6 15. Rd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qf6
17. Be2 h5 18. d5 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 exd5 20. Rxd5 Bxc3 21. Rhd1
Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bxc7 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.18"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Be7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bc2 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. f4 Qf6 18. Qd4 Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 g6 20. Rac1 Rab8 21. a3 Nb6
22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Ba4 Bd7 24. Re5 Ra8 25. Bb3 f6 26. Ree1 Kf7
27. Kf2 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.20"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Qc2 Bf8 10. a3 h6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O
Bg4 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nd5 17. b4
b6 18. Be3 Re6 19. Qc4 Rd6 20. Bd2 Bxf3 21. exf3 Rf6 22. f4
exf4 23. Bxd5 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qxd5 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Rxd8 Qxc4
27. Rxc4 Nxd8 28. Rxc7 Rd6 29. Rxa7 Rxd3 30. Be3 b5 31. Ra5
Nc6 32. Rxb5 Rxa3 33. Rb7 Rb3 34. b5 Na5 35. Rb8 Nc4 36. Bd4
Rd3 37. Rd8 h5 38. Kg2 Rb3 39. Rd5 Kg6 40. Rc5 Nd2 41. b6 Ne4
42. Rc7 Ng5 43. Rc2 Rb4 44. Bc5 Rb5 45. Be3 Ne6 46. Rc7 Kf6
47. Kf3 g5 48. Rd7 Nf8 49. Rd8 Ne6 50. Rd7 Nf8 51. Rd6+ Ne6
52. Ke4 h4 53. gxh4 gxh4 54. Rd1 Ke7 55. f4 f5+ 56. Kf3 Rb3
57. Rd5 h3 58. Rd2 Nc5 59. Rh2 Nd7 60. Rxh3 Nxb6 61. Rh7+ Kd6
62. Rh6+ Kc7 63. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.21"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Be7
7. d3 O-O 8. a3 h6 9. Ne1 Rb8 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4
12. Rxa7 d5 13. cxd5 Bc5 14. Ra1 Bd4 15. Ra3 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. e3 Bc5 18. Ra1 Re8 19. Bb2 Nf6 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Qb3
Bd6 22. Rfc1 Qd7 23. Ra5 b5 24. Qa2 Qf5 25. Ra7 Rf8 26. Ne1
Bb4 27. e4 Qh5 28. d4 Bd2 29. Ra1 b4 30. dxe5 Be6 31. Qa5 Bxe1
32. Rxe1 Ng4 33. h3 Nxf2 34. Kxf2 Rfd8 35. Re2 Bc4 36. Bf3
Qxh3 37. e6 Qxe6 38. Rc2 Bb5 39. Kg2 g5 40. Kh2 Qb3 41. Qc7
Bc4 42. Rf2 Qe3 43. Kg2 Re8 44. Bh5 Qxe4+ 45. Kh2 Rf8 46. Ra6
Be6 47. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "15th Unive (Crown Group)"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2011.10.22"]
[EventDate "2011.10.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Ne4 8. Qc2 Na6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Rd1 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qc7
12. Qxe4 Nxc5 13. Qe5 Qc6 14. g3 Bf6 15. Qe3 Bxb2 16. Bg2 Qc7
17. O-O b6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Bb4 a6
22. Rd2 Bf6 23. Nd6 Qc6 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Ne4 Be7 26. Rfd1
Rfd8 27. Qf3 Kf8 28. Qf4 f6 29. Nc3 Rd4 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Qxd4
Rd8 32. Qh4 Rxd1+ 33. Nxd1 h6 34. Qf4 Bxa3 35. Qb8+ Kf7
36. Qb3 Bc5 37. Qc2 Bd4 38. Qd3 Qd6 39. Nc3 Be5 40. Qc2 Bxc3
41. Qxc3 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qxe2 43. Qd4 Ke8 44. c5 Qa2 45. Qb4 Qd5+
46. Kg1 Kd7 47. Qb6 Qc6 48. Qa7+ Qc7 49. Qxa6 Qxc5 50. h4 Ke7
51. Qb7+ Kf8 52. Qd7 Qe7 53. Qc8+ Kf7 54. Qc6 Qa7 55. Kg2 Ke7
56. Qc8 Kf7 57. Qc6 Qd4 58. Qc7+ Kg6 59. h5+ Kh7 60. Qf7 Qe4+
61. Kg1 Qf5 62. Qe8 e5 63. Kg2 Qe4+ 64. Kg1 Qc4 65. Qg6+ Kh8
66. Qe8+ Qg8 67. Qe7 Kh7 68. Qd7 Qf8 69. Qf5+ Kh8 70. Qe6 Qb8
71. Kh2 Qg8 72. Qd7 Qf8 73. Qe6 Qd8 74. Kg2 Qg8 75. Qd7 Qa8+
76. Kg1 Qb8 77. Qe6 Kh7 78. Kh2 Qd8 79. Kg2 Qa8+ 80. Kg1 Kh8
81. Kh2 Qe4 82. Qe8+ Kh7 83. Kg1 Qf5 84. Kg2 e4 85. Kg1 Qg4
86. Kg2 f5 87. Kh2 Qg5 88. Kg2 Qf6 89. Kh2 Qg5 90. Kg2 Qf6
91. Kh2 Qb6 92. Kg2 Qd6 93. Kh3 Qd5 94. Kh2 Qc5 95. Kg1 Qd6
96. Kg2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Tomi Nyback"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. a3 Rb8 9. d3 Be7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b4 cxb4
12. axb4 b5 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Bb2 f6 15. Ba1 Ndxb4 16. Qd2 Be6
17. Rfc1 Qb6 18. d4 Rfd8 19. e3 f5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5
22. dxc5 Rxd2 23. cxb6 Rxb6 24. Rxb4 Nd3 25. Rd4 Nxc1 26. Rxd2
Nb3 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28. Be5 b4 29. Ra8 Ra6 30. Rb8 Rb6 31. Ra8
Ra6 32. Rb8 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.04"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "2.10.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hans Tikkanen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Na3
Nb6 7. Qc2 Be6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Nxc4 e5 11. Kh1 Nfd5
12. d3 Be7 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. a3 O-O 15. b4 Kh8 16. Bd2 Nd7
17. Na5 f5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. bxc5 f4 20. Rfc1 Be8 21. Qb3 Rb8
22. Rab1 Bd7 23. Qb2 b5 24. Nb3 Rbe8 25. Ba5 Qb8 26. Nd2 fxg3
27. hxg3 Bg5 28. Ne4 Be3 29. Bd2 Bd4 30. Qc2 Rf5 31. g4 Qd8
32. Be1 Re6 33. Qd2 Rf4 34. Bf2 Rxe4 35. e3 Rxe3 36. Rb4 Rxd3
37. Qxd3 Bxf2 38. Qf1 Rh6+ 39. Bh3 Qh4 40. Rb2 Ne3 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qd8
12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. Qe2 Rae8
17. d6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Ne4 6. Bd3 Nd7
7. O-O f5 8. Qc2 a5 9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 O-O 11. Nb1 Qf6
12. Nc3 b6 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. a3 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 Rfd8
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nf4 Nf8 20. Rfd1 Ng6 21. Nxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras/Greece"]
[Date "2011.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 1... d5 2. c4 2... e6 3. Nc3 3... Be7 4. cxd5 4... exd5
5. Bf4 5... c6 6. Qc2 6... Nf6 7. h3 7... Qa5 8. Nf3 8... Ne4
9. Bd2 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 10... g6 11. e3 11... Bf5 12. Bd3
12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 13... Qd8 14. O-O 14... Nd7 15. Rfc1
15... O-O 16. Rab1 16... a5 17. Na4 17... Nb6 18. Nxb6
18... Qxb6 19. Nb3 19... a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.08"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "6.6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. N2f3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qc7
12. Rc1 Rd8 13. c3 Ng6 14. Qa4 Be7 15. c4 O-O 16. cxd5 Rxd5
17. Qxa7 Rc8 18. Qa4 Ngxe5 19. b4 Ng4 20. b5 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bc5
22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Qb4 g6 25. h4 Rc1 26. Ne5 Qc5
27. Qf4 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Qe7 29. Bc4 Rc5 30. Bb3 Qc7 31. Nf3
Qxf4 32. exf4 Kg7 33. Kf2 h6 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Ke4 Ke7 36. Kd4
Rc1 37. g4 Rf1 38. Ke3 Rc1 39. Kd4 Rf1 40. Ke3 Rc1 41. Kd2 Rc5
42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 f6 44. Kd3 Ra5 45. Ke3 Rc5 46. Kd3 Ra5
47. Ke4 Rc5 48. gxf6+ Kxf6 49. Ne5 Rc7 50. Bc4 g5 51. fxg5+
Kxg5 52. Bxe6 Kf6 53. Kd5 Ke7 54. Ng6+ Kd8 55. Ne5 Ke7 56. Bf5
Rc1 57. a4 Ra1 58. Bc2 Kd8 59. Kd6 Kc8 60. Nc4 Kb8 61. Kc5 Ka7
62. Kb4 Rh1 63. Bd3 Rh4 64. Bf5 Rf4 65. Bd7 Rh4 66. Bb5 Rh5
67. Ne3 Kb6 68. Bc4 Ka7 69. Nd5 Rh6 70. Bb5 Rg6 71. Kc5 Rh6
72. Nf4 Rf6 73. Nd3 Rf5+ 74. Kd4 Kb6 75. Ne5 Ka5 76. Nc4+ Kb4
77. Nd6 Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.09"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hristos Banikas"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Qf3 Bd6 8. Qg4 g6 9. f4 Bb4 10. e5 d5 11. exd6 Nf6
12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bd2 Bxd6 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. Bc4 Qc7 16. Rhf1
Qb7 17. b3 Bb4 18. g4 c5 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. f5 exf5 21. gxf5 Kg7
22. fxg6 Rbe8 23. Bh6+ Kxh6 24. Qd2+ Kxg6 25. Rxf6+ Kxf6
26. Nd5+ Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Be6 28. Qf3+ Ke7 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qb7+
Kf6 31. Rf1+ Kg6 32. Qg2+ Kh5 33. Rg1 Rg8 34. Qh3# 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5
exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 19. Rfb1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 Re6 21. Qg5 Rb6
22. a4 Rxb5 23. axb5 Nf6 24. Qf5 Ra8 25. Qb1 Qb6 26. dxc5 Qxc5
27. Qb2 Qb6 28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Ra2 Rc4 30. Nc6 a4 31. Ne5 Re4
32. Kg2 Qc5 33. Qb1 Rb4 34. Qf5 Qe7 35. Nc6 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 Rxe4
37. b6 Nd7 38. b7 f6 39. b8=Q+ Nxb8 40. Nxb8 Rb4 41. Nd7 Rb5
42. Rxa4 Kf7 43. Ra6 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Porto Carras GRE"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3
bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8. Be2 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Ne7 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. a4 a5
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 f5 14. Rg1 O-O 15. e5 Be6 16. Nd4 Bd5
17. exd6 cxd6 18. O-O-O Rab8 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Ne6
Rf7 22. Rxd6 Bd5 23. Ng5 Rf4 24. Bd3 Rxa4 25. Bxh7+ Kh8
26. Rg3 Rh4 27. Re3 Rh5 28. Rxe7 Rxg5 29. Rg6 Rh5 30. Rgxg7
Rxh2 31. b3 a4 32. bxa4 Ba2 33. c3 Bb3 34. Be4 Bxa4 35. Rh7+
Rxh7 36. Rxh7+ Kg8 37. Ra7 Bb5 38. Kd2 Kf8 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Kf4
Re8 41. Rh7 Re7 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. Kf5 Rd7 44. Ke5 Ke7 45. Rh6
Rd1 46. Bxc6 Bxc6 47. Rxc6 Kd7 48. Rc4 Rh1 49. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qd3 b5 10. f5 b4 11. Nd1 e5 12. Nb3
Bh6 13. a3 Nc6 14. c3 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Ne7 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Na1 d5
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rxb2 20. Rxb2 Qc1+ 21. Ke2 Qxb2+
22. Kf3 Bb7 23. Qc5 Rg8 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. axb4 Bd2 26. Nc2 Ke7
27. Bd3 Bc3 28. Rb1 Rd8 29. Ke2 Rd6 30. Rb3 Bd4 31. Ra3 h5
32. g3 Bg1 33. h4 Bb6 34. Rc3 Rc6 35. Rxc6 Bxc6 36. Ne3 Bxe3
37. Kxe3 Bb5 38. Be2 Bxe2 39. Kxe2 Ke8 40. Kf3 Kf8 41. Kf2 Ke8
42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kd3 Kd7 44. Kd2 Kd6 45. Ke3 Ke7 46. Ke2 Ke8
47. Kd2 Kd8 48. Kc3 Kc7 49. Kd3 Kd7 50. Kd2 Kd8 51. Kc2 Kc7
52. Kc3 Kc6 53. Kd2 Kd7 54. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qh3 h5 15. Qg3 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Qd7
17. Re3 Rae8 18. Rae1 Rxe3 19. fxe3 f6 20. Nf3 Qd6 21. Qh6 Ne7
22. Nh4 f5 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. Ne5 Qg7 25. Qg5 Qf6 26. Qf4 Rd8
27. Rb1 b6 28. Rf1 Kg7 29. h3 Nc6 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Nxe5
32. dxe5 Qh4 33. gxf5 Qxf4 34. exf4 gxf5 35. Rf3 Kf7 36. Rh3
d4 37. c4 Rg8+ 38. Kf2 Rg4 39. Kf3 Rg1 40. Rh7+ Kg6 41. Rxc7
Rf1+ 42. Kg3 Re1 43. Kh4 Rh1+ 44. Kg3 Rg1+ 45. Kf2 Rg4 46. Kf3
Rh4 47. Rxa7 Rh2 48. Rd7 Rxc2 49. Rxd4 Rxa2 50. Rd6+ Kh5
51. Ke3 Rb2 52. Rf6 Rb3+ 53. Kd4 Kg4 54. e6 Rb1 55. Ke5 Re1+
56. Kd6 Kxf4 57. e7 Rd1+ 58. Kc7 Re1 59. Kd7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 a5 5. Bf4 a4 6. Qc2 Bg4
7. Ne5 Bh5 8. e3 e6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nc3 Bg6
12. Qd1 Qa5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Bd3 Rfe8
17. h3 Bf8 18. Re1 Qa7 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rb1 Be7 21. Qd3 Bf6
22. Red1 Qa6 23. Qxa6 Rxa6 24. b3 axb3 25. a4 Rea8 26. Rxb3
Rb6 27. Rdb1 Bd8 28. Bd6 f5 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Ba3
Raa6 32. Kd3 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Bxb6 35. Bb4 g5
36. Ne2 g6 37. f3 Ba7 38. g4 Bb8 39. a5 Bc7 40. Nc3 Nb8
41. Na4 Na6 42. Nc5+ Nxc5+ 43. dxc5 Bd8 44. Bc3 Be7 45. Bd4
Kd7 46. Kc2 Kc8 47. Kd3 Kb8 48. Be5+ Kc8 49. Bd4 Bd8 50. Bc3
Kd7 51. Bd2 Bf6 52. Be1 Be5 53. Bd2 Kc8 54. Be1 Kc7 55. h4
gxh4 56. Bxh4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Kd7 58. Be1 Ke6 59. Bf2 Bh2
60. Bh4 Bc7 61. Be1 Be5 62. Bh4 Bb2 63. Bd8 Ba3 64. Kd4 Kd7
65. Bb6 Bb2+ 66. Kd3 Be5 67. Ke2 Bf6 68. Kd3 Be7 69. Kd4 Ke6
70. Ba7 Bf6+ 71. Kd3 Bd8 72. Bb6 Bxb6 73. axb6 Ke5 74. g5 Ke6
75. Kc3 Ke5 76. Kd3 Ke6 77. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3
O-O 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6
Qxd6 17. a4 Rad8 18. Bc2 Qc7 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 a5 21. Re5
b6 22. Rd1 h5 23. Nb5 Bc6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Bd3 Rc8 26. Bb5 Red8
27. f3 g6 28. Kf2 Bb3 29. Rd2 Bd5 30. Re1 Bb7 31. Red1 Rd5
32. Nc2 Kf8 33. Ne3 Rxd2+ 34. Rxd2 Ke7 35. Nc4 Nd5 36. Ne5 Nf6
37. Ke2 Rc5 38. Nc4 Nd5 39. Kf2 Rc7 40. Ne5 Nf6 41. Nc4 Nd5
42. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2
Ng6 13. Nde2 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Nd5
Bxd5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Rxd5 Nc4 20. c3 Rc7 21. g3 b5 22. a3 e6
23. Rd1 a5 24. Nd4 Rb8 25. Rh2 Be5 26. Rg2 Kf8 27. Bg1 h5
28. Ka2 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. Rc1 d5 31. exd5 exd5 32. b3 Nxa3
33. Rxc7 Bxc7 34. Nc6 Ra8 35. Bc5+ Kg7 36. Nxb4 Nc2+ 37. Na6
Ne1 38. Rd2 Bxg3 39. Rxd5 Nxf3 40. b4 Nf4 41. Rd7 g4 42. hxg4
h4 43. b5 h3 44. Bxh3 Nxh3 45. Rd3 Nhg5 46. Ra3 Be5 47. b6 Rh8
48. Re3 Bf4 49. Rd3 Ne5 50. Bd4 f6 51. Rc3 Ne6 52. Bg1 Ra8
53. Ra3 Nd8 54. Ra4 Nb7 55. Rxf4 Rxa6+ 56. Kb3 Ra1 57. Bd4
Rb1+ 58. Kc2 Rb5 59. g5 Rd5 60. gxf6+ Kf7 61. Rh4 Nd6 62. b7
Nxb7 63. Bxe5 Rxe5 64. Rh7+ Kxf6 65. Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 f6 12. c4
bxc4 13. Nxc4 Kh8 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 c5
17. Qe4 Ra7 18. Bd2 Ba8 19. Rad1 f5 20. Qe6 Rf6 21. Qe5 Qc8
22. Na5 c4 23. Bxc4 Rd7 24. Bg5 Rg6 25. Bxd5 Rxg5 26. Bxa8
Qxa8 27. Nc6 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 h6 29. Qd5 f4 30. Qf3 Bf6 31. b4
Qg8 32. a4 Qa2 33. Qxf4 Qxa4 34. Qf3 Rf5 35. Qd3 Rg5 36. Rc1
Qa2 37. Re1 Qf7 38. Qxa6 Qd5 39. g3 Qf3 40. Re8+ Kh7 41. Qc4
Rxg3+ 42. fxg3 Qxg3+ 43. Kf1 Qxh3+ 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Kd2 Bg5+
46. Kc2 Qc1+ 47. Kb3 Qd1+ 48. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. d5 d6
7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7
12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Bd7 16. a5 b5
17. axb6 Bb5 18. Ncxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb6 20. Na3 Qb3 21. Rb1
Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rb3 23. Bd2 Ra8 24. g4 Nf6 25. Bc3 Rxc3 26. bxc3
Rxa3 27. f4 Nc4 28. e5 dxe5 29. d6 Ra7 30. Bc6 exf4 31. d7
Nxd7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rb8+ Bf8 34. Bxd7 Kg7 35. Be8 Ne5
36. Rc8 Be7 37. Bc6 Kf6 38. Bd5 Kg5 39. Kg2 h5 40. gxh5 Kxh5
41. Bxf7 f3+ 42. Kf1 Nxf7 43. Rc7 Ng5 44. Rxe7 Nxh3 45. Re5+
g5 46. Rxc5 Kh4 47. Rc8 g4 48. c4 g3 49. Rg8 Ng5 50. c5 Ne4
51. Rf8 g2+ 52. Kg1 Nxc5 53. Rxf3 Ne6 54. Rf6 Ng5 55. Kxg2 Kg4
56. Ra6 Ne4 57. Ra4 Kf4 58. Rb4 Ke3 59. Rb3+ Kf4 60. Ra3 Kg4
61. Rf3 Ng5 62. Rf8 Ne4 63. Kf1 Ng3+ 64. Kf2 Nf5 65. Ra8 Kf4
66. Ra4+ Ke5 67. Kf3 Ne7 68. Re4+ Kd6 69. Ke3 Nc6 70. Rh4 Kd5
71. Rh5+ Kd6 72. Ke4 Ne7 73. Rh1 Nc6 74. Rd1+ Kc5 75. Rd7 Nb4
76. Rd4 Nc6 77. Rd5+ Kc4 78. Rh5 Nb4 79. Rh1 Kc5 80. Rc1+ Kd6
81. Rc4 Nc6 82. Rxc6+ Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. O-O O-O
7. Na3 a5 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. Nce5 Bd5 10. Bf4 c6 11. Qc1 Nbd7
12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Rfd8 17. Qc4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. Qxa6 Rxa6 20. Be1 a4 21. e4
Nc7 22. Nf3 Nb5 23. Bb4 e6 24. Rd2 Raa8 25. Rad1 Rd7 26. Bc5
Bh6 27. Ne5 Rdd8 28. f4 Bf8 29. Nc4 f6 30. Nb6 Ra6 31. Kf3 a3
32. b4 Kf7 33. Ke3 Nc7 34. Rc1 Nb5 35. Rcd1 Nc3 36. Rc1 Na4
37. Nxa4 Rxa4 38. Rb1 Bh6 39. b5 e5 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Bg7
7. Bf4 O-O 8. a4 d6 9. Na3 Nbd7 10. a5 Rc8 11. axb6 axb6
12. Nb5 Bd5 13. Re1 h6 14. b3 Be4 15. Bf1 g5 16. Bd2 Ra8
17. c4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qa8 19. Bc3 Qxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+
Bxa8 22. d5 Ne4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. e3 g4 25. Bd3 Nxg3 26. Nh4
Ne5 27. Bc2 Nh5 28. Nf5+ Kf8 29. Nxh6 Bb7 30. Kg2 Bc8 31. Bf5
Nd3 32. Na7 Nc1 33. Nxc8 Nxb3 34. Nxb6 Nd2 35. Nc8 Nxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Rb1 c6
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bc2 h6 16. Nh4 Qc7
17. g3 c5 18. bxc5 Qc6 19. f3 bxc5 20. Nf5 Rad8 21. Bxh6 Nh5
22. Be4 gxh6 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qc1 Ng7 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Qxc5
Rg6 27. d5 Bd7 28. Rb7 Bf5 29. Qxa7 h5 30. Rb8 Rxb8 31. Qxb8+
Kh7 32. a4 h4 33. a5 Bh3 34. d6 hxg3 35. hxg3 Bxf1 36. Kxf1
Rxg3 37. d7 Rxf3+ 38. Ke2 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Be7 7. Qc2 c6 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 g6 11. O-O O-O
12. Rab1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 f6
17. Nf3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Nd6 21. b5 cxb5
22. axb5 a5 23. Nd2 Qf7 24. Ra1 Rec8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Ndxe4
Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rd8 28. Nc5 Nd5 29. b6 Rd6 30. Qd2 Nb4 31. Rxa5
Rxa5 32. Qxb4 Ra8 33. Nxb7 Re6 34. Rxe6 Qxe6 35. Nc5 Ra1+
36. Kh2 Qd6+ 37. g3 Qd5 38. g4 Rh1+ 39. Kg3 Rg1+ 40. Kf4 Qd6+
41. Ke3 Qe7+ 42. Kf3 f5 43. gxf5 Qh4 44. Qc4+ Kg7 45. Ne6+ Kh6
46. Qc7 Qxh3+ 47. Ke2 Qg4+ 48. Kd2 Qd1+ 49. Kc3 Qc1+ 50. Kd3
Qb1+ 51. Ke3 Re1+ 52. Kd2 Rd1+ 53. Ke3 Qd3+ 54. Kf4 Qxf5+
55. Ke3 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O e5
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ne2 Bc5 10. Nbc3 d6 11. Nd5 Qd8
12. c3 O-O 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Bc2 Nd7 15. Bb3 g6 16. Qd2 Kg7
17. Rad1 h5 18. Ne2 h4 19. h3 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Ne3 Qf6
22. Kh1 f4 23. Nd5 Qf7 24. Ng1 Rg8 25. Nc7 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rac8
27. Nd5 Kh8 28. Nf3 e4 29. Nxh4 Rcf8 30. b4 Ba7 31. c4 Ne5
32. c5 dxc5 33. Qc3 Bb8 34. bxc5 Qh5 35. g3 Kh7 36. Nxf4 Rxf4
37. gxf4 Nd3 38. Qxd3 Kh6 39. Nf5+ Kh7 40. Ne7 Kh8 41. Nxg8
Kxg8 42. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qa4 Be6 11. Bb5 Qb6
12. O-O a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Qb6 19. a3 Be8 20. Na4 Qb7 21. Rc1 Rdc8
22. Rfd1 g6 23. h3 a5 24. b3 Be7 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. Rd3 Ra7
27. Rc3 Rac7 28. Rb1 Qa7 29. Re1 Bf8 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. Na4 Qa6
32. Nc5 Qb6 33. Qd2 Qa7 34. R3c2 Qb6 35. Qd3 Ra8 36. Qd1 Rac8
37. Qg4 Rb8 38. Qf4 Rd8 39. Rc3 Bd6 40. Qf6 Be7 41. Qf3 Rcc8
42. g3 Qa7 43. Kg2 Qb6 44. Qf4 Qb8 45. Qf3 Qb6 46. Qd1 Qa7
47. Qd2 Rb8 48. Qc2 Rbc8 49. Re1 Bf6 50. Rd1 Qb6 51. Qd2 Rb8
52. Rdc1 Be7 53. Na4 Qb7 54. Qb2 Rbc8 55. Nc5 Rb8 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "8"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2 Na5 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 Nxc4 8. dxc4 h6 9. Be3 d6 10. f3 Be6 11. Qe2 Qe7
12. O-O-O a6 13. b3 c6 14. Bb6 O-O 15. Kb2 c5 16. Qd2 Ne8
17. a4 Rc8 18. a5 Rc6 19. g4 Qh4 20. Qg2 Nf6 21. Rd3 Nd7
22. Na4 Nxb6 23. Nxb6 Rd8 24. Rhd1 Kf8 25. h3 h5 26. Rg1 Ke7
27. Qd2 g5 28. Rd1 f6 29. b4 cxb4 30. c5 Qxh3 31. cxd6+ Kf7
32. gxh5 b3 33. cxb3 Qxh5 34. d7 Qh8 35. Rc3 Rxc3 36. Qxc3
Qh2+ 37. Rd2 Qf4 38. Rd6 Qh2+ 39. Ka3 Qg1 40. Kb4 Qf1 41. Ka3
Qg1 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. Qb4+ Kf7 44. Qd2 Qa1+ 45. Kb4 Kg6 46. Kc5
Qh1 47. Kd6 Kf7 48. Kc7 Qh8 49. Qb4 Qg8 50. Rd2 Qh8 51. Rh2
Qxh2 52. Kxd8 Kg6 53. Kc7 Bxd7 54. Nxd7 Qe2 55. Qb6 Kh5
56. Qxf6 Qc2+ 57. Kb8 Kh4 58. Nxe5 Qxb3 59. Qh6+ Kg3 60. Qxg5+
Kf2 61. Qd2+ Kg3 62. f4 Qg8+ 63. Ka7 Kh3 64. Qe3+ Kh4 65. Qe1+
1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bg5 Ne7 8. e3 h6 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. a3 Ba7
17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rd5 Qc7 21. Bf5 Be6
22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rd2 Rf5 24. Ne4 Qe5 25. Rfd1 Raf8 26. Rd8
Bb8 27. g3 Ba7 28. Nd6 Bb6 29. Rc8 Rf3 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Nc4
Qc7 32. Qe4 Ba7 33. Qxe6 b5 34. Rd7 Qc5 35. Qg6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bc4 Nxf2
6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Kg6 8. Qxc5 Nxh1 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc4 h6
11. Nd5 Rf8 12. Qe4+ Kf7 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qh7+ Ke8 15. Nxc7+
Qxc7 16. Qxc7 Na6 17. Qxd6 Bf5 18. O-O-O Rc8 19. Nd4 Rd8
20. Qxh6 Nf2 21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. e6+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bg5 Re8 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 Bf8 10. d6 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. a4 g5
13. Bg3 b4 14. Nb1 Nc6 15. Nbd2 Bg7 16. Nc4 Bb7 17. h4 Ne4
18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Nfd2 Re6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Qc2 Rc8 22. O-O-O
b3 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Nxb3 Nb4 25. f3 Bd5 26. Nba5 Qf6 27. e4
Na2+ 28. Kc2 Rb8 29. e5 Qd8 30. f4 gxf4 31. Bh4 Qe8 32. Rdf1
Rxe5 33. Nxe5 Rxb2+ 34. Kd1 Nc3+ 35. Kc1 Na2+ 36. Kd1 Nc3+
37. Kc1 Na2+ 38. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5
12. Nce2 Rd8 13. Ng3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf4 15. h4 Bb7 16. Kb1 Rac8
17. Rd2 Bc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Ne2 Nxe2 21. Bxe2
Kf8 22. c3 Ke7 23. Rg1 Rh8 24. Kc2 h6 25. gxh6 g6 26. Rg5 d6
27. b4 Re5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxh6 30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. b5 axb5
32. Bxb5 Bc8 33. Rh2 Bd7 34. a4 Bxb5 35. axb5 Kd6 36. Kb3 Kc5
37. Ka4 Kb6 38. Kb4 f5 39. Rd2 fxe4 40. fxe4 Rxh4 41. Rd6+ Kc7
42. Kc5 Rxe4 43. Rxe6 Rf4 44. Re7+ Kb8 45. Rxe5 Rf5 46. Rxf5
gxf5 47. Kd4 f4 48. Ke4 f3 49. Kxf3 Kc7 50. b6+ Kc6 51. Kf2
Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Bg4 9. Ne5 Be6 10. c5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7
12. Na4 Qc7 13. f4 Ng4 14. Nb6 Rae8 15. b4 Nh6 16. a4 Bf5
17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 f6 20. Ra7 Rd8 21. Qb3 Nf5
22. bxc6 Qxc6 23. Qa4 e5 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. g4 Nh4 26. Kf2 exf4
27. exf4 f5 28. Kg3 Bxd4 29. Kxh4 Bxc5 30. Rb7 Rf7 31. Rxf7
Kxf7 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kg5 Bd4 35. Kxf5 c5
36. Rf3 Bg7 37. Rh3 h6 38. Ra3 c4 39. Rg3 c3 40. Rd3 d4
41. Ba3 Ra7 42. Bb4 Rb7 43. Ba3 Rb3 44. Bd6 Rb6 45. Ba3 Ra6
46. Bb4 Ra4 47. Bxc3 dxc3 48. Rd7+ Kg8 49. Rd8+ Kh7 50. Rc8
Ra5+ 51. Ke4 Kg6 52. Rc6+ Bf6 53. h3 Ra4+ 54. Ke3 Kf5 55. Rc5+
Ke6 56. Rc6+ Ke7 57. Kf3 h5 58. Ke3 h4 59. f5 Ra1 60. Re6+ Kf7
61. Rc6 Rh1 62. Rc7+ Kf8 63. Ke4 Rxh3 64. Kd5 Re3 65. Rc8+ Kf7
66. Rc7+ Re7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. c4 c5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6
12. Qe3 Rc8 13. Rac1 Re8 14. h3 Rc7 15. Ne1 Qb8 16. Qd2 b5
17. Nd5 Rcc8 18. cxb5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Qxd5 Nf6 22. Qd4 Qxb5 23. Nd3 a5 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. Qd2 Qb5
26. Nb2 d5 27. Nd3 d4 28. e3 Ne4 29. Qb2 Nc3 30. Rd2 e5
31. exd4 exd4 32. Nf4 Re4 33. Kh2 Qf5 34. Ng2 Re2 35. Rxe2
Nxe2 36. Re1 Rc2 37. Rxe2 Rxb2 38. Rxb2 Qd3 39. Nf4 Qd1 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5
12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Be5 14. f4 Bc7 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Ne6
Qe8 17. Nxc7 Qxe4 18. Nxa8 Qxe3+ 19. Rf2 Nf6 20. Qe1 Qxe1+
21. Rxe1 Nd5 22. Re8+ Rf8 23. Rfe2 b5 24. R2e5 a6 25. f5 Bb7
26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. Nc7 Kf7 29. Kf2 d4 30. g4 g5
31. fxg6+ Kxg6 32. Ne6 Bc8 33. Nxd4 Bxg4 34. Kg3 Kg5 35. h4+
Kh5 36. a3 Bd7 37. Nf3 Bc8 38. Ne5 Bb7 39. b4 Bc8 40. Nc6 Bd7
41. Nb8 Bc8 42. Nc6 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.28"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6
7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. h4 dxc4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g5 Nd5
12. Bxc4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Ba5 16. f4 O-O-O
17. Qb3 Nb6 18. Bd3 Kb8 19. Ke2 Qd7 20. Be4 f6 21. gxf6 gxf6
22. Rag1 e5 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Rg5 exd4 25. Rxa5 Rhe8 26. Bg2
dxe3 27. Bc1 Qd3+ 28. Ke1 e2 29. Bf4+ Ka8 30. Kf2 Rf8 31. Qb4
Nc4 32.Rxa7+ Kxa7 33.Qa4+ Kb6 34.Qb4+ Ka6 35.Qa4+ Na5 36.Bf3
b5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.29"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8
12. d5 a6 13. dxc6 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 Rxd2 15. Bxd2 axb5 16. cxb7
Bxb7 17. Bxb5 f5 18. exf5 Bd5 19. Ne2 Bxa2+ 20. Kc2 gxf5
21. Bc3 Bc4 22. Bxc4+ Nxc4 23. Nd4 Ne3+ 24. Kd3 Nxg2 25. Nxf5
Nf4+ 26. Kc4 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Kf7 28. Re1 Ng6 29. Nd4 Ra2 30. h3
Rh2 31. Ne6 Kf6 32. Nxc7 Rxh3 33. Nd5+ Kf7 34. Rf1 Nh4 35. f4
Nf5 36. Kb4 h5 37. c4 Rd3 38. Nb6 h4 39. c5 Rd2 40. Kc3 Rg2
41. Rh1 Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. Nb5 b6 15. b4 a6 16. Nc3 Rf7 17. Nd3 h5
18. c5 Bf8 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. b5 a5 21. Na4 Nc5 22. Ndxc5 dxc5
23. d6 Be6 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxa2 26. Qa4 Bxd6 27. Qxa2
Bxc5+ 28. Kh1 Bd4 29. Bc4 Raa7 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qd5 Qxd5
32. exd5 Ne7 33. d6 Nf5 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc6 a4 36. Rfc1 a3
37. Ra6 a2 38. Rxa2 Nxd6 39. b6 Bxb6 40. Rc6 Rc7 41. Rxc7+
Bxc7 42. Ra7 Ne8 43. g3 Kg6 44. Kg2 Bd6 45. Ra6 Kf5 46. Rc6 g4
47. gxf4 exf4 48. fxg4+ hxg4 49. h3 g3 50. Kf3 Be5 51. Rh6 Ng7
52. h4 Ne6 53. Rh5+ Kf6 54. Kg2 Nd4 55. Kh3 f3 56. Rh8 g2
57. Rg8 Ne2 58. Rg6+ Kxg6 59. h5+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.31"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. c4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nb3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6
12. Bd3 Bg6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Re1 f5 15. Qc2 Kh8 16. Be3 Qf6
17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Rae8 19. Rad1 Bh5 20. Be2 f4 21. Bc1 a5
22. Qc4 Re7 23. h3 Rfe8 24. Kf1 h6 25. Qc2 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Bxf3
27. gxf3 Qh4+ 28. Kf1 Qxh3+ 29. Kf2 Qg3+ 30. Kf1 Re5 31. Bxf4
Qxf4 32. Qc4 Re4 33. Qb5 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.02"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. Bg5 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. a3 Bc5 14. Nc3 c6 15. e3 Ke7 16. Na4 h5
17. h4 Rg8 18. Rfc1 Ra7 19. Bf3 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Rxg4 21. Kf1 Ra8
22. b3 Ke6 23. Nc3 Ke7 24. Ne2 Rgg8 25. Nf4 Rh8 26. Nd3 Bb6
27. Rab1 Kd7 28. Rc2 Bc7 29. Nf4 Rae8 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Ra8
32. b5 Ra4 33. Rbb2 Ra5 34. Kg2 Ra4 35. Kf3 Raa8 36. Ra2 Rxa2
37. Rxa2 d5 38. bxc6+ bxc6 39. cxd5 c5 40. Ra6 Bxf4 41. Kxf4
Rc8 42. Rc6 Rxc6 43. dxc6+ Kxc6 44. g4 c4 45. e4 Kd6 46. f3
Ke6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. gxh5 f5 49. h6 f4+ 50. Kd2 Kf6 51. h5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.03"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 Ngf6 11. gxf7+ Bxf7
12. Bd3 Nh5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Qg4 Nhf6 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nhf6
17. Qg3 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.04"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. e5 Nd5 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 Qa5 11. Bd6 Nc6
12. Nxc6 dxc6 13. f4 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Qd2 15. Bd3 Qe3+ 16. Kh1
Bd7 17. Qb2 b5 18. a4 Rc8 19. f5 exf5 20. e6 Qxe6 21. Qxg7
Qxd6 22. Qxh8+ Qf8 23. Qxh7 Kd8 24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5 Kc7
26. c4 Kb6 27. Rb1 b4 28. a5+ Kc7 29. c5 Rb8 30. Qe5+ Kc8
31. Qf5+ Kc7 32. Qf4+ Kc8 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Qxb4 Qh6 35. Qc4
Kd8 36. h4 f5 37. Qd4+ Kc8 38. Qc4 Kd8 39. Kh2 Ke7 40. Qd4 Qh5
41. Kh3 Qg6 42. Qe3+ Kd7 43. Qd2+ Ke8 44. Qf4 Qf6 45. Qd6 Qc3+
46. Kh2 Qxa5 47. Qxc6+ Kf7 48. Qd5+ Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kf7 50. Qd7+
Kf6 51. Qc6+ Kf7 52. Qb7+ Kg8 53. Qc8+ Kg7 54. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.05"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 d5
12. Ng5 Nf8 13. h5 Bf6 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. Rde1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne6
17. f4 h6 18. a3 Qa5 19. Qd1 Nc5 20. Bf5 Na4 21. Qd3 Nc5
22. Qd1 Qb5 23. Qe2 Qa4 24. Qd1 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rhg1
Rae8 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. Reg1 Qc4 29. Kb1 c5 30. Qd3 b6 31. Qxc4
Rxc4 32. Rd1 d4 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. b3 dxe3 35. bxc4 exf2
36. Rf3 Re1 37. Kc1 Bd4 38. c3 Be3+ 39. Kc2 f5 40. a4 a5
41. c5 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.06"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 Nge7 6. Nge2 O-O
7. O-O a6 8. h3 Ba7 9. Kh2 Be6 10. Nd5 Bd7 11. b3 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Ne7 13. d4 Nf5 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. a4 a5
17. Qd2 Bb6 18. Rc2 Qg5 19. Qd3 Qg6 20. Rd1 Rcd8 21. e4 Nxd4
22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 c5 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Rc4
Qh5 27. Qd2 h6 28. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nc3
Nbd7 7. Bf4 Nb6 8. Qd3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nfd5 10. Be5 f6 11. Bg3
Nb4 12. Qb1 Qxd4 13. Bh3 e5 14. O-O Be7 15. Rd1 Qc4 16. e3 Qf7
17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 O-O 19. a3 N4d5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bg3 f5
22. e4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Nf6 24. Qe5 Kh8 25. Re1 Bd8 26. Be6 Qg6
27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Bxf5 Nd5 29. Be4 Bf6 30. Re2 Nb6 31. Rc1 Rfe8
32. f3 a5 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Nd5 35. Be1 Nf4 36. Rec2 Nh3+
37. Kg2 Ng5 38. Re2 Nxe4 39. fxe4 Rad8 40. b5 cxb5 41. Rb1 Rd5
42. Bg3 Rc5 43. Bd6 Rg5+ 44. Kf3 Re6 45. Bf4 Rc5 46. e5 g5
47. exf6 Rxf6 48. Re7 Rxf4+ 49. Kg2 Rg4+ 50. Kf3 Rh4 51. Rd1
Rc8 52. Kg3 b6 53. Rb7 Rb4 54. Rxb6 Rc7 55. h4 gxh4+ 56. Kh3
Kg7 57. Rd3 Kf7 58. Re3 Kg7 59. Rf3 Rf7 60. Rd3 Rf6 61. Rb8
Rc6 62. Rf3 Kh6 63. Rb7 Kg6 64. Rb8 Rc5 65. Rg8+ Kh5 66. Rg7
h6 67. Rg1 Rd4 68. Kh2 b4 69. Rg8 Rc2+ 70. Kh3 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5
7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 a6 11. a4 e6 12. O-O
exd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. h3 h4 15. Nh1 b5 16. Bg5 b4 17. Nb1 c4
18. Bxh4 Re8 19. f4 Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe4 22. Nd2
Re8 23. Ng3 Qb6+ 24. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Ne4
Qb4+ 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. a3 Qa5 9. Bd3 a6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Nh5
12. b4 Qd8 13. Be3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 a5 16. Rb1 axb4
17. axb4 Qc7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. c4 f5 21. Nec3 b6
22. Be2 Ndf6 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Nf3
Qxc4 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Bxd4 Rc8 29. g3 b5 30. Ne5 Be8 31. Rfc1
g5 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Ne2 Ra8 34. Bc5 Nd7 35. Bxe7+ Kxe7 36. Nc6+
Kd6 37. Ned4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5
12. O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+
Kg7 17. Nh5+ gxh5 18. Rxd2 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.Bg5 d6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5
8.Bg3 Nh5 9.Nd2 Nxg3 10.hxg3 e6 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Be2 a6 13.f4 f5
14.O-O-O c5 15.d5 e5 16.Rh5 exf4 17.gxf4 gxf4 18.exf4 Nd7
19.Bd3 Nf6 20.Rhh1 Ng4 21.Rde1 Qf6 22.Re2 Qd4 23.Na4 Ne3
24.Rxe3 Qxe3 25.Nb6 Rb8 26.Rf1 Re8 27.Kb1 Qd4 28.Nb3 Qf6
29.Nc1 Re7 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.Bxf5 Rce8 32.Be6+ Rxe6 33.dxe6 Qxe6
34.Rf2 Qe4 35.Re2 Qxc2+ 36.Kxc2 Rf8 37.Nd3 b5 38.b3 Kf7 39.Nf2
Rd8 40.Ne4 d5 41.Nxc5 dxc4 42.Nxa6 Ra8 43.Nb4 Bf8 44.Kc3 Bg7+
45.Kc2 Bf8 46.Kc3 Bg7+ 47.Kd2 Bf8 48.Nc2 Rxa2 49.bxc4 bxc4
50.Re4 Ra4 51.Ke2 Bc5 52.Kf3 Kf6 53.g4 Kf7 54.f5 Be7 55.Ne3
Ra3 56.Rxc4 Bg5 57.Re4 Kf6 58.Re8 Rxe3+ 59.Rxe3 Bxe3 60.Kxe3
h5 61.gxh5 Kxf5 62.h6 Kg6 63.h7 Kg7 64.Ke2 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "171"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Bg7 9. Nc2 Rc8 10. Bd2 h5 11. h3 Be6
12. Ne3 Qd7 13. Kh2 Nd4 14. Ncd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Qb5 16. Re1
Qxb2 17. Qa4+ b5 18. Qa5 Ng4+ 19. hxg4 hxg4+ 20. Kg1 Nxe2+
21. Kf1 Nc3 22. Bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qxb5+ Kf8 24. Rad1 f5 25. Qb1
Qb2 26. Qxb2 Bxb2 27. Rd3 Kf7 28. Rb1 Bf6 29. Ke2 Rc5 30. Ra3
Rh2 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Bxh1 Rc1 33. Bg2 Bd4 34. Rd3 Bc5 35. Rd1
Rc3 36. Rd3 Rc1 37. Rd1 Rc3 38. Rd2 Rc1 39. f3 gxf3+ 40. Bxf3
Kf6 41. g4 Kg5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bg2 Kf4 44. Nf1 a5 45. Kd3 a4
46. Rc2 Rd1+ 47. Ke2 Rb1 48. Rc4+ Kg5 49. Kd3 Rb2 50. Rc2 Rb4
51. Nd2 Rg4 52. Bh1 Rd4+ 53. Ke2 Rb4 54. Bf3 a3 55. Nb3 Bb6
56. Rc3 Rh4 57. Bg2 Rg4 58. Kf1 Rb4 59. Bf3 Kf6 60. Ke2 Rh4
61. Bg2 Rg4 62. Kf1 Rb4 63. Rc2 Rg4 64. Nd2 Rb4 65. Ke2 Bc5
66. Nf3 Re4+ 67. Kd3 Re3+ 68. Kd2 Re4 69. Bf1 e6 70. dxe6 Rxe6
71. Rc4 Re8 72. Rh4 Be3+ 73. Kc2 Bc5 74. Bc4 Re3 75. Bd5 Re2+
76. Kd3 Rf2 77. Rh6+ Kg7 78. Re6 Rf1 79. Kc4 Rd1 80. Re1 Rxe1
81. Nxe1 Kg6 82. Nd3 Ba7 83. Kb3 Kg5 84. Kxa3 f4 85. Kb3 Kg4
86. Ne1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. g3 Bg7
7. c3 Qf6 8. e3 Na6 9. Ne2 Nc7 10. Nf4 Bh6 11. c4 d6 12. Nc3
Bd7 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 b6 15. Nh5 Qg6 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Ne2 Rf8
18. Qd2 a5 19. O-O Kd8 20. Rfe1 Ne8 21. Nef4 Qg8 22. e4 Qh8
23. Qe2 Rb7 24. e5 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Rxe5 Nd6 27. b3 Rg8
28. Rae1 Bf8 29. R5e3 Rb8 30. h4 Kc7 31. Bd1 Re8 32. Bc2 Kd8
33. R3e2 Rg4 34. Kh2 Rg8 35. f3 Kc7 36. Nd3 Rg6 37. Ne5 Rh6
38. Nxd7 Kxd7 39. g4 e6 40. Re5 Be7 41. Kh3 Bd8 42. R1e2 Rf8
43. Bd3 fxg4+ 44. fxg4 exd5 45. Rxd5 Kc7 46. Bf5 Rg8 47. Re3
Rf8 48. Ree5 Rg8 49. Bc2 Rf8 50. Bd1 Re8 51. Rxe8 Nxe8 52. g5
Rd6 53. Rxd6 Kxd6 54. Bc2 f6 55. g6 hxg6 56. Bxg6 Nc7 57. Bf5
Ne6 58. Bxe6 Kxe6 59. Ng7+ Ke5 60. Kg4 f5+ 61. Nxf5 Bxh4
62. Nxh4 Kd4 63. Kf3 Kc3 64. Ke3 Kxb3 65. Kd3 Kxa4 66. Kc3 b5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd5 b4 11. Bxa8 bxc3
12. bxc3 Qxa2 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Kd2 Nxe4+ 15. Qxe4 Bxg5+ 16. f4
d5 17. Ra1 Qxa1 18. Rxa1 dxe4 19. fxg5 h6 20. g6 f5 21. Nxe6
Ke7 22. Nf4 Rd8 23. Bd5 Nb6 24. c4 Nxc4+ 25. Kc3 Ne3 26. Bf7
Rd6 27. Ra5 Bd7 28. Re5+ Kf6 29. Rc5 Kg5 30. g3 Nf1 31. h4+
Kg4 32. Rd5 Rxd5 33. Nxd5 Kxg3 34. Nf6 e3 35. Bc4 Bb5 36. Nh5+
Kf2 37. Nxg7 Bxc4 38. Kxc4 e2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nf3 Rd8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. a3 h6 11. Be2 dxc4
12. Nd2 Qxc5 13. Nxc4 Qf5 14. Bf3 Nd4 15. Qxf5 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3
exf5 17. Rg1 Kf8 18. Nb5 Ne8 19. Ke2 g5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bc3 Bd7
22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 Ke7 25. Rgd1 f4 26. b3 fxe3
27. fxe3 Be6 28. Ra1 a6 29. Ra5 Bxc4+ 30. bxc4 Nd6 31. c5 Nc4
32. Ra2 Kf7 33. c6 Rc7 34. Ne6 Rxd1 35. Nxc7 Rb1 36. b5 Nd6
37. bxa6 bxa6 38. e4 f5 39. e5 Nb5 40. Nxb5 Rxb5 41. Kd3 Ke6
42. Rc2 Rb8 43. Kd4 h5 44. c7 Rc8 45. Rc6+ Kd7 46. Rh6 Rxc7
47. Rxh5 Rb7 48. Rh7+ Kc8 49. Rh8+ Kd7 50. Rh7+ Kc8 51. Rxb7
Kxb7 52. f4 gxf4 53. h4 a5 54. e6 Kc7 55. h5 a4 56. e7 Kd7
57. h6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. Be5 f6 11. Ng5 fxg5
12. Bxh5 Bd7 13. Bf3 Rxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 15. Qe4 Bc6 16. Qg4 Qe7
17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ne4 h6 19. Qg3 d5 20. Nc3 Rf8 21. Ne2 Rf5
22. Kg2 Nd7 23. Rh1 Nf8 24. h4 Ng6 25. f4 Nxh4+ 26. Kf1 Qb4
27. Rb1 Be8 28. Nc3 Qe7 29. b4 Rf8 30. Rb2 Bg6 31. Ke1 Bd3
32. fxg5 Nf3+ 33. Kd1 hxg5 34. Qh3 Qf6 35. Kc1 Bg6 36. a4 Rd8
37. Ne2 e5 38. Qg4 exd4 39. exd4 Re8 40. Qd7 c3 41. Ra2 Ne1
42. Rxe1 Qf4+ 43. Kd1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 g6
7. Ne5 Bg7 8. f4 a5 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O h5 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bd2
Nbd7 13. Bf3 h4 14. Qe1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Be2 f6 17. Bxa5
Rxa5 18. Nxc6 Ra8 19. Bxb5 Be6 20. a4 f5 21. Qd2 Bf6 22. d5
Bf7 23. Rac1 Kf8 24. b4 Qc8 25. d6 exd6 26. cxd6 Qe8 27. Ne7
Be6 28. Rc7 Rh7 29. Nd5 Bd8 30. Rb7 Rc8 31. a5 Kg7 32. a6 Kh6
33. a7 Qf8 34. Ne7 Nb6 35. Qf2 Rf7 36. Qxh4+ Kg7 37. Qg5 Bd5
38. Qxg6+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Kg7 40. Nxf5+ Kg8 41. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. Bg5 Qe7
12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qf4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 O-O 16. Rde1
Qd7 17. f3 h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg4 Rf5 20. Re2 e5 21. Rd1 Qf7
22. Qb4 Qd7 23. Qa4 Kh8 24. c4 Qe8 25. Rd3 Rf4 26. Qa5 Qe7
27. c5 Rf6 28. Qc3 Qe8 29. b3 Rb8 30. a4 Ra8 31. Re4 Qc8
32. Qd2 Qf8 33. Qa5 Qe7 34. Rde3 Qd7 35. Re1 Rf5 36. Qc3 Rd8
37. g3 Rf7 38. cxd6 cxd6 39. f4 exf4 40. gxf4 c5 41. Re6 Rxf4
42. Rxh6+ Kg8 43. Qd2 Rf7 44. Rg1 c4 45. Qg5 Rdf8 46. Qh5 Rf1+
47. Kb2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Nd2 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. c3 Bb6 10. Bb3 Bg4 11. Qe1 O-O
12. Nc4 Bc5 13. Kh1 Nh5 14. Bd1 Bxd1 15. Qxd1 g6 16. d4 exd4
17. cxd4 d5 18. dxc5 dxc4 19. f3 b5 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Be3 b5
22. Qc2 Qf6 23. a4 Nf4 24. b3 cxb3 25. Qxb3 Rfd8 26. Qc2 bxa4
27. Rxa4 Rxa4 28. Qxa4 Nd3 29. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.02.04"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bf4 a6
12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Nfd2 Nd5 14. Bh2 f5 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qf3 b5
17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Bxf5 Nf8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 c6 21. Bxd6
Bxd6 22. Rxe8 Qxe8 23. Nxd6 Qe7 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Rd1 a5
26. Rd3 Ba6 27. Rf3 Qg7 28. Qh4 Qf6 29. Qxf6+ Nxf6 30. Nf7+
Kg7 31. Ne5 Ra7 32. Nxc6 Rb7 33. Ra3 Rxb2 34. Rg3+ Kf7 35. Ra3
Rb6 36. Ne5+ Ke7 37. Rxa5 Ne6 38. Nf3 Kd6 39. Bxe6 Kxe6
40. Re5+ Kd7 41. Rf5 Ke7 42. Re5+ Kd7 43. Rf5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.02.05"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Parimarjan Negi"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 Nge7 6. Rb1 O-O
7. b4 a6 8. e3 Rb8 9. Nge2 d6 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Be6 12. Nd5
Qd7 13. Kh2 b5 14. a3 f5 15. Bb2 a5 16. Bc3 axb4 17. axb4 Nc8
18. f4 N6a7 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe5 Rxf1 21. Qxf1 Bxd5 22. cxd5
exd3 23. e6 dxe2 24. Qxe2 Qe7 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Rf1 Nb6
27. Rf7 Qc3 28. Qe4 Re8 29. Qh4 Qh8 30. Rxc7 Nac8 31. Qf4 Rf8
32. Rf7 Re8 33. Qf1 Qe5 34. Qxb5 Rf8 35. Qf1 Re8 36. Qc1 Re7
37. Qf1 Re8 38. Rb7 Rf8 39. Rf7 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.02.25"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Markus Ragger"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "225"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. Bc2
O-O-O 13. Ng5 Nb6 14. a4 h6 15. Nxf7 Qxf7 16. axb5 a5 17. Qf3
Bd6 18. Qh3 Qh5 19. Qxh5 Nxh5 20. dxe6 g5 21. Rxa5 Ng7 22. Nd5
Nxd5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. b4 Nxe6 25. b6 Nd4 26. bxc5 Bf4 27. Bd3
Nb3 28. Ra7 Kb8 29. Ba3 Bc6 30. Bc2 Nd4 31. Ba4 Bxa4 32. Rxa4
Nc6 33. Bc1 Rhf8 34. Re4 Rd5 35. h4 Kb7 36. g3 Bxc1 37. Rxc1
Rd2 38. Rf1 Rf7 39. Kg2 Rc2 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Kh3 Rxc5 42. Kg4
Ne5+ 43. Kh3 Nf3 44. Ra1 Rf6 45. Ra7+ Kxb6 46. Rea4 Rh6+
47. Kg2 Ne1+ 48. Kg1 Nf3+ 49. Kg2 Ne1+ 50. Kg1 Rh8 51. R4a6+
Kb5 52. Ra5+ Kc6 53. Rxc5+ Kxc5 54. Rg7 Kd4 55. Kf1 Nf3
56. Kg2 Rf8 57. Re7 g4 58. Rd7+ Ke4 59. Ra7 Rd8 60. Ra1 Rd2
61. Ra4+ Rd4 62. Ra1 Kd3 63. Ra3+ Kd2 64. Ra8 Re4 65. Ra2+ Ke1
66. Ra1+ Ke2 67. Ra2+ Nd2 68. Ra8 Nf3 69. Ra2+ Kd3 70. Ra3+
Kd4 71. Ra4+ Ke5 72. Ra5+ Kf6 73. Ra6+ Kf5 74. Ra5+ Re5
75. Ra4 Rb5 76. Ra1 Rb2 77. Ra5+ Ne5 78. Ra3 Rc2 79. Rb3 Ra2
80. Rb5 Ke4 81. Rb4+ Kd5 82. Rb5+ Kd4 83. Rb4+ Kc5 84. Rf4 Kd5
85. Kf1 Rc2 86. Kg2 Rc4 87. Rf8 Nd3 88. Rd8+ Ke4 89. Re8+ Kd4
90. Rg8 Kc3 91. f4 Kd4 92. Rxg4 Rc2+ 93. Kg1 Ke3 94. Rg8 Kf3
95. Ra8 Kxg3 96. Rg8+ Kf3 97. Ra8 Rc3 98. Kh2 Nf2 99. f5 Ne4
100. f6 Nxf6 101. Ra1 Ng4+ 102. Kh3 Rc5 103. Rf1+ Nf2+
104. Kh4 Ra5 105. Rb1 Ne4 106. Rf1+ Ke3 107. Re1+ Kf4
108. Rf1+ Ke5 109. Kg4 Ra4 110. Rf5+ Ke6 111. Rf4 Nf6+
112. Kf3 Rxf4+ 113. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.02.26"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Fedorchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6
7. a4 Kh8 8. c3 Ng8 9. d4 f5 10. dxe5 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Rxf3
12. gxf3 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Ne4
Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bg4 18. Kg2 Bh4 19. f3 Bh5 20. Be3 Rd8 21. b4 h6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "Bremen GER"]
[Date "2012.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lukasz Cyborowski"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d4 e6 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6
12. Bf2 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rfd1 Nf6
17. Rac1 Ng4 18. Nb5 Nf5 19. Bh3 h5 20. Qf3 Nxf2 21. Kxf2 Nd6
22. Qd3 Ra6 23. e3 Rc6 24. Bf1 Ne4+ 25. Kg2 Qb8 26. Rc2 Rfc8
27. Rdc1 Bf8 28. Qd1 Bb4 29. Bd3 Bd2 30. Rb1 Bxe3 31. Bxe4
dxe4 32. Rc3 Bxf4 33. gxf4 Qxf4 34. Qe2 f5 35. Kh1 Kh7 36. Rf1
Qh4 37. Qg2 Rxc3 38. bxc3 Qg4 39. Qg3 Qxg3 40. hxg3 Kh6
41. Rc1 Rc4 42. Nd6 Rxa4 43. Nxb7 Ra2 44. c4 a4 45. c5 Rd2
46. c6 e3 47. Kg1 e2 48. Re1 Rxd4 49. Rxe2 Rc4 50. Nd8 a3
51. Ra2 Rc3 52. Kf2 e5 53. Nf7+ Kg7 54. Nxe5 Kf6 55. Nf3 Rxc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2011/12"]
[Site "Bremen GER"]
[Date "2012.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. a4 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. Be1
Qe7 13. Nbd2 Rfc8 14. e4 Bb4 15. e5 Ne8 16. Nf1 Bxe1 17. Rxe1
Bb7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qd2 a5 20. Ne3 Nb8 21. Bf1 Ba6 22. Rec1
1/2-1/2

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.20"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vlad-Cristian Jianu"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Be7 11. Be3 Bg4
12. Rc1 Re8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. exf3 Qd7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 h6
17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Rd1 Qe6 19. Qb3 b6 20. Rcc1 d4 21. Qxe6 Rxe6
22. Bd2 d3 23. Bf1 Nd4 24. Kg2 Ne2 25. Rc7 a5 26. Rc4 g5
27. a4 Kg7 28. b4 axb4 29. Bxb4 Nd5 30. Ba3 Kg6 31. Bb2 h5
32. Kh2 Ne7 33. Rd2 h4 34. gxh4 Nf5 35. hxg5 Kxg5 36. Re4 Nh4
37. Bxe2 Rxe4 38. fxe4 dxe2 39. Rxe2 Kf4 40. Bc1+ Kf3 41. Rb2
Rg8 42. Be3 Ng2 43. Bxb6 Ne1 44. Rb3+ Ke2 45. Re3+ Kf1 46. h4
Rh8 47. Kg3 Ng2 48. Ra3 Rg8+ 49. Kf3 1-0

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Illya Nyzhnyk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5
7. Ne5 a6 8. a4 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8
12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxa8 O-O 14. Bg2 Nd5 15. f4 Bd6 16. e3 Bxe5
17. fxe5 Nc6 18. Qg4 Qd7 19. h4 Ncb4 20. h5 Nd3 21. h6 f5
22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qf7+ 25. Bf3 Nxc1 26. d5
Nd3 27. dxe6 Qe7 28. Bd5 Kf8 29. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.22"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "3.64"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dalibor Stojanovic"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 Rc8 14. Bb3 a6 15. Ke2 Nb8 16. Rhd1 Nc6
17. a5 Rg8 18. Bb6 Bb4 19. Rd2 Ke7 20. Rad1 Nb8 21. Rd4 Bc5
22. Bxc5+ Rxc5 23. Rb4 Rc7 24. Ba4 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Rb6
Ke7 27. Ke3 f6 28. Ne2 Bf7 29. Nf4 Nd7 30. Bxd7 Kxd7 31. b4
Ke7 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Nh3 h6 35. Kd4 Kf6 36. e5+ Ke7
37. b5 axb5 38. Rxb5 Be8 39. Rb6 Bc6 40. Nf2 Bd5 41. a6 bxa6
42. Rxa6 h5 43. Nh3 g4 44. Nf4 Rc4+ 45. Ke3 gxf3 46. Nxd5+
exd5 47. gxf3 h4 48. Rh6 h3 49. Rxh3 Ke6 50. Rh5 Rc3+ 51. Kf4
Rc4+ 52. Kg3 d4 53. f4 d3 54. Kf2 Rd4 55. Rh6+ Ke7 56. Rh1 d2
57. Rd1 Ke6 58. Ke3 Ra4 59. Rxd2 Kf5 60. Rf2 Re4+ 61. Kd3 Ra4
62. Re2 Ke6 63. Re4 Ra3+ 64. Kd4 Ra4+ 65. Ke3 Ra3+ 66. Kf2 Kf5
67. Re3 Ra4 68. e6 Ra8 69. Kf3 Re8 70. Re5+ Kf6 71. Kg4 Rg8+
72. Rg5 Ra8 73. Re5 Rg8+ 74. Kh4 Rh8+ 75. Rh5 Rg8 76. f5 Rg7
77. Kh3 Rg8 78. Kh2 Rg7 79. Kh1 Rg8 80. Kh2 Rg7 81. Kh3 Rg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "4.71"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luka Paichadze"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. d3 a6 6. Bc4 O-O
7. O-O Be7 8. Bd5 d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7
12. Qf3 Rb8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Qd6 16. Qf3 Qe6
17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. b3 h6 19. Nd1 Nd5 20. c4 Nb4 21. Ne3 a5
22. Bd2 Bc5 23. Rab1 f5 24. Nd5 Bd6 25. Rfd1 c6 26. Nxb4 axb4
27. Rbc1 Bf8 28. Rc2 Rbd8 29. c5 Rd4 30. Be1 Red8 31. Rdc1 e4
32. Rc4 f4 33. Rxb4 Qf5 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. b4 f3 36. Qf1 Qd5
37. a4 Qa2 38. a5 Kh7 39. h3 Qa4 40. Bc3 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "5.72"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Frank Holzke"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 Kb8 15. O-O fxg3 16. hxg3
h5 17. e3 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd3 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 Bc5 21. Qa4 h4
22. Qe4 h3 23. Bh1 h2+ 24. Kg2 f6 25. Rfd1 Bb4 26. Ne2 Qh7
27. Kf1 Nc5 28. Qg2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxf5 30. Nf4 Qc2 31. Qd5
Ne4 32. Nh3 Qc4+ 33. Kg2 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Nc3 35. Rd4 Bc5 36. Rf4
Rh6 37. Kxh2 Nxb5 38. Rh4 Rxh4 39. gxh4 a5 40. Kg3 a4 41. Bd5
Nc3 42. Be6 a3 43. h5 Bf8 44. Nf4 b5 0-1

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.25"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "6.107"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexandru Manea"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 a6
12. Nd5 b5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. cxb5
axb5 17. Nc6 Nc5 18. Nb4 Qb7+ 19. f3 Ne4 20. Qc2 Rfc8 21. Qxe4
Qxe4 22. fxe4 Bxb2 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd5 Kf8 25. Kf3 Ba3
26. Rd1 Rc2 27. Rd3 b4 28. Rd4 Rxa2 29. Nxb4 Rb2 30. Nd3 Rxb3
31. g4 Bc1 32. Rc4 Bg5 33. Kg3 Kg7 34. Rc7 Bf6 35. Kf3 Ra3
36. Rc8 Ra5 37. Nf4 Be5 38. Re8 Bxf4 39. Kxf4 Kf6 40. Rh8 h5
41. h3 h4 42. Rg8 g5+ 0-1

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "7.76"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Tamas Fodor Jr"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6
7. Na3 O-O 8. Nc2 Re8 9. a3 a5 10. b3 Ne7 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. b4
c6 13. Bd2 h6 14. e3 dxe3 15. Nxe3 Nf8 16. Bc3 Nf5 17. Nc2 Bc7
18. Qd2 f6 19. Rfe1 Ne6 20. Rad1 axb4 21. axb4 Ra2 22. Ra1
Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Nd6 24. Qe2 Bd7 25. Nh4 Ng5 26. Ne3 Qc8 27. Bb2
Ndf7 28. Qh5 f5 29. Re2 f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31. Bxg7 Kxg7
32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Nef5 Bxf5 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qxf5 Qe1+
36. Bf1 Qe6 37. c5 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf5 39. Nxf5 Be5 40. Kg2 Ne1+
41. Kh3 Bf6 42. Kg4 Nxd3 43. Bxd3 Ne5+ 44. Kxf4 Nxd3+ 45. Ke4
Nxf2+ 46. Ke3 Ng4+ 47. Kf4 Nxh2 48. Nd6 Bd8 49. Nxb7 Bc7+
50. Kf5 Ke7 0-1

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "8.105"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Georgios Goumas"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 d6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Bf1 Bf6 10. Rb1 g5 11. d3 h5 12. Ne2
g4 13. Nd2 b5 14. c3 h4 15. d4 g3 16. f4 gxh2+ 17. Kxh2 e5
18. Nf3 Bg7 19. d5 Na5 20. c4 bxc4 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Bc3 cxb3
23. axb3 Nb7 24. Nf4 Qf6 25. Nd3 Qg6 26. Qd2 Rh5 27. Qf2 Nd6
28. Kg1 h3 29. Nxc5 Nf6 30. Qa2 Qg3 31. Qa4+ Ke7 32. Bxe5 Rxe5
33. Nxe5 hxg2 34. Bxg2 Bh3 35. Nc6+ Kf8 36. Re2 Ng4 37. Kf1
Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "9.77"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nikolai Kabanov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nd2
c6 7. Qf3 Re8 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. h4 Nf8 10. g4 Qd7 11. Rg1 b5
12. O-O-O b4 13. e4 a5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qf5 Qc7
17. g5 fxg5 18. Qxg5 g6 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Ng3 Ne6 21. Qg4 Bxg3
22. Qxg3 Nxd4 23. h5 Ne2 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Rg4 Rc5 26. hxg6
hxg6 27. Ka1 Rh5 28. f3 Kg7 29. Re1 Rh2 30. a3 bxa3 31. bxa3
Rd8 32. Nf1 Rf2 33. Bxe2 Rxe2 34. Rxe2 Bxf3 35. Rxg6+ fxg6
36. Rh2 Bc6 37. Kb2 g5 38. Kc3 Kg6 39. Ne3 Re8 40. Kd3 Rd8+
41. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "10.75"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Adrian-Marian Petrisor"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be2 b5 6. O-O Bb7
7. a3 Nd7 8. Re1 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bf1 Nf6 11. e5 dxe5
12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Bxd3 Rfe8 16. Bf4
Nd7 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. Be3 f5 20. f3 e6 21. Bd4 Bf8
22. Bf2 g5 23. Ne2 Nf6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. c3 Kf7 26. a4 bxa4
27. Bxa6 Rc7 28. Bb5 Rb8 29. Rc1 a3 30. bxa3 Bxa3 31. Rc2 Bc5
32. Bf1 Rb6 33. c4 Bb7 34. Nb5 Bxf2+ 35. Rxf2 Rc5 36. Rd2 Ke7
37. Red1 Ra6 38. Rd8 h5 39. Nd6 Ba8 40. Nc8+ Kf7 41. Nd6+ Kg6
42. Ne8 h4 43. Nxf6 Kxf6 44. Rf8+ Kg7 45. Rdd8 Rca5 46. Rg8+
Kf6 47. Rdf8+ Ke5 48. Rxg5 Ra1 49. Rgg8 R6a2 50. Rb8 Bc6
51. Rb6 Ba4 52. Ra6 Rc2 53. f4+ Kxf4 54. g3+ Kf3 55. gxh4
Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "13th European Individual Championship"]
[Site "Plovdiv BUL"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[Round "11.52"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Andrey Zontakh"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Rc1 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Ne5
Nd5 12. Nxc4 b6 13. b4 Na4 14. e4 Nc7 15. e5 Qxd2 16. Nbxd2
Nd5 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rc7 a5 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Nb3
Bh3 22. Nxa5 Rb2 23. Nc6 h5 24. Ne7+ Kh7 25. Nxd5 Rfb8
26. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2012.04.09"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Andrey Zontakh"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3 g5 9. Nf3 h6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Na6 12. h4
Bg7 13. Qa4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Bg6 15. Bd2 Nc7 16. g3 a5 17. hxg5
hxg5 18. Rxh8+ Bxh8 19. Bg2 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Ne4 Bxe4
22. Bxe4 Nb5 23. a4 Nd6 24. Bg2 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Nc5 Rb6
27. Bc3 Nd7 28. Bxh8 Nxc5 29. Rd1 Nde4 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. f3
1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2012.04.10"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Smirnov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4
Qxd4 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Be3 Qc4 14. Bd5 Qa6 15. Qd3 Qxd3 16. exd3
Rd8 17. Bxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxb7 Bf6 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Ra8
21. Be3 Rxa2 22. d4 Kg7 23. Rd1 e6 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 h5
26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Ra1+ 28. Kg2 Ra2 29. Kg1 Ra1+ 30. Kg2
Ra2 31. Kg1 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2012.04.13"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Burmakin"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3
Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. d3 e6 10. O-O Bc5 11. a3 O-O
12. Bf4 Rc8 13. e4 Nc6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rfe1 h6
17. Rad1 Be6 18. h3 b5 19. g4 b4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. Bd2 Bxd2
22. Rxd2 Ra4 23. Kh2 Rca8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Rd4 26. f4
Rxf4 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rb4 29. Re5 f6 30. Re7 Ra2
31. Ree2 Ra5 32. d4 Rd5 33. Re7 b6 34. Rb7 Rb3 35. Rc7 Rb4
36. Rb7 Kh7 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. Kf3 Rdxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxd4 40. Rxb6
Rd3+ 41. Kg2 h5 42. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.09"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 c6 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2
h6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Bc7 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. Bf1 Qe7 18. b4 Red8 19. a4 Be6 20. a5 Nd7 21. Ra1 b6
22. a6 Nf8 23. Nf3 Ng6 24. g3 Bd6 25. Red1 Rac8 26. Rd2 Bc7
27. Rad1 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rd8 29. h4 Nf8 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Nd2
Qc8 32. Qa4 Bd6 33. Nc4 Bxc4 34. Bxc4 b5 35. Qd1 Be7 36. Bb3
Ne6 37. Qg4 Kf8 38. Qf5 Bf6 39. g4 Ke8 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5
1-0

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.10"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O b6 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 e6
12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Qb2 Nd7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. a4 a6 16. Ne1 a5
17. b4 axb4 18. Bxb4 c5 19. Bc3 Nf6 20. Bf3 Bc6 21. Qxb6 Bxa4
22. Rdc1 Nd7 23. Qb7 Rab8 24. Qxd5 Bb3 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Bxe4
cxd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. exd4 Nf6 29. Bc6 Rfd8 30. Nf3 Nd5
31. g3 Nb4 32. Be4 f5 33. Bb1 Rbc8 34. Re1 Rc3 35. Ne5 Rxd4
36. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.11"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hans Tikkanen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2
O-O 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. d4 Bf5
12. Bf4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Rb5 b6 15. dxc5 Bd7 16. Rxa5
bxa5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rac8 19. Bd4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6
21. Rb1 f6 22. f4 Kf7 23. Rb7 Ra8 24. Kf2 Rcc8 25. Rb5 Ke6
26. Rxa5 a6 27. Ke3 Kd5 28. Kd3 Rcb8 29. Ra3 Kc6 30. Rb3 Rxb3
31. axb3 a5 32. c4 Rb8 33. Kc3 Re8 34. Kd3 Rb8 35. Kc3 h5
36. e4 Rd8 37. e5 fxe5 38. fxe5 e6 39. Be3 Rd1 40. h4 Rf1
41. Kb2 Rf3 42. Bf4 a4 43. bxa4 Kxc5 44. a5 Kxc4 0-1

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.13"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Qd7
12. dxc5 Bf5 13. Qxd7 Nxd7 14. Rxb7 Nxc5 15. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.14"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Qf6
12. Be3 h6 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Qf3 Qg6 15. Qg3 Qf6 16. Qf3 Qg6
17. Bb3 Kh8 18. Qg3 Qf6 19. Qf3 Qg6 20. Qg3 Qf6 21. Qf3 Qg6
22. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.15"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jonny Hector"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 Bb4 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. Kf2 Bg6 10. e4 Qc7 11. Qb3 c5 12. Na2
Nc6 13. Nxb4 cxb4 14. Be3 Rfd8 15. Rd1 Rd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Rxd1 18. Qxd1 Qxe5 19. b3 h5 20. Qd4 Qa5 21. Be2 Rd8
22. Qxa7 Qe5 23. Qb6 Rd7 24. Qc5 Qb2 25. Bg5 Rd3 26. Qc1 Rxb3
27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Rc1 Ra2 29. Rc7 Bxe4 30. fxe4 Nxe4+ 31. Ke3
Nxg5 32. Rxb7 Ra3+ 33. Kf4 f6 34. Bxh5 Rxa4 35. Bg6 b3+
36. Ke3 Kf8 37. Rxb3 Ke7 38. Rb7+ Kd6 39. Rxg7 Ke5 40. Bd3 Ne4
41. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 42. Kf3 f5 43. g4 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2012.05.16"]
[EventDate "2012.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Emanuel Berg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O Nb4 8. Qe2 b6 9. a3 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Bb7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Nc3 Bg7 13. Rae1 a5 14. Qe3 e5 15. f5 gxf5 16. exf5 f6
17. d4 d5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. f6 Rxf6 20. Qxe5 Rg6 21. Qf5 Bxc3
22. Re6 Rg7 23. h4 Qf8 24. Qd3 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Ba6 0-1

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.05.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
d6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O f5 10. f4 fxe4 11. g3 Bxe3+
12. Qxe3 Bg4 13. Be2 Nf5 14. Qxe4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qe8 16. Qc4+
Qf7 17. Qb5 Rab8 18. Rhe1 a6 19. Qd3 Rbe8 20. a3 b5 21. Nd5
Rc8 22. Qc3 Nce7 23. Nxe7+ Nxe7 24. Qa5 Nc6 25. Qxa6 Qc4
26. Nd2 Qd5 27. c4 bxc4 28. Qxc4 Rf5 29. b4 Kf8 30. Kb2 Na7
31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Nb3 Rb5 33. Re4 d5 34. Re5 1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Christian Bauer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O e5 9. b4 c6 10. Bh4 a5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Qb3
Qa7 13. b5 a4 14. Qa2 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Rfc1 b6 17. Rab1
Qb7 18. Bg3 h6 19. Bd6 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Re8 11. h3 Rc8 12. a4
Qc7 13. a5 c5 14. axb6 axb6 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. bxc4 Nxc5
17. Bb2 Qb8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qd6 21. Bc4
Red8 22. Rd4 Qf6 23. Rb1 Nd7 24. Qb4 Rc5 25. Nd2 Qe5 26. Nf3
Qd6 27. Rbd1 Rdc8 28. Qb3 Ra5 29. e4 Ba6 30. Bxa6 Rxa6 31. Qe3
Ne5 32. Nxe5 Qxe5 33. f4 Qc7 34. e5 Qc3 35. Qe4 Ra3 36. d6
exd6 37. exd6 Qe3+ 38. Qxe3 Rxe3 39. Rb4 Rb8 40. d7 Rd8
41. Rxb6 Kf8 42. Kf2 Rc3 43. Rb7 Ke7 44. Rd2 Rc6 45. Kf3 Rd6
46. Rxd6 Kxd6 47. Ke4 f5+ 48. Kd4 Rxd7 49. Rxd7+ Kxd7 50. Kd5
h6 51. h4 h5 52. Ke5 Ke7 53. g3 Kf7 54. Kd6 Kf6 55. Kd7 Kf7
56. Kd6 Kf6 57. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.03"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tigran Gharamian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h6 11. b3 Bd7
12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Bf4 Ne7 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Bxc7 Rc8 16. Ne4 Ng6
17. Bg3 c5 18. h4 Be7 19. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.04"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Zoltan Gyimesi"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. d4 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Ne4 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Nb6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Rfc1 e6 16. e3 Nc8
17. Ba5 Nd6 18. h4 Rfc8 19. h5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Qd1 Rc6
22. Bf1 Qc8 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Bd3 Ne4 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Be1 Ba3
27. g4 Nf6 28. f3 Qc1 29. Qxc1 Bxc1 30. Bh4 Ne8 31. hxg6 hxg6
32. Kf2 Ba3 33. Ke2 Bb4 34. e4 Kf8 35. Ke3 Be7 36. Be1 Nf6
37. e5 Nd7 38. f4 Ba3 39. f5 gxf5 40. gxf5 Bc1+ 41. Ke2 Bb2
42. Ke3 Nb8 43. Bb4+ Ke8 44. Bb5+ Nc6 45. Bc5 a6 46. Be2 exf5
47. Bf3 Ne7 48. Bh5 Ng6 49. e6 Bc1+ 50. Kf3 Bg5 51. a4 Bd8
52. b4 b6 53. Bd6 Bf6 54. Ke3 Bg5+ 55. Kf3 Bf6 56. Ke3 Bg5+
57. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.05"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Na6 8. Be3 c6 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 c5 12. Ne1
h5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Nd3 Kh7 15. Rb1 g5 16. Bg3 g4 17. hxg4 hxg4
18. Kh2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Rh1 Qe8 21. Kg1 Qg6 22. a3 Kg8
23. Qd2 Nf7 24. Rf1 Bh6 25. Qd1 Rae8 26. Ne1 e4 27. Nc2 Ne5
28. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Belfort FRA"]
[Date "2012.06.06"]
[EventDate "2012.05.31"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 h6
12. Rd1 a6 13. e4 e5 14. h3 Qc7 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. b4 Rac8
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rac1 c5 20. bxc5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3
Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rd6 Rc4 24. Qd2 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qxd6
26. cxd6 Rxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.15"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. e3 a5 11. Na4 f5 12. Ne1
Qe8 13. Nd3 Bf6 14. a3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Rf7 16. Rac1 g5 17. f3 Nd6
18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nc8 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f4 g4 22. Rfd1 Qe6
23. Nc3 Rfd7 24. Nb5 N8e7 25. Qd2 h5 26. Qf2 d4 27. exd4 Qxb3
28. Qc2 Qxb5 29. Bf1 Qxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rd5 31. Rfe1 Kh7 32. e6
Kg6 33. a4 h4 34. gxh4 Rh8 35. Qf2 Rh7 36. Re3 Rd6 37. h3 Nd5
38. Rg3 Rxe6 39. hxg4 Re4 40. gxf5+ Kf7 41. Qg2 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.16"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sipke Ernst"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. h3 O-O
7. g4 d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Nxd5 Nxe5 10. Bg2 Bc5 11. Bf4 c6
12. Bxe5 Re8 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Ne3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qa5+ 16. Qd2
Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rxe5 18. Nc4 Re7 19. f4 Be6 20. Ne5 Rd8+
21. Nd3 Bc4 22. Bf1 Be3+ 23. Kc3 Bd5 24. Rh2 c5 25. Re1 Rde8
0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.17"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin Swinkels"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Rc1 Bf8 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nb5 Ne4 15. Nbd4 Rc8 16. Rc2 Nb4
17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. a3 Na6 19. Qc1 Nac5 20. Nh4 Be7 21. Ndf5
Bxh4 22. Nxg7 Bg5 23. Qd1 Bg6 24. Nxe8 Qxe8 25. Qxd5 Qe6
26. Rd1 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Be7 28. b4 Na4 29. Ba1 Nec3 30. Rd7 Bf6
31. Kf1 b5 32. Rxa7 Kg7 33. g4 h6 34. Bc6 Bc2 35. Ra6 Bd4
36. e3 Bd3+ 37. Ke1 Bf6 38. h4 Bc4 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Bxg5
41. Rxa4 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.18"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dimitri Reinderman"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. e5 Bg4 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Qxf3 d5 8. e6 fxe6 9. O-O Qd6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Bf4 e5
12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Bxe5 Nf6 15. Bxd4 Bh6 16. Nc3
Kf7 17. Na4 Rhe8 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. f4 e6 20. b3 g5 21. fxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Rd8
12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Be8 16. Qe3 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rd4 Bc6 20. Bd3 a6 21. a3 Ba5
22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Nd6 Bc7 24. Qd4 Qg5 25. Bf1 Qc1 26. Nc4 Bb5
27. a4 Bxa4 28. Qc5 Bc6 29. Qe7 Bb6 30. h3 Ba7 31. Qd8+ Kh7
32. g3 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.20"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin van Kampen"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Na3 Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Nxd2 c3 11. Ne4 Qxd1
12. Raxd1 Bxa3 13. bxa3 Ke7 14. Nxc3 Nc6 15. Rb1 Rd8 16. Rfc1
Rd2 17. Kf1 Nd8 18. Ke1 Rd7 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Rb6 Rd6
22. Rxd6 Kxd6 23. Ne8+ Ke7 24. Nxg7 Bd7 25. Nh5 e5 26. f4 f6
27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rc5 Nf7 29. Rc7 Nd8 30. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2012.07.21"]
[EventDate "2012.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. c3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 O-O 11. d4 d5
12. Bd3 c6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Qf3 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qh4 16. Qxh4 Nxh4
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Bf1 Rfe8 19. g3 Ng6 20. f3 Kf8 21. Kf2 Rxe1
22. Rxe1 a5 23. g4 Bd7 24. Kg3 Ne7 25. Bd3 h6 26. Nf1 b6
27. Ne3 c5 28. c4 Rc8 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. cxd5 c4 31. Bc2 b5
32. Re3 b4 33. Kf2 b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.23"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4
Be6 8.Qb5 Bd7 9.Qc5 b6 10.Qg5 c5 11.dxc5 Bc6 12.Qh4 bxc5
13.Be2 e6 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxh6 Nxe4 16.Qf4 Nxc3 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
18.bxc3 Qf6 19.Qe3 Nd7 20.O-O Rab8 21.Rfd1 Rfd8 22.h3 Bd5
23.a4 a5 24.Rab1 Bb3 25.Rd6 Bxa4 26.Ra1 Qe7 27.Ra6 Bb5 28.Bxb5
Rxb5 29.Ra7 Rdb8 30.Ne5 R8b7 31.Rxb7 Rxb7 32.Rxa5 Qd6 33.f4
{33. Qh6+! Kg8 34. Qh8+! Kxh8 35. Nxf7+ Kg7 36. Nxd6 +- } Rb1+
34.Kh2 Nxe5 35.fxe5 Qd1 36.Qf2 Qh1+ 37.Kg3 Rf1 38.Qxc5 Rd1
39.Qe3 Qf1 40.Kh2 Re1 41.Qd2 Qg1+ 42.Kg3 Re3+ 43.Kf4 g5+
44.Kg4 Kh6 45.Ra4 Rxe5 46.h4 f6 47.Kf3 Qh2 48.hxg5+ fxg5
49.Re4 Rf5+ 50.Ke3 Qg3+ 51.Kd4 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2
O-O 7. Bg2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. e4 Bb7
12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. a3 a5 16. Nfd2 Rad8
17. Nc4 Nb8 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 c5 20. Qg4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8
22. Rcd1 Nd7 23. Bb1 b5 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qb7 Rb8 26. Qa7 Ra8
27. Qb7 Rab8 28. Qa7 Ra8 29. Qc7 c4 30. Rf1 Rfc8 31. Qd6 Qxd6
32. exd6 Nf6 33. g4 g6 34. gxf5 exf5 35. e4 Nxe4 36. Bxe4 fxe4
37. Rf6 Kg7 38. Re6 Rf8 39. Rxe4 Rad8 40. Re7+ Rf7 41. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 f4
13. b5 fxg3 14. hxg3 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qc8 17. Nd5 Qxe6
18. Nxc7 Qh3 19. Rf2 Rac8 20. Rh2 Qxg3+ 21. Rg2 Qh3 22. Qxd6
Rf7 23. c5 Nf5 24. exf5 Rfxc7 25. Be3 Qxf5 26. Rf1 Bf8 27. Bd3
e4 28. fxe4 Qxf1+ 29. Bxf1 Bxd6 30. cxd6 Rc3 31. Bd4 Rf3
32. e5 Rf4 33. Bb2 Nh7 34. e6 Ng5 35. Rxg5 hxg5 36. d7 Rg4+
37. Bg2 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.26"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2
a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Rc1 Bd7 10.Nd1 Re8 11.Nf2 b5 12.c5 dxc5 13.Rxc5
e5 14.d5 Ne7 15.g3 c6 16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Bg2 Be6 19.b3
Qxd2+ 20.Bxd2 Red8 21.Bg5 Nb4 22.Nc3 Rd7 23.Ke2 Rdc7 24.Bd2
Bf8 25.Bh3 Nc6 26.Nd5 Nxd5 27.exd5 Nd4+ 28.Ke3 Rxc1 29.Rxc1
Rxc1 30.Bxc1 Bxd5 31.Ne4 Bg7 32.g4 f5 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Nd2 Kf7
35.Bb2 Kg6 36.Bg2 Ne6 37.Kf2 Kf6 38.a4 Bf8 39.axb5 axb5 40.Bf1
Bb4 41.Nb1 Bc5+ 42.Kg3 Bd4 43.Bxd4 Nxd4 44.Nc3 Bxf3 45.Nxb5
f4+ 46.Kf2 Nxb5 47.Kxf3 Nd4+ 48.Kg4 Nxb3 49.Bd3 h6 50.Bb5 Nd2
51.Bc6 Ke6 52.Bb7 Kd6 53.h4 Kc5 54.Kh5 f3 55.Kxh6 e4 56.h5 f2
57.Ba6 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5
7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nc6
12. Nc3 a6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Be3 b5 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Rc1 Ne7
17. Ne5 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Qf6 20. Qh5 c5 21. a4 c4
22. Re4 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qg6 24. Qh4 Nf6 25. Ree1 Ne4 26. Bc3
Rad8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Bb4 Nd2 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Nb3
31. Rb1 Bc8 32. f3 Rd5 33. Rbd1 Red8 34. Bd6 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Be6
36. Be2 f6 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Bf4 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1 Kg7 40. Be3
Bf7 41. f4 Bd5 42. Kf2 b4 43. Bc2 c3 44. bxc3 bxc3 45. Bf5 Nd2
46. Bd4 Ne4+ 47. Kg1 Kf7 48. Bxe4 Bxe4 49. Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viktor Bologan"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "183"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nf3
Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 e4 9.Nd4 O-O 10.Nc2 Be7 11.O-O Be6 12.b3 Nc6
13.Bb2 dxc4 14.bxc4 Qb6 15.Rb1 Qa6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxe4 Bg7
18.Nc5 Qxc4 19.Nxb7 Qc3 20.Rc1 Ne7 21.Ne3 Qe5 22.Nc4 Qf6
23.Qa4 Rab8 24.Nc5 Nc8 25.Qa6 Re8 26.e3 Qe7 27.Nxe6 Qxe6
28.Qxe6 Rxe6 29.Rb1 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 Nb6 31.Nd2 Rd6 32.Ne4 Rc6
33.Rd1 Bf8 34.h4 Kg7 35.Bf3 Rc2 36.Rd2 Rc1+ 37.Rd1 Rc2 38.Rd2
Rc1+ 39.Kg2 Bb4 40.Rb2 a5 41.Nd2 Rc3 42.Nb3 Nc4 43.Re2 a4
44.Nd4 Bc5 45.Nc6 a3 46.Be4 f5 47.Bd5 Nb2 48.Ne5 Bb4 49.Nf3
Rc5 50.e4 fxe4 51.Rxe4 Rb5 52.Bb3 Rb7 53.Nd4 Nd3 54.Bc4 Nc5
55.Re3 Nd7 56.Ne6+ Kh8 57.Rd3 Be7 58.Re3 Nf6 59.Bb3 Bb4 60.Re2
Rb8 61.Rc2 Bd6 62.Rc6 Be5 63.Ra6 Bb2 64.Ra7 Ne4 65.Rc7 Be5
66.Re7 Bf6 67.Ra7 Bb2 68.f3 Nc3 69.Kh3 h6 70.Bc4 Rc8 71.Bb3
Rb8 72.Nc5 Nb5 73.Rd7 Nd4 74.Bd5 Nf5 75.Nd3 Ne3 76.Be4 Rb6
77.Nf4 g5 78.Nh5 Kg8 79.Rd3 Bc1 80.Rc3 Bd2 81.Rxa3 Rb2 82.Bg6
Rb8 83.Rd3 Bc1 84.Rc3 Bd2 85.Rc7 Rf8 86.Be4 gxh4 87.Kxh4 Nf5+
88.Kg4 Nd6 89.Bd5+ Kh8 90.f4 Nf5 91.Be4 Ba5 92.Rc6 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Re8 16. Be3 Bd4 17. Rfe1
b4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Na4 Re5
22. Rc1 Bb7 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Ba6 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. Nxc5
Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Nxe4 28. Nxb4 c5 29. Nc2 Kf8 30. Kf1 Nd2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. h3 e6
7. g4 Be7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. h4 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6
Bxc6 13. Be3 h6 14. f4 hxg5 15. hxg5 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. a3 a5
18. Qd2 Nc5 19. fxe5 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nxe4 21. Nd4 dxe5 22. Nxc6
Nxd2 23. Nxd8 Nxf1 24. Kxf1 Rxd8 25. Rxa5 f6 26. gxf6 gxf6
27. c4 Rh2 28. Kg1 Rh4 29. Bd5 Rb8 30. c5 Rh3 31. Bf2 Rd3
32. c6 Bd8 33. Rc5 Rxb2 34. Be4 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rdd2 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+
7.Nbxd2 d5 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Ne5 c5 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.cxd5
Nxd5 13.dxc5 Rac8 14.Nb3 bxc5 15.Rfd1 c4 16.Nd4 c3 17.Nf5 Qb5
18.bxc3 Rxc3 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Qd2 Qxe2 21.Nxd5 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 exd5
23.Bxd5 g6 24.Bb3 Bc4 25.Rd7 Bxb3 26.axb3 Rxb3 27.Raxa7 Kg7
28.Kg2 h5 29.h4 Rb6 30.Rd3 Rf6 31.Rf3 Rxf3 32.Kxf3 Rb8 33.Ra3
Kf6 34.Ra6+ Kg7 35.Ra3 Kf6 36.Ra6+ Kg7 37.Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.08.02"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
a6 7. d4 b5 8. Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 Be6
12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Rd1 b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nxc5
17. O-O a5 18. Bb5 Nce4 19. Bc6 Qc7 20. Rc1 Nd6 21. Qe2 Nf5
22. Bc5 Bh6 23. Rc2 Rfd8 24. Rd1 e6 25. dxe6 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1
fxe6 27. Ba4 Qd8 28. Qe2 Ng7 29. Ne5 Ne4 30. Nc6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6
Nxc5 32. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "5.42"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Igor Efimov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 a6 6. g3 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. e3 Qb6 11. Qe2 cxd4
12. exd4 Be7 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Nc3 N7f6 16. a4 b4
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 Qb7 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Rc4 Rac8 21. Rac1
Bd6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Qc4 Qb7 25. Bd2 Nb6
26. Qc6 Qxc6 27. Nxc6 b3 28. Na5 Nxa4 29. Bc1 e5 30. Nc4 Bc7
31. dxe5 Nb6 32. Nxb6 Bxb6 33. Kf1 a5 34. Ke2 a4 35. f4 Bd4
36. Kd3 a3 37. bxa3 b2 38. Bxb2 Bxb2 39. a4 f6 40. Ke4 fxe5
41. fxe5 Bc3 42. Kd5 Kf7 43. Kd6 h5 44. h4 Ke8 45. Ke6 Be1
46. Kf5 Bxg3 47. Kg5 Bxe5 48. a5 Kd7 49. Kxh5 Ba1 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "6.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexandre Dgebuadze"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nge7
7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 a6 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Na4 Qa7
12. Be3 b5 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bd3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 O-O 16. Ne2 f5
17. h4 Be8 18. Nf4 Qd7 19. g4 fxg4 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Nb4
22. Bb1 Bg6 23. Nxg6 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qd8 25. a3 Nc6 26. Nf4
Qxg5 27. Kg2 Ne7 28. Bd3 Nf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. Qd3 Qf7 31. Rf1
Rf8 32. Qd1 h5 33. Rf2 g5 34. Nd3 Qg6 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Nc5
Ke8 37. Qd3 Qf7 38. Qf1 Qg6 39. Qf6 Qc2+ 40. Kg3 Qe2 41. Qh8+
Ke7 42. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "7.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Qc2 f5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Ne5 Bf6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f3
Ng5 13. Bxg5 Bxg5 14. f4 Be7 15. a3 b6 16. b4 g5 17. g3 Kh8
18. Be2 gxf4 19. gxf4 Rg8 20. Kd2 Qf8 21. Rag1 bxc5 22. bxc5
Rb8 23. Rb1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 e5 25. dxe5 Bxc5 26. Rb7 Bc8 27. Rb8
d4 28. exd4 Qh6 29. Qa4 Bb6 30. Kc2 Be6 31. Rb7 Qxf4 32. Rxb6
axb6 33. Qxc6 Rg6 34. d5 Bg8 35. e6 Qe5 36. Qxb6 Rg2 37. Kd3
Rxh2 38. Qd4 Rh3+ 39. Kc4 Qxd4+ 40. Kxd4 Kg7 41. e7 Bf7 42. d6
Rh4+ 43. Ke5 Be8 44. Bb5 Bxb5 45. Nxb5 Kf7 46. Nc7 Re4+
47. Kxf5 Re1 48. a4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "8.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Nf3
Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. b4 Bg4 9. Be2 c6 10. a4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5
12. Ne2 exd4 13. exd4 a6 14. O-O N8d7 15. a5 Nd5 16. b5 axb5
17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qb3 Nb8 19. Qxb5 Nc6 20. Ra4 Ra7 21. Rfa1
Qd7 22. Nc3 Qf5 23. Be3 Rd8 24. a6 Qd7 25. Bg5 bxa6 26. Rxa6
Rxa6 27. Rxa6 Nxd4 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Ra8+ Bf8 30. Ra5 Nc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nge7
7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 O-O
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Rfc1 Bxd4 16. Bxd4
Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qc4 18. Bxd5 Qxb3 19. axb3 Rad8 20. Bxb7 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxb3 24. Ra5 Rxb2 25. Rxa7
h5 26. h4 Kg7 27. Kg2 Kf6 28. Kg1 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. Kg1
Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4 a5 9. Rc1 h6 10. a4 Ne4 11. Nfd2 Nd6
12. Bxd6 Bxd6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb4 15. c5 Nf6 16. Qc4 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Kh8 18. Bg2 e5 19. d5 f5 20. dxc6 e4 21. cxb7 Bxb7
22. c6 Ba6 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Nc3 Rxc6 25. Nd5 Bc5 26. Bf1 f4
27. Nxf4 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 Rb6 29. Qc2 e3 30. Bg2 Qe8 31. Qc5 Rff6
32. Rc2 g5 33. Nd5 e2 34. Qxa5 e1=Q+ 35. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36. Qxe1
Bxe1 37. Nxb6 Rxb6 38. Rc6 Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Kg7 40. Kg2 Kf6
41. Bf3 Ke5 42. h4 Bc8 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kf1 Bxg3 45. b4 Kd4
46. a5 Kc4 47. a6 Bb8 48. Bb7 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fernando Peralta"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5
7. Bd3 a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bb7 11. Be4 Ne7
12. Nc3 Nc6 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. Bd3 Na5 16. O-O c4
17. Bc2 b3 18. Bf5 g6 19. Bh3 Ne4 20. Bd2 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Bg7
22. Rc1 Bxb2 23. Rxc4 O-O 24. Rb4 Qe7 25. Rb6 Rfd8 26. Nd4
Bxd4 27. exd4 Rxd4 28. Qc1 Qd8 29. Qc5 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.21"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. Bg5
Bxg5 12. Nxg5 O-O-O 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Bb5 Rde8 15. c4 Qf5
16. Rhe1 g6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. b3 Kb7 19. f3 h5 20. Qb4+ Kc8
21. Qc3 Qg5 22. g3 h4 23. Re4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Qxg3 25. Qf6 Kb7
26. c5 dxc5 27. Qxf7 Ref8 28. Qd7 Qxf3 29. Re7 Rc8 30. Rf7 Qc3
31. Qe6 Rcd8 32. Rc1 Qg3 33. Rg7 g5 34. Qg6 Rd5 35. Rf7 Rhd8
36. Rff1 Rd2 37. Qf5 R8d5 38. Qe4 Qg2 39. Qg6 Qg4 40. Rg1 Qf5
41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. Rg3 Kb6 43. Kb2 Kb5 44. Rcg1 Rff2 45. Rc3
Rg2 46. Rf1 Rdf2 47. Re1 Re2 48. Rf1 Rgf2 49. Rg1 Re5 50. Rcg3
Rff5 51. Rg4 Kb6 52. R1g2 Kb7 53. c4 a5 54. Ka3 Kc8 55. Ka4
Kb7 56. R4g3 Kb6 57. Rg4 Kb7 58. R4g3 Kb6 59. Rg4 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.21"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O b6 8. b4 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. Qb3 Bb7
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. a4 a6 14. Ne1 Nf6 15. Ra2 Ne4 16. Ba1 Rc8
17. Nd3 e6 18. a5 b5 19. Bf3 Qe7 20. Rd1 Nd6 21. g3 Rcd8
22. Bg2 Nc4 23. Re2 Rd6 24. Bc3 Rfd8 25. f4 Bc6 26. Qb1 Na3
27. Qa1 Nc4 28. Qb1 Na3 29. Qa1 Nc4 30. Qb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.23"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Rc8 11. Be2 a6
12. O-O c5 13. d5 exd5 14. e5 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Nd2 h5 18. Nxe4 Rh6 19. Rad1 Be7 20. Bxh5 Rxh5 21. e6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Re8
12. Bf4 Bf5 13. Rad1 Ne4 14. Nb5 Qf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Be5 Bxb5
17. Qxb5 Rxe5 18. Qxb7 Ree8 19. Bxa6 Rab8 20. Qc6 Qxb2 21. Bd3
Nc3 22. Rde1 Rec8 23. Qa6 Nxd5 24. Rb1 Qf6 25. Qxa7 Ra8
26. Qb7 Nc3 27. Rb3 Qd8 28. Bc4 Rc7 29. Qb6 Na4 30. Qb5 Nc3
31. Qb6 Na4 32. Qb5 Nc3 33. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Qe2 Qd7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Kb1
Rae8 12. h3 Bd8 13. Rhe1 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Qxf5 15. g4 Qc8 16. Qc4
a6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 c6 19. Bf4 d5 20. Qb4 Bh4 21. Qd2
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Re3 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6
26. f3 Kf7 27. c3 Be7 28. Kc2 Ke8 29. Kd3 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke8
31. Kd3 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke8 33. Kd3 Kf7 34. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.27"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Kb1 Nbxd5 16. Bg5 Be7
17. g3 O-O 18. f4 a5 19. Bg2 a4 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 axb3
22. Qxb3 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. Rxd6 e4 25. h4 Qf5 26. a3 Rae8
27. Re1 Re7 28. Re3 Rc8 29. Rd4 Kg7 30. Qb4 Rce8 31. Qd2 Re5
32. Qc3 Kh7 33. Qd2 Kg7 34. Qc3 Kh7 35. Qd2 Kg7 36. Qc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7
7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. c4 b6 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. h3
Bb7 13. a4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. a5 h6 16. Ra3 Rfb8 17. axb6
Bxb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Na5 Nc6 20. Rda1 Nd7 21. Qd2 Nc5
22. Bc2 Qxb2 23. e5 Qb4 24. Nxb7 Nxb7 25. exd6 Nxd6 26. Qd3 g6
27. Rxa6 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Rc8 29. Qg3 Kg7 30. Ra4 Qc5 31. Ne2 Nd4
32. Qc3 e5 33. Nxd4 exd4 34. Qa1 Nxc4 35. Bd3 Ne5 36. Qxd4
Qxd4 37. Rxd4 Nxd3 38. Rxd3 h5 39. h4 Rc4 40. g3 Rc2 41. Rd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.29"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Rb1 h6
14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 fxe4 16.fxe4 Nc6 17.Nd5 Ng8 18.Bd3 Nd4
19.Qg4 g5 20.c5 c6 21.e7 Nxe7 22.Bxg5 cxd5 23.exd5 Qc8 24.Qe4
Nef5 25.Be7 dxc5 26.Bxf8 Bxf8 27.Rbc1 Qc7 28.bxc5 Bxc5 29.Kh1
Re8 30.Rf1 b6 31.Rxf5 Nxf5 32.Qxf5 Qg7 33.Qe4 Rf8 34.g3 Rf7
35.a4 a5 36.Re1 Bd6 37.Qe3 Qg5 38.Qe2 Qf6 39.Kg2 Bb4 40.Rc1
Bc5 41.Qh5 Qg7 42.Rc2 Rf8 43.Re2 Bd6 44.Re4 Rf4 45.Qh3 Rxe4
46.Bxe4 Qf6 47.Qd7 Kg8 48.Qc6 Be7 49.h4 Kg7 50.Qd7 Kf8 51.Qc8+
Kg7 52.Qg4+ Kf8 53.Bh7 Qf7 54.Qc8+ Kg7 55.Be4 Bc5 56.Qg4+ Kf8
57.Qc8+ Kg7 58.Qg4+ Kf8 59.Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.01"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rustam Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qb3 Rb8
12. Rd1 a6 13. Qc2 b5 14. c5 Bc7 15. f4 Ba5 16. Bf3 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Ne4 18. Kg2 f5 19. h4 Ndf6 20. Bd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rf7
22. Rdb1 Rfb7 23. Rb2 Kf7 24. Qc2 Qc7 25. a3 Ke7 26. Bd1 Ne4
27. Bf3 Nf6 28. Qd1 a5 29. Rab1 a4 30. Kf1 Ra7 31. Rg2 Rh8
32. Ke2 Raa8 33. Qd2 Rh6 34. Rh1 Rah8 35. Qe1 R6h7 36. g4 Kd8
37. Kd1 Ke8 38. Kc1 Kf8 39. Kb1 Ke8 40. Ka1 Kf8 41. Bd1 Qe7
42. Bf3 Qc7 43. Kb2 Ke8 44. Qg3 Qe7 45. Rgh2 Kf8 46. g5 Ne4
47. Bxe4 fxe4 48. c4 dxc4 49. Qg2 Qf7 50. Qxe4 Qf5 51. Qxc6
Qd3 52. Qa8+ Kf7 53. Qa7+ Ke8 54. Qa8+ Kf7 55. Qa7+ Ke8
56. Qb8+ Kf7 57. Qb7+ Kf8 58. Qc8+ Ke7 59. Qc7+ Ke8 60. Qc6+
Ke7 61. Qd6+ Kf7 62. Qd7+ Kf8 63. Qd6+ Kf7 64. Qd7+ Kf8 65. d5
Rxh4 66. Qd8+ Kf7 67. Qd7+ Kf8 68. Qc8+ Kf7 69. Qc7+ Kf8
70. Qb8+ Kf7 71. dxe6+ Kxe6 72. Qe5+ Kf7 73. Rxh4 Rxh4
74. Rxh4 Qd2+ 75. Kb1 Qd1+ 76. Kb2 Qd2+ 77. Kb1 Qd1+ 78. Kb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.02"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6
7.Nc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 h6 11.Re1 Rd8 12.Nd4
Bf8 13.Bf3 c6 14.b4 Nbd7 15.g3 Nb6 16.Bg2 a5 17.bxa5 Rxa5
18.a4 Nbd7 19.Nb3 Ra6 20.a5 Nc5 21.Nxc5 dxc5 22.Ra4 Nd5
23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Bf4 Bd7 25.Raa1 Bc6 26.Bc7 Rc8 27.Bb6 Bd6
28.h4 Raa8 29.Bh3 Rcb8 30.c3 Kf8 31.h5 Re8 32.Bg2 Rxe1+
33.Rxe1 Rc8 34.Rd1 Be7 35.f4 f6 36.Kf2 d4 37.Bh3 Ra8 38.c4 Bd6
39.Re1 Re8 40.Be6 Re7 41.g4 Re8 42.f5 Re7 43.Re2 Re8 44.Rb2
Ra8 45.Rb1 Ke8 46.Re1 Be5 47.g5 hxg5 48.h6 gxh6 49.Rxe5 fxe5
50.f6 Bd7 51.f7+ Ke7 52.Bxd7 Kxd7 53.Bxc5 h5 54.f8=Q Rxf8+
55.Bxf8 h4 56.Bh6 g4 57.Bg5 h3 58.Bh4 Kd6 59.Bg3 Ke6 60.Ke2
Kd6 61.Kd2 Kc5 62.Bxe5 Kb4 63.Kc2 Kxa5 64.Kb3 Kb6 65.Bxd4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.03"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2
dxc4 8.O-O c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Bxc4 Qxd1 11.Rfxd1 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7
13.Rac1 a6 14.b4 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.a3 a5 17.f3 Bd5 18.e4
Bxc4 19.Rxc4 axb4 20.axb4 Rfc8 21.Rdc1 Rxc4 22.Rxc4 h6 23.Kf1
Kf8 24.Nc6 b5 25.Rd4 Ra6 26.Nxe7 Kxe7 27.Rd2 Nd7 28.Rc2 g5
29.Bc7 f6 30.Ba5 h5 31.h4 gxh4 32.Rc8 Ne5 33.Rc7+ Kd6 34.Rb7
h3 35.gxh3 Nxf3 36.Rxb5 Nd2+ 37.Kg2 Ra8 38.Rxh5 Rg8+ 39.Kf2
Nxe4+ 40.Ke3 f5 41.Rh7 e5 42.Bc7+ Ke6 43.Kd3 Rg3+ 44.Kc4 Rc3+
45.Kb5 f4 46.Rh6+ Kd5 47.Bb6 f3 48.Rh8 Ra3 49.Bg1 f2 50.Bxf2
Nxf2 51.Rd8+ Ke4 52.Kc6 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "28th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[EventDate "2012.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d5 e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 c6 11. e4 d6 12. Bf4
cxd5 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Na6 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Rd1 Nc7
17. Nc2 Rc8 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. Bg5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nb5 21. Re1 Nxc3
22. Qd2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Rxc2 25. Re7 Rc1+ 26. Kg2
Qc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxa7 Kg7 29. Be3 Nf6 30. Bd4 b5 31. Ra5
Rc4 32. Ba1 Rc1 33. Bb2 Rc5 34. a4 bxa4 35. Rxc5 dxc5 36. f4
a3 37. Ba1 1-0

[Event "28th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[EventDate "2012.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. Nc3 e5 12. d5
Ne7 13. e4 b5 14. Qe2 h6 15. b3 b4 16. Nb1 Bb5 17. Qe1 c6
18. dxc6 Qc7 19. Bb2 Nxc6 20. Nbd2 Bc5 21. h3 Rfd8 22. Rac1
Qe7 23. Bf1 Nd4 24. Nh4 g6 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. Ndf3 Bb6 27. Rc4
g5 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. Nf5 Qxe4 30. Bxd4 Qxf5 31. Bxb6 Re8
32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Bxd8 Re5 34. Qd1 Rd5 35. Rd4 Ne4 36. f3 Qe5
0-1

[Event "28th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "4.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Luis Galego"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3
Bh5 7. d3 e6 8. Ne4 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Bg6 11. Qe2 Be7
12. Bd2 a5 13. h4 h6 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Bc3 O-O 16. a4 Rc8
17. h5 Bh7 18. Nd4 Bf6 19. Nb5 e5 20. Nd6 Rc6 21. Ndf5 d4
22. Be1 Kh8 23. Kg1 Re8 24. Kh2 Bg5 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Qf6
0-1

[Event "28th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Lucas Brunner"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e4 d6
7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rd1 Bd7
12. f3 Bc6 13. b3 Nd7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Rb1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8
17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Bf1 h5 19. g3 Kh7 20. Bg2 Qf8 21. Re1 b6
22. Bf2 Ra7 23. f4 Rd7 24. f5 Be5 25. Nd5 Rb8 26. Qd1 Qg7
27. Be3 e6 28. Nf4 Kg8 29. Kh1 Re8 30. Bc1 Rde7 31. Rce2 Kh7
32. h4 Bd4 33. Kh2 Be5 34. Rf2 Kg8 35. Ree2 Bd4 36. Rf1 Be5
37. Qc2 Bb7 38. Ref2 Bd4 39. f6 Qxf6 40. Nxh5 Qh8 41. Nf6+
Bxf6 42. Rxf6 Nd7 43. Bg5 Nxf6 44. Bxf6 Qh6 45. Bxe7 Rxe7
46. Qf2 Rd7 47. Qxb6 Qd2 48. Rf2 Qc3 49. Qb5 Re7 50. Qg5 Rd7
51. h5 Qh8 52. Qxa5 d5 53. exd5 Qxh5+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Bf1
exd5 56. cxd5 Bxd5 57. Qc3 Be6 58. Rh2 Qd4+ 59. Qxd4 Rxd4
60. Rb2 Rd1 61. Kf2 Kf8 62. b4 Ra1 63. b5 Bxa2 64. b6 Bd5
65. Bg2 Bxg2 66. Kxg2 Ra8 67. Kf3 Ke7 68. b7 Rb8 69. Kf4 f6
70. Rb6 Kf7 71. Ke4 Ke7 72. Kd5 Kd7 73. Rxf6 Kc7 74. Rf7+ Kb6
75. Ke6 Ka7 76. Kf6 Rg8 77. g4 1-0

[Event "28th European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Konstantin Landa"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. Qd3 Qc7 8. a3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. f4
d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. f5 f6 17. e6 b5
18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qg3 Bd6 20. Bf4 Bb7 21. Rac1 Bxf4 22. Qxf4
Qd6 23. Rc7 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Rd2 25. Bh5 Bd5 26. Kg1 e3 27. Kf1
g6 28. Bf3 gxf5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rf3 Re8 31. Rg3+ Kh8
32. Rxe3 f4 33. Re2 Rd6 34. e7 Kg7 35. Kf2 Rd3 36. Rc6 Kf7
37. Rce6 a5 38. Rb6 Rb3 39. Rb7 h6 40. Ke1 a4 41. Kf2 Kg6
42. Rb6 Kf7 43. Rb7 Kg6 44. Rb6 Kf7 45. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.21"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1
Nf5 13.Bf4 c6 14.a4 a5 15.Bc7 Qf8 16.Bd3 d5 17.Bb6 Nd6 18.Nd2
Be6 19.Qb1 g6 20.b4 axb4 21.Qxb4 Bf5 22.Bc5 Bxd3 23.Bxd6 Qe8
24.Nf3 Ba6 25.Be5 Be7 26.Bd6 Bf6 27.Re1 Qd7 28.Be7 Bg7 29.Ne5
Qf5 30.Qd6 Re8 31.h3 Qe6 32.Qxe6 fxe6 33.Bc5 g5 34.Bb4 h6
35.Nd7 Kf7 36.Re3 Kg6 37.Bd6 h5 38.Nc5 Bf6 39.g4 hxg4 40.hxg4
Kf7 41.Kg2 Ra8 42.a5 Re8 43.Re1 Bd8 44.Ra1 Rh8 45.Be5 Rh7
46.Bd6 Rh8 47.f3 Rh6 48.Be5 Rh7 49.Kg3 Rh6 50.Rb1 Bxa5 51.Nxb7
Bxb7 52.Rxb7+ Ke8 53.Rg7 Bd8 54.Kg2 Be7 55.Rg8+ Kd7 56.Ra8 c5
57.Rg8 cxd4 58.cxd4 Rh7 59.f4 gxf4 60.g5 Bd6 61.Bf6 Be7 62.g6
f3+ 63.Kxf3 Rh5 64.Be5 1-0

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.22"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3
Nbd7 8.a4 Qc7 9.Bd3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Kh1 Nc5 12.Qe2 Bd7
13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Bg5 Be6 15.Nh4 Nxd3 16.cxd3 Ne8 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
18.Nf3 f6 19.d4 Rc8 20.Rac1 exd4 21.Nd5 Qd6 22.Rxc8 Bxc8
23.Qc4 Be6 24.Nxd4 Rf7 25.h3 Bxd5 26.exd5 Nc7 27.Nf5 Qxd5
28.Qg4 h5 29.Qxh5 Rd7 30.Re1 Kf8 31.Qh8+ Qg8 32.Qh4 a5 33.Qg4
Qf7 34.Nh4 g5 35.Nf5 Qd5 36.Rf1 Qd3 37.Ng3 Ne8 38.Rf3 Qd1+
39.Kh2 Rd3 40.Qxg5 Rxf3 41.Qc5+ Qd6 42.Qxd6+ Nxd6 43.gxf3 Nc4
44.Ne4 Nxb2 45.Nc5 Kf7 46.Nxb7 Nxa4 47.Nxa5 Kg6 48.Kg3 Nc3
49.Nb3 Ne2+ 50.Kg4 f5+ 51.Kh4 Kh6 52.Nd2 Nd4 53.Kg3 Kg5 54.Nf1
f4+ 55.Kg2 Kh4 56.Nd2 Nc2 57.Nc4 Ne1+ 58.Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.23"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bd2 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Qd6 16. Be4
g6 17. c4 Qa6 18. Bd3 Rhe8 19. c5 Qa4 20. Bc2 Qb5 21. Bd3 Qa4
22. Be4 Bb5 23. Bxb7+ Kxb7 24. Qe4+ Rd5 25. b3 Qb4 26. Qxf4 e5
27. Qxf6 e4 28. c6+ Kb6 29. Qf4 Qc3 30. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.25"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O
O-O 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nb5 Na7 12.a3 Bd6
13.Nc3 b5 14.a4 Bb7 15.axb5 Bb4 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qd8 18.Kg1
Bxc3 19.bxc3 Nxb5 20.Qc2 Qd5 21.e4 Qd6 22.Rfc1 c5 23.Nxc4 Qc7
24.d5 exd5 25.exd5 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.26"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6
7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qb6
12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Rfd8 15. h4 Be8 16. h5
Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. a3 Bf8 20. Qd3 g6
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qxd8 Nxd8 23. Nd2 Bc6 24. Bd3 Be7 25. Ne4 b6
26. f4 Bh4 27. Kh2 Kf8 28. g4 Be7 29. Kg3 Nb7 30. b4 a5
31. Nf6 axb4 32. axb4 Ba4 33. Kf2 Kg7 34. Ke3 Kf8 35. Ba6 Bxf6
36. exf6 Nd6 37. Be5 Nb5 38. Bb7 Na3 39. Kd3 Ke8 40. Bd4 Kd7
41. Bxb6 Bc6 42. Ba6 Bb5+ 43. Bxb5+ Nxb5 44. Bc5 Kc6 45. Ke4
Nc3+ 46. Kd4 Nb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.27"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. Qe3 Nb6
17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 Rb8 20. b3 Bd5 21. Nd2 Bb4
22. Bxd5 Bxd2 23. Qf3 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Rxd2 Rb6 26. Rda2
Ra8 27. Ra5 c6 28. g4 g5 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. h4 gxh4 31. Kh3 Rxb3+
32. Kxh4 Rb6 33. Kg5 h6+ 34. Kf5 Re8 35. e3 Re6 36. Kf4 Rb1
37. Ra1 Rb2 38. Kg3 Rg6 39. Rh1 Rb6 40. Kf4 Rf6+ 41. Kg3 Rg6
42. Kf4 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCh-NED Meesterklasse -13"]
[Site "Netherland NED"]
[Date "2012.11.03"]
[EventDate "2012.09.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maarten Solleveld"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5
7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Qc7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Nc5
12. Qe1 Re8 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qg3 Bd8 15. Nh4 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf4
17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Re3 20. Rae1 Bf6 21. Rxe3
fxe3 22. Qxe3 Qc6 23. Ne4 Nxa4 24. b3 Nc3 25. Nxc3 Qxc3
26. Qb6 Rb8 27. Bc4 Qe5 28. Qb4 b5 29. Bd3 Re8 30. Qa5 Qd6
31. Re1 Rc8 32. Re4 Bc3 33. b4 Be5 34. g3 g6 35. fxg6 hxg6
36. Qa2 Kg7 37. Re3 Rh8 38. Rf3 f5 39. Kg2 g5 40. h3 g4
41. Rxf5 Qc6+ 42. Kf1 Rf8 43. hxg4 Rxf5+ 44. gxf5 Qf3+ 45. Kg1
Qxg3+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Kg1 Bd4+ 48. Kh2 Qf2+ 49. Kh3 Be5
50. f6+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.05"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Svetushkin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nge7 7. Bg5 d6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 O-O-O 11. Bb5
f6 12. Be3 Qe8 13. Nd5 Bd7 14. Rhe1 Ne5 15. Bf1 Nxd5 16. exd5
g5 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Re4 Qg6 19. Rb4 Rde8 20. a4 Re7 21. Qc3
Ng4 22. a5 Nxf2 23. axb6 c5 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxd6 Ne4
26. Rxc6+ Kb8 27. Qd3 bxc6 28. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.06"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Ivanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Rd8
12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qxa2 14. Ra1 Qb2 15. Rb1 Qa2 16. Ra1 Qb2
17. Rb1 Qa2 18. Ra1 Qb2 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Ra1 Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.07"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Kovalyov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 e6
7. Bd2 b6 8. Rd1 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa3 a5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. Qxc5 Na6 13. Qa3 Nb4 14. Qb3 Bf5 15. Nd4 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3
Bxd3 17. Bc1 Bc4 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. f3 Nd7 20. Kf2 Qh4+ 21. Kg1
Ne5 22. h3 Rfe8 23. f4 Nd7 24. Kh2 Nc5 25. Nf3 Qf6 26. Nxd5
Qa6 27. Nc3 Nd3 28. Nd4 Nxc1 29. Qxc1 Bxa2 30. Qd2 Bc4
31. Rhe1 Rcd8 32. Ra1 Qb6 33. Qf2 Ba6 34. Rad1 Bb7 35. Rd2 Rd7
36. Ra1 Red8 37. Rad1 Ba8 38. Ndb5 Rxd2 39. Rxd2 Rxd2 40. Qxd2
h5 41. Nd4 Qb4 42. Nb1 Qb7 43. Nc3 Qb4 44. Nb1 Qb8 45. Kg1 a4
46. Nc3 Qb4 47. Ne4 Qe7 48. Nc3 Qb4 49. Nb1 Qc4 50. Nc3 Bf6
51. Qe2 Qxe2 52. Ncxe2 Be7 53. Nc3 a3 54. bxa3 Bxa3 55. Kf2
Bb4 56. Nce2 Bd5 57. g4 hxg4 58. hxg4 f6 59. Nf3 Kf7 60. g5
Bc5 61. Nc3 Bb7 62. gxf6 Kxf6 63. Ne5 Bb4 64. Ne2 g5 65. Nd3
Bd6 66. Nd4 gxf4 67. exf4 Ba6 68. Ne5 Bxe5 69. fxe5+ Kxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.09"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Nb5 Qa5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O
12. Qd2 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. g3 d5 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. Nd4 Qb6
17. c3 Nc6 18. O-O-O Bd7 19. Be2 Be8 20. Bg4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4
Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bg6 23. Bf3 Bf7 24. Rd3 h6 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Re5
Rc4 27. b3 Rc7 28. Kd2 Kf8 29. h4 Be8 30. Rd4 Bc6 31. a4 Rd7
32. g4 Rdf7 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. c4 dxc4 35. Bxc6 bxc6 36. bxc4 Kf8
37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Rf5 39. Rxe6 Re7 40. Rde4 Rxe6 41. Rxe6
Ra5 42. Rxc6 Rxa4 43. f5 Ra1 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Rc7+ Kf8 46. c5
Rc1 47. g6 a5 48. Rf7+ Kg8 49. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.10"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 Qc7
12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Be2 bxc5 15. Rb1 a6 16. Nd4 Qc7
17. Nb3 Rd8 18. Qc2 c4 19. Nc5 Nd3 20. Nxd3 cxd3 21. Bxd3 Qxc3
22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Bc4 Bd7 24. Rfc1 Bf6 25. Kf1 Bb5 26. Be2 Bd4
27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Rc2 Rxe4 30. Rxb5 Ra7 31. g3
Rea4 32. Rbb2 g5 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Re2 f6 35. Re6 Kf7 36. Rbe2
h5 37. h3 h4 38. g4 Ra3 39. Kh2 R7a6 40. Rxa6 Rxa6 41. Kg2 Ra3
42. Rb2 e5 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Rb6+ Kf7 45. Rb7+ Kg6 46. Rb2 Ra6
47. Re2 Kf7 48. Rd2 Ke6 49. Rb2 Kd5 50. Rd2+ Ke4 51. Rb2 Ra4
52. Re2+ Kd5 53. Rd2+ Ke6 54. Rb2 Ra6 55. Rd2 f5 56. gxf5+
Kxf5 57. f3 Ra3 58. Re2 Ke6 59. Rd2 Kf6 60. Rb2 Ke7 61. Rd2
Ke6 62. Kf2 e4 63. fxe4 Rxh3 64. Rd5 Kf6 65. a4 Ra3 66. e5+
Ke6 67. Rd4 Kxe5 68. Rb4 Kf5 69. Rc4 Kg6 70. Kg2 Kh5 0-1

[Event "Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division)"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2012.11.11"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. e4 d6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6
12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bf2 Nc5 15. Rab1 Be5 16. Rfd1 e6
17. Bf1 Qf6 18. Be1 g5 19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. Qe3 h6 21. Rd2 b5
22. Nd4 Bf4 23. Qe2 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Bb7 25. Nxb5 d5 26. cxd5
exd5 27. Qf2 d4 28. Rd1 Ne6 29. a4 g4 30. Qg3 Qg5 31. Bd2 Qg7
32. Bc4 gxf3 33. gxf3 Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 Ng5 35. Kf2 Ra6 36. Rh1
Rf6 37. Bf4 d3 38. Ke3 d2 39. Rd1 Bc6 40. Nc3 Bb7 41. Nd5 Bxd5
42. exd5 Re8+ 43. Kxd2 Nxf3+ 44. Kc3 Ng5 45. Kd4 Rd8 46. Bc7
Rd7 47. Bxa5 Rf3 48. Rd3 Rf5 49. Kc5 Ne4+ 50. Kc6 Rd6+ 51. Kb5
Nf6 52. Bb4 Rd8 53. Kc6 Rc8+ 54. Kb7 Rd8 55. d6 h5 56. a5 Re5
57. Bc3 1-0

[Event "TCh-NED Meesterklasse -13"]
[Site "Netherland NED"]
[Date "2012.11.24"]
[EventDate "2012.09.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jan Michael Sprenger"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Bf3 Nc6
12. Nxc6+ Bxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. b3 a5 15. Nc3 Rhd8 16. Na4
Bb4 17. Bb2 Rd2 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nb6 Rcd8 20. Nc4 Re2 21. a3
Bd6 22. Bc3 Ra8 23. Rfd1 Ne4 24. Be1 Bc7 25. f3 Nc5 26. Nd2
Nd3 27. Bh4+ Ke8 28. Rxc6 Nb2 29. Kf1 Rxe3 30. Rb1 Be5 31. f4
Rc3 32. Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Ne4 Bd4 34. Nd6+ Kf8 35. Nb5 Be3
36. Rxb2 Bxf4 37. Bg3 Bxg3 38. hxg3 Rc8 39. a4 Ke7 40. Na3 f5
41. Rc2 Rb8 42. Nb5 Kf6 43. Rc6 g5 44. Ke2 h5 45. Ke3 h4
46. gxh4 gxh4 47. Nd4 Re8 48. Kf4 1-0

[Event "TCh-BEL -13"]
[Site "Belgium BEL"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[EventDate "2012.09.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bart Michiels"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 b6 9. Nd1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Bb5 Qc8
12. Nf2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Ba6 14. a4 Bxb5 15. axb5 a6 16. Qe2 axb5
17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxb5 Bc5 19. c3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Qa5+ 21. Qxa5
bxa5 22. Kd2 Ke7 23. Nd3 Rb8 24. Ra1 Rb5 25. g4 f6 26. h4 fxe5
27. fxe5 Nb8 28. Rc1 Kd7 29. b3 Rb6 30. g5 g6 31. h5 gxh5
32. Rh1 Nc6 33. Kc3 Ke8 34. Rxh5 Kf7 35. Rxh7+ Kg6 36. Rd7 Rb8
37. Nf4+ Kf5 38. Nxe6 Rh8 39. Rxd5 Rh1 40. Rd6 Nb4 41. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2012.12.08"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yaroslav Zherebukh"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Kh1 Bc6 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. g4 Nd7 16. g5 e5
17. Be3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. b4 b6 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Rad1 Bd8
22. Nd5 Qa7 23. b5 Bb7 24. c4 axb5 25. axb5 Qa3 26. Bg2 Qb3
27. Ne3 Bc7 28. Nd5 Bd8 29. Ne3 Bc7 30. Nf5 Qb4 31. Rd4 Qa3
32. Rfd1 Re6 33. Qe3 Qa2 34. Qc3 Ra8 35. R4d2 Qa4 36. h3 Kf8
37. Nxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Nxc4 39. R6d4 Bxf4 40. Qxc4 Qxc4
41. Rxc4 Be5 42. Rd7 Rb8 43. Bf3 Ke8 44. Bg4 Bf4 45. Rd3 Ra8
46. h4 h6 47. gxh6 Bxh6 48. Kg2 g6 49. Bd7+ Ke7 50. Bc6 Ra2+
51. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2012.12.09"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mihail Kopylov"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Ne4 11. Nxd5 Be6
12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Rfd8 15. Bf4 Rxd1+
16. Rxd1 Bxa3 17. Nd4 Rd8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ra1 Bc5 20. Nxc6
Rc8 21. Nd4 Bc4 22. e4 Bd3 23. f3 Bb6 24. Bd2 h5 25. Kf2 g6
26. h3 Kf8 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rc5 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. g5 Kf8
31. Kg3 Bc7+ 32. Kg4 Ba6 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Nc2 Be5 35. Ra8 Bc8+
36. Kh4 a5 37. Ne3 Be6 38. c4 Bf4 39. Nd5+ Bxd5 40. Ra7+ Ke8
41. Bxf4 Bxc4 42. Bd6 Rb5 43. Kg4 Bb3 44. Be7 a4 45. Bf6 Rb8
46. Kg3 Rc8 47. Kf4 Rb8 48. Ke5 Rb6 49. Re7+ Kf8 50. Rd7 Rb8
51. Rd2 Re8+ 52. Kd6 a3 53. Rh2 Re6+ 54. Kd7 Rxf6 55. gxf6 Kg8
56. f4 a2 57. Rh1 Bc2 58. Ra1 Bb3 59. Kd6 Kh7 60. Rh1+ Kg8
61. Kc5 Bc2 62. Ra1 Bb3 63. Kb4 Be6 64. Rh1 Bg4 65. Kc3 Bf3
66. Ra1 Bxe4 67. Rxa2 Bf3 68. Rh2 Bh5 69. Kd4 Kh7 70. Rg2 Bf3
71. Rg5 Kh6 72. Ke3 Bd1 73. Kf2 Bb3 74. Ke3 Bc4 75. Kd4 Bb3
76. Ke5 Bc4 77. Kd6 Bb3 78. Ke7 Bc4 79. Rc5 Bb3 80. Rc3 Be6
81. Re3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4
Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 Bf5 11. a3 Nbd5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nf6 14. Qb3 a5 15. a4 Re8 16. Re1 Qd7
17. Be3 Bf8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bf1 Be4 20. Nd2 Bg6 21. g3 c6
22. Bg2 Qc7 23. Rc1 Rad8 24. Kh2 Bh7 25. Qc3 Rd7 26. d5 Rde7
27. Nb3 Be4 28. Qxa5 Qxa5 29. Nxa5 cxd5 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5
Nxd5 32. Bd2 Ra8 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. b3 b5 35. axb5 Rb8 36. b4
f5 37. Kg2 Rxb5 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Nc6 Bf6 40. Ra8 Ke6 41. Ra6
Kd7 42. Na7 Rb7 43. b5 Nc7 44. Ra5 Bd4 45. Nc6 Bb6 46. Ra4
Nxb5 47. Nb4 Ra7 48. Nd5 Bc5 49. Rxa7+ Bxa7 50. g4 fxg4
51. hxg4 Ke6 52. Nf4+ Kf7 53. Kf3 Nc7 54. Ke2 Nb5 55. Kf3 Bc5
56. Nd5 Ke6 57. Nf4+ Kf7 58. Nd5 Na3 59. Be1 Ke6 60. Nf4+ Kf7
61. Nd5 Ke6 62. Nf4+ Ke7 63. Ke4 Nc2 64. Bc3 Kf7 65. f3 Na3
66. Nh5 g6 67. Nf4 Nc4 68. Kd3 Nb6 69. Ke4 Nc4 70. Kd3 Nb6
71. Ke4 Nd7 72. Nd5 Bf2 73. f4 h5 74. Kf3 Bc5 75. f5 hxg4+
76. Kxg4 gxf5+ 77. Kxf5 Nb6 78. Nxb6 Bxb6 79. Ke4 Ke6 80. Kd3
d5 81. Bd4 Bxd4 82. Kxd4 Kd6 83. Kd3 Kc5 84. Kc3 d4+ 85. Kd3
Kd5 86. Kd2 Kc4 87. Kc2 d3+ 88. Kd2 Kd4 89. Kd1 Kc4 90. Kd2
Kd4 91. Kd1 Ke3 92. Ke1 d2+ 93. Kd1 Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. a4 c6
7. Ne5 Nd5 8. O-O a6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Bb7
12. e4 Nf6 13. d5 Bd6 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. dxe6+ Ke8 16. e5 Bxg2
17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Kxg2 Qxa1 19. Bb2 Qa4 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Rc1
Kd8 22. Bf6+ Be7 23. Qd5+ Nd7 24. Bd4 Rc7 25. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Be2 Qxc3 11. Rc1 Qb2
12. Nc4 Qb5 13. d5 b6 14. O-O Qd7 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Re1 Rd8
17. Qb3 Qe8 18. Bc7 Rc8 19. Be5 f6 20. Bb2 Rd8 21. Bg4 Nd7
22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Rcd1 Nf8 24. Bg4 Qf7 25. a4 Rab8 26. Bc3 Ba8
27. h3 h5 28. Be2 e6 29. Ne3 e5 30. Rf1 Nd7 31. Bc4 Bh6
32. Bb2 Bb7 33. Qd3 Qf8 34. g3 Re8 35. Bb5 Rbd8 36. Ng2 Bg7
37. f4 c4 38. Qxc4 Qc5+ 39. Qxc5 bxc5 40. fxe5 fxe5 41. Rf7
Bc8 42. Nf4 Kg8 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Ne6+ Kf6 45. Rf1+ Ke7
46. Bc1 a6 47. Bg5+ Kd6 48. Bc6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd4 Qd6
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Rc1 Qa6 15. Rxc5 b6 16. Rc2
Qxa2 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Ra8 20. b4 Qb3
21. Rc4 a5 22. Bxb6 a4 23. Qc2 Bb2 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ Kg7
26. Bc5 a3 27. Bxe7 h5 28. d4 Bxd4 29. Bc5 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Qb2
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. d4 Be7
7. Qd2 O-O 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Bf6
12. Nc3 Qb8 13. Qf5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Kf8 15. Qxh7 d5 16. Kb1 Ne5
17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Ng6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. h4
Qe8 22. h5 Ne5 23. f4 Ng4 24. Rhd1 Bb5 25. h6 Nf2 26. Rd8 Nxd1
27. Rxa8 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "6.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e6
7. O-O b6 8. b4 Bb7 9. a4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Re8
12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 c6 15. Rac1 a6 16. b5 axb5
17. axb5 c5 18. dxc5 Rxa3 19. c6 Nc5 20. cxb7 Qb8 21. Bc2 d4
22. Qc4 Rc3 23. Qd5 dxe3 24. fxe3 Qxb7 25. Qxb7 Nxb7 26. Ng5
Bh6 27. Bxg6 Rxc1 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30. Rxc1 Bxe3+
31. Kf1 Re7 32. Rc6 Rxf7+ 33. Ke2 Re7 34. Nf6 Bc5+ 35. Kd3 Na5
36. Nh5+ Kh7 37. Rf6 Re3+ 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39. Kd1 Rd3+ 40. Kc2
Rd4 41. Nf4 Ne3+ 42. Kb1 Rb4+ 43. Ka2 Bd4 44. Nd3 Rxb5 45. Rd6
Nc2 46. g4 Nb4+ 47. Ka3 Nc2+ 48. Ka2 Be3 49. Re6 Bg1 50. Re1
Nxe1 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Qc7 6. O-O g6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Be3 d5
12. Nd2 Bg7 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Bf3 Be6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bg5
dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 h6 19. Be3 b6 20. Bd5 Bxd5
21. Rxd5 Rfd8 22. Rcd1 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Qd3 Rxd5 25. Qxd5
Bf8 26. Qa8 Qd7 27. h4 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Qe4 g4 30. f3 gxf3
31. gxf3 Bg7 32. a4 f5 33. Qc4+ Kh7 34. Qh4+ Kg8 35. Qc4+ Kh7
36. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Ne2 O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Nd2 Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. g4 Rfe8 11. Ng3 h6 12. a3
a5 13. Qe2 d5 14. Nf3 d4 15. g5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. h4 h5
18. Bh3 Nd8 19. Nfd2 b6 20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Kf1 Rc8 22. Kg2 c5
23. a4 Rc6 24. Nc4 Rf8 25. Qg3 Bxh3+ 26. Qxh3 Re6 27. Rhg1 Qc6
28. Kh2 Nb4 29. Rac1 Rfe8 30. Rg2 R8e7 31. Qf3 Kf8 32. Qe2 Qc7
33. Kh1 Ndc6 34. Rf1 Re8 35. Ba3 Ne7 36. Kg1 Nf5 37. Rh2 Qc6
38. Bxb4 cxb4 39. Qf3 Rd8 40. Kg2 Ke7 41. Rh3 Kf8 42. Ned2
Qxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Rc6 44. Ke2 Rd7 45. e4 Ne7 46. f4 exf4 47. Rxf4
Re6 48. Kf2 Nc8 49. Rhf3 Rc7 50. Kg2 Na7 51. Rf2 Ke8 52. Nf3
Rd7 53. Ng1 Rb7 54. Ne2 Nc6 55. R4f3 Rb8 56. Nf4 Re7 57. Nd5
Rd7 58. Ndxb6 Rc7 59. Nd5 Rd7 60. Nf6+ Bxf6 61. Rxf6 Nd8
62. Nxa5 Rc8 63. Nc4 Nb7 64. Nb6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3
O-O 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Bb3 a6 14. Re1 Bd6 15. h3 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5
17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rd2 Be8 20. Red1 Qe7 21. Kg1 h6
22. a3 Rac8 23. Ba2 Ba4 24. Re1 Qc7 25. Bxe6 Bxd4 26. Bxc8
Bxe3 27. Qxb7 Rxc8 28. Qxc7 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxc7 30. Rd4 Bb3
31. Rb4 Be6 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rb6 a5 34. a4 Nd7 35. Rb5 Nc5
36. Rd1 Nxa4 37. Rd2 Nc5 38. Rd4 a4 39. Ke3 Bb3 40. Rd6 Ne6
41. Rdb6 Kg6 42. Rb7 Rc8 43. Rb8 Rc4 44. Rb4 Rc5 45. R8b5 Rc7
46. Rb7 Rc8 47. Rb8 Rxb8 48. Rxb8 f5 49. Rc8 Kf6 50. c4 Ke5
51. g3 g5 52. Kd3 f4 53. g4 Kd6 54. Rh8 Kc5 55. Rc8+ Kd6
56. Rh8 f3 57. Rxh6 Ke5 58. Ke3 Bxc4 59. Kxf3 Nc5 60. Rg6 Nd3
61. Rxg5+ Kd4 62. Ra5 Nxb2 63. g5 Kc3 64. g6 Kb4 65. Ra8 a3
66. Rb8+ Kc3 67. Ra8 Kb4 68. Rb8+ Kc3 69. Ra8 Bd5+ 70. Kf4
Bxa8 71. Ke5 Nc4+ 72. Ke6 Ne3 73. Ke5 a2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. dxc5 dxc4 8. O-O Na6 9. Qd4 Qc7 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 11. Qh4 Be6
12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. e4 Rfd8 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 Bxe5 16. Bg5 Bf4
17. Rfd1 Bxg5 18. Nexg5 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf6 20. Re1 Rd2 21. Rac1
Qd7 22. h3 Re8 23. Qc4 Qd5 24. Qh4 Rxb2 25. Rc3 Rb5 26. Rg3
Ra5 27. a4 a6 28. Ree3 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qd6 30. Rf3 Nh5 31. Rd3
Qf4 32. Qxf4 Nxf4 33. Rd7 Rxa4 34. Rxb7 h6 35. Nf3 Ne2 36. Rg4
Rxg4 37. hxg4 Nc3 38. Ra7 Ne4 39. Kg1 Nc5 40. Ne5 Kg7 41. Rc7
Ne4 42. f3 Nf6 43. Ra7 h5 44. gxh5 Nxh5 45. Rxa6 Rc8 46. Ra7
Rc1+ 47. Kf2 Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Kf6 49. Ng4+ Ke6 50. Ra6+ Kd5
51. Ne3+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. a4 e6 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nbd7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. a5
Rd8 13. Qc1 c5 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. d5 g5 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bg3
Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Re1 f5 20. Bd3 Qf7 21. Be5 c4 22. Bxg7
Kxg7 23. Bf1 f4 24. Qd2 Rd7 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qc3+ Qf6 27. Qb4
Qd6 28. Qc3+ Qf6 29. Qb4 Qd6 30. Qc3+ Qf6 31. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nf3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. O-O Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. Be2 c6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qa4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bf6 16. Bg4 Nb6
17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Qb3 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Ra6 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Rxd8+
Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. f3 Be7 24. Ne2 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 Ra8 26. a3
Qe6 27. Qd3 Qf6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Rh8 30. b4 Be7 31. Qe3 Qe6
32. Qxb6 Qxc4 33. Rd2 Rd8 34. Qe3 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Bg5 36. Qb2 f6
37. Kf2 Qd3 38. Kg2 Bd2 39. Ng1 Be3 40. Nh3 h5 41. g5 Bd4
42. Qa2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Ng1 Bxg1 45. Qe6 Qe3 46. Qe7+ Kg8
47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. Qe7+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viktor Bologan"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 11. h3 c6
12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Re1 Be6 15. Bf4 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bg5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxg5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Rad1
Be4 22. Qa4 Qxb2 23. Bc4 Bc6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxa7 Qc2
26. Rd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Qf5 29. Kg2 Qg5+ 30. Kf1
Rd8 31. Qa1 Qh4 32. Qc3 Qxh3+ 33. Ke2 Re8+ 34. Kd2 Qd7+
35. Kc2 Rc8 36. Kb2 Qc6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Rb8
12. Bg5 Bd6 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Ne2 c5 16. c3 Re8
17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rxb4 19. Rxb4 Bxb4 20. Rb1 Bd6 21. Be3
Ne4 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Rb7 Nc5 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nf5 Be7 26. Bxh6
Bf6 27. Nxg7 Bxg7 28. Qg4 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Qb8+ 30. f4 Qb2
31. Bxg7 Qxg7 32. Qxd7 Qd4 33. Qg4+ Kf8 34. Qc8+ Kg7 35. Qg4+
Kf8 36. Qc8+ Re8 37. Qf5 Re3 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kf8
40. Qc8+ Re8 41. Qf5 a5 42. Bb5 Re6 43. Qg4 Qe4 44. Qg3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. a4 b4 10. h3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. c3 Rb8 15. d4 bxc3 16. bxc3 exd4
17. cxd4 c4 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Ra3 Nd3
22. Rxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 Bf6 24. Qxa6 Nb3 25. Nxb3 Rxb3 26. Be3
Qa8 27. Qxd6 Qxa4 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. d6 Re8 30. Qd5 Rb5 31. Qc6
Ra5 32. Qc7 Raa8 33. Rc1 h6 34. Kh2 Rad8 35. Rc6 Qe4 36. Rb6
Qf5 37. Qc6 Qd7 38. Qd5 Qe6 39. Qc5 Rc8 40. Qb4 Red8 41. Bf4
Qc4 42. Qd2 Qc2 43. Qe3 Qc3 44. Qe4 Qc4 45. Qe3 Re8 46. Qd2
Re2 47. d7 Rxd2 48. dxc8=Q+ Qxc8 49. Nxd2 Qc2 50. Rb8+ Kh7
51. Rb3 Bc3 52. Rxc3 Qxc3 53. Be3 Qe5+ 54. Kg1 Qd5 55. Nf3 Kg6
56. Nh4+ Kf6 57. Nf3 Kf5 58. Nh4+ Ke4 59. Nf3 Kd3 60. Kh2 Ke2
61. Kg3 Qd6+ 62. Bf4 Qg6+ 63. Kh2 Kxf2 64. Nh4 Qf6 65. Bg3+
Kf1 66. Nf3 Qb2 67. Ne1 Qe2 68. h4 h5 69. Kh3 g5 70. hxg5 Qg4+
71. Kh2 h4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3
Nb6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be3 Bg4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Qc2 c5
12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd4
Bg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Be2 Nc6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qa5+ 21. Qc3
Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Rac8 24. Kd2 e5 25. Rb4 b6 26. c4
Rc5 27. a3 f5 28. Ke3 Kf6 29. h4 h6 30. g3 Rdc8 31. Bd3 Ra5
32. Rb3 Ba4 33. Rb2 Bd7 34. Rb3 Ba4 35. Rb2 Bd7 36. Ra2 Be8
37. g4 Bd7 38. g5+ hxg5 39. hxg5+ Kxg5 40. Rh7 Rd8 41. Rf7 f4+
42. Kd2 Bh3 43. Kc3 Rc5 44. Rh2 Rd7 45. Rf8 Rh7 46. Rg8 Rh6
47. d6 Rc6 48. Rxh3 Rxh3 49. Rxg6+ Kh4 50. d7 Rxg6 51. Bxg6
Rxf3+ 52. Kd2 Kg3 53. d8=Q Rxa3 54. Qg5+ Kf2 55. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6
7. Nc3 b6 8. Be3 f6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Nh2
Be6 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. b3 g5 16. g4 Nh8 17. h4 h6
18. f3 Ng6 19. h5 Nf4 20. Rg1 Rfe8 21. Nf1 Bf8 22. Ng3 c4
23. bxc4 Bxc4 24. Nf5 Be6 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Ne2 Bxf5 27. gxf5
Qf7 28. Nxf4 Bxa3 29. Ng6 Kh7 30. f4 Bd6 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Kg2
Be5 33. Qe2 c5 34. Rb1 Rd7 35. Rgd1 Bb8 36. Kf3 Rd5 37. Qg2
Rxf5+ 38. exf5 Qd5+ 39. Kf2 Re2+ 40. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 41. Ke3 Bg3
42. Rf1 Qxc2 43. Rbd1 a5 44. d4 Bd6 45. dxc5 Bxc5+ 46. Kf3 Kh6
47. Kg3 a4 48. Rd8 Qc3+ 49. Kg2 Qc2+ 50. Kg3 Qc3+ 51. Kg2 Kxh5
52. Rf3 Qc2+ 53. Kg3 g4 54. Nf4+ Kh6 55. Ne6 Kh7 56. Rd7+ Kg8
57. Rfd3 Qf2+ 58. Kxg4 Qe2+ 59. Kg3 Qf2+ 60. Kg4 Qe2+ 61. Kf4
Qe5+ 62. Kg4 Qe2+ 63. Kg3 Qf2+ 64. Kg4 Qe2+ 65. Kg3 Bf2+
66. Kf4 Qe5+ 67. Kf3 Qxf5+ 68. Nf4 Bc5 69. R3d5 Qb1 70. Kg4 a3
71. Rb7 Qg1+ 72. Kf3 Qf1+ 73. Kg4 Qg1+ 74. Kf3 Qh1+ 75. Kg4
Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "11.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 dxc4 6. e4 Bg4
7. Bxc4 O-O 8. e5 Nfd7 9. h5 gxh5 10. Qd3 h6 11. Qe4 c5 12. d5
f5 13. d6+ Kh8 14. Qxb7 Qb6 15. Bd5 exd6 16. e6 Qxb7 17. Bxb7
Nb6 18. Bxa8 Nxa8 19. Nh4 Re8 20. f3 Nc6 21. fxg4 Nd4 22. gxf5
Nc2+ 23. Kd1 Nxa1 24. Nd5 Kh7 25. f6 Rxe6 26. fxg7 Kxg7 27. b3
Kf7 28. Bb2 Nxb3 29. axb3 Nb6 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Nc7+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "222"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5
7. a4 b6 8. Bb5 Ncb8 9. O-O Be7 10. c3 c5 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4
Ba6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Bg5 Qd8 15. h4 cxd4 16. Nbxd4 Nc5 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 18. Qg5 Ra7 19. g3 Rc8 20. Red1 h6 21. Qe3 Rac7 22. Bxa6
Nbxa6 23. Nb5 Rd7 24. Nd6 Rf8 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Nxb4
27. Rab1 Nca6 28. Qxb6 f6 29. Nb5 Rb7 30. Qe3 Nc6 31. Nbd4
Ncb4 32. exf6 Qxf6 33. Re1 Nc5 34. a5 Ncd3 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6
36. Rxe6 Ra7 37. Ra1 Rfa8 38. Nf5 Rxa5 39. Rxa5 Rxa5 40. Re7
Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. N3d4 Rxf2+ 44. Kh3 Nc6
45. Rg6 Nce5 46. Rxh6+ Kg8 47. Rf6 Ra2 48. h5 Nf2+ 49. Kh4 Ne4
50. Rg6+ Kf8 51. Ne6+ Ke8 52. Neg7+ Kd7 53. Kh3 Nf2+ 54. Kg2
Ne4+ 55. Kh3 Nxg6 56. hxg6 Ra6 57. Nh4 d4 58. Ngf5 d3 59. g7
Nf6 60. Ne3 d2 61. Nhf5 Ng8 62. Nd1 Ke6 63. Nfe3 Ra1 64. Kg4
Nf6+ 65. Kf3 Kf7 66. Ke2 Ne4 67. Kd3 Ra4 68. Nc4 Nc5+ 69. Kc3
Ne4+ 70. Kd3 Ra1 71. Kxe4 Rxd1 72. Kd3 Rg1 73. Nxd2 Rxg3+
74. Kd4 Rxg7 75. Ne4 Ke6 76. Nc5+ Kf5 77. Kd5 Rg1 78. Kd4 Rd1+
79. Kc4 Rd8 80. Nd3 Ke4 81. Nc5+ Ke3 82. Kb5 Rc8 83. Kc4 Rd8
84. Kb5 Rh8 85. Kc4 Rh4+ 86. Kd5 Rh5+ 87. Kc4 Rh4+ 88. Kd5
Rd4+ 89. Ke5 Rd8 90. Ne6 Ra8 91. Kd5 Ra5+ 92. Nc5 Kf4 93. Kd4
Ra8 94. Kd5 Rd8+ 95. Kc4 Ke5 96. Nd3+ Kd6 97. Kd4 Rh8 98. Ke4
Rh5 99. Nf4 Re5+ 100. Kd4 Ra5 101. Ke4 Ra4+ 102. Kf5 Rd4
103. Ne2 Rd5+ 104. Kf4 Kc5 105. Ke4 Kc4 106. Nf4 Ra5 107. Ne6
Ra1 108. Ke5 Rd1 109. Nf4 Re1+ 110. Kf5 Kc5 111. Ne6+ Rxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. e3 e5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Nc4 Be7
7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Ng3 Bg4 11. Qe1 Be6
12. Rd1 Re8 13. Na5 c6 14. Nc4 b6 15. h3 h6 16. Qe2 Qd5
17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qd5 19. d3 exd3 20. Rxd3 Qg5 21. Ne5 Rac8
22. Nf3 Qg6 23. Ne5 Qg5 24. Kh2 h5 25. f4 Qh4 26. f5 Bd5
27. Rf4 Qg5 28. h4 Qh6 29. Qe1 Bd6 30. Qa1 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Ng4+
32. Rxg4 hxg4 33. c4 Qxh4+ 34. Kg1 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Qh3+ 36. Kg1
Rcd8 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Qe1 f6 39. Bf4 Rd3 40. Qe2 Rd7 41. e4
Kf7 42. e5 fxe5 43. Bxe5 Re7 44. Qb2 Qh6 45. Qc3 Qh8 46. Ne4
Qh4 47. Bg3 Qh6 48. Qd3 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 Qb2+ 50. Bf2 Qe5 51. Ng5+
Kg8 52. Ne6 Qb8 53. Bh4 Rf7 54. Bg3 Qe8 55. Qe4 g6 56. fxg6
Re7 57. Qxg4 Rxe6 58. g7 Qg6 59. Qf4 Qxg7 60. Qf5 Rg6 61. Qc8+
Kh7 62. Qh3+ Rh6 63. Qf5+ Rg6 64. Qh3+ Qh6 65. Qd7+ Rg7
66. Qf5+ Kg8 67. Qc8+ Kh7 68. Qf5+ Kh8 69. Qf8+ Kh7 70. Qf5+
Qg6 71. Qh3+ Kg8 72. Qc8+ Kh7 73. Qh3+ Qh6 74. Qf5+ Rg6
75. Qd7+ Qg7 76. Qh3+ Kg8 77. Qc8+ Qf8 78. Qd7 Qf7 79. Qc8+
Kg7 80. Kh2 Qe7 81. Qf5 Qe2+ 82. Bf2 Rf6 83. Qd7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 Nc6 6. Na3
Nxd6 7. Nc4 Nxc4 8. Qxd8+ Nxd8 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Be2
Rc8 12. c3 g6 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rfd1 e6 16. Bf3 Bxf3
17. gxf3 f5 18. Rd6 Be5 19. Rb6 Bc7 20. Rb4 h6 21. Nh3 g5
22. Kg2 b5 23. f4 Nc6 24. Rb3 g4 25. Ng1 Bd6 26. c4 Na5 27. c5
Nxb3 28. axb3 Be7 29. Rxa6 Bxc5 30. Rxe6+ Kd7 31. Re5 Bxe3
32. fxe3 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 h5 34. Rxf5 h4+ 35. Kxg4 Rg2+ 36. Kh3
Rxg1 37. Rxb5 Re8 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "15.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d5 Ne7 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nd4 Bd7
12. Be3 a6 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. f3 Ne5 15. b4 c5 16. Nb3 Be6
17. Nd5 b6 18. a4 Rb8 19. Rab1 Bd7 20. a5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 c4
22. Nd4 b5 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. Bg5 f6 25. Bh4 Rbc8 26. Rbc1 Qf7
27. f4 Nd3 28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Qxd3 f5 30. exf5 Bxf5 31. Nxf5
Qxf5 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Rc6 Rxc6 34. dxc6 Bc3 35. Bf2 Rc8
36. Rc1 Bxb4 37. Bb6 Kf7 38. c7 Ke6 39. g3 Kd7 40. Kg2 Ba3
41. Rb1 d5 42. Rd1 Kc6 43. Kf3 Bd6 44. Rc1+ Kd7 45. Rd1 Ke6
46. Re1+ Kd7 47. Rd1 Kc6 48. Rc1+ Kb7 49. Rd1 Bxc7 50. Bxc7
Rxc7 51. Rxd5 Rf7 52. Rd6 Ka7 53. Ke3 Re7+ 54. Kd3 Re4
55. Rd7+ Kb8 56. Rxh7 Ra4 57. h4 Rxa5 58. h5 Ra1 59. Kd4 Rh1
60. Kc5 Kc8 61. h6 Kd8 62. Kd6 Kc8 63. Kc6 Rc1+ 64. Kb6 Rh1
65. Rh8+ Kd7 66. h7 b4 67. Ra8 b3 68. h8=Q Rxh8 69. Rxh8 b2
70. Rh1 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Ndf3 c5 11. b3 Na6
12. Bb2 h6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nd3 Qb6 16. Qc2 Rac8
17. Bh3 Rcd8 18. Rfe1 Ne4 19. e3 Bf8 20. Ba1 c4 21. bxc4 dxc4
22. Qxc4 Bd5 23. Qc2 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Bxf3 25. Ne5 Nb4 26. Qf5
Bd5 27. a3 Be6 28. Qf3 Nd3 29. Bxe6 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxe6 31. Bd4
Bxa3 32. Rc6 Qb3 33. Rc3 Qa2 34. Re2 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Bf8 36. Rc7
Re7 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Rb2 Qg6 39. Rb7 Bf6 40. Bxf6 Qxf6
41. Qxf6 gxf6 42. Rxa7 Rd2 43. Ra4 Kg7 44. Rg4+ Kf8 45. Rh4
Kg7 46. Rg4+ Kf8 47. Rh4 Kg7 48. Rg4+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Rfd1 g5 14. Qg4 Qe7 15. c5 dxc5 16. h4 Qf6
17. Qa4 O-O 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Qg4 Rfd8 20. Nxg5 Ne5 21. Qh5
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Kg7 23. f4 Ng6 24. Qf3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rh1
Rh8 27. Rxh8 Nxh8 28. Qb7 e5 29. c4 exf4 30. gxf4 Ng6 31. e3
Qe7 32. Qd5 Nh4+ 33. Kf2 Ng6 34. a3 Qc7 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Qf5
Kg7 37. Qd5 Kf8 38. a4 Kg7 39. Ne4 Kf8 40. Nd6 Qd7 41. f5 Nh4
42. Qe5 Qxa4 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qxh4+ Kxd6 45. Qf6+ Kc7
46. Qxf7+ Qd7 47. Qg6 Kd8 48. Kf3 Qd3 49. Qg8+ Ke7 50. Qh7+
Kf8 51. Qh6+ Kf7 52. Qe6+ Kf8 53. Kf4 Qd2 54. f6 Qh2+ 55. Ke4
Qh7+ 56. Kd5 Qb7+ 57. Kd6 a5 58. e4 a4 59. Qd7 Qb8+ 60. Kd5
Qa8+ 61. Kd6 Qb8+ 62. Kc6 Qe8 63. e5 a3 64. e6 a2 65. Kb7
Qxd7+ 66. exd7 a1=Q 67. d8=Q+ Kf7 68. Qe7+ Kg6 69. f7 Qh1+
70. Kxb6 Qb1+ 71. Kc7 Qa2 72. f8=Q Qa7+ 73. Kd6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Be7 15. f4 f5 16. Be3 c6
17. c4 dxc4 18. Qxc4+ Qd5 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Kf7 21. e6+
Kg6 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 Rd8 24. Be3 Kf6 25. h3 Bb4 26. Re2
Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Bd6 28. Bd2 Ke7 29. g3 Bc5+ 30. Kg2 Rg1+ 31. Kh2
Rf1 32. Bc3 g6 33. Kg2 Rg1+ 34. Kh2 Rf1 35. Kg2 Rg1+ 36. Kh2
Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. e4 exd5 6. cxd5 d6
7. Ne2 Nh5 8. g3 Bg7 9. Nbc3 O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 11. g4 Nhf6
12. Ng3 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Be2 Ne8 15. Qd2 Nc7 16. h4 b5
17. axb5 Nxb5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. h5 Ne5 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bf4 Bd7
22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Ra7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Bh6 Rf7 26. Bxg7
Rxg7 27. g5 Qd8 28. f4 Nf7 29. e5 fxe5 30. Ne4 Rh7 31. Nf6+
Qxf6 32. gxf6 Rxh1+ 33. Kf2 exf4 34. Qa5 Rh2+ 35. Ke1 Rh8
36. Qc7 Bf5 37. Qe7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nb4
12. Kd2 h5 13. Nd3 Nc6 14. f3 Bf5 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Bb5 Nd8
17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 e6 19. b4 Nd7 20. Ra2 Nb6 21. b3 a6
22. Rha1 Bf8 23. Na4 Nxa4 24. Rxa4 Rc6 25. b5 Rb6 26. Ra5 Bd6
27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Nc5 Rc8 29. bxa6 b6 30. Nb7 Rd7 31. Nxd8
bxa5 32. Nb7 Rdc7 33. Nc5 Kf8 34. Rxa5 Ke7 35. b4 Kd6 36. Na4
Rc2+ 37. Kd3 Ra2 38. Nb6 Rcc2 39. Rxa2 Rxa2 40. a7 Kc6
41. a8=Q+ Rxa8 42. Nxa8 Kb7 43. e4 Kxa8 44. exd5 exd5 45. Ke3
Kb7 46. Kf4 f6 47. g4 Kc6 48. gxh5 gxh5 49. Kf5 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be4 6. e3 e6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. g3 Qe7 10. a3 g5 11. Nhf3 h5
12. Nxg5 h4 13. g4 Rg8 14. f4 O-O-O 15. c5 Bc7 16. Ngxe4 dxe4
17. Kh1 Nd5 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. cxd6 Qxd6 21. g5 c5
22. Bd2 Kb8 23. Qb3 Rc8 24. Bf3 Rc6 25. Rac1 Rb6 26. Qc2 cxd4
27. exd4 Rc6 28. Qb3 Rb6 29. Qc2 Rc6 30. Qb1 Nf8 31. Rxc6 Qxc6
32. Qc1 Qd7 33. Bg2 Ng6 34. Qd1 Qb5 35. Qe1 Re8 36. b4 Qc4
37. Qf2 Qd3 38. Rc1 h3 39. Bf1 Qxa3 40. b5 Qd6 41. Bxh3 Ndxf4
42. Bf1 Rh8 43. Qg3 Rh3 44. Bxh3 Ne2 45. Qxd6+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. d5 exd5
12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rd1 Bf6 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Ba3
Rc8 17. Rbc1 O-O 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Qe7 20. Qa4 Ne5 21. Nd4
Bd7 22. Qxa7 Ng4 23. Bf3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Bxd4
26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qxd7 g6 28. Re1 Qh6 29. Qh3 Qxh3 30. gxh3
Rc7 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Rc2 Rh8 33. Kg2 Rh5 34. Bb3 Rg5+ 35. Kf3
Rc6 36. Re4 Rg1 37. Rf4 Bf6 38. Kf2 Rg5 39. Kf1 Rd6 40. Rcf2
Re5 41. h4 Re3 42. Kg2 Red3 43. h5 gxh5 44. Rf5 Rc3 45. Rxh5
c4 46. Bc2 Bd4 47. Rd2 Ra3 48. Be4 c3 49. Rc2 Bf6 50. Rf5 Ra4
51. Bf3 Rb4 52. Rd5 Rdb6 53. Bd1 Rb1 54. Rf2 R6b2 55. Rd7
Rxf2+ 56. Kxf2 Rb2+ 57. Kf3 c2 58. Rc7 cxd1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.22"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "1.45"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Essam El Gindy"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 Be7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Rc1 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Rb8 13. Qa7 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. Qd4 Rd8 16. h3 Qa5
17. Qd2 Kf8 18. Qf4 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Na4 Qh5 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Kg7 24. Kg2 Rh8 25. Rh1 Kg6 26. e4
h5 27. Rh4 f5 28. exf5+ exf5 29. gxh5+ Rxh5 30. Rd4 Rhh8
31. Nb2 Rhd8 32. Nd3 a5 33. c5 dxc5 34. Ne5+ Kf6 35. Rxd8 Rxd8
36. Nxc6 Rd2 37. a4 Rd3 38. Nxa5 Ke6 39. Kf1 Rd2 40. Re1+ Kd7
41. Nc4 Ra2 42. Re5 f4 43. gxf4 f6 44. Re2 Ra1+ 45. Re1 Ra2
46. f5 Bd8 47. Rd1+ Kc7 48. Kg2 Rc2 49. Rd3 Be7 50. Ne3 Rc1
51. Nd5+ Kd6 52. Kf3 Rh1 53. Ke4 Re1+ 54. Re3 Rd1 55. Nxe7
Kxe7 56. Rd3 Rc1 57. Kd5 c4 58. bxc4 Ra1 59. Rb3 Rxa4 60. c5
Ra2 61. Rb7+ Kd8 62. f4 Ra4 63. Ke6 Rc4 64. Rd7+ Ke8 65. Rd5
Rxf4 66. Kxf6 Rc4 67. Ke6 Rc1 68. f6 Re1+ 69. Re5 Rc1 70. c6
1-0

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.23"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Bb5 c6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nf3 c5 11. Bb5 Qg4
12. O-O cxd4 13. Ba3 Nc6 14. cxd4 Qxe4 15. Rfe1 Qd5 16. Bc4
Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bd5 Nc6 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bc5 Be6
21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. a3 a5 23. Ne5 Rac8 24. h3 f6 25. Nf3 Bf5
26. Nd2 Bd3 27. Nb3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Ra8 29. Nxa5 Rxa5 30. Re8+
Kf7 31. Re7+ Kg8 32. Re8+ Kf7 33. Re7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.24"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "3.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d5
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 Rd8 9. Qa3 dxc4 10. Qxe7 Re8 11. Qa3 Na6
12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qd1 Bf5 14. Nd2 Be6 15. e3 Nd5 16. Qc2 Rad8
17. a3 Qe7 18. Nxc4 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 c5 20. Ne5 Bd5 21. b4 cxd4
22. exd4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rxd4 24. f4 Rdd8 25. Bb2 Nb8 26. Rae1
Nd7 27. Qc2 Nxe5 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Qf6 30. Rfe1 Rxe5
31. Rxe5 Qa6 32. Qc3 Qd6 33. Qe3 Qc6+ 34. Qe4 Rd2+ 35. Kh3
Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Kf8 37. b5 b6 38. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.25"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Varuzhan Akobian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5
c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nxc5 10. Nd4 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bd7
12. Be2 Ne4 13. Qb3 Rac8 14. O-O Nd2 15. Qxb7 Bxd4 16. exd4
Rc7 17. Qa6 Qxa6 18. Bxa6 Nxf1 19. Kxf1 Rb8 20. Rc2 Rb6
21. Be2 Ba4 22. Rc1 Rxb2 23. Ke1 Kf8 24. h4 Rb4 25. h5 gxh5
26. Bd3 Rxd4 27. Kd2 Bd7 28. Ke3 Rxd5 29. Bxh7 Rdc5 30. Kd2 f5
31. Bg6 Be8 32. Bxe8 Kxe8 33. f4 Kf7 34. g3 Kf6 35. Kd3 Kg6
36. Rc2 e6 37. Kd4 a5 38. a4 R5c6 39. Kd3 Rd7+ 40. Ke3 Rdc7
41. Kd3 Rd6+ 0-1

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.26"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Qc2 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. exd4 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Qb3 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxb7
Rfb8 17. Qc6 Qd8 18. Rab1 Rb6 19. Qa4 Qc7 20. g3 Rc8 21. Qc2
Bb4 22. Rdc1 Rc6 23. Bd3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3
26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Rb8+ Rc8 28. Rb3 a5 29. f4 g6 30. Kf2 Rc1
31. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.27"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Marat Dzhumaev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g3 Be7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6
12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Kh1 a6 14. Rae1 Re8 15. a4 Rb8 16. f5 Bf6
17. fxe6 Rxe6 18. Qf2 Qe7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rxe1 21. Rxe1
Qf8 22. Ba7 Ra8 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. b4 Qe8 25. Qb6 Qxa4 26. Qxb7
Rf8 27. Bg2 h5 28. Rf1 Nc4 29. Bg1 Qb5 30. Qxb5 axb5 31. Rf5
Na3 32. Be4 Rc8 33. Rf2 Rc4 34. Re2 Rxb4 35. Bd3 Kf8 36. Bb6
Nc4 37. Bc7 Be7 38. Re4 Ra4 39. Kg2 Nb2 40. Kf3 Nxd3 41. cxd3
f5 42. Re6 Ra6 43. Kf4 Ke8 44. Kxf5 Kd7 45. Re1 b4 46. Rc1 b3
47. Bb8 b2 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rb7 Bf6 50. d4 Bxd4 51. Ke6 Kc8
0-1

[Event "World Cities Team Championship"]
[Site "Al-Ain UAE"]
[Date "2012.12.28"]
[EventDate "2012.12.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Eltaj Safarli"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. h4 h5 9. Ng5 c6 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nd7
12. O-O Nb6 13. c4 Qa4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15. Ba3 Rd8 16. Nf3 e5
17. Rfd1 Bf5 18. Rxb7 e4 19. Ng5 Nc3 20. Re1 Rxd2 21. Rxf7
Nxe2+ 22. Kf1 Nc3 23. Bc5 Rad8 24. Rxa7 Rd1 25. f3 Be5
26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Ke1 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Ke1
Rd1+ 31. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 h6
12. c4 Qe7 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Rfd8 16. Qe2
Rd7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qf3 Ne8 19. b3 Nd6 20. d5 Nf5 21. Re1 Qf6
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bf4 Nh4+ 24. gxh4 Rf8 25. Rad1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Qxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxf4 28. Kg3 Rf5 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Rd7 Rc5
31. Re7 Kg6 32. Rxe6+ Kf7 33. Re4 a5 34. Kg4 Kf6 35. f4 c6
36. h5 b5 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Rf5 39. Rd4 Rc5 40. h3 Ke6
41. Re4+ Kf6 42. h4 Rf5 43. Re8 Rc5 44. Ra8 Ke6 45. Ra6 Kf6
46. Ra7 g6 47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. Ra8 Kf6 49. Rf8+ Ke6 50. Re8+ Kf6
51. Re5 Rxc4 52. Rf5+ Ke6 53. Rxa5 Kf6 54. Ra8 c5 55. a5 Ra4
56. a6 c4 57. a7 Kg7 58. Kf3 c3 59. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. a3 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nf1 Nc5
12. Ba2 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Ng3 g6 15. c3 c5 16. Bh6 Re8
17. h3 Nd7 18. a4 Qb6 19. Nh2 Nf6 20. Ng4 Reb8 21. Re3 Qd8
22. Nf5 b4 23. Rg3 bxc3 24. bxc3 Rb7 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Qxb1
Nxg4 27. Rxg4 Bf8 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qd5 Nc7 30. Qc6 Ne8 31. Qxa6
Nf6 32. Rg5 Qb6 33. Qc4 Ne8 34. Rg3 Qb3 35. Qxb3 Rxb3 36. Bd2
Ra3 37. d4 Rxa4 38. dxe5 dxe5 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Rd3 Nf6 41. Ng4
Nxg4 42. hxg4 Rxe4 43. g5 Ra4 44. Kf1 Ra6 45. c4 Rd6 46. Ke2
Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Qa4 Nd5 9. O-O Na6 10. Qxc4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5
12. Rb1 Qxc5 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Qb3 Qa5 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. Bf3 Nc5
17. c4 Bd7 18. Bd2 Rad8 19. Qxa7 Ra8 20. Qb6 Qxb6 21. Rxb6
Rxa2 22. Bb4 Nd3 23. Rxf6 exf6 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Bxb7 Be6
26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Ke7 28. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. Qxc3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7
12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. e3 Bb7 14. Be2 Ne4 15. Bh4 c5 16. O-O cxd4
17. Nxd4 g5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a6 20. f3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. g4 Bb7 25. e4 Kf8 26. Ke3 Nf6
27. b4 Ke7 28. Nb3 h5 29. gxh5 Nxh5 30. Nd2 f6 31. a4 Kd6
32. Bc4 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.17"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. f4 Qe6
12. Nc3 Nc4 13. Qe2 N6a5 14. Nf3 c5 15. e5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6
17. Nf5 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Nc6 19. Ned5 Qd8 20. g3 Be6 21. Bg2 Rc8
22. Kb1 Qa5 23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. Rhd1 Kf8 25. h4 Rd7 26. h5 Rcd8
27. a3 a6 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bf3 b5 30. Qf2 b4 31. axb4 Nxb4
32. Nxb4 Qxb4 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Be4 Bh6 36. Qa7
Bb5 37. Bc2 Bc4 38. Kc1 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6
7. Nde2 Bd7 8. Bg2 Qc8 9. h3 Bg7 10. a4 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8
12. Qd2 Ne5 13. b3 Rb8 14. Ra2 Nc6 15. Nd5 a5 16. c3 b5
17. axb5 Rxb5 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Ra3 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. O-O a4
22. Nd4 Rxb3 23. Nxb3 Nc4 24. Nc5 dxc5 25. Ra1 Qe5 26. Bf4
Qxc3 27. Qe2 Na5 28. Rac1 Qb4 29. Bd2 Qb6 30. Bc3 Nb3 31. Qb2
a3 32. Qxa3 Nxc1 33. Rxc1 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Rc8 35. Qe3 Qd6
36. Re1 Re8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Re1 e6 39. dxe6 Bxe6 40. Bf1 c4
41. Qc3 Qf8 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Bxc4 Rc6 44. Qd4 Qc8 45. Be2
Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rc2 47. Qe4 Qc6 48. Qxc6 Rxc6 49. f4 Kg7 50. h4
Rc2 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Kf2 Kf6 53. Bg4 Rc5 54. Bh3 Rc2+ 55. Ke3
Ke7 56. Bg4 Kd6 57. Bf3 Rc3+ 58. Kf2 Rc5 59. Be4 Ra5 60. Bb7
Kc5 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Kf2 Kd4 63. Bc6 Ra7 64. Ke2 Rc7 65. Ba8
h6 66. Kf2 g5 67. fxg5 hxg5 68. Kf3 gxh4 69. gxh4 Ke5 70. h5
Rh7 71. Kg4 Rg7+ 72. Kh4 Kf5 73. h6 Rg8 74. Bf3 e5 75. Bd5 Rd8
76. h7 Rh8 77. Bg8 e4 78. Kg3 Ke5 79. Kf2 Kd4 80. Ke2 e3
81. Ke1 Kd3 82. Be6 e2 83. Bg4 Ke3 84. Bxe2 Rxh7 85. Kf1 Rf7+
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Qb3 Qc7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nf6
7. d4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Bd6 Rfe8 16. Bxe7
Rxe7 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. b4 Nf6 19. a4 Ne8 20. Nxe8 Rexe8 21. c5
e5 22. f3 Bf5 23. cxb6 exd4 24. Rfd1 Rbd8 25. Rd2 h5 26. a5 d3
27. f4 Be4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Ra3 Red4 30. Kf2 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.20"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Nbd7
12. Rfd1 a6 13. Bf1 Rc8 14. g3 Qe7 15. Rac1 h5 16. Rc2 dxc4
17. bxc4 e5 18. c5 exd4 19. exd4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Qxe4
Rxe4 22. Bg2 Re7 23. Bc1 Nf6 24. Rb2 Rce8 25. Be3 Rd7 26. Rdb1
Ree7 27. Bg5 Rxd4 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Rc4 30. Bxf6 Rc1+
31. Kh2 Bxf6 32. Bxc6 Rc2 33. Bd5 Rxf2+ 34. Kh1 Bd4 35. c6
Rf1+ 36. Kg2 Rf2+ 37. Kh1 Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Rf2+ 39. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. c4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6
7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Rd1 Rd8 11. Ba3 Nc6
12. Qe3 Ng4 13. Qd2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bb2 b4 16. Na4 Bd7
17. Nd4 Nce5 18. Qxb4 Rdb8 19. Qc3 Qb7 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Qg3
Qxe4 22. Nc3 Qg6 23. a4 d5 24. Ba3 Bf6 25. h3 Ne5 26. Qxg6
Nxg6 27. Rab1 e5 28. Nde2 d4 29. Ne4 Bd8 30. N2g3 f6 31. Nc5
Bc8 32. Nge4 Be7 33. Ra1 f5 34. Nd2 Nf4 35. Nd7 Bxd7 36. Bxe7
Ra6 37. Nc4 Rg6 38. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Rh2 40. Kg1 Rg2+
41. Kf1 Rh2 42. Kg1 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O
7. Nc3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Qd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc5
12. Qe2 Na5 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. O-O Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd7 16. Bg3 Rac8
17. Nd4 Ba4 18. Qb2 Rfd8 19. Be2 h5 20. Qb4 Bxd4 21. Qxa4 Bxc3
22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 b5 24. Qd7 b4 25. h4 Rf8 26. Bf4 Nc6
27. Qc7 Qb6 28. Qxb6 axb6 29. Bc7 Ra8 30. Bf3 Ra7 31. Bxb6 Ra6
32. Bxc6 Rxb6 33. Bd5 e6 34. Bb3 Rc6 35. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 Nb6
12. Qc2 Qxa4 13. b3 Qa5 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6
17. Rd1 e5 18. Nc3 exd4 19. Ba3 c5 20. e3 d3 21. Rxd3 Qb8
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b6 24. Bb2 a5 25. Ra4 Re8 26. Rg5 g6
27. Bd5 Kf8 28. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Nd5 Bh3
12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Rc1 e6 16. Qe1 Ne7
17. Ne3 b5 18. Qa5 a6 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Qe1 Qb7 21. Nd3 Rac8
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nc2 Ne7 24. Ncb4 Ne4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f3
Nf6 27. Qf2 e5 28. e4 d5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Nxe5 dxe4 31. Ng4
Neg8 32. Nxf6 Nxf6 33. fxe4 Qxe4 34. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[EventDate "2013.01.11"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d6 4.e4 e5 5.d5 Nh5 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O
8.Qd2 f5 9.O-O-O f4 10.Bf2 Bf6 11.Qe1 Nd7 12.Kb1 Be7 13.g3 c5
14.dxc6 bxc6 15.c5 dxc5 16.Na4 Qc7 17.Qc3 Rb8 18.Bh3 Nb6
19.Nxc5 Rf7 20.b3 fxg3 21.hxg3 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Ng7 23.Rc1 Be6
24.Qxc6 Qe7 25.Qc5 Qf6 26.Bg2 Rfb7 27.Ka1 Nd7 28.Qd6 Ne8
29.Qa6 Bxb3 30.Qxf6 Nexf6 31.axb3 Rxb3 32.Rc2 Rb1+ 33.Ka2 R1b4
34.Ka1 Rb1+ 35.Ka2 R1b4 36.Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2013.02.02"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Bologan"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 d4
12. Ne4 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3
Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxc2 O-O 20. a4 bxa4
21. Rxa4 Bc5 22. Re2 Rd8 23. Kf1 Rd1+ 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1
Bxe3 26. fxe3 a5 27. Kd2 Rb5 28. Kc2 Rc5 29. Kb3 Rb5+ 30. Ka3
Rc5 31. Re4 Kf7 32. Ka4 h5 33. h3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2013.02.03"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rainer Buhmann"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3 Rb8 11. Qf3 Re8
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qg3 Re5 16. Rae1 Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 Bc6 19. Qe3 Ra5 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. b4 Rg5
22. Qxa7 Rf8 23. Qe3 Qg6 24. g3 Kh8 25. Be2 f5 26. Qf4 Qf6
27. b5 Ba8 28. Rd7 Rg6 29. Rfd1 e3 30. fxe3 Rh6 31. h4 g5
32. Qxg5 Qxg5 33. hxg5 Rh1+ 34. Kf2 Rh2+ 35. Ke1 Rh1+ 36. Kd2
Rh2 37. Rf1 Be4 38. Rf4 Rg2 39. g6 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.19"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2071"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O
Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8. Qc4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nd4
12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. a4 a6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3
O-O-O 17. Rf3 Rhf8 18. Raf1 Qe7 19. Qe4 g6 20. b3 Kb8 21. a5
Rxf3 22. Qxf3 Qg5 23. c4 Re8 24. h3 Ka7 25. Kh2 Qe7 26. e4 Kb8
27. Qf7 Ka7 28. b4 Kb8 29. c5 Ka7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Rf6 Rd7
32. Kg3 Kb8 33. Kg4 Kc8 34. Rf8+ Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Kxd8 36. cxd6
cxd6 37. Kg5 Ke7 38. Kh6 Kf6 39. h4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.20"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dagur Arngrimsson"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. a4 Na6 11. O-O Nb4
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Ng4 14. h3 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7
17. Qd2 Bd7 18. f5 g5 19. Nd1 Qf6 20. Ra3 h5 21. h4 gxh4
22. gxh4 Bh6 23. Rg3+ Kh7 24. Rg5 Rg8 25. Rxh5 Kg7 26. Nf4
Qd4+ 27. Qxd4+ cxd4 28. f6+ Kh7 29. Nf2 Rae8 30. Kh2 Re5
31. Bh3 Bxh3 32. Kxh3 Rxh5 33. Nxh5 d3 34. Ng4 d2 35. Nxh6
Kxh6 36. Nf4 Re8 37. Rd1 Rxe4 38. Kg3 Rd4 39. Kf3 b6 40. b3
Nc2 41. Ne6 Rxd5 42. Ng5 Kg6 43. Ne4 Nd4+ 44. Kf4 Nxb3
45. Rg1+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.20"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Axel Smith"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. O-O Qd5 13. Be3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Bb7 15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. Ne5 Ke7
17. Nxc6+ Bxc6 18. Rxc6 a5 19. Bd2 Rhb8 20. Rxa5 Rxa5 21. Bxa5
Rxb3 22. Rc2 Rd3 23. Rd2 Rb3 24. Kf1 Bb4 25. Bxb4+ Rxb4
26. Ke2 Kd6 27. Rc2 Kd5 28. Rc7 Ke4 29. Rxf7 Rxb2+ 30. Ke1 Kd3
31. Rf3+ Kxd4 32. Rf7 Ke4 33. g3 Rb1+ 34. Ke2 Rb2+ 35. Kf1 Ke5
36. Rxh7 Kf6 37. h4 Rb5 38. Kg2 Ra5 39. g4 e5 40. f3 e4
41. g5+ Ke6 42. fxe4 Ke5 43. Rg7 Kxe4 44. Rxg6 Kf5 45. Rf6+
Kg4 46. Rh6 Kf5 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Ra3+ 49. Kd4 Ra5 50. Kc4
Re5 51. Kb4 Rd5 52. Kc3 Rc5+ 53. Kd3 Ra5 54. Kd4 Rb5 55. g6
Kf6 56. h5 Kg7 57. Rh7+ Kg8 58. Ke4 Ra5 59. Kf4 Rb5 60. Kg4
Rb4+ 61. Kg5 Rb5+ 62. Kh6 Rb8 63. Rd7 Ra8 64. Rd5 Rb8 65. Kg5
Ra8 66. h6 Rb8 67. h7+ Kg7 68. Rd7+ Kh8 69. Kh6 Rb7 70. g7+
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.21"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bartosz Socko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bc5 15. Bf4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nf3+
17. Bxf3 Qxf4 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. b4 g6
22. h3 a6 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Qd1 Qc7 25. Bg4 Nf8 26. Qd4 h5
27. Bd1 c5 28. bxc5 Ne6 29. Qf6 Nxc5 30. Bb3 Nxb3 31. axb3 Qc5
32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Qd8+ Qf8 34. Qxd5 Qb4 35. f4 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qe3
37. f5 Qf4+ 38. Kh1 gxf5 39. exf5 Kg7 40. Qc5 b4 41. Qd5 Qc1+
42. Kh2 Qc7+ 43. Kh1 Qc3 44. Qd8 f6 45. Kh2 a5 46. Qxa5 Qxb3
47. Qc7+ Qf7 48. Qb6 Qe7 49. h4 Qe5+ 50. g3 Qb2+ 51. Kh3 Qc1
52. Qb7+ Kh6 53. Qa8 Qf1+ 54. Kh2 Qf2+ 55. Kh1 Qf1+ 56. Kh2
Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.22"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Ipatov"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. O-O Nbc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. c4 c5
12. Nxf5 Nxf5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qe4 Rc8 16. Na3
Be7 17. Rfd1 Qc6 18. Qxc6+ Rxc6 19. Nc4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rc7
21. Rd3 O-O 22. Rad1 Rfc8 23. b3 h5 24. Kf2 g5 25. h3 Kg7
26. Kf3 Kg6 27. Rd7 Bf8 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rd8 Be7 30. Rg8+ Kh6
31. Ra8 Rd7 32. Rxa6 Rd1 33. Ra7 Bf8 34. Ke2 Ra1 35. Rxf7
Rxa2+ 36. Kf3 Bg7 37. Re7 g4+ 38. hxg4 hxg4+ 39. Kg3 Ra6
40. Kxg4 Bf8 41. Rf7 Bg7 42. Rb7 Kg6 43. Kf4 Ra2 44. Re7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.23"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 b5
7. a4 b4 8. Nd1 a5 9. Nf2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ne2 e5 12. c3
d5 13. O-O Re8 14. Bh6 bxc3 15. bxc3 Ba6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Ng3 dxe4 19. fxe4 h6 20. Rae1 Rb6 21. Nd1
exd4 22. cxd4 c5 23. Qf4 g5 24. Qf5 Rbe6 25. e5 Kh8 26. Qh3
Nh7 27. Nf5 cxd4 28. Nxh6 Rxh6 29. Qxh6 Nxe5 30. Nf2 d3
31. Qh3 Re6 32. Qg3 Qd5 33. Kh1 d2 34. Re3 f5 35. Rb3 Kg7
36. Rbb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.24"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "200"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Ne5 Be6 6. d3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 dxc4 9. dxc4 Na6 10. O-O Nh6 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Na4 Rad8 15. Nxb6 Bg4 16. Bf3
Nb4 17. a3 Nc2 18. Ra2 Nd4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. b4 Nb3 21. Nf3
Nxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. e3 f5 24. h3 Nh6 25. c5 Nf7 26. Nd2 Rd3
27. Kf1 e4 28. Ke2 Ne5 29. Nbc4 Rfd8 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Nc4 Bc7
32. Rd2 Rxd2+ 33. Nxd2 Kf7 34. g4 Rd3 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. f3
Rxa3 37. fxe4 fxe4 38. Rc4 Ra2 39. Rxe4 b6 40. Rh4 Kg6
41. cxb6 Bxb6 42. Rc4 c5 43. bxc5 Ba5 44. Rd4 Rc2 45. Rd6+ Kf7
46. c6 Ke7 47. Kd1 Kxd6 48. Kxc2 Kxc6 49. e4 Bc7 50. Kd3 Bf4
51. Nf3 Kc5 52. Kc3 Bc1 53. Ne1 Be3 54. Kd3 Bh6 55. Ng2 Kd6
56. Ne3 Ke6 57. Ke2 Bf8 58. Nd5 Bh6 59. Kf3 Bd2 60. Nb6 Bc1
61. Nc4 Bh6 62. Ne3 Bg5 63. Ng4 Bc1 64. Nf2 Bd2 65. Nd3 Bh6
66. Kg3 Bd2 67. Kg4 Be3 68. Kh4 Bd2 69. Kg3 Be3 70. Kg4 Bd2
71. Nc5+ Ke5 72. Kf3 Bh6 73. Nd3+ Ke6 74. Nf2 Bc1 75. Kg3 Bd2
76. Ng4 Bc1 77. Kg2 Bd2 78. Kf2 Bc1 79. Kf3 Bd2 80. Kf2 Bc1
81. Kg3 Bd2 82. Nh2 Be3 83. Nf3 Bc1 84. Kg4 Kf6 85. Kh5 Bf4
86. h4 Be3 87. Ng5 Ke5 88. Nxh7 Kxe4 89. Kg6 Ke5 90. Nf8 Kd6
91. Kf6 Bc1 92. Ne6 Kd7 93. Kf7 Kd6 94. Ng5 Kd7 95. Ne4 Kd8
96. Nf6 Bd2 97. h5 Bc1 98. Ne4 Kd7 99. Nf2 Kd8 100. Nd3 Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.25"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bassem Amin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 dxe5 6. Qh5 e6
7. dxe5 c5 8. c3 Qd3 9. Qf3 Qxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd7 11. Bf4 a5
12. Na3 Bc6 13. O-O-O Na6 14. Nd2 a4 15. Bc2 Nd5 16. Bg3 h5
17. h4 g6 18. Ne4 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Ke7 20. Nc4 Nac7 21. Nxc5 a3
22. Nd6 axb2 23. Kxb2 Nb6 24. Bb3 Bxg2 25. Rhg1 Bd5 26. c4 Bc6
27. Rd4 Rad8 28. Rgd1 Bg7 29. Ndxb7 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxb7
31. Nxb7 Nd7 32. f4 f6 33. Na5 Nc5 34. Nc6+ Kf7 35. Bc2 Ra8
36. Nd8+ Ke7 37. Nc6+ Kf7 38. Bf2 N7a6 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40. Nxd8+
Ke8 41. Nc6 g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43. fxg5 h4 44. Bxh4 Kd7 45. g6
Kxc6 46. Bf6 Bh6 47. g7 Bxg7 48. Bxg7 Nb4 49. Bg6 Kb6 50. a3
Nc6 51. Kc3 Na4+ 52. Kc2 Kc5 53. Kd3 Nb2+ 54. Ke4 Nxc4
55. Bf8+ Kb6 56. Bd6 Nxd6+ 57. exd6 Kc5 58. d7 Kd6 59. Be8 Kc7
60. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.26"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bf5
7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. f4 Rc8
12. Qf3 b4 13. Na4 Ne4 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. a3 a5 16. Nc5+ Bxc5
17. dxc5 Ke6 18. axb4 axb4 19. Rd1 Ra8 20. Bb2 Rxa1 21. Bxa1
f6 22. cxd5+ cxd5 23. Bd4 Qd7 24. Ra1 Qb5 25. g4 h5 26. gxf5+
Kxf5 27. Ra7 Rh7 28. Be5 Qxc5 29. Qh3+ Kg6 30. Rc7 Qa5 31. f5+
Kh6 32. Bf4+ g5 33. fxg6 Kxg6 34. Qg2+ Ng5 35. Rc1 Kf7
36. Bxg5 fxg5 37. Qg3 Rg7 38. Qe5 Kg6 39. Rc6+ Kh7 40. Qf5+
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2013.02.27"]
[EventDate "2013.02.19"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O e6 8. b4 b6 9. a4 Bb7 10. Bb2 a5 11. b5 c5 12. Ne5 cxd4
13. exd4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Qc7 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Bf3 Ra7
18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. bxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Nxa7
Qxa7 23. Rc6 Nd5 24. Qc1 Qd7 25. Qc4 h5 26. Ba3 Qb7 27. Rd1
Nf4 28. Bc1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nxc1 30. Qxc1 Bxd4 31. Qc4 Rd7
32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qc6 Qa6+ 34. Qc4 Qb7 35. Qc6 Qa6+ 36. Qc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2013.03.16"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mateusz Bartel"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. e3 d5 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Bg2 b5 8. O-O bxc4 9. bxc4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. d4 Rb8
12. Nc3 dxc4 13. Nd2 Na5 14. Qa4 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Ne4 Qf5
17. Nxc3 Nb3 18. Rad1 Qc2 19. Qxc4 Nd2 20. Qxc7 Nxf1 21. Be4
Rb7 22. Qc5 Qb2 23. Rb1 Qd2 24. Rxf1 Rb2 25. Bxh7+ Kxh7
26. Ne4 Qc2 27. Qxf8 Qxe4 28. Qxc8 a5 29. Qc5 a4 30. Qa7 f5
31. Qxa4 Kh6 32. Qe8 Ra2 33. h4 Rxa3 34. h5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. e3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O O-O
12. Qb2 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. Bxb5 exd4 16. Bxc6
bxc6 17. Nxd4 Be4 18. Rac1 Bxd4 19. exd4 f6 20. Be3 Rab8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Schwetzingen GER"]
[Date "2013.04.05"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Bb4 11. Bd2 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qh4 15. Rh2 Kxd7 16. Kf1 h5
17. Be1 Qf6 18. f4 hxg4 19. Bxg4 Bf5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Qf3 Qe6
22. Rhc2 Rac8 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qg4 Nd6 25. Kg2 Rh6 26. Qxf5+
Nxf5 27. Bf2 Rch8 28. Rh1 Nd6 29. Be1 Ne4 30. h4 f6 31. Kf3 g5
32. Rg1 Rf8 33. Bb4 Rf7 34. Rgc1 g4+ 35. Kxg4 Rg7+ 36. Kf3
Rxh4 37. Be1 Rh3+ 38. Ke2 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Rhh2 40. Rxg2 Rxg2
41. a4 Rb2 42. axb5 Rxb3+ 43. Kc2 Rxe3 44. bxc6+ Kxc6 45. Ra1
Kb6 46. Rb1+ Ka7 47. Ra1 Kb6 48. Rb1+ Ka7 49. Ra1 Re2+ 50. Kb3
Kb6 51. Ba5+ Kb5 52. Bd8 Re3+ 53. Kb2 Re2+ 54. Kb3 Re3+
55. Kb2 Rf3 56. Ra5+ Kc4 57. Ra4+ Kb5 58. Ra5+ Kc4 59. Ra4+
Kd3 60. Ra3+ Ke2 61. Ra5 Nf2 62. Bxf6 Nd1+ 63. Kc1 Rc3+
64. Kb1 Rc6 65. Be7 Kd3 66. Ra3+ Kxd4 67. f5 Ke5 68. f6 Ke6
69. Rf3 Kf7 70. Rd3 Nc3+ 71. Kb2 Na4+ 72. Kb3 Nc5+ 73. Bxc5
Rxc5 74. Rf3 Rc7 75. Kb4 Ke6 76. Rf1 Rc4+ 77. Ka5 Rc8 78. Kxa6
Rf8 79. Kb5 Rxf6 80. Re1+ Kd6 81. Kb4 Rf3 82. Re2 Rh3 83. Re1
Rg3 84. Re2 Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Schwetzingen GER"]
[Date "2013.04.06"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Prusikin"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Ba7
7. d3 h5 8. h3 f5 9. h4 Nf6 10. d4 O-O 11. b3 f4 12. dxe5 f3
13. Bxf3 Nxe5 14. Bg2 Bg4 15. Bxb7 Nf3+ 16. Kf1 Qd7 17. Kg2
Rab8 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Bb2 Rbe8 20. Nf4 Nxh4+ 21. Rxh4 Bxd1
22. Rxd1 g5 23. Ne4 gxh4 24. Bxf6+ Kh7 25. Rh1 Rxe4 26. Bxe4+
Kg8 27. Bd5+ Kh7 28. Nxh5 Kg6 29. Be4+ Kf7 30. Rxh4 c6 31. Rf4
Kg8 32. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2012/13"]
[Site "Schwetzingen GER"]
[Date "2013.04.07"]
[EventDate "2012.10.20"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Qxd2 d5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3
c6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O b6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qb4 a5
12. Qb3 b5 13. Nc3 Ba6 14. Nxb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Rb8 16. Qa6 Rxb2
17. Ne1 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rc2 Rxc2 20. Nxc2 Nf6 21. Rb1
Nd5 22. Rb3 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne3 a4 25. Rb2 Rc1+ 26. Kg2
Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 h5 28. Kf2 Ra1 29. h4 a3 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31. d5
exd5 32. Rb5 Rxa2 33. Rxd5 g6 34. Re5 f5 35. Re7+ Kg8 36. Ra7
Kf8 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Kf1 Ke7 39. Kf2 Kd7 40. Rxg6 Rb2 41. Ra6
a2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.18"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. h3 a5 11. Qc2 e5 12. Nxe5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. e4 Qe7 15. Kh2 Bd7 16. Bh6 Qc5 17. Rac1
Bc6 18. Nd5 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bd6 21. Rfc1 Rad8
22. Bg5 Rc8 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Rcd8 25. Rxc7 Nxd5 26. Rxb7
Nxf4 27. Rcc7 Rf8 28. Bf1 Ne6 29. Rc2 Rd5 30. Bc4 Rf5 31. Bxe6
fxe6 32. Kg1 Rg5+ 33. Kf1 Rh5 34. Kg2 Rg5+ 35. Kf1 Rh5 36. Kg2
Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 d6 6.g3 O-O
7.Bg2 Re8 8.O-O e5 9.e4 a5 10.Qc2 Na6 11.Qc3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5
13.Rfe1 c6 14.b3 Bd7 15.h3 h6 16.Re3 Qc7 17.Rae1 Re7 18.f4
Rae8 19.a3 h5 20.Nc2 Bc8 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Ne6 23.Rf1 b6
24.Nf3 Nf8 25.Ng5 N8h7 26.Nxh7 Kxh7 27.Qd3 Kg8 28.Nd4 Bd7
29.Rfe1 c5 30.bxc5 Qxc5 31.Nb3 Qc7 32.Qd4 Bc6 33.Nd2 b5
34.cxb5 Bxb5 35.Nb1 Qa7 36.Qxa7 Rxa7 37.Nc3 Bc6 38.Rd1 Rd7
39.Rd4 Ra8 40.Bf3 Ra3 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Rc4 Bb7 43.e5 Ne8 44.Bxb7
Rxb7 45.Rc8 dxe5 46.Rxe5 Re7 47.Nd5 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Ra5 49.Rd8
Rc5 50.Kf3 Rc6 51.Kf4 Rc1 52.Ra8 Rf1+ 53.Kg5 Re1 54.Kf5 Rf1+
55.Nf4 Rf3 56.g4 hxg4 57.hxg4 Rf1 58.g5 Ke7 59.Ra7+ Kf8 60.Rd7
g6+ 61.Ke4 Re1+ 62.Kd5 Rd1+ 63.Kc6 Rxd7 64.Kxd7 Ng7 65.e6 Nf5
66.Nd5 fxe6 67.Kxe6 Nd4+ 68.Kf6 Nf3 69.Nf4 Nxg5 70.Kxg5 Kf7
71.Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.20"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3
Nbd7 13. Ba5 Rc8 14. Nbd2 Nb6 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. Qc2 Be4 17. Qc1
Bd5 18. Qc2 Be4 19. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. h3 Na5 12. Bc2
Bb7 13. Qb1 exd4 14. cxd4 Nc4 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. Nd2 Rb8
17. Nxc4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfc1 Nf6 21. Bd2
Ba7 22. Re1 h6 23. b3 Qb5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1+
26. Bxe1 Qd5 27. Bc3 c5 28. Bb2 cxd4 29. Nd2 Qa5 30. Bxd4 Bxd4
31. Qxd4 Qxa2 32. Qxd6 a5 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Qd3+ Kg8 35. Qd8+
Kh7 36. Qd3+ Kg8 37. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Na4 Qa5
12. c5 Rd8 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. b4 b5 16. Nb2 Be6
17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Nd1 Nf6 19. Bg5 Bf5 20. Qd2 h5 21. Re1 Ne4
22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe7 Re8 24. Bd6 Bb7 25. f3 Qc6 26. Bf4 Re6
27. Nf2 Rce8 28. h4 Re3 29. Nh3 Ra3 30. Ng5 f6 31. Nh3 Qe6
32. Nf2 Rxa2 33. Qxd4 g5 34. c6 Bxc6 35. Qd6 Bd5 36. Qxe6+
Rxe6 37. e4 gxf4 38. exd5 Rxe1+ 39. Rxe1 f5 40. Rd1 fxg3
41. Nh3 Bc3 42. d6 Bxb4 43. Rd5 Ba5 44. d7 Bb6+ 45. Kf1 g2+
46. Ke1 Bd8 47. Rxf5 Ba5+ 48. Kd1 Rd2+ 49. Kc1 Rxd7 50. Rxb5
Bb6 51. Rxh5 Rg7 52. Kd2 Rg3 53. Rg5+ Rxg5 54. hxg5 Kg7
55. Kd3 g1=Q 56. Nxg1 Bxg1 57. f4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Ne4 cxd4
12. exd4 Rd8 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. a3 Ba5 15. b4 Bb6 16. b5 Be8
17. Ng3 Nd7 18. d5 Nf8 19. Rad1 Bc5 20. a4 exd5 21. Qxe7 Bxe7
22. Bxd5 Rab8 23. Rfe1 Ne6 24. h4 a6 25. Bc4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rc8
27. Bf1 Nc5 28. Nf5 Bf8 29. Rb1 Nxa4 30. bxa6 bxa6 31. Bxa6
Ra8 32. Bf1 Nc5 33. Re1 Bd7 34. N5d4 Re8 35. Rxe8 Bxe8 36. Bb5
Bxb5 37. Nxb5 Ne4 38. Ne5 h5 39. Nd3 g6 40. g3 Kg7 41. Kh1 Kh7
42. Kg1 Kg7 43. Kh1 Kh8 44. Kg1 Kg7 45. Kh1 Kh7 46. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. Rxb7 a5 16. Rxe7
a4 17. Re1 a3 18. Nxe5 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Qxe2 20. Qxe2 a2 21. Bd4
a1=Q+ 22. Bxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Qf1 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Bf6 25. Nc6 Bxe7
26. Nxe7+ Kg7 27. Nc6 Rc8 28. g4 h6 29. e5 Kf8 30. f4 Ra8
31. Ke2 Ra2+ 32. Kd3 Rxh2 33. f5 gxf5 34. gxf5 Rh1 35. e6 fxe6
36. fxe6 Rd1+ 37. Ke4 h5 38. Ke5 h4 39. d6 Ke8 40. d7+ Rxd7
41. exd7+ Kxd7 42. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Nh3 a6 11. a4 Ne5
12. Nf2 Bd7 13. h3 b5 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. O-O Nh5
17. g4 Qh4 18. gxh5 Qg3+ 19. Kh1 Bxh3 20. Rg1 Qh4 21. Rg2 Bg4+
22. Kg1 Bf3 23. f5 Be5 24. Bg5 Bh2+ 25. Kf1 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2
Qg3+ 27. Kh1 f6 28. Bh6 Qh4 29. Kg2 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh4 31. Kg2
Qg3+ 32. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rustam Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. b4 cxb4 10. Ne2 Nc5 11. Ng3 Be6
12. Bxe6 Qd3+ 13. Kg1 Nxe6 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. h4 h5
17. Kh2 Nf4 18. Ne5 Qb5 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Qf3 f6 21. Qxf4 fxe5
22. Bxe5 Rd3 23. Nf5 Rg8 24. Nd4 Qc4 25. Rc1 Qxc1 26. Ne6 Qc4
27. Qf5 g6 28. Nc7+ Kd8 29. Ne6+ Kd7 30. Nxf8+ Ke8 31. Nxg6
Rd7 32. Bb8 Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Ne5+ Ke6 35. Nxd7 Kxd7
36. Bxa7 Ra8 37. Bc5 Rxa2 38. Bxb4 Ra4 39. Bc5 Rxe4 40. Kh3
Ke6 41. f3 Rc4 42. Be3 Kf5 43. Bg5 e5 44. Be3 Ra4 45. Bf2 Rc4
46. Be3 c5 47. g4+ Kg6 48. Kg3 Rc1 49. Kf2 c4 50. Bg5 Ra1
51. Ke3 Re1+ 52. Kf2 Ra1 53. Ke3 Ra4 54. gxh5+ Kxh5 55. Bf6
Ra3+ 56. Ke4 c3 57. dxc3 Rxc3 58. Bxe5 Rxf3 59. Kxf3 Kxh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. c5 Qe7 15. Rac1 a5 16. Ne4 Nb4
17. Qb1 Bf5 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qe6 21. b5 Ne7
22. Rfe1 Rfd8 23. Qb4 Nd5 24. Qb3 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rac8 26. e3
Nc3 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. exd4 exd4 29. c6 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 bxc6
31. bxc6 Rd6 32. Rd1 Rcxc6 33. Rexd4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Kf7
35. Rf4+ Ke7 36. Rg4 Kf7 37. Rf4+ Ke7 38. Rg4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3
Nc7 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qe4 Ne6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Qb8 11. Qxb8+
Rxb8 12. d3 g6 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Rb1 f5 15. Kd2 a5 16. Rhc1 Nd4
17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Nd5 Bc6 19. Rc5 Bh6+ 20. Kd1 Kf7 21. Bf3 e5
22. Rxa5 Ra8 23. b4 Rxa5 24. bxa5 e4 25. dxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4
Rd8 27. Kc2 Bf8 28. a4 Bxd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. Rxb7+ Be7
31. a6 Ra5 32. a7 Rxa4 33. Kb3 Ra5 34. Kc4 Ke6 35. Kxd4 Bc5+
36. Ke4 Bxf2 37. Rxh7 Bxa7 38. Kf3 Rf5+ 39. Kg4 Be3 40. h4 Rf2
41. h5 g5 42. Rh8 Kf7 43. Rh7+ Kf6 44. Rh6+ Kf7 45. Rh7+ Ke6
46. Rh8 Bd4 47. Ra8 Bf6 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. e4 Re2 50. Kf5 Rf2+
51. Kg4 Rh2 52. h6 Rxh6 53. e5 Bg7 54. Rxh6 Bxh6 55. Kh5 Bg7
56. Kxg5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.04"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4
Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa2 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. e6 Bxe6 21. Bxc7
b5 22. Be5 Rg8 23. Nc5 Nd5 24. f4 Bxg4 25. c4 f6 26. Rb1 Nb6
27. Bxf6+ Kf7 28. Bg5 Nxc4 29. Re7+ Kg6 30. Rbe1 Bf5 31. Kf2
Rad8 32. Nd3 a5 33. Rg1 Rd7 34. Bh4+ Kh7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Ne5
Nxe5 37. fxe5 Re8 38. Re1 a4 39. Kf3 a3 40. Bf2 Rf8+ 41. Kg3
Be6 42. Bc5 Ra8 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.05"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7
7. Be3 b6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rad1 Rc8
12. Kh1 f6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4
Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qf6 18. Kg1 Qg6 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Be2 Qg6 21. Bd3
Qf6 22. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.06"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. b3 Qa5 9. Bb2 e5 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. d5 e4 12. Nd4
Qe7 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Nc2 d5 16. f3 Rd7 17. cxd5
cxd5 18. Nb5 Nc6 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. Ncd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 a6 22. Nc3
Rc8 23. Na4 Rdc7 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rc1 Ne8 26. Rxc7 Bxd4+
27. Qxd4 Nxc7 28. Qb6 Ne6 29. fxe4 dxe4 30. e3 Qd7 31. Bf1 Ng5
32. Bc4+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Qxd4 34. exd4 Nf3+ 35. Kf2 Nxd4 36. Nc5
Bc6 37. Nxa6 Kf6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.07"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. b4 c6 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6
12. Qc2 a5 13. b5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. Nce2 g6
17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Qb1 Na4 19. Ba1 Be5 20. Rc1 Qe7 21. Bxe5 Qxe5
22. Qc2 Nb6 23. Qc5 Na4 24. Qc2 Nb6 25. Qc5 Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.09"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 11. b3 a6
12. Rc1 Nc6 13. a4 e6 14. O-O d5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. a5 Qe7
17. Na4 dxe4 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. Qe2 Rab8 20. Kh1 exf3 21. Rxf3
Ng4 22. Bg1 Ne5 23. Rff1 c5 24. b4 cxb4 25. c5 Qb7 26. Rfd1
Nc6 27. Qf3 Qc7 28. h3 Be5 29. Qb3 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rf1
Nd4 32. Qxb4 Nf5 33. Rb1 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Bd4 35. Bxd4 Rxd4
36. Qe1 Ne4+ 37. Kh1 Qxc5 38. Rc1 Qg5 39. Kg1 Kg7 40. Nc4 h5
41. Ne3 Rd3 42. Nf1 Nd2 43. Kh1 Rxh3+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.10"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Re1 Nb6 10. Bb3 a5 11. a4 Kh8 12. d4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 f5 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Bb4 17. e6
c6 18. Re2 Re8 19. Qc2 Qf6 20. Nc4 Nd5 21. Bd2 Rxe6 22. Rae1
Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Bd7 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Ne5 Be6 26. Nd3 f4 27. Re1
f3 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Nxb4 Bf7 30. Nd3 fxg2 31. Nc5 Bd5 32. Qd2
Qf7 33. a5 h6 34. Nd3 Rf8 35. b4 Qf5 36. Nc5 Qf7 37. Nd3 Re8
38. Rxe8+ Qxe8 39. Nf4 Bc4 40. Kxg2 Qf7 41. Qd4 Qf5 42. Qxc4
Qg4+ 43. Kf1 Qd1+ 44. Kg2 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+ 46. Kg2 Qg4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.10"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 exd4 6. Qxd4
Be7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Ke8 9. Ne6 c5 10. Qd1 Qb6 11. Nxg7+
Kf7 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. O-O d5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5+ Ke8 16. Bg5
Qg6 17. Rad1 Rg8 18. f4 a5 19. e5 Qxf5 20. Qxg8 Ra6 21. Rfe1
Rg6 22. e6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.12"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2
Nf6 7. Be3 a6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8
17. Rf2 Qd8 18. Ref1 Bf8 19. Rf3 g6 20. f5 exf5 21. Rxf5 Nxe4
22. Qf4 Qe7 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxf7 Qxf4
26. R7xf4 Bg7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. g3 d5 29. Kg2 d4 30. Rd1 Re2+
31. Rf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rc7 33. Rd2 Kf6 34. Re2 Rd7 35. Kf3 d3
36. Rd2 dxc2 37. Rxc2 Rd3+ 38. Kf4 Rb3 39. Rc6+ Kg7 40. Rxa6
Rxb2 41. Ra7+ Kh6 42. h4 b4 43. g4 g5+ 44. hxg5+ Kg6 45. Ra6+
Kg7 46. Ra7+ Kg6 47. Ra6+ Kg7 48. axb4 Rxb4+ 49. Kg3 Rb1
50. Kf4 Rb4+ 51. Kg3 Rb1 52. Rc6 Rg1+ 53. Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Kg2 Ra1
55. Kg3 Rg1+ 56. Kf3 Rf1+ 57. Kg2 Ra1 58. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.14"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3
dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8. Bf4 c6 9. e4 b5 10. Qb3 c5 11. dxc5 Qa5
12. Bd2 b4 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Ng5 Rad8 16. Nxe6 fxe6
17. Nxb4 Nd4 18. Qc4 Nd7 19. Nc6 Qxc5 20. Nxd8 Ne5 21. Nxe6
Qd6 22. Nxd4+ Nxc4 23. Bxc4+ Kh8 24. Ne6 Rc8 25. Bd5 Bxb2
26. Rb1 Rc2 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. Bc3+ Kg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.15"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bg6 6. O-O Nh6
7. c3 Be7 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. g3 O-O 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Ne1 c5 12. h4
cxd4 13. h5 Be4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15. Bf3 Bf5 16. g4 Nxd4 17. gxf5
Kh8 18. f6 Bb4 19. Bg2 Rg8 20. Ndf3 Nc6 21. Nd3 Qb6 22. Kh1
Bc5 23. Qc1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Beijing"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.07.16"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d4 d6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qa4 Nd4 11. Rad1 Bd7
12. Qa3 Nc2 13. Qxc5 b6 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qf4 g5 16. Qe5 Rc8
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bc6 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. b3 e6 21. Nd2
Nxe3 22. fxe3 b5 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Nc4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxc4
26. bxc4 Rxc4 27. Kf2 Ra4 28. Rd2 Bc3 29. Rc2 Ba5 30. Bc6 Ra3
31. e4 Bb6+ 32. Kf1 g4 33. Bb5 Kg7 34. Bc4 a5 35. Bb3 a4
36. Bc4 Kf6 37. Bd3 h5 38. Kg2 Bd4 39. Kf1 Ke5 40. Kg2 Bc3
41. Kf1 Bd4 42. Kg2 Be3 43. Kf1 Kf6 44. Kg2 Bh6 45. Kf1 Bf8
46. Kg2 Ke5 47. Kf1 Bd6 48. Kf2 Bb4 49. Kg2 Be7 50. Kf2 Bd6
51. Kf1 Bb4 52. Kg2 Bc3 53. Kf1 Ba1 54. Kf2 Bd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "A R Saleh Salem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. h4 g6 10. h5 g5 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Bb1
dxc4 13. Ne5 c5 14. O-O cxd4 15. exd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6
17. Qc2 f5 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Qe2 Ba6 20. Na4 Rd8 21. Nc5 Bc8
22. Rxc4 e5 23. Ra4 Qe7 24. Bd3 Rfe8 25. g4 fxg4 26. Qe4 exd4
27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bc4 Rd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Qc2 Kg8 31. Ra3 Rf8
32. b4 Bf5 33. Qb3 Qf7 34. Qg3 Re8 35. Rc1 Be5 36. Qg2 Bf4
37. Rd1 Kg7 38. Qf1 Qxh5 39. Rg3 Bxg3 40. fxg3 Re3 41. Rd2
Rxg3+ 42. Rg2 Qh3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "A R Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Na3 c3
7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. Re1 Qa5 10. Bb2 Rd8 11. e4 cxd4
12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Nc4 Ndb4 16. Nxa5
Bxb3 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. axb3 Nc2 20. Bf1 a5
21. Bc4 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Na3 O-O
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Bd5 10. Bb2 a5 11. Ne3 Be4 12. a3
Ne8 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 c6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8
17. Rfd1 Nc7 18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Nc4 Nc5 20. Nxa5 Ra8 21. b4 Na4
22. Rab1 Nxb2 23. Rxb2 Bxe5 24. Rb3 c5 25. Nc4 Bd4 26. b5 Rfd8
27. Rbd3 e5 28. e3 e4 29. R3d2 Bf6 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+
Bxd8 32. Nd6 Be7 33. Nxb7 c4 34. Na5 c3 35. a4 c2 36. Nb3 Bd8
37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ba5 39. b6 c1=Q 40. Nxc1 Bxb6 41. Nb3 Ke7
42. a5 Ba7 43. Kd2 Kd6 44. Kc3 f5 45. Kc4 Kc6 46. Nd4+ Kb7
47. Kb5 Bb8 48. a6+ Ka8 49. Kb6 Be5 50. Nb5 Kb8 51. a7+ Ka8
52. Ka6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Be7 11. d4 c5 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nxb5 O-O 15. Be3 Rc8 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Rc1 Ng4 18. Bg5 Ne4 19. Qxc8+ Bxc8 20. Bxe7 Ngxf2 21. Rc7
h6 22. Ba3 Ba6 23. Nbd4 Qd8 24. Ra7 Qb6 25. Ra8+ Kh7 26. e3
Bb7 27. Rf8 Qc7 28. Bf1 Ng4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Be7 6. Bg5 c6
7. e3 Bf5 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. g4 Be6 11. Bf4 c5 12. O-O
cxd4 13. exd4 Qb6 14. Nb3 a5 15. a4 Rac8 16. Rc1 Nb8 17. Nb5
Na6 18. f3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qd2 Bb4 21. Qd3 Ne8 22. Rc1
Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Qc6 24. Qd1 Nac7 25. Na2 Be7 26. Qd2 Qb6
27. Nac3 h6 28. Kg2 Na6 29. Bg3 Qd8 30. f4 g6 31. Qe3 Ng7
32. h3 Nb4 33. Bf3 h5 34. Qe2 Qd7 35. Nd1 hxg4 36. hxg4 Qc6
37. Be1 b6 38. Ne3 Qd7 39. Qd2 Ne8 40. Qe2 Ng7 41. Bd2 Nc6
42. Kf1 Bb4 43. Bc3 Bxc3 44. bxc3 Ne7 45. Ke1 Qc8 46. Kd2 Qb8
47. Ng2 f6 48. Kc2 Kf7 49. Kb2 Bd7 50. Ne3 Bc6 51. Qg2 Bxb5
52. Bxd5+ Ke8 53. Qh2 Qd6 54. axb5 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O Re8 8. Re1 Bf8 9. Bf1 g6 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. f3 c6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bf2 Nh5
17. Qd2 Qf6 18. g3 Qg6 19. Bg2 Nf6 20. g4 Nfd7 21. Rbd1 Ne5
22. Qc2 a4 23. b4 Na6 24. Qxa4 Nxc4 25. Qb3 Ne5 26. a3 Nc7
27. Bg3 Qf6 28. Rf1 Be6 29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Qxe6 Nxe6 31. a4 Nc4
32. Rc1 Bg7 33. Rfd1 Bd4+ 34. Bf2 Be5 35. Rc2 Na3 36. Rcc1 Bf4
37. Ra1 Nc2 38. Rab1 Be5 39. Rdc1 Ned4 40. Rb2 Na3 41. Ra2 Nc4
42. Kh1 b5 43. h3 Reb8 44. a5 Nb3 45. Rcc2 Nbxa5 46. Nxb5 cxb5
47. bxa5 b4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.19"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qe3 a6
12. h3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rab1 Ba8 15. a4 Rc5 16. Ba3 Rc8
17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qc7 19. g4 h6 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qf4 Qb7
22. Ne3 Nh7 23. Qe4 Qb8 24. Bb2 Ng5 25. Qg2 Ne6 26. Ned5 Nd7
27. e3 Nec5 28. Ba1 Qa8 29. h4 Qc6 30. g5 h5 31. Nf4 Ne5
32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Ncd5 Rb8 35. Ne2 Rcc8 36. Bd4
Rb7 37. Nec3 Rcb8 38. f4 Ng4 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7 40. Kf3 Re8 41. b4
Nd7 42. a5 bxa5 43. bxa5 Ra7 44. Ne4 Kf8 45. Nb6 Nb8 46. c5
dxc5 47. Rbc1 f5 48. Nxc5 e5 49. Ncd7+ Nxd7 50. Rxd7 Rxd7
51. Nxd7+ Kf7 52. Rc7 Re7 53. fxe5 Ke8 54. Nf6+ Kf7 55. Rxe7+
Kxe7 56. Nd5+ Kd7 57. Kf4 Nf2 58. Nb4 Ke6 59. Kf3 Ng4 60. Nxa6
Nxe5+ 61. Ke2 Nc4 62. Nc5+ Kd6 63. Nd3 Kc6 64. Nf4 Ne5 65. e4
fxe4 66. Ke3 Nc4+ 67. Kxe4 Nxa5 68. Nxg6 Kd6 69. Nf4 Nc4
70. Nxh5 Nd2+ 71. Kf4 Ke6 72. Ng3 Nc4 73. h5 Ne5 74. Ne4 Nd3+
75. Ke3 Ne5 76. Ng3 Nc4+ 77. Ke4 Ne5 78. Ne2 Nc4 79. Kf4 Kf7
80. Ng3 Ke6 81. Nf5 Kf7 82. g6+ Kg8 83. h6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.19"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3
Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. h3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 11. g4 Qd5
12. Bg2 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bb7 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Ne7 16. b4 Ne8
17. b5 Ng6 18. Bb4 Nf4 19. Bf1 Nd3 20. exd3 Bxf3 21. Be7 f6
22. Ra4 Kf7 23. Ba3 Rd8 24. Kh2 Rd7 25. Kg3 Bb7 26. Kf4 a6
27. bxa6 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Bxa6 29. Ke3 Bb7 30. Be2 Bd5 31. Bb4
Rd8 32. h4 Ra8 33. f4 c6 34. h5 Nc7 35. g5 Nb5 36. h6 g6
37. Bd1 f5 38. Be1 Ke8 39. Bb4 Kd7 40. Bc2 Nc7 41. Kd2 Nb5
42. Bc3 Nc7 43. Bd1 Nb5 44. Kc2 Nc7 45. Kd2 Nb5 46. Be2 Nc7
47. Ke3 Nb5 48. Bd1 Nc7 49. Bd2 Nb5 50. b3 Nc7 51. Rc4 Ra1
52. Be2 b5 53. Rc1 Rxc1 54. Bxc1 Bxb3 55. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.22"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g3 O-O 11. Rc1 Qd7
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bh3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Rd8 15. b4 a5 16. b5 Bb4
17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Qe7 19. Rc2 Nbd7 20. Kf2 Nd5 21. Bc1
Rab8 22. e4 N5b6 23. Nxb6 Nxb6 24. Qa6 Rxd4 25. Be3 c5
26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Rhc1 Bc3 28. Rb1 Qd8 29. Bf1 Nd7 30. Rxb8
Qxb8 31. Qb5 Qc7 32. Bd3 Ne5 33. Ke2 Kh7 34. Rc1 Qd6 35. Rb1
Bb4 36. Rc1 Bc3 37. Rb1 Bb4 38. f4 Nd7 39. Rc1 Bc3 40. Rb1 Bb4
41. h4 e5 42. Qd5 exf4 43. Qxd6 Bxd6 44. gxf4 Bxf4 45. Rb5 Ne5
46. Rxa5 f6 47. a4 g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Rb5 g4 50. a5 g3
51. a6 Nxd3 52. Kxd3 g2 53. Rb1 Bb8 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. Bg5
Bxg5 12. Nxg5 O-O-O 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. g3 Kb8 15. Bg2 Rhe8
16. Bd5 Qd7 17. Qg5 f6 18. Qh4 h6 19. Rd2 Re7 20. b3 Rde8
21. Kb2 Ne5 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qf4 Ne5 24. Qb4 Nc6 25. Qf4 Ne5
26. h3 c6 27. Bg2 Qc7 28. c4 Nf7 29. Qf5 Qb6 30. Rhd1 Qc5
31. Qxc5 dxc5 32. h4 Kc7 33. Bh3 Rd8 34. Rxd8 Nxd8 35. a4 a5
36. Bf5 Nf7 37. Kc1 Ne5 38. c3 g6 39. Bc2 f5 40. h5 gxh5
41. Rh1 Ng4 42. Bxf5 Nxf2 43. Rxh5 Rg7 44. Rh2 Ng4 45. Bxg4
Rxg4 46. Rxh6 Rxg3 47. Kc2 Rg2+ 48. Kc1 Rg1+ 49. Kc2 Rg2+
50. Kc1 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Nf4
12. Ne4 Na5 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. d4 Nxb3 15. axb3 Qd7 16. Qd3
Rad8 17. c4 Bb4 18. Nc3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxd4
21. Re4 Qd2 22. Re2 Qd4 23. Re4 Qd2 24. Re2 Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. Nc3 O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Nd5 d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. d4 Ba7 12. Be3
Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Ne7 14. dxe5 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Nxd5 16. exd5 dxe5
17. Nxe5 Bb7 18. Qd4 Re8 19. Rad1 Qg5 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6
Rb6 22. Rf3 Rxc6 23. Qd7 Rce6 24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Rg3 R8e7
26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxg5 hxg5 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. Rd5 Rf6+ 30. Ke2
c6 31. Rc5 Kh5 32. e4 Kg4 33. Ke3 Re6 34. h3+ Kh4 35. g3+ Kxh3
36. Rxg5 g6 37. e5 Kg2 38. Ke4 Kf2 39. Rg4 Kg2 40. Rf4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.27"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qh4 Qa5 9. O-O Qh5 10. Qxh5 Nxh5 11. Bd2 d6
12. Rac1 Be6 13. b3 Nf6 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. Ne1 Bd7 16. Nd3 b6
17. h3 Rab8 18. f4 Be8 19. e3 a6 20. g4 h6 21. Rc2 g5 22. Ne2
e6 23. Bc3 b5 24. Nb2 d5 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. Rf1 bxc4 27. Bxf6
Bxf6 28. Rxf6 Nb4 29. Rd2 c3 30. Nxc3 Rxc3 31. Nd1 Rc1 32. Kh2
Nxa2 33. Nf2 Nc3 34. h4 gxh4 35. g5 Rxb3 36. g6 Kg7 37. gxf7
Bxf7 38. Rf4 Bg6 39. e4 h3 40. Nxh3 Nxe4 41. Ra2 Bf5 42. Ng1
Rb8 43. Rh4 Ng5 44. Ra3 Rc4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.28"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. O-O-O dxc4
12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 a6 14. Kb1 c5 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Ne4 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Nxc5 18. Qc3 Bf6 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Rc1 O-O 21. Bb4 Qe5
22. Bc3 Qb8 23. Bxf6 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 gxf6 25. Qf4 Qb6 26. h4 e5
27. Qe4 Qd6 28. Rcd1 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. h5 gxh5 31. Rxh5
Rfc8 32. Rhh1 Kf8 33. Rd7 Kg7 34. Ra7 f5 35. a3 R8c7 36. Rxc7
Rxc7 37. Rd1 Rc6 38. Rd5 Kf6 39. f4 exf4 40. exf4 Ke6 41. Re5+
Kf6 42. Rd5 Ke6 43. Re5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.29"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4
7. Bd2 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bf4 c5
12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. Re1 Re8 15. e4 cxd4 16. cxd4
Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Nf8 18. e5 Qd7 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. Be3 g6 21. h4 Qc6
22. Bh3 Ne6 23. Nf3 Qc2 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qb5 Rc6 26. Rc1 a6
27. Qf1 Qxa2 28. h5 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Qc4 30. Qd1 a5 31. hxg6 hxg6
32. Qb1 Kf7 33. Qxb6 Ba6 34. Qxa5 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Be2 36. Nd2 Qe1
37. Qc7 Bg4 38. Qb7 Qe2 39. Kg2 Qe1 40. Qb8 Bh3+ 41. Kh2 Qd1
42. Qh8 Bf5 43. Kg2 Qh5 44. Qb8 Bh3+ 45. Kg1 Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Bf5
47. Qb7 Ke8 48. Qc8+ Kf7 49. Qb7 Ke8 50. Qb5+ Kf7 51. Qf1 Qxf1
52. Nxf1 g5 53. f3 g4 54. Kg2 Kg6 55. fxg4 Bxg4 56. Nh2 Kf5
57. Nxg4 Kxg4 58. Bf2 Bf8 59. Be3 Be7 60. Bf2 Bf8 61. Be3 Be7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.30"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8
7. Qf5 d6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. a3 Bc5 11. b4 Bb6
12. Bb2 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. a4 Bg4 16. O-O-O exd4
17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 b6 20. f4 Ne7 21. Bg2
Rab8 22. Bd5 Rf8 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Rdd1 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rg8
26. Rg3 Rg6 27. Rh5 Kg7 28. Kd2 Rh8 29. Kd3 Rxg3 30. hxg3 f5
31. Rxf5 h5 32. Ke4 h4 33. gxh4 Rxh4 34. Kd5 Rh1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.02"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 e6 5.c4 exd5 6.cxd5 Be7 7.Bd3
O-O 8.Ne2 Nbd7 9.O-O Rb8 10.a4 a6 11.Nec3 Ne5 12.Be2 Ne8 13.f4
Ng6 14.Na3 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Nc4 Bf6 17.Kh1 Bd4 18.Ne3 Ne7
19.Bf3 g6 20.Ne2 Bg7 21.Ra2 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.b4 Qb6 24.Bb2
Bxb2 25.Rxb2 c4 26.Qd2 Ra8 27.Nc3 Nc7 28.Re1 Rae8 29.Be4 Bxe4
30.Nxe4 Nf5 31.Nxf5 Rxf5 32.g4 Rf7 33.Rbb1 Qb8 34.g5 Qd8
35.Nf6+ Rxf6 36.gxf6 Qxf6 37.Rxe8+ Nxe8 38.Qe3 Nc7 39.Re1 Nxd5
40.Qa7 Qf7 41.Qb8+ Kg7 42.Qxd6 Kh6 43.Qd8 Nxf4 44.Qh4+ Nh5
45.Qe4 Nf4 46.Rf1 g5 47.Qf3 Qh5 48.Qa8 Ng6 49.Qc6 Qe2 50.Qg2
Qe6 51.Qf3 Qe7 52.Rg1 Nh4 53.Qd5 Qf6 54.Re1 Ng6 55.Qe4 Qf2
56.Qe3 Qf5 57.Qe4 Qf6 58.Qg4 Qc6+ 59.Qg2 Qd7 60.Qf3 Qd2 61.Rd1
Qxb4 62.Qh3+ Nh4 63.Qe6+ Ng6 64.Qh3+ Nh4 65.Qe6+ Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.03"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Qc1
Qd7 17. Qb2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Bb5 d5 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Qd2
f6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qd7 25. h3 g6 26. Rab1
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Qxe2 Kf7 30. Qa6 g5
31. Qd3 Kg7 32. Qa6 Kf7 33. Qd3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.04"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5 14. Kf2 b6 15. f5 Kb7 16. c4 c5
17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Nc3 g6 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 hxg4 21. Nxc7 Bh6
22. Bxh6 Kxc7 23. Bf4+ Kb7 24. hxg4 gxf5 25. g5 Rh4 26. Ne2
Bh5 27. Rh1 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Bxe2 29. Kxe2 Nd4+ 30. Kd3 Ne6
31. Rf1 Rd8+ 32. Kc3 Rg8 33. Be3 f4 34. Bxf4 Nxf4 35. Rxf4
Rxg5 36. Rf7+ Kb8 37. Rf8+ Kb7 38. Rf7+ Kb8 39. Rf8+ Kb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2013.10.12"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxd7 Qxd7 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 a6
12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qc5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re1
Rfe8 17. Qd2 b5 18. Rac1 Qa7 19. b4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 h5 21. Qc3+
Kg8 22. Rc7 Qb6 23. a4 Rab8 24. Re4 f6 25. g4 Rb7 26. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2013.10.13"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rainer Buhmann"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qd3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qa5
12. b3 Rad8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bg5 Be7
17. Rdc1 Qb8 18. b4 Rfe8 19. b5 c5 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. dxc5 Bxc5
22. Nxd5 Qe5 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qf3 Rd2 25. Bf1 Red8 26. Qxb7
Bd4 27. Rab1 Qf5 28. Qg2 Bb2 29. Re1 Qxb5 30. Qe4 Qc5 31. a4
f5 32. Qb7 Qb6 33. Qxb6 axb6 34. e3 Kg7 35. Re2 Rxe2 36. Bxe2
Rd2 37. Kf1 Rc2 38. Bd1 Rd2 39. Bf3 Rc2 40. Kg2 Rd2 41. Bc6
Kf6 42. h3 Ke7 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Bb7 Ke7 45. Ba6 Kf6 46. Bc4 Ke7
47. Bf1 Kf6 48. Ba6 Ke7 49. Bc4 Kf6 50. g4 fxg4+ 51. hxg4 Rc2
52. Bb3 Rd2 53. Rg1 Kg7 54. Bc4 Ba3 55. Rb1 Rc2 56. Be2 Rb2
57. Rd1 Be7 58. Rd7 Bh4 59. Rb7 Rb4 60. Bb5 Rb2 61. Be2 Rb4
62. Bb5 Rb2 63. g5 Bxg5 64. Bc4 Bh4 65. a5 Rb4 66. Rxf7+ Kh6
67. a6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.20"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Kristian Trygstad"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2216"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 c5
7. c4 Nc6 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. e3 Bg4 10. Qc1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ng5
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. dxc5 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 dxc5 15. Nc3 f6 16. h4
Ne6 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Kg2 Rad8 19. Qe4 Kf7 20. Rfd1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. g4 Qd6 24. Qc2 Qd7 25. Qe2 h6
26. Ne4 Ne6 27. f4 Kg8 28. Kf1 f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Nf2 Ng7
31. Nd3 Qd6 32. Ne5 Qf6 33. Qf2 Qd6 34. Ke2 Qc7 35. Qe1 Kh7
36. Qd2 Qb6 37. Kf3 Qb8 38. Kf2 Qf8 39. Kf1 Qf6 40. Qf2 Ne8
41. Qg2 Nd6 42. h5 a6 43. Ke2 a5 44. Kd3 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Philip Lindgren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 Bg7 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Bxd6 Qb6 11. Be5 O-O
12. e3 c4 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nb1 Rc8 15. a3 c3 16. bxc3 b3 17. c4
Ba4 18. Bd3 Nbd7 19. Bb2 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Nxe3
22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Be2 Rxc4 24. Nbd2 Nc5 25. Kf1 Rc2 26. Qf6
Ne4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jean-Baptiste Mullon"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6
7. Rg1 a6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. h4 h5 10. gxh5 Nxh5 11. Qd2 Bd7
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6
16. Rxd6 Nf3 17. Rh1 Nf6 18. h5 Rc8 19. Be2 Ne5 20. Rdd1 b5
21. h6 Neg4 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. hxg7 Rg8 24. Rh8 Ke7 25. Bc5+
1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Denis Khismatullin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. Ndb5 Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8
12. O-O a6 13. Na3 Nc6 14. Nc2 Be6 15. Ne3 Na5 16. Rc1 Rc8
17. Ncd5 Nxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bh6 Qxd1
21. Rfxd1 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxb7 a5 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Rd2
Rb8 26. Bc6 Rb6 27. Bd7 Rb1+ 28. Kg2 Ra1 29. a4 Bb3 30. Rd3
Bxa4 31. Bxa4 Rxa4 32. Rd7 Kf6 33. Ra7 g5 34. Kf3 h5 35. h3
Ra1 36. Ke4 Ra2 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38. Ke4 Ra4+ 39. Ke3 Ra3+ 40. Ke4
Ra2 41. Ke3 a4 42. Ra5 Kg6 43. Kf3 a3 44. h4 g4+ 45. Ke3 Ra1
46. f3 a2 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Ra6+ Kg7 49. Kf2 e6 50. Ra7 Kg6
51. Ra6 Kh7 52. Ra7 Kh6 53. Ra6 Kg6 54. Kg2 f6 55. Ra4 Kh5
56. Ra5+ Kh6 57. Ra6 Kh5 58. e4 Kg6 59. Ra5 e5 60. Ra7 Kh6
61. Ra6 Kg6 62. Ra7 Re1 63. Rxa2 Rxe4 64. Ra8 Rb4 65. Ra2 Rb6
66. Ra5 Rb2+ 67. Kf1 Rb3 68. Kg2 Rb2+ 69. Kf1 Rb6 70. Kf2 Kf5
71. Ra4 Rb2+ 72. Kf1 Rd2 73. Rb4 Rd3 74. Kf2 Rd2+ 75. Kf1 Rd4
76. Rxd4 exd4 77. Ke2 Ke4 78. Kd2 f5 79. h5 f4 80. h6 fxg3
81. h7 g2 82. h8=Q g1=Q 83. Qe8+ Kf3 84. Qc6+ Kg3 85. Qd6+ Kg2
86. Qd5+ Kf1 87. Qb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mateusz Bartel"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. Bg5 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Bd3 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 Qa3
7. O-O Bg4 8. Qb1 b5 9. c4 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e6
12. e4 Be7 13. Bc1 Qa5 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. d6 Bxd6
17. Re1+ Kf8 18. Qf5 Nbd7 19. Bxf7 Ne5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb3
Re8 22. Be3 b4 23. Bf4 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qh5 Qf6 9. Nc3 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qe5 11. Qxe5+
Bxe5 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. Rae1 Nxd5 14. Bd4 O-O-O 15. Bxe5 Nb4
16. Bc4 Nxc2 17. Re2 f6 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Re7 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Kxd7
21. g4 Bg6 22. h4 h5 23. g5 Re8 24. Rd1+ Kc6 25. gxf6 gxf6
26. Bxf6 Re1+ 27. Rxe1 Nxe1 28. Kh2 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nd2 30. Bg8
Ne4 31. Bd4 Nd6 32. Kf3 Nf7 33. Kf4 a6 34. a3 Kd7 35. Bg7 Ke6
36. Bf8 Kf6 37. Ke3 Bf5 38. Kd4 Nd8 39. Bh6 Nf7 40. Bf4 Kg7
41. Bxf7 Kxf7 42. Bxc7 Ke6 43. f3 Bh3 44. Ke4 Bg2 45. Bd8 Bh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.08"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d3 d6 8. a3 a6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Qc1 Re8 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. h3 d5 17. d4 Bf5
18. Rb3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxc6 exf3 21. Qxf3 Qxd4 22. Be3
Qc4 23. Bc5 Bd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Qc3 Red8 26. Qxd4 Rxd4
27. Rb2 Rbd8 28. g4 Be6 29. e3 Rd2 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Rb1 Ba2
32. Ra1 Bc4 33. Rb1 Bd3 34. Rb3 Bc4 35. Rb1 g5 36. Bf1 Bxf1
37. Kxf1 f6 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Kg3 Ke6 40. f4 Rd3 41. Kf3 gxf4
42. Kxf4 Rc3 43. h4 Rc4+ 44. e4 h6 45. Rb3 Rd4 46. Rb2 Rd1
47. Rc2 Rf1+ 48. Ke3 Rb1 49. Rc5 Rxb4 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5
fxg5 52. Rxg5 Rb1 53. Kd4 b4 54. Kc4 b3 55. Rh5 Kf6 56. Rf5+
Ke6 57. Rh5 b2 58. Kc3 Re1 59. Kxb2 Rxe4 60. Kc3 Re5 61. Rh6+
Kf5 62. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Richard S Jones"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. exd5 cxd5
7. Bg5 Be6 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe1 Rc8 11. d4 e4
12. Nxe4 Qb6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Bd2 Ne4 15. Bb4 Qf4 16. c4
dxc4 17. Ba4 Kd8 18. Ne5 Nb6 19. g3 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gil Popilski"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O
12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 Nf4
17. Be3 Ne7 18. Na3 Ne6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. d5 Qd7 21. Nc4 Bxe3
22. fxe3 f5 23. Qa4 Qc8 24. Rg5 fxe4 25. Rag1 Ng6 26. fxe4 Rf2
27. Qd1 Qh3 28. R5g2 Rxg2 29. Rxg2 Rf8 30. Qe2 Nh4 31. Rg1 Rf6
32. Nd2 Rg6 33. b4 Qc8 34. Rxg6 hxg6 35. Kg1 Qa8 36. Kf2 Qa1
37. c4 Qc3 38. b5 Qc2 39. Qe1 Qd3 40. Qe2 Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.11"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sune Berg Hansen"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O
12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. e4 b5 15. Ne3 Qa5 16. a3 Rab8
17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Be8 19. Nc5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 b4 21. a4 Bxc5
22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 a5 25. g4 h6 26. h4 g6
27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke2 Rc8 29. Be4 Kg7 30. Rd6 Kf8 31. Rd1 Kg7
32. g5 h5 33. Rd6 Kf8 34. Bd3 Ke7 35. Ba6 Rc7 36. Bc4 Bd7
37. b3 Be8 38. e4 Bd7 39. Ke3 Be8 40. Kd4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "5.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Marcin Tazbir"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Qb6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4 Be7
17. Qg4 g6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Qd4 Rh7 21. Re1 Kf8
22. h4 Ba6 23. Be4 Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. h5 Kg7 26. hxg6 Rhh8
27. gxf7 Kxf7 28. Bd2 Rac8 29. Rad1 Rcd8 30. Rc1 Nc3 31. Bxc3
bxc3 32. Rxc3 Rd2 33. Bc2 Rc8 34. Bb3 Rd6 35. Rh3 Rh8 36. Re4
Bb7 37. Rf4+ Ke7 38. Rg3 Rh7 39. Bc2 Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Kxf7
41. Rd3 Bd5 42. Bb3 Kf6 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. Kf1 Ke5 45. Ke2 Rg6
46. Rh3 Kd4 47. Rh4+ Kc5 48. g3 Rf6 49. Ke3 b5 50. b4+ Kd6
51. a3 Kc6 52. Kd4 Re6 53. f3 Rg6 54. f4 Rxg3 55. Rxh6+ Kb7
56. Kxd5 Rxa3 57. Kc5 Rf3 58. Rf6 Rc3+ 59. Kxb5 Re3 60. Rf7+
Kc8 61. f5 Re1 62. Kb6 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.14"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8
7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e6 10. Qxc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Nf3 c5 13. dxc5 Qc8 14. e4 Qxc5 15. Qxc5 Bxc5 16. e5 Nd5
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rd1 Nc6 19. Rxd5 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bf4
h6 22. Rc1 Bd4 23. h4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bd4 25. Rxb7 Bb6 26. e6
fxe6 27. Be3 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Nd8 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. Bxb6 Nc6
31. a5 Ra1 32. g4 Nxa5 33. Ne5 Nb3 34. h5 Nd2 35. Kg2 Ne4
36. f3 Ra2+ 37. Kh3 Nd2 38. Bd4 Nf1 39. Bg1 Re2 40. Nd3 e5
41. Nc5 Nd2 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Bf2 Ke7 44. Nd3 Nb3 45. Ne1 Nd4
46. Ng2 Ra2 47. Nh4 Kf6 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Ng6 e4 50. Kg3 Ne2+
51. Kh3 Nf4+ 52. Kg3 Rxf2 53. Kxf2 Nxg6 54. hxg6 exf3 55. Kxf3
Kxg6 56. Kg2 Kg5 57. Kh3 Kf4 58. Kh4 g6 59. Kh3 g5 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luka Lenic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2
O-O 12. Nf3 e6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Rc7 Nf6 16. e5
Nd5 17. Rxb7 Rfb8 18. Rb3 Rxb3 19. axb3 Rb8 20. Ke2 Rxb3
21. Ra1 Rb7 22. Ra6 Bf8 23. Ne1 Bb4 24. Nd3 Bxd2 25. Kxd2 Nb4
26. Nxb4 Rxb4 27. Rxa7 Rxd4+ 28. Ke3 Rh4 29. h3 g5 30. Rd7 Ra4
31. Rd4 Ra3+ 32. Rd3 Ra2 33. Rd4 h5 34. Re4 Ra3+ 35. Ke2 Kg7
36. h4 g4 37. g3 Kg6 38. Rf4 Rb3 39. Rf6+ Kg7 40. Rf4 Rb5
41. Re4 Kg6 42. f4 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Rb1 44. Kf2 Rb7 45. Rf4 Rb5
46. Re4 Rb3 47. Rf4 Kg7 48. Re4 Kf8 49. Ra4 Rb5 50. Re4 Kg7
51. Kf3 Rb3+ 52. Kf2 Rb2+ 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Ra4 Rb3+ 55. Kf2
Rb2+ 56. Kf3 Rb7 57. Rf4 Rb5 58. Re4 Rb3+ 59. Kf2 Rb2+ 60. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6
12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. c4
Rhe8 17. c5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Kd7 21. Rd3
f6 22. Qe4 Kc8 23. Rhd1 Qb4 24. Rc1 Rd5 25. Qg6 Rdd8 26. Qe4
Rd5 27. Qg6 Rdd8 28. Bh2 Re7 29. Qe4 Rde8 30. Rb3 Qd2 31. Bd6
f5 32. Qf3 Rf7 33. Rd1 Qg5 34. Be5 Qg4 35. Qxc6+ bxc6 36. Rb8+
Kd7 37. Rb7+ Kd8 38. Rb8+ Ke7 39. Rb7+ Kd8 40. Rb8+ Ke7
41. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2013.11.17"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[Round "9.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Krasimir Rusev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c6
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. h3 Nh5 11. Be3 Nf4
12. Rfd1 Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 Re8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Nd2 f5 16. f3 Be6
17. exf5 gxf5 18. g4 Na6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Ng3 Bxh3 21. Kf2
Nb4 22. Ke2 Rad8 23. Nde4 Be6 24. Nd6 Nxa2 25. Ra1 Re7
26. Nge4 Nb4 27. Rxa7 Nc2 28. Rg1 Kh7 29. b3 Nd4+ 30. Bxd4
exd4 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Nxb7 Ra8 33. Rd1 Ra2+ 34. Rd2 Rxd2+
35. Kxd2 Kg6 36. Nbc5 Bf7 37. Nd3 h5 38. Ke2 h4 39. Kf2 Be8
40. Kg2 Bd7 41. Nf4+ Kf7 42. Nd3 Ke7 43. Nf4 Bf5 44. Nd3 Kd7
45. Ndc5+ Kc7 46. Nd3 Bf8 47. Kh2 Bd6+ 48. Kg2 Kd7 49. Ndf2
Bc7 50. Nd3 Ke7 51. Nb4 Kf7 52. Nd3 Kg6 53. Kg1 Kh5 54. Kg2
h3+ 55. Kh1 Kh4 56. Kg1 Bg6 57. Kf2 Bh5 58. Nd2 Bg3+ 59. Kg1
Bd6 60. Kf2 c5 61. f4 Bd1 62. f5 Bc2 63. Ke2 Bxd3+ 64. Kxd3 h2
65. Nf3+ Kh5 66. Nxh2 Bxh2 67. b4 cxb4 68. Kxd4 Bg1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3
e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6
12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Bb2 Nf6 16. Qh3 Nd5
17. g3 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be4 Nf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh4 Be7
22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kh7 25. Qh5 Kg7 26. Qg4+
Kh7 27. Qh5 Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 d6 8. c4 Ng4 9. Nc3 Nge5 10. a3 Rb8 11. Be3 a6 12. Rb1
b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. b4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bf6 16. Qd2 Bd4 17. Bg2
Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd4 19. Rec1 e5 20. f4 cxb4 21. axb4 Bb7 22. Ne2
Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Rc8 24. Qe3 Qd7 25. Ra1 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rc8
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Qb6 g6 29. h3 Bb7 30. Kh2 Kg7 31. d4 exf4
32. gxf4 f5 33. d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.28"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Igor Khenkin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. h3 Bd7 8. Ba4 Bb6 9. Nc4 h6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bc2 Ng6 12. a4
a6 13. Nxb6 cxb6 14. Re1 Re8 15. d4 Rc8 16. Be3 b5 17. axb5
Bxb5 18. Nd2 d5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nd3 21. Bxd3 Bxd3 22. e5
Nd7 23. Qf3 Bh7 24. Qxd5 Nc5 25. Qxd8 Rexd8 26. Nf3 Nd3
27. Re2 Be4 28. Nd4 Nc5 29. g4 Bd3 30. Rg2 Be4 31. Rd2 Re8
32. Re1 g6 33. Bf2 Bd5 34. Nf5 gxf5 35. Rxd5 Ne6 36. Be3 fxg4
37. hxg4 Rc4 38. Rf1 b5 39. Bd2 Rd8 40. Rxd8+ Nxd8 41. Kf2 Ne6
42. b3 Rc6 43. b4 Nc7 44. Kg3 f6 45. exf6 Rxf6 46. f5 Nd5
47. Rf3 Rc6 48. Rd3 Nf6 49. Rd4 Kf7 50. Kf3 Ke8 51. Kf4 Ke7
52. Be1 Ke8 53. Ke5 Nd7+ 54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Kd6 Nb6 56. Re4+ Kf8
57. Bf2 Na4 58. Be3 Nxc3 59. Bxh6+ Kg8 60. Re7 Rd8+ 61. Ke6
Ne4 62. Bf4 a5 63. f6 axb4 64. Kf5 Nc5 65. Bh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.29"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Ipatov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 h6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. f4 O-O 13. Qf3 c5 14. O-O-O cxd4 15. exd4 Bb4 16. Ne2 Ne4
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qb3 a5 19. Kb1 Ra6 20. g4 Be7 21. f5 b5
22. Nf4 Bg5 23. Rhf1 Rd6 24. Ne2 Ba6 25. Rfe1 Bh4 26. Rg1 b4
27. Qe3 Re8 28. Rc1 Bg5 29. Nf4 Rxd4 30. Nc6 Rd3 31. Qa7 Qd6
32. Nxd3 Bxd3+ 33. Ka1 Bxc1 34. Rxc1 e3 35. Nxa5 e2 36. Qg1
Qe5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Khaled Abdel Razik"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc5 9. f3 a5 10. b3 Re8 11. Be3 Bf8
12. Qd2 c6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Kh8 15. Bf1 Bd7 16. Kh1 Rad8
17. g4 Nxg4 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Rc1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Bg2
Re5 22. Bf4 f6 23. Qc2 Qb6 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Nf3 Bb4 26. Red1
Re8 27. h3 Bc8 28. Qe4 f5 29. Qh4 Be7 30. Ng5 h6 31. Qh5 Rf8
32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Nxh6+ gxh6 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.02"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nbd7
7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 a6 9. a4 a5 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7
13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. Nd5 Nc5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxc5
bxc5 18. h4 Bc8 19. Rd3 Ra6 20. Kh2 Rb6 21. b3 Bg4 22. Bh3
Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Rd6 26. Rd3 Rd4
27. Bf1 h5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. c5 Qb4 30. Qf3 Kg7 31. c6 Qc3
32. Qxc3 dxc3 33. Bd3 Be7 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Kf1 Kf6 36. Ke2 Ke7
37. f3 f6 38. Bc2 Kd6 39. Kd3 Bf2 40. g4 Bxh4 41. gxh5 gxh5
42. Kxc3 Kc5 43. Bd1 Be1+ 44. Kd3 h4 45. Be2 h3 46. Bf1 h2
47. Bg2 Bg3 48. Bh1 Kxc6 49. Kc4 Kd6 50. Bg2 Be1 51. Bh1 Ke6
52. Kd3 Kf7 53. Ke2 Bg3 54. Kd3 Kg6 55. Kc4 Be1 56. Kd3 Kg5
57. Ke2 Bb4 58. Kd3 Kf4 59. Ke2 Bc5 60. Kd3 Bd4 61. Ke2 c5
62. Kd3 c4+ 63. bxc4 Bc5 64. Ke2 Kg5 65. Kf1 Kg6 66. Kg2 Bg1
67. c5 Kf7 68. Kf1 Ke6 69. Ke2 Kd7 70. Kd3 Kc6 71. Kc4 Bxc5
72. Bg2 Bb6 73. Bh1 Kd6 74. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.03"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Nxe5 gxf4 13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. Qd4 Qxd7 15. Qxf4 Bd6 16. Qc1
Kb8 17. O-O h5 18. h4 Rhg8 19. a5 a6 20. Ra4 Bc7 21. Ne4 Bxe4
22. Rxe4 Bxa5 23. Qc5 Bc7 24. e3 f5 25. Rd4 Qe6 26. Rfd1 Rxd4
27. Qxd4 Be5 28. Qb4 Bxg3 29. fxg3 Qxe3+ 30. Kf1 Qxg3 31. Rd2
Qg4 32. Qd4 f4 33. Bxc6 f3 34. Bd7 Qg3 35. Qd6+ Qxd6 36. Rxd6
Kc7 37. Rd5 Rg2 38. b3 Rh2 39. Rd4 b5 40. Be8 Kb6 41. Bxh5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxe5 Nc5 15. Nd2 Nxb3 16. Nxb3
f6 17. Nd7 Re8 18. Na5 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Nd3 Rb8 21. Nc6 Rb6
22. Ncxb4 Bb7 23. b3 a5 24. Na2 Be4 25. Nc3 Bg6 26. Nd5 Rc6
27. c4 Kf8 28. Rac1 Nb7 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. N3f4 Bf7 31. Nc3 Rcd6
32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nfd5 c6 34. Ne4 Rd7 35. Ndc3 f5 36. Ng5 Nc5
37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Ke2 Nxb3 39. Rb1 Rb7 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. h4 Kd6
42. Kf4 Kc5 43. Nd1 Kb4 44. Ne3 Kxa4 45. Nc2 Rd7 46. Rb2 Nc5
47. Rb6 Rd6 48. Kxf5 Rf6+ 49. Kg4 Nd3 50. Kg3 Nb4 51. Nd4 Rd6
52. Nf5 Rf6 53. Nd4 Rd6 54. Nf5 Rd3+ 55. f3 g6 56. Ne7 Rd7
57. Ng8 Rf7 58. Nh6 Re7 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.05"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Be2 c5 11. e6 fxe6
12. Qxe6+ Kh8 13. dxc5 Ne5 14. Qd5 Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 Bb7 17. Be4 Rd8 18. Nf6 Nc6 19. Ng4 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7
21. c6 Nd6 22. O-O Rac8 23. Bg5 Nf5 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rxc6
26. Bxe7 Re8 27. Rac1 Re6 28. Bc5 Bxb2 29. Bd4+ Bxd4 30. exd4
R8e7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bh6 Rd8
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h4 Nf6 14. e5 Ng4 15. d5 h5 16. Rd1 b5
17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 b4 19. Be2 a5 20. O-O a4 21. Rfd1 Rb8
22. d6 Bf5 23. dxe7 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Re8 25. Bd1 Rxe7 26. Bxa4
Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. f3 Re1+ 29. Kf2 Rc1 30. Bb3 Be6 31. g4
Bxc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Rd5 Rc2+ 35. Kg3 c4
36. Rb5 Rb2 37. Rc5 c3 38. a3 bxa3 39. Rxc3 a2 40. Ra3 Kf6
41. Kf4 Ke6 42. Kg5 Rg2+ 43. Kxh5 Kd5 44. Kh6 Kc4 45. h5 Kb4
46. Rxa2 Rxa2 47. Kg7 f5 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. d5 O-O 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bxb5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 Qxb5 13. h5 Qc4 14. Rh4 Qxc3+ 15. Bd2 Qd3 16. hxg6
fxg6 17. Bh6 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Re8 19. Ng5 Nd7 20. Ne6 Rb8
21. Nc7 Rd8 22. Re4 Rb7 23. Bf4 Nf6 24. Rxe7 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Bxd7
26. Rc1 Rb4 27. Be3 c4 28. Bxa7 Rb7 29. Bd4 Rxc7 30. Bxf6 Rc5
31. d6 Kf7 32. Bc3 Rb5 33. a3 Rb3 34. Bb4 Bb5 35. Kd2 Rd3+
36. Kc2 Ba4+ 37. Kb2 Rb3+ 38. Ka2 Rd3 39. Kb2 Rb3+ 40. Ka1 c3
41. f4 h5 42. g3 Ke6 43. Re1+ Kd5 44. Rd1+ Kc4 45. d7 c2
46. Rd4+ Kb5 47. Rd5+ Ka6 48. Rd6+ Kb7 49. Rb6+ Kc7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 e6
7. e4 exd5 8. exd5 d6 9. Na3 Be7 10. Ne2 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O
12. g4 Bh4+ 13. Bf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nf6 15. Ng3 c4 16. Nxc4
Qc5+ 17. Qd4 Nxd5 18. Qxc5 dxc5 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Ne4 Nd7
21. Ng5 h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bd3 Rf4 24. Kg3 Raf8 25. Be4 N7f6
26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Ne5 h5 28. h3 b5 29. Rhe1 Kh7 30. Rd2 c4
31. a4 b4 32. cxb4 Nxb4 33. Re4 Nd3 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Nxd3 Rd4
36. Kf2 cxd3 37. b3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Kg6 39. Ke3 Rb4 40. Rxd3 e5
41. Kd2 e4 42. fxe4 Rxe4 43. Rd7 Rxg4 44. Rxa7 Kf5 45. Kc3 Ke6
46. a5 Kd5 47. Rd7+ Kc5 48. Rb7 Rg3+ 49. Kb2 Kc6 50. Rb6+ Kc7
51. Ka3 Rg5 52. Ka4 Rg1 53. b4 Rg5 54. Re6 Rg4 55. Kb5 Kb7
56. a6+ Ka7 57. Re7+ Ka8 58. Ka5 Rg6 59. b5 Rg5 60. a7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6
7. Bxc4 Nfd5 8. O-O Nxf4 9. exf4 Bd6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. fxe5 Bd7
12. Bb3 Bc6 13. Qg4 g6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rac1 h5 16. Qh3 Rd8
17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Qc3 O-O 20. Qc5 Bxb3 21. axb3 Qxc5
22. dxc5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nd5 24. g3 a6 25. Nc3 Rd8 26. f4 Kf8
27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Ne4 Rb8 29. Kf3 b6 30. c6 Rd8 31. Ng5 a5
32. h3 Ra8 33. g4 Rh8 34. f5 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 gxf5 36. gxf5 Rh5
37. f6+ Ke8 38. Kg4 Ne3+ 39. Kxh5 Nxd1 40. Ne4 Nxb2 41. Nc3
Nd3 42. Nb5 Nxe5 43. Nxc7+ Kd8 44. Na8 b5 45. c7+ Kc8 46. Kh6
Nd7 47. Kg7 a4 48. bxa4 bxa4 49. Kxf7 a3 50. Kxe6 Nxf6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 a5 8. c4 a4 9. bxa4 dxc4 10. Na3 Qa5 11. Nxc4 Qxa4
12. Qc1 Qa6 13. a4 Be6 14. Nfd2 Nbd7 15. e4 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6
17. Bc3 Rfd8 18. a5 Qa7 19. Qb2 Ne8 20. d5 cxd5 21. exd5 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nc4 Rad8 25. Nb6 Rd3 26. Qe5
e6 27. Rac1 Qa6 28. Qc5 h5 29. Nc8 Nf6 30. Rb1 R3d7 31. Nb6
Rd2 32. Nc4 Ne4 33. Qb5 R2d5 34. Qxa6 bxa6 35. Rb4 Nc3 36. Rb6
Rc5 37. Nd6 Rxa5 38. Rc6 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nd4 40. Rb6 Nf5 41. Ne4
Kg7 42. Re1 Rd7 43. Ng5 Ra2 44. Rb3 a5 45. Reb1 Rdd2 46. Rf3
Rab2 47. Rc1 Rbc2 48. Rb1 Rd7 49. Ra3 Rc5 50. h4 Ra7 51. Rb8
Rd5 52. Ne4 Nd6 53. Ng5 a4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "6.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Ndb5 Nxc3 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Bd2 Be6
11. O-O-O Ke8 12. g3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Rc8 14. Kb1 f5 15. Nd5 Bd7
16. h4 e6 17. Nf4 e5 18. Bc3 Nd8 19. h5 Rxc3 20. bxc3 exf4
21. gxf4 Ne6 22. e3 Ke7 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rxh8 Bxh8 25. Bxb7
Nc5 26. Rh1 Bxc3 27. Bd5 Bg7 28. Kc2 Bb5 29. Rg1 Kf6 30. f3 a6
31. Kd2 Bf8 32. Rh1 Kg7 33. Rc1 Kf6 34. Rh1 Kg7 35. Rc1 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.4"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. exd5
cxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nge2 f3 9. gxf3 O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qd2 Be7
12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nf4 Na5 14. Rhe1 Nxb3+ 15. axb3 h6 16. Bh4
Qa5 17. Kb1 Ne4 18. fxe4 Bxh4 19. Rg1 Bg5 20. h4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4
Kh8 22. exd5 Bd7 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh7 25. Ne4 f6
26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Qxf6 Bg4 28. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg7
7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Nc6 11. Bf4 dxe5
12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bf5 14. Nc3 Na5 15. Bd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Nc6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. g4 Bc8 19. Rac1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Nd4 f6 23. exf6 exf6 24. Ndb5 a6 25. Nd6
Be6 26. Ne8 Kf7 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. f3 h6 29. Kf2 g5 30. Be3 f5
31. a3 Kf7 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Kg3 Nc6 34. h4 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4 Ne5
36. Bxh6 Nxf3+ 37. Kg3 Nd4 38. Be3 Ne6 39. Kf2 Ke8 40. Ke2 Kd7
41. Kd2 Kc6 42. Bf2 Bg6 43. Be3 Bf5 44. Bf2 Bg6 45. Be3 Bf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bg6
7. O-O e6 8. b3 Nbd7 9. h3 Bd6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qd3 b5 12. e4
dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Qe2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qc7 17. Bb2
b4 18. Nb1 Rfe8 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. f3 Be5 21. Rac1 Nh5 22. Nf1
Nf4 23. Qe3 a5 24. Ba1 a4 25. Nc2 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 b3 27. axb3
axb3 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Nb4 Qb6 30. Rb1 Qxb4 31. Qxf4 Qxc4
32. Qe3 Ra2 33. Rd1 Qe2 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qg5 Qf2+ 36. Kh2 Ne6
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nge7
7. e3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. h4 h5
17. a3 Kh7 18. Kh2 Kg8 19. Rfd1 Kh7 20. Re1 b6 21. Bf1 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Bb5 Qb7 24. Rc3 Kg8 25. Qc2 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qc8
27. Qxc8+ Bxc8 28. Bc6 Be6 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke2 Kd6
32. Bb5 Bd7 33. Bd3 Ba4 34. Kd2 Kc6 35. Kc3 Bb5 36. Bc2 a5
37. Bf4 Bf8 38. Bd1 Bf1 39. Ba4+ b5 40. Bd1 b4+ 41. axb4 Bxb4+
42. Kc2 Bh3 43. Be2 Bd7 44. Bd2 Bf5+ 45. Kc1 Bxd2+ 46. Kxd2
Bd7 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Kf4 f6 49. Bd3 Be8 50. f3 Ke7 51. g4 Kd6
52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Bh7 Ke7 54. Kf5 Bb5 55. Kg6 Be2 56. f4 Bg4
57. Kh6 a4 58. Bc2 Ke6 59. Kg6 Bf3 60. f5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O
7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3 Nc5 9. Nd4 e5 10. Nb3 d6 11. e4 Nfd7 12. Be3
a5 13. Nd2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 e4 16. g4 Qh4 17. gxf5 Nf6
18. Bf2 Qh6 19. Ndxe4 Nfxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxf4
22. Qd3 Rae8 23. Rae1 Bxb2 24. Bxb6 Qh4 25. Bf2 Qf6 26. Kh1
Be5 27. Qh3 Kh8 28. Bg1 Rg8 29. Re2 Re7 30. Rg2 Reg7 31. Rxg7
Rxg7 32. Rb1 Ba6 33. Rb8+ Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qg4+ Kf8
36. Bd3 Bc8 37. Be3 Bd7 38. Bg5 Qg7 39. Qh4 Qf7 40. f6 Ke8
41. Bxh7 Kd8 42. Qh6 Kc8 43. Bg6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bg5 dxc4
7. e4 b5 8. e5 Nd5 9. h5 h6 10. hxg6 hxg5 11. Rxh8+ Bxh8
12. gxf7+ Kxf7 13. Nxg5+ Kg6 14. Qf3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Kxg5
16. Qf7 Qd5 17. Qxe7+ Kh6 18. Qf8+ Bg7 19. Qxc8 c5 20. Qh3+
Kg6 21. Qg4+ Kh7 22. O-O-O Nc6 23. Be2 cxd4 24. Qf5+ Kg8
25. Bf3 Qxe5 26. Bd5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 c3
7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Re1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5
12. Nc4 Qa6 13. Nfe5 Be6 14. d5 Rfd8 15. e4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Ng4
17. Nd3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Qb6+ 20. Kf1 Qxb2 21. Qc1
Qf6+ 22. Qf4 Bd7 23. e5 Qxf4+ 24. gxf4 Rac8 25. Rec1 Bb5+
26. Kf2 Rc4 27. Rab1 b6 28. Ke3 Ba6 29. a3 Ra4 30. Rc3 Bc4
31. Rd1 b5 32. Be4 Kf8 33. d6 exd6 34. exd6 Be6 35. Bb7 b4
36. axb4 Rxb4 37. Rc7 Rb6 38. Bc6 a5 39. Ke4 a4 40. Ke5 a3
41. Kf6 a2 42. d7 Bxd7 43. h4 a1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. d3 Nge7
7. h4 h6 8. Bf4 d6 9. Qc1 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. a3 Nf5 12. Rb1 a5
13. Nb5 Na7 14. Nxa7 Rxa7 15. e4 Ne7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 h5
18. b5 O-O 19. Bh6 e5 20. Bg5 Bc8 21. Ra1 Qc7 22. Rxa7 Qxa7
23. Qa1 Qc7 24. Qa2 Bb7 25. Ra1 f6 26. Bd2 Ra8 27. Qb1 Rxa1
28. Qxa1 Bc8 29. Ne1 Kh7 30. Nc2 Bh6 31. Bxh6 Kxh6 32. Ne3 Kg7
33. Qa8 g5 34. Kh2 Qb7 35. Qxb7 Bxb7 36. Bh3 g4 37. Bg2 Bc8
38. f3 Kh6 39. Kg1 Be6 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Bf1 gxf3 42. Kxf3 f5
43. Be2 fxe4+ 44. dxe4 Ng8 45. Kf2 Nf6 46. Bf3 Kh6 47. Ke2 Kg6
48. Kd3 Kh6 49. Nd1 Bh3 50. Nc3 Be6 51. Na4 Nd7 52. Be2 Kg6
53. Ke3 Kh6 54. Kf2 Kg6 55. Nc3 Nf6 56. Ke3 Kh6 57. Na4 Nd7
58. Nc3 Nf6 59. Na4 Nd7 60. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 c5 10. Bg5 a4 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nc6 15. Rad1 axb3 16. axb3 cxd4
17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc7
7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Qe4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. exd6 exd6 11. Bg5 Qd7
12. Qh4 d5 13. Bb3 Nc6 14. Nbd2 Qg4 15. h3 Qxh4 16. Bxh4 Be6
17. Ng5 Bf5 18. g4 Bd3 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Ngf3 d4 21. cxd4 Nb5
22. Re3 g5 23. Rxd3 gxh4 24. d5 Nb4 25. Re3 Rad8 26. Nxh4 Nxd5
27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Ne4 Nd4 29. Rc1 f5 30. gxf5 Nxf5 31. Nxf5
Rfxf5 32. b3 Rf7 33. Kg2 Rfd7 34. Rc2 Kh7 35. Rf3 Re7 36. Ng3
Kg6 37. Ne2 Kh7 38. Ng3 Kg6 39. a4 h5 40. Rc4 Rde5 41. Rd3 Bf6
42. Rd6 R5e6 43. Rxe6 Rxe6 44. Ne4 Be7 45. Nc3 Bd8 46. Rc8 Bf6
47. Nd5 Be5 48. Rd8 Kf5 49. Rd7 Ke4 50. f3+ Kf5 51. Rf7+ Kg6
52. Rxb7 a5 53. Rb5 Bd6 54. Rxa5 Re2+ 55. Kf1 Rd2 56. Ne3 Bg3
57. Nc4 Rf2+ 58. Kg1 Rxf3 59. Rb5 h4 60. a5 Rf2 61. a6 Rc2
62. Ra5 Bf2+ 63. Kf1 Ba7 64. Rb5 Ra2 65. Na5 Kf6 66. b4 Ra3
67. Rb7 Bd4 68. Nc6 Be3 69. b5 Bc5 70. a7 Bxa7 71. Rxa7 Rxh3
72. b6 Rb3 73. b7 Rb1+ 74. Kg2 Rb2+ 75. Kh3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. b3 Ne4 8. Bb2 Bf5 9. e3 Nd7 10. Qe2 a5 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Be4 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb5 Qc7 15. Rfc1 Qc6 16. Qe2
Rfc8 17. Bh3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e6 19. a4 Qb6 20. Qd1 Bf8 21. Bf1
Bb4 22. Bb2 Nf6 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rc7 25. Bd3 Qd6
26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Qc2 Qxc2 28. Bxc2 g5 29. h3 h5 30. f3 g4
31. hxg4 hxg4 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Bc1 Ke7 34. Bd3 b6 35. Bc2 Kd7
36. Bd3 Ke7 37. Bc2 Kd7 38. Bd3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 f5 6. e4 d6
7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd5 fxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. f3 Be6
12. Be3 Qd7 13. Qd2 a5 14. Rac1 b6 15. b3 Kh8 16. Rfd1 Rf7
17. Nec3 Raf8 18. Nb5 Ne8 19. Rf1 Ne7 20. Nbc3 Nc6 21. Nb5 Ne7
22. Nbc3 Nc6 23. Ne2 Bh3 24. a3 Nf6 25. Nec3 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Nd4
27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Ne2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qb5 30. Nxd4 Bxd4
31. Qxd4+ Kg8 32. Qc4 Qe8 33. Qd3 Qe5 34. Qc3 Qe7 35. Qd4 g5
36. Rc2 h5 37. Rcf2 Re8 38. Re2 Qd7 39. Qd2 Rg7 40. Rfe1 Qb5
41. Qc3 Re5 42. Qc4 Qe8 43. Qd3 Rge7 44. a4 Qf7 45. Qd2 Qg7
46. Qd3 Qf6 47. Rc2 Qg6 48. h3 g4 49. hxg4 hxg4 50. Rce2 gxf3+
51. Qxf3 Rf7 52. Qe3 Rh5 53. Rf2 Rfh7 54. Qf3 Rh2+ 55. Kg1
Rxf2 56. Qxf2 Qh6 57. Qg2 Qf6 58. Rf1 Qe5 59. Qf3 Rg7 60. Kg2
Qe7 61. Qf5 Qh4 62. Qf8+ Kh7 63. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. Bb2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Rb2 Qd6 18. Nxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxe4 20. Rbd2 e6
21. h3 Bd5 22. Nd4 Rc5 23. f3 Rfc8 24. e4 Bxb3 25. axb3 a5
26. Ra1 e5 27. Ne2 Rb5 28. Rd3 Rc2 29. Kf1 Rb2 30. h4 R2xb3
31. Rxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxa5 Nd7 33. Rd5 Rb7 34. Nc3 f6 35. Ra5 Nf8
36. Nd5 Ne6 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. Kf2 h5 39. Kg3 Rd7 40. Kf2 Rb7
41. Ke3 Rb3+ 42. Kf2 Rb7 43. g3 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Rb7 45. Kd2 f5
46. exf5 gxf5 47. Ne3 Nd4 48. Nc4 Nxf3+ 49. Ke2 Rb3 50. Nd6+
Ke6 51. Ne4+ Ke7 52. Ra7+ Kd8 53. Nf6 Nd4+ 54. Kf2 Rb2+
55. Ke3 Rb3+ 56. Kf2 Rb2+ 57. Ke3 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. dxe5 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2
Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Be3
Rac8 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nb3 Na4 20. c4 b6 21. Rc2
Nc3 22. f3 Rd3 23. Re1 Rcd8 24. Nc1 Rd1 25. Kf1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1
Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Rh1 28. Kg3 Be5+ 29. f4 Bd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Nb3
Nxe4+ 32. Kf3 d3 33. Rb2 Re1 34. g3 h5 35. Rg2 g5 36. fxg5
Nxg5+ 37. Kf4 Nh3+ 38. Kf3 Ng5+ 39. Kf4 Re2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qa4 d6
7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Rd1 Qc8
12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Qh4 b5 15. a3 Ne5 16. Bc1 Ra7
17. a4 bxa4 18. Qxa4 e6 19. Rd6 Nfd7 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Rxa6 Rxa6
22. Qxa6 Rb8 23. Bc1 Nc5 24. Qa3 Qc6 25. Rd1 Bf8 26. Qa2 Ne4
27. Nxe4 Qxe4 28. Bd3 Nxd3 29. cxd3 Qe2 30. Rf1 Qxd3 31. Qa7
Qb5 32. Bf4 Rc8 33. Qa1 Bg7 34. Qd1 Qxb2 35. Be3 h5 36. h3 Qb5
37. Qd2 Qd5 38. Qe2 Qc4 39. Qd2 Qc3 40. Qd7 Qc6 41. Qd2 Qc2
42. Qd7 Qc7 43. Qd2 Rd8 44. Qe2 Qd6 45. Rc1 Be5 46. Qc4 Kg7
47. Qc2 Bh2+ 48. Kh1 Bf4 49. Bxf4 Qxf4 50. f3 Rd5 51. Qc3+ e5
52. Re1 Qd4 53. Qc2 Rc5 54. Qe2 h4 55. Rd1 Qc4 56. Qe3 Qc2
57. Re1 Rd5 58. Qg5 Qc3 59. Rg1 Qd4 60. Qe7 Rd7 61. Qe8 Rd8
62. Qe7 Rd7 63. Qe8 Qd6 64. Ra1 Rd8 65. Qb5 Qd4 66. Re1 Rd5
67. Qe8 Qc3 68. Rg1 Qd2 69. Qe7 Qf4 70. Re1 Qf6 71. Qb7 Qd6
72. Qb3 Rd3 73. Qc2 Rd2 74. Qe4 Rd1 75. Qxh4 Qd4 76. Qxd4
Rxe1+ 77. Qg1 Rxg1+ 78. Kxg1 f5 79. Kf2 Kh6 80. g3 Kg5 81. Ke3
Kf6 82. h4 Ke6 83. g4 Kd5 84. Kd3 fxg4 85. fxg4 e4+ 86. Ke3
Ke5 87. h5 gxh5 88. gxh5 Kf5 89. h6 Kg6 90. Kxe4 Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "15.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Rc8
12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Qb6
17. a4 a5 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Bb4 20. h4 c5 21. d5 exd5
22. Nxb5 c4 23. Bd4 cxb3 24. Qxb3 Nc5 25. Qb2 Nxa4 26. Qe2 Nc5
27. e5 Nfe4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Nd6 Rb8 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rac1
Qa6 32. Qxa6 Nxa6 33. Nf5 h6 34. Nd6 Rb8 35. Ba7 Ra8 36. Be3
Rb8 37. Nxb7 Rxb7 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. h5 Rb8 40. Rxb8 Nxb8
41. Rc7 a4 42. Rxf7 a3 43. Bd4 Nc6 44. Ba1 Bc5 45. Rc7 Bd4
46. Rxc6 Bxa1 47. e6 Bf6 48. Ra6 Be7 49. Ra7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Be7 4. O-O d5 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. h5 Ba6
13. h6 g6 14. Bf4 a4 15. a3 bxa3 16. bxa3 Qc7 17. Qc1 Rfc8
18. Ne3 Qd8 19. Ng4 Nd4 20. Ngh2 Qc7 21. Qd2 Rab8 22. Ra2
Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 c4 24. d4 c3 25. Qc1 Bc4 26. Ra1 Rb2 27. Bg5
Bf8 28. Bh3 Rcb8 29. Kg2 R8b6 30. Re3 Ba6 31. Qd1 Rb8 32. Nh2
R8b7 33. Rf3 R7b6 34. Ng4 Rc6 35. Bc1 Rb8 36. Bg5 Rc4 37. Ne3
Rc6 38. Bf4 Qa7 39. Bg5 Rb2 40. Rf4 Nb6 41. Qf3 Nc4 42. Ng4
Nd2 43. Nf6+ Kh8 44. Qd1 Rc4 45. Bxe6 fxe6 46. Qg4 Rb6 47. Nd7
Rc8 48. Rf7 Ne4 49. Qf4 Rbb8 50. Nxf8 Qxd4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "17.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Nc6 6. c3 Nh5
7. Bg3 h6 8. Nbd2 d5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Nxg3 11. hxg3 O-O
12. a3 a5 13. a4 Bd7 14. Bb5 Rfd8 15. Re1 Rac8 16. Qd1 Nb8
17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. Nxb3 b6 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Re2
Rdc8 22. Nd3 b5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Nfe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bd6
26. Nd3 c4 27. Nc1 Rcb8 28. Ra2 a4 29. Rc2 Rb3 30. g4 a3
31. bxa3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Bxa3 33. Ne2 Rb3 34. g3 Kf8 35. Kg2 Ke7
36. Kf3 Kd6 37. e4 f6 38. exd5 exd5 39. Ke3 Bb2 40. Kd2 g5
41. Ng1 Ke6 42. f3 f5 43. Nh3 fxg4 44. fxg4 Ba3 45. Ke2 Bb2
46. Kd2 Ba3 47. Ke2 Bb2 48. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. b3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bb2 c6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. f3 Be6
17. f4 Bg7 18. e4 Rad8 19. Kh1 Qc5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. f5 gxf5
22. exf5 Bd5 23. f6 Bf8 24. Qe2 Bxg2+ 25. Qxg2 Nd5 26. Ne4 Qe3
27. Bc1 Qd3 28. Ng5 Re8 29. Qh3 Re2 30. Qh5 Re7 31. Rd1 Nxf6
32. Qxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxd3 Re7 34. Nf3 Nd5 35. Bg5 Re6 36. Rd2
Bb4 37. Rc2 h6 38. Bc1 Kg7 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Nh4+ Kh7 41. Rf2
Kg8 42. Nf5 h5 43. Nh6+ Kg7 44. Nf5+ Kg8 45. Nh6+ Kg7 46. Nf5+
Kh7 47. Nh4 Kg8 48. Bg5 Bc5 49. Rd2 Kg7 50. Nf3 Kg6 51. Rc2
Be3 52. Re2 Kf7 53. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 54. Kh3 Kf6 55. Nd4 Re7 56. Nc2
Nf5 57. Rf2 Kg5 58. Kg2 b5 59. h4+ Kg6 60. Rd2 c5 61. Kh3 c4
62. bxc4 bxc4 63. g4 hxg4+ 64. Kxg4 Re4+ 65. Kf3 Rxh4 66. Rf2
Kf6 67. Ke2 Ke5 68. Kd2 Rh3 69. Re2+ Kd5 70. Re8 Nd6 71. Ra8
c3+ 72. Ke2 Ke4 73. Rxa5 Rh2+ 74. Kd1 Nc4 75. Ra4 Kd5 76. Ra8
Nb2+ 77. Kc1 Nd3+ 78. Kd1 Rd2# 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "19.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Rc8
12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. Rhe1 Qc8 16. Bh6 Bxh6
17. Qxh6 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Re3 Qb4 20. c3 Qb6 21. Ka1 Rc8
22. g4 hxg4 23. f4 Nc4 24. e5 Nd5 25. e6 Ndxe3 26. exd7 Rd8
27. f5 Qa5 28. Rc1 Qa3 29. Rb1 Qa5 30. Rc1 Qa3 31. Rb1 Qa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "20.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. Be3 Bxf3
7. Bxf3 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. Rb1 c6 13. Be2 f5 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. b4 Kh8
17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Nf3 c5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Qc2 Nd6
22. Ng5 Qc8 23. Re1 Re8 24. Qd1 Bf6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4
27. Bxe4 Kg7 28. g3 Qa6 29. Qb3 Qb6 30. Qc2 Qb4 31. Qe2 a5
32. h4 a4 33. Kg2 Qb6 34. Qg4 Qd6 35. Bd3 Qc6+ 36. Kh2 Be7
37. h5 Qf6 38. Kg2 a3 39. Qe4 Bf8 40. hxg6 hxg6 41. Qa8 Kh6
42. Qxa3 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Qf3 44. Qc1+ Kg7 45. Qc2 Bd6 46. a4 g5
47. a5 Qc6 48. Qa2 Qa6 49. Qa4 Kf6 50. Qd7 Be7 51. Qb5 Qxb5
52. cxb5 Bd8 53. b6 Ke5 54. Bc4 Ke4 55. b7 Bc7 56. a6 Bb8
57. Kf1 d3 58. f4 gxf4 59. gxf4 Kd4 60. Bxd3 Kxd3 61. f5 c4
62. f6 c3 63. f7 c2 64. f8=Q c1=Q+ 65. Kg2 Qg5+ 66. Kf1 Qc1+
67. Kg2 Qd2+ 68. Qf2 Qg5+ 69. Kf1 Qc1+ 70. Kg2 Qc6+ 71. Qf3+
Qxf3+ 72. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "21.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4
7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nbxd4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2 Bxb5 11. Qxb5+
Qxb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Be3 b6 14. Rd1 e6 15. O-O Nd5 16. Bd4
Nc5 17. g3 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 a6 19. Na3 b5 20. Rfd1 Rab8 21. c4
bxc4 22. Nxc4 a5 23. Nfe5 a4 24. R1d2 Rb7 25. h4 h5 26. Rc2
Nb4 27. Re2 Nxa2 28. Nd6 Rb4 29. Red2 Kg7 30. Rxb4 Nxb4
31. Rd4 Nba6 32. Ne4 Rb8 33. Nxc5 Nxc5 34. Rc4 Rb5 35. Nc6 Nd3
36. Rxa4 Rxb2 37. f4 Rc2 38. Nd8 Rc7 39. Ra6 Nb4 40. Rxe6 Rc1+
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "22.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7
12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Rac1 Be8 16. c5 Nxd4
17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 gxf6
21. Rd7 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxb7 Ra5 24. Rb2 Kg7 25. Kg2 f5
26. Rc2 Kf6 27. Rb2 Ra3 28. e3 Kg6 29. Kf3 Ra4 30. Rc2 e5
31. h4 f6 32. Rd2 Ra3 33. Rc2 Ra4 34. Rd2 Ra3 35. Rc2 Ra4
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "23.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4
7. Nb5 Na6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. a4 Bg4 11. Be2 Rad8
12. h3 e5 13. Be3 Qe6 14. Qc1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e4 16. Be2 Nd5
17. O-O f5 18. Bc4 Qc6 19. Ba2 Kh8 20. Bh6 Nc5 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7
22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qe3 f4 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Rfe8 26. Rfd1
e3 27. fxe3 fxe3 28. a5 e2 29. Re1 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Nd3 31. d5
Kf7 32. g4 Re5 33. Kg2 Re3 34. Kg1 Ke7 35. Ra3 Rg3+ 36. Kh2
Nxe1 37. Kxg3 Nc2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "24.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. a4 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. a5
Qe7 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. e4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 cxb3 17. Qxb3
Bc5 18. Be3 g6 19. Na4 Nfg4 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Nc2 Rab8 22. Qc3
Nxe3 23. Nxe3 Rb4 24. f4 Nc4 25. Ng4 f6 26. e5 fxe5 27. Bxc6
Rd8 28. Bd5+ Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Qe6 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Nxe5 Nxe5
32. Qxe5+ Qxe5 33. fxe5 Rb7 34. e6 Bb5 35. a6 Re7 36. Rb8 Bd3
37. Rb7 Kf6 38. Ra5 c4 39. Rc5 h5 40. Rxe7 Kxe7 41. Rc7+ Kxe6
42. Rxa7 c3 43. Rc7 Bxa6 44. Rc6+ Kd5 45. Rxa6 c2 46. Ra1 Kd4
47. Kf2 Kd3 48. h4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "25.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "201"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7
7. Bd3 Re8 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Bf4 Re8
12. h3 c5 13. Nf3 b6 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Bb5 Rf8 16. Rfd1 a6
17. Bf1 b5 18. a4 Qb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 c4 21. Qb4 Bc6
22. b3 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Be8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Qb2
Qa5 27. Be5 Ne4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rc1 Qa2 30. Qxa2 Rxa2
31. Ne2 Nd2 32. Nd4 Nb3 33. Rb1 Nxd4 34. cxd4 c3 35. Bd3 b4
36. Rxb4 c2 37. Bxc2 Rxc2 38. f3 f5 39. h4 Rd2 40. Rb7+ Bf7
41. Kf1 h6 42. Ra7 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Re7 Kf6 45. Re5 Bc4+
46. Kg1 Re2 47. Rc5 Be6 48. Re5 Rd2 49. Kh2 Bf7 50. Kg1 Bg6
51. Kh2 f4 52. exf4 gxf4 53. Rd5 Bf7 54. Rc5 Rxd4 55. Rc2 Bg6
56. Rb2 Rd8 57. g3 Rd4 58. Kh3 Bf5+ 59. Kg2 Kg5 60. gxf4+ Kxf4
61. Kf2 Be6 62. Re2 Bd5 63. Re3 Rd2+ 64. Re2 Rd3 65. Ke1 Rc3
66. Kd2 Ra3 67. Re7 Rb3 68. Kc2 Ra3 69. Kb2 Ra4 70. Kc3 Kf5
71. Rd7 Be6 72. Rd4 Ra8 73. Kd3 Ra3+ 74. Ke2 Ke5 75. Re4+ Kd5
76. Kf2 Bf5 77. Re3 Ra4 78. Kg3 Be6 79. Re4 Ra8 80. Kf4 Rf8+
81. Ke3 Kd6 82. Rd4+ Bd5 83. Rf4 Re8+ 84. Kd4 Ra8 85. Ke3 Ke5
86. Rd4 Ra3+ 87. Rd3 Ra5 88. Rc3 Be6 89. Rd3 Rc5 90. Ra3 Bf5
91. Rb3 Bg6 92. Ra3 Bc2 93. Ra8 Bb3 94. Re8+ Be6 95. Rd8 Bf7
96. Rd3 Bg6 97. Ra3 Bh5 98. Rb3 Kf5 99. Ra3 Re5+ 100. Kf2 Be8
101. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "26.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 b6
12. Nbd2 a5 13. Nb3 Ba6 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Rfd1 Ne5
17. Nxe5 Bxe2 18. Bxa5 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Rhc8 20. Nc4 Ra6 21. a3
Nd6 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Re1 Ra8 24. Bc3 Rad8 25. Kf1 Rd1 26. a4
Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 g6 28. g4 Kd6 29. Ke2 Kd5 30. Kd3 c4+ 31. Ke2
f5 32. f3 fxg4 33. e4+ Kc5 34. fxg4 Rd3 35. b4+ Kb6 36. Bd2
Ra3 37. Be3+ Kc6 38. b5+ Kc7 39. Bd4 Rxa4 40. Ke3 Ra3+ 41. Kf4
Rb3 42. b6+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "27.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. O-O Rb8 8. Bf4 a6 9. Rc1 h6 10. b3 g5 11. d5 gxf4 12. dxc6
e5 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Nh4 Bc8 15. c5 Rb4 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qc2
fxg3 18. hxg3 Rxh4 19. gxh4 d5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rfd1 Be6
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qd3 Qxh4 24. Qxd5 Qg4+ 25. Qg2 Qxe2 26. Re1
Qxa2 27. Re3 Kh8 28. Rg3 Qd2 29. Rc6 Rd8 30. Kh2 Qf4 31. Rc4
e4 32. Rxe4 Qd6 33. Qh3 Qf6 34. Rf3 Qc6 35. Qf5 Rd6 36. Rc4
Qb6 37. Rc8+ Rd8 38. Rxd8+ Qxd8 39. Qxf7 Be5+ 40. Kh3 Bg7
41. Qe6 Qd1 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kh8 44. Kg2 Qd7 45. Qa8+ Kh7
46. Qe4+ Kh8 47. Rd3 Qc8 48. Rg3 a5 49. Qd5 Qe8 50. Qb7 Be5
51. Qe4 Qb8 52. Rg6 Bg7 53. Qd5 Qe8 54. Ra6 Qe7 55. Rxa5 Bf8
56. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "28.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qa4 d6
7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Bb5 Bg7 11. O-O O-O
12. Bxc6 Nb6 13. Qe4 bxc6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. Be5 Bxe5
17. Qxe5 Nc4 18. Qe2 Nd6 19. b3 Rad8 20. Rd3 Nb5 21. Rad1 Nxc3
22. Rxc3 Rd5 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. h3 e6 25. Qc4 c5 26. Rd3 Rxd3
27. cxd3 Qd5 28. Rc1 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxd3 30. Rxc5 Rd1+ 31. Kh2
Rd2 32. Ra5 Rxf2 33. Rxa7 e5 34. Kg1 Rb2 35. g4 h6 36. Re7
Rxa2 37. Rxe5 Rb2 38. Re3 Kg7 39. Rf3 Kf8 40. Re3 Kg7 41. Rf3
Kf8 42. Re3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "29.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Na6 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. d5 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ng5
Bd7 13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. e3 a5 16. Rfe1 Bc8 17. Qb1
Rfe8 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. Nf3 Ng4 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nd4 Nf7 22. f4 Qc7
23. Kh2 Re7 24. Re2 Rde8 25. Rde1 Qb6 26. Qd1 a4 27. Nxa4 Nxa4
28. bxa4 Bd7 29. Qb3 Qa7 30. Bc3 Qa6 31. a5 Bc8 32. a4 h5
33. Nf3 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 Be6 35. Qf6 Nh8 36. Rd2 Rf7 37. Qb2 Rd7
38. c5 d5 39. Qc3 Ra8 40. Qf6 Bf7 41. Ne5 Rc7 42. e4 fxe4
43. f5 Qxa5 44. Rde2 Qc3 45. Qd6 Re8 46. Qxc7 Qxe5 47. Qxb7 h4
48. fxg6 Nxg6 49. Rf1 Re7 50. Qxc6 Qxg3+ 51. Kh1 Nf4 52. Rb2
Kg7 53. Rb6 Qxg2# 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "30.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Bg2 b5
7. cxb5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qxb5 9. Bc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Na3 Qa6
12. Ne1 Nbd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Qc2 Na4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc4 Qb5
17. Nd3 Ba6 18. Rac1 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxb2 21. Nxb2
Bxb2 22. Rb1 Rfb8 23. Bf1 Bd4 24. Rcc1 Rb6 25. Rb3 Rxb3
26. axb3 a5 27. Kg2 a4 28. bxa4 Rxa4 29. Rc2 Kg7 30. Bb5 Ra1
31. Bc4 Re1 32. Kf3 Kf6 33. h4 h6 34. Bd3 Ra1 35. Ke2 g5
36. hxg5+ hxg5 37. Rd2 g4 38. Rc2 Ke5 39. Rd2 Ra3 40. Rc2 Bxf2
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. dxe6
Bxe6 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qxd8+ Rxd8 9. Bg2 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. a3
Be7 12. Nc3 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Bxb7 Rb8
16. Be4 Rfc8 17. Kc2 f5 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. Rc1 Kf8 20. Rhe1 a5
21. h3 a4 22. Bg2 h5 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nxa4 h4 25. gxh4 Bxh4
26. Rf1 Nd4+ 27. Kd3 Rd8 28. Ke3 Nb3 29. Nxb3 Bxb3 30. Nc3 Rb6
31. Bh1 Bf7 32. Rfd1 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Bh5+ 34. Kg2 Bxe2 35. Nxe2
Rxe2+ 36. Kf3 Rbe6 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. c3 e5 8. h3 a5 9. Re1 Bd7 10. Nf1 Nh5 11. Bc2 h6 12. Ne3
Nf4 13. Nd5 Ne6 14. Be3 Kh7 15. Qd2 a4 16. Rad1 Na5 17. b3
axb3 18. axb3 exd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20. b4 Na7 21. Nc3 c6 22. Ra1
d5 23. e5 Nc7 24. Ne2 Nab5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Ng3 Na3 27. Ra1
Nc4 28. Qc1 Qd8 29. Bf4 Ne6 30. Nh5 Rh8 31. Bg3 Kg8 32. Bh4 g5
33. Bg3 Kf8 34. Bd3 b5 35. Ra7 Be8 36. Qa1 Rg8 37. Ra8 Qe7
38. Nf6 Bxf6 39. exf6 Qxf6 40. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 Re8 9. Be3 Bd6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd6 cxd6
12. Qxd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. a4
f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. c3 Red8 19. a5 Bc2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Bxa7 Kf7 22. Kf1 Rd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxd1 24. Ke1 Bb3 25. Kd2
Ke6 26. Ke3 Kd5 27. f4 g6 28. fxe5 Kxe5 29. Bb8+ Kd5 30. Kf4
Ke6 31. Kg5 Kf7 32. Be5 Bd5 33. g3 Bg2 34. b4 Bd5 35. Kh6 Kg8
36. Bd4 Bb3 37. h4 Bc4 38. Bc5 Bd5 39. g4 Bg2 40. Kg5 Kf7
41. Bf2 Bf1 42. Bg3 Bc4 43. Kh6 Kg8 44. Be5 Be2 45. Kg5 Kf7
46. Bd4 Bc4 47. Kh6 Kg8 48. Kg5 Kf7 49. Kh6 Kg8 50. Kg5 Kf7
51. Kh6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. O-O Re8 9. Be3 f6 10. Kh1 Be7 11. Ng1 Nf8
12. Ne2 Be6 13. b3 Qd7 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 Bf7 16. Qf3 a5
17. Nh5 Ng6 18. Bd2 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Ne5 20. Qf2 b5 21. cxb5 cxb5
22. Bc3 Bb4 23. Bb2 Qf7 24. Qh4 Bd6 25. Bc1 b4 26. Be3 a4
27. g4 Ng6 28. Qf2 Be5 29. Bd4 Qe6 30. Rg1 Rad8 31. Bxe5 Qxe5
32. Rab1 c5 33. Qf5 Qc3 34. Qf2 c4 35. Qa7 Re7 36. Qa5 Rc8
37. Rxb4 cxd3 38. cxd3 Qxd3 39. Qf5 Rd8 40. Rxa4 Qc2 41. Ra8
Rxa8 42. Qd5+ Kf8 43. Qxa8+ Re8 44. Qa3+ Kg8 45. Ng3 Ne5
46. Rc1 Qf2 47. Qb3+ Kh8 48. Rf1 Qa7 49. Nf5 Rb8 50. Qg3 h6
51. Qg2 Qa3 52. Qc2 Qh3 53. Ng3 Nxg4 54. Qe2 Ra8 55. Rc1 Ne5
56. Rc2 Ra3 57. Qg2 Qg4 58. Rd2 Ra4 59. Qf2 Ra8 60. Qf5 Qh4
61. Rc2 Ng4 62. Rc8+ Rxc8 63. Qxc8+ Kh7 64. Qf5+ Kg8 65. Qc8+
Kh7 66. Qf5+ Kg8 67. Qd5+ Kh8 68. Qd2 Ne5 69. a4 Qg4 70. Qe2
Qe6 71. a5 g6 72. a6 Qb6 73. Kg2 h5 74. Nf1 Kg7 75. Ne3 Qd4
76. Nd5 f5 77. a7 Qxa7 78. Qb2 fxe4 79. Qxe5+ Kh7 80. Nf6+ Kh6
81. Ng8+ Kh7 82. Nf6+ Kh6 83. Nxe4 Qa2+ 84. Kh3 Qb3+ 85. Kh4
Qg8 86. Qf4+ Kg7 87. Qc7+ Kh6 88. Ng5 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6
7. c3 Bd7 8. Nbd2 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nb3
Bb6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Ba7 15. Nfd2 g4 16. Nc4 Rb8 17. Nbd2 Qf6
18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Qf1 h5 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. d4 bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxd4
23. cxd4 Nxd4 24. Ra2 d5 25. exd5 O-O 26. Be4 Qg7 27. d6 cxd6
28. Qd3 Be6 29. Ra4 d5 30. Nb6 Nb5 31. Bxd5 Nc3 32. Rd4 Nxd5
33. Nxd5 Bxd5 34. O-O Bc6 35. Rxf4 Bb5 36. Nc4 Rbc8 37. Re1
Rfd8 38. Qb3 Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Qxc4 Qf6 41. g3 Rd2
42. Qc5 Kg7 43. Rf1 Kg6 44. Rb1 Kg7 45. Qb6 Rd6 46. Qc5 Rd2
47. Qb6 Rd6 48. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+
7. Qxd2 c6 8. Nc3 d5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. Bg2 Qc7
12. O-O O-O 13. Ngxe4 Rad8 14. Rad1 b5 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5
cxb5 17. Qb4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bf3 Qb6 20. a4 bxa4
21. Qxb6 axb6 22. bxa4 Rd6 23. Rd2 Rc8 24. Rb1 g5 25. Rb4 g4
26. Bb7 Rc7 27. Ba6 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 h5 29. Rdb2 Kg7 30. h3 Nd5
31. Rb5 Nc7 32. Rxb6 Rxd4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Be2 Rxa4 35. R6b4
Rxb4 36. Rxb4 f5 37. f3 Nd5 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39. Rb2 gxf3+
40. Bxf3 Ne3+ 41. Kf2 Nc4 42. Ra2 Ne5 43. Be2 Rc3 44. Kg2 Nf7
45. Bf3 Ng5 46. Ba8 Rd3 47. Bb7 Rb3 48. Ba8 Rb6 49. Rc2 Nf7
50. Bf3 Ne5 51. Be2 Nc6 52. Rd2 Ke5 53. Ra2 Nd4 54. Bf3 Kf6
55. Be2 Kg5 56. Kf2 e5 57. Ra5 e4 58. Ra2 Rb3 59. Bd1 Rd3
60. Ra1 Rd2+ 61. Ke1 Rg2 62. Ra4 Nb5 63. Ra8 Rxg3 64. Kf2 Kf4
65. Rd8 Nc3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. Bf4 Rb8 9. Rc1 h6 10. b3 g5 11. d5 gxf4 12. dxc6
fxg3 13. hxg3 b6 14. Qd3 e6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e3 Rd8 17. Nd4
Ng4 18. Qe2 h5 19. Bh3 Qg5 20. Nf3 Qh6 21. Kg2 b5 22. cxb5
axb5 23. Nxb5 Ba6 24. a4 d5 25. Nfd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Nf6
27. Rcd1 Ne4 28. Qc2 Bxb5 29. axb5 Qf6 30. Qe2 h4 31. b6 Rxb6
32. Qg4+ Kh7 33. Qh5+ Kg7 34. Qg4+ Kh7 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Qg4+
Kh6 37. f3 hxg3 38. Rh1 Rxb3 39. Kg1 Ng5 40. f4 Rxe3 41. Bf1+
Kg7 42. Rh5 Rh8 43. Rxg5+ Kf8 44. Ra4 Qb2 45. Ra8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7
7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 N6d7 9. Na4 e5 10. Nf3 exf4 11. exf4 O-O
12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Bc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Nd7 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Rb5 Qc7 20. Bg4 Rad8 21. Qf3
f6 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nc4 Kh8 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Rfb1 Rd6 26. a4
Qd8 27. h3 Rg8 28. R1b2 Rd3 29. Qh5 Rxc3 30. Qxf5 Qd4+ 31. Kh2
Rc1 32. Rf2 Qa1 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Na3
Nb6 7. Ne5 Qd4 8. Nexc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qxc4 Qxc4 11. Nxc4
g6 12. b4 Bg7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Na5 Bc8 15. a4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nd5
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b5 cxb5 19. axb5 a6 20. Rab1 axb5 21. Rxb5
Nc3 22. Nxb7 Nxd1 23. Nxd8 Ra1 24. h3 Nc3+ 25. Kh2 Nxb5
26. Nc6 Kf8 27. Be4 Bb7 28. f3 Re1 29. Kg2 Rxe2+ 30. Kf1 Rxe4
31. fxe4 Bxc6 32. d3 e5 33. Kf2 Nd4 34. Ke3 h5 35. g4 hxg4
36. hxg4 g5 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd6 39. Kf2 Kc5 40. Ke3 Bd7
41. Kf2 Bxg4 42. Ke3 Kb4 43. Kf2 Kc3 44. Ke3 Bf3 45. Kf2 Kxd3
46. Kg3 Ke3 47. Kh3 Kf2 48. Kh2 f5 49. exf5 g4 50. f6 g3+
51. Kh3 g2 52. f7 g1=Q 53. f8=Q Qh1# 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men, Basque)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. g3 d6 9. Bg2 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Na5
12. Bh6 Re8 13. Ne3 Rc8 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Rxb7 Bxc4 16. Rxa7
Qb6 17. Ra4 Be6 18. Qd3 Ra8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. c4
Rxa2 22. Qc3 Ra8 23. h4 Qc6 24. f3 Rc8 25. Kf2 Ne8 26. Qd4 f6
27. h5 Qc5 28. Qe4 Kf7 29. hxg6+ hxg6 30. Rh1 Bxc4 31. Bf8
Kxf8 32. Qxg6 Bg8 33. Rh5 Qa7 34. Qh6+ Ng7 35. Rh4 Rc3 36. Rg4
Qxe3+ 37. Qxe3 Rxe3 38. Kxe3 Nf5+ 39. Kf2 d5 40. Ra4 Nd6
41. e3 Be6 42. g4 Nc4 43. Ke2 Kf7 44. Rb4 Nd6 45. Kd3 Nc4
46. Ke2 Ne5 47. e4 dxe4 48. fxe4 Bxg4+ 49. Ke3 Bh5 50. Rb5 Bg6
51. Rc5 Bh5 52. Rb5 Bg4 53. Rc5 Bd7 54. Rd5 Bc6 55. Rc5 Ke6
56. Rc1 Bd7 57. Ra1 Kf7 58. Rc1 Ng4+ 59. Kf4 Be6 60. Rc5 Ne5
61. Ke3 Kf8 62. Rc1 Ke8 63. Rc5 Bf7 64. Rc8+ Kd7 65. Rc1 Bg6
66. Rd1+ Ke6 67. Rg1 Kf7 68. Rc1 Nd7 69. Rc6 Nf8 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.11"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Bf4 Ne7 11. h3
Ng6 12. Bh2 Be7 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Nd4 Nf8 15. Rd2 h5 16. Rad1
Rd8 17. a3 h4 18. Nce2 c5 19. e6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxc7
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 f6 23. Nf4 Kf7 24. Nxe6 Kxe6 25. Kf1 Rc8 26. Ba5
b6 27. Bc3 b5 28. Re2+ Kf7 29. Rd2 Ke6 30. Re2+ Kf7 31. Rd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.12"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5
7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bd3 c5 9. h4 g6 10. h5 cxd4 11. Qc2 Nc5 12. cxd5
Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qxd5 14. Ne4 Nc6 15. Bh6 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+
17. Kxd2 Rd8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bg5 h5 20. g4 Bxg5+ 21. Nfxg5
Nxe5 22. gxh5 Nc4+ 23. Ke1 Bd7 24. b3 Na5 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. hxg6
Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Kg7 28. Rc7+ Kxg6 29. Rg1+ Kf5 30. f3 e5
31. Rg5+ Kf4 32. Kf2 Rf8 33. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.13"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Ne2 Qd8 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Nd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8
12. Qh5 Nd7 13. Bc4 Rf8 14. e5 Nb6 15. Bb3 c5 16. exd6 cxd4
17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Rae1 Qd8 19. Ne4 dxc3 20. f5 Qd4+ 21. Kh1
cxb2 22. f6 Be6 23. fxg7 Qxg7 24. Rf3 Rac8 25. Rg3 Qxg3
26. hxg3 Rc1 27. Bd1 b1=Q 28. Qxh6 Nd5 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qh6+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.15"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nh5
12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nc6
Bxc6 17. Qxc6 Rc8 18. Qb5 Ne8 19. Qd3 Nd6 20. b3 f5 21. Be1
Nb8 22. e3 Nc6 23. f3 Qd7 24. Nc3 Rc7 25. Rac1 Rfc8 26. Bf1
Ne8 27. Nb5 Nb4 28. Rxc7 Nxc7 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 30. Rc1 Ne8
31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. a3 Be7 33. Nxa7 Qc1 34. Nb5 g5 35. b4 g4
36. fxg4 fxg4 37. Qc3 Qd1 38. Qd3 Qc1 39. e4 Nf6 40. Nc3 dxe4
41. Nxe4 Nd5 42. Kf2 Bf8 43. h3 Qb2+ 44. Be2 Bg7 45. hxg4
Qxd4+ 46. Kf3 Qxd3+ 47. Bxd3 Bb2 48. b5 Bxa3 49. Ng5 h6
50. Nxe6 Kf7 51. Nd4 Kf6 52. Nf5 Bc1 53. Ke4 Ne7 54. Nd6 Ba3
55. Nc4 Bc5 56. Be2 Nc8 57. Ne5 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.17"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 a6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5
12. Nbd2 b5 13. Qe1 Rb8 14. Qg3 Nh5 15. Qf2 Nf6 16. Qg3 Nh5
17. Qh2 Qe7 18. Rf2 Bd7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Raf1 Nh7 21. Qg3 g6
22. Nh4 c4 23. d4 b4 24. Ndf3 b3 25. axb3 cxb3 26. Bd3 Bb5
27. Bxb5 axb5 28. dxe5 Nc4 29. exd6 Nxd6 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Nxe5
Ng5 32. Rh2 Rb7 33. Nc6 Nc4 34. Nd4 b4 35. Rc1 Ra8 36. cxb4
Rxb4 37. Nhf3 Nxf3+ 38. Nxf3 Ra2 39. Rb1 Nxe3 40. Re2 Nc2
41. Nd2 Ra7 42. e5 Nd4 43. Re3 Rc7 44. Nf3 Ne6 45. Ne1 Rd7
46. Nd3 Rc4 47. Nf2 Nc5 48. Rf1 Rc2 49. Kg2 Rd3 50. Kf3 Rxe3+
51. Kxe3 Rxb2 52. Rd1 Kf8 53. Rd8+ Ke7 54. Rb8 Rc2 55. Ne4
Nxe4 56. Kxe4 b2 57. h4 Kd7 58. h5 g5 59. Kd5 Rd2+ 60. Kc5 Ke7
61. Rb6 Rd1 62. Rxb2 Ke6 63. Rf2 Rd5+ 64. Kc4 Rxe5 65. Kd3 f5
66. gxf5+ Kf6 67. Ra2 Kxf5 68. Ra6 Re6 69. Rxe6 Kxe6 70. Ke4
Kf6 71. Kf3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2
O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 Rd8 14. Be2 e6 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Kxe2
f6 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Rc4 Rd7 19. h4 Rad8 20. g3 f5 21. e5 h6
22. Rb1 Bf8 23. a4 Na5 24. Rc2 Nc6 25. Kf1 Nb4 26. Rc4 Nd5
27. a5 Kf7 28. Bd2 b6 29. Ne1 Rc7 30. Rxc7+ Nxc7 31. axb6 axb6
32. Nc2 Rb8 33. Ke2 b5 34. Ra1 Rb7 35. Ra5 b4 36. Na1 Be7
37. Nb3 g5 38. h5 Nd5 39. Kd3 Rc7 40. f3 f4 41. g4 Bf8 42. Ra8
Be7 43. Ra6 Bf8 44. Ra1 Be7 45. Ra8 Bf8 46. Na5 Be7 47. Rb8
Bf8 48. Nc4 Rd7 49. Ke4 Ra7 50. Nd6+ Bxd6 51. exd6 Nf6+
52. Kd3 Nd7 53. Rd8 b3 54. Bc3 Rb7 55. Bb2 Nf6 56. Kc4 Rd7
57. Rxd7+ Nxd7 58. Kxb3 Nb6 59. Ba3 Ke8 60. Bc5 Nd7 61. Kc4
Nf6 62. Kd3 Kd7 63. Bb4 Kc6 64. Kc4 Kd7 65. Kd3 Kc6 66. Kc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.19"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5
O-O 7. d4 Nc6 8. Qf4 Na5 9. Bd5 Ne8 10. Bf3 Nc6 11. Nd5 Bd6
12. Qd2 b6 13. Ne2 Nf6 14. Ne3 Re8 15. O-O Bf8 16. c4 g6
17. b3 Bg7 18. Bb2 Bb7 19. Rae1 d6 20. Nc3 Qd7 21. Ned5 Rxe1
22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. g3
Na5 27. h4 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Nc6 29. h5 Ne7 30. Bf3 Nf5 31. d5 Qf8
32. Bg4 Qh6 33. Qe1 Ng7 34. Qc3 Kf8 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. b4 Ne8
37. Bc1 Bg5 38. f4 Bf6 39. Qd3 Qh8 40. Kg2 Bc3 41. a3 a5
42. Bd7 axb4 43. axb4 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.21"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. a5 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bd5 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxe2 19. Ne4 Rab8 20. Rfe1 Qxb2
21. Rab1 Qc2 22. Rec1 Qe2 23. Re1 Qc2 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Rb6
Rbe8 26. Rf1 Qe4 27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Rxb7 Re4 29. Rd1 Rc8
30. Rb6 Rc2 31. Rd3 g5 32. h3 h5 33. Rf3 g4 34. hxg4 hxg4
35. Rf4 Rxf4 36. gxf4 Ra2 37. Rxa6 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kg6 39. Rxd6+
Kf5 40. a6 Kxf4 41. Rf6+ Kg5 42. Rb6 Kf4 43. d5 Ke5 44. d6 Ke6
45. Kg3 f5 46. d7+ Kxd7 47. Rf6 Ke7 48. Rh6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. dxc5 Na6 4. Qd4 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Nxc5 6. Bd2
Ne6 7. Qh4 g5 8. Qg3 d5 9. e4 d4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7
12. Nd5 Qc5 13. Nf3 Qxc2 14. O-O Qxe4 15. Nc7+ Nxc7 16. Rfe1
Qd5 17. Qxc7 e6 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bc3 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Bxc5
21. Bxh8 f6 22. Rac1 Ke7 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Red1 Ke7 25. Rxd7+
Kxd7 26. Rxc5 h6 27. Kf1 Rf8 28. Rc3 e5 29. Ra3 a6 30. Rd3+
Kc6 31. Rh3 Rf6 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Rd3+ Ke7 34. Rb3 b5 35. Rc3
Rd6 36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. f3 Kf5 38. g4+ Kg6 39. Rc5 Kf6 40. Ke3
Ke6 41. b3 Kf6 42. Rc7 Ke6 43. Rc3 Rb6 44. Ke4 Rd6 45. Ke3 Rb6
46. Rc2 Rd6 47. h4 gxh4 48. Rh2 Kd5 49. Rxh4 Rc6 50. Kd3 b4
51. Kd2 Rc3 52. Rxh6 Rxf3 53. Rxa6 Ke4 54. g5 Rg3 55. g6 Rg2+
56. Ke1 Ke3 57. Kf1 Rg4 58. a3 bxa3 59. Rxa3 Rxg6 60. b4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.25"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Qd3
Nb4 13. Qb1 Nbd5 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be4 16. Qb2 Qd5 17. Ne1
Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Rfb8 19. Rfb1 Ne4 20. Nf4 Qd7 21. Nd3 Nxd2
22. Qxd2 b5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Qxb5 25. c4 Qxc4 26. Rxa5
Rxa5 27. Qxa5 Qxd4 28. Qxc7 Qd6 29. Qc8+ Qd8 30. Qb7 Bd6
31. Kg2 h5 32. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.26"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4
Nd4 12. Nxc5 g6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Qc2 Bg7
16. Qxc6+ Kf8 17. Qa6 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. d3 Kg7 20. h4 h5
21. Rh3 Qd7 22. Rb1 Rhc8 23. Be3 Rc2 24. Qa5 Rb8 25. b3 Rbc8
26. Kg1 Re2 27. Bxd4+ Qxd4 28. Rf3 Rcc2 29. Rf1 Rxa2 30. Qb5
Qd6 31. Qe8 Qe6 32. Rc1 Rec2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. d4 Rc1+ 35. Kh2
Rc8 36. Rxf7+ Qxf7 37. Qxc8 Qxf2 38. Qb7 Qxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2014.02.08"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4
O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. exf5 exf5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nb3 Qd6 11. Re1 Bd7
12. c3 b6 13. Qc2 g6 14. Re2 Rae8 15. Rae1 Rxe2 16. Rxe2 Re8
17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 18. Bb5 Qe6 19. Qd3 g5 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3
Kf8 22. Kf2 Ke7 23. h3 h5 24. g3 g4 25. Ne1 h4 26. hxg4 fxg4
27. Ng2 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. gxh4 g3+ 30. Kf3 Bh5+ 31. Kxg3
Be5+ 32. Kf2 c5 33. Be2 Bf7 34. Ne1 d4 35. exd4 cxd4 36. c4 d3
37. Nxd3 Bf6 38. b3 Bxh4+ 39. Kf1 Kd6 40. Bf3 Bg6 41. Ke2
Bxd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2014.02.09"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Belezky"]
[ECO "E33"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 O-O
7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Qe7 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. Be2 Nh5
12. Nxe5 Nf6 13. Nf3 Nxe4 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Nd7 16. Nd4
Nf6 17. Rfe1 Bd7 18. Bf3 Qd8 19. Ne6 fxe6 20. dxe6 Bxe6
21. Rxe6 Rb8 22. Rae1 Rf7 23. h4 Kh8 24. h5 h6 25. Bd1 Ng8
26. Bc2 Qh4 27. g3 Qg4 28. Qd3 Nf6 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. R8e7 Rbc8
31. R1e6 Kg8 32. Kg2 Rf7 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. f3 Qg5 35. Qh7+ Kf8
36. Rd7 Ke8 37. Rxg7 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2014.02.22"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Robin van Kampen"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Na3 c5 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. Be3
cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 e6 9. a3 b5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. e4 a6
12. f3 Bd6 13. Nd3 Bxh2 14. Bc3 Bg3+ 15. Ke2 Rc8 16. Rh3 Bb8
17. Qe1 Rc4 18. Nf2 Ba7 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Rd3 a5 21. Bxa5 Rc2+
22. Kd1 Qc6 23. Rc3 Rxc3 24. Bxc3 O-O 25. Nd3 Rc8 26. Qd2 Qc4
27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Be2 Qd4 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Qh6 Rg8 31. Rxg8+
Kxg8 32. Qf4 Bc6 33. Qc7 Be8 34. Kc2 Qe3 35. Bd1 Qd4 36. Be2
Qe3 37. Bd1 Qd4 38. Qe7 Bc6 39. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2014.02.23"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2
Be7 12. Re1 Be6 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc8 15. Bf4 c5 16. Nb5
Bd8 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Rad1 Ke7 19. Nxc7 Bxc7 20. Bxc7 Rac8
21. Bd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.04"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrei Volokitin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f4 Bb4 9. Bd3 Na5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+
12. bxc3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nb3 Nc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Na5 Bd7
17. Bd4 Rc8 18. Nxb7 Bc6 19. Na5 Bd5 20. Rb1 Kd7 21. Ke2 f5
22. Rb6 g5 23. fxg5 Rhg8 24. Rg1 Rxg5 25. Rxa6 Rgg8 26. Rb6
Rb8 27. Rb4 f4 28. g3 fxg3 29. hxg3 Rxb4 30. cxb4 Nxg3+
31. Kf2 Ne4+ 32. Ke1 Rxg1+ 33. Bxg1 Nc3 34. Bf2 Kc7 35. Bh4
Kb6 36. Kd2 Nb1+ 37. Ke3 Nxa3 38. c3 Kb5 39. Bg5 Nb1 40. Kd4
Na3 41. Ke3 Nb1 42. Kd4 h5 43. Bf6 Nd2 44. Ke3 Ne4 45. Kd4 Ng3
46. Ke3 h4 47. Kf4 Ne2+ 48. Kg4 Nxc3 49. Bxh4 Na2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.05"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Martin Kraemer"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "227"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. O-O a6
12. a4 Rac8 13. Nde2 e6 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. Rb1 Rfd8 16. Bg5 h6
17. Bh4 Nb4 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. b3 Qh5 20. Bg3 Qa5 21. Be1 Qc5
22. Qd2 Nc6 23. Nd5 exd5 24. cxd5 Qb6 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. b4 c5
27. Qe3 Qc6 28. Qa3 Nd7 29. Nf4 Re8 30. Qa2 Nb6 31. bxc5 Qxa4
32. Qb1 Nc4 33. cxd6 Nxd6 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Nd5 Kh7 36. Bg3
Nc4 37. Qb7 Rf8 38. h4 Qb5 39. Rb1 Qxb7 40. Rxb7 Be5 41. Bxe5
Nxe5 42. Ra7 h5 43. Rxa6 Kg7 44. Ra7 Rb8 45. Nf4 Nc6 46. Rc7
Nd8 47. Rd7 Kf8 48. Kh2 Ke8 49. Ra7 Kf8 50. Kg3 Rc8 51. Nd5
Kg7 52. Nf4 Kf6 53. Ra6+ Kg7 54. Rd6 Nb7 55. Rd7 Nc5 56. Rd6
Rc7 57. Kh3 Ra7 58. Kh2 Rc7 59. Kg3 Ra7 60. Rc6 Nd7 61. Nd3
Ra3 62. Rd6 Nf8 63. Nf4 Ra7 64. Rc6 Rb7 65. Kf2 Rb2+ 66. Kg3
Rb7 67. Rc8 Ra7 68. Re8 Rb7 69. Re5 Ra7 70. Kh3 Kf6 71. Rb5
Kg7 72. Rb8 Re7 73. Rb6 Ra7 74. Kg3 Nd7 75. Rc6 Nf8 76. Rc8
Re7 77. Nd5 Ra7 78. Nc7 Nd7 79. Ne8+ Kf8 80. Nd6+ Ke7 81. Nb5
Rb7 82. Nc3 Nb6 83. Rc6 Kf8 84. Nb5 Nd7 85. Nd6 Ra7 86. Kf4
Kg7 87. Rc8 Nf6 88. g3 Re7 89. Ra8 Re6 90. Rd8 Re7 91. e5 Nd5+
92. Ke4 Nc3+ 93. Kd3 Rxe5 94. Kxc3 Re3+ 95. Kd4 Rxf3 96. Ne4
Rf1 97. Ke3 Rf5 98. Rd7 Kf8 99. Rd8+ Kg7 100. Nd6 Re5+
101. Kf3 Re7 102. Kf4 Re1 103. Rd7 Rf1+ 104. Ke4 Kf8 105. Ke3
Rf6 106. Ke2 Re6+ 107. Kf2 Rf6+ 108. Kg1 Rf3 109. Kg2 Rf6
110. Ne4 Rf5 111. Rc7 Kg8 112. Nd6 Rf6 113. Rc8+ Kh7 114. Rd8
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2013/14"]
[Site "Eppingen GER"]
[Date "2014.04.06"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Rabiega"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 Be7
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Rd8 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5
12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. f3 Nd5 15. Nc4 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 Be6
17. Be4 Qc5 18. Kh1 Bg5 19. Nf1 Rab8 20. Ng3 Qe3 21. Qb5 Rd2
22. Rxd2 Qxd2 23. Qxe5 Bf4 24. Qd4 Rd8 25. Qxd2 Rxd2 26. b3 b6
27. Bf5 Bxf5 28. Nxf5 Be5 29. Re1 Kf8 30. c4 Rxa2 31. g3 Ra1
32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Kg2 g6 34. Ne3 Ke7 35. Kf1 Kd6 36. Ke2 Bd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2
Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6
18. Be3 h5 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qe3 Rb8 22. Nf1 Bc8
23. N1d2 Bd7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra6 Rb6 26. Ra7 Qb8 27. Rea1
Qd6 28. Bd1 Bg7 29. Be2 Reb8 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Nxc4 Qe7
32. Nxb6 Rxb6 33. b4 Bf8 34. R7a5 Bb5 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Qxc5
Bxc5 37. c4 Nxe4 38. Rxb5 Bxf2+ 39. Kf1 Rf6 40. Rb8+ Kg7
41. Raa8 Rf4 42. d6 Bh4 43. Rg8+ Kh7 44. Rh8+ Kg7 45. Rag8+
Kf6 46. d7 Ke6 47. d8=Q Bxd8 48. Rxd8 Nf6 49. Ke2 Rxc4 50. Rc8
Rb4 51. Rc6+ Kf5 52. Rf8 Rb2+ 53. Kf1 Rb7 54. Nh4+ Kg5
55. Nf3+ Kf5 56. Rc5 Ne4 57. Rxe5+ Kf4 58. Rfe8 Rb1+ 59. Ne1
Ng3+ 60. Kg1 f5 61. Re3 Ne4 62. Rf3+ Kg5 63. Rf1 Rb2 64. Nf3+
Kf4 65. Nd2+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. Be3 b4
12. Na4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Bc6 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. O-O Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qe8
17. Rac1 e5 18. Nc4 Rc7 19. Nd6 Qa8 20. Qb3 Nxd6 21. cxd6 Rcc8
22. Qxb4 Rb8 23. Qa3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 e4 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4
exf3 27. Bxf3 Qa7 28. Rdd1 Rfc8 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Re1 Qd4
31. Kg2 Rc5 32. Re4 Qxd6 33. Qe3 Nf6 34. Rd4 Qc7 35. b4 Rc2
36. a4 Kg7 37. h3 h5 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Qc5 40. Bc6 Rc3
41. Rd3 Qxe3 42. Rxe3 Rc2 43. Rb3 g5 44. Ba8 Rc8 45. Bc6 g4
46. hxg4 hxg4 47. Kf1 Kf8 48. Bg2 Nd7 49. b6 Ke7 50. b7 Rb8
51. Ke2 Kd6 52. Ke3 Nc5 53. Rb6+ Ke5 54. Rb5 Kd6 55. Kf4 Nd3+
56. Kg3 Ne5 57. Rd5+ Ke6 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Be4 f6 60. Kf4 Ke6
61. Ra8 Nd7 62. Bf5+ Kd6 63. Bxd7 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bd6
7. O-O Nge7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. c3 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 Re8 14. Be3 Bc7 15. Qd2 a5 16. a4 Bb6
17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Nfd4 Bg6 19. Kh2 Red8 20. Rad1 Kf8 21. h4 h6
22. Qf4 Kg8 23. Rd2 Kh8 24. Nb5 Rd7 25. Rde2 Ng8 26. Re8 Rxe8
27. Rxe8 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. dxc5
Nxe4 7. cxd6 Nxd6 8. Bf4 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 Qc8 11. Rd1 Nf5
12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. g5 O-O 15. Qg4 e5 16. Qxh4 exf4
17. Nc3 Qf5 18. Nd5 Nc6 19. Qxf4 Qxc2 20. b4 Rae8 21. b5 Ne5
22. Re1 Ng6 23. Qf3 Qd2 24. Ne3 Ne5 25. Qxb7 Nd3 26. Rf1 Re5
27. h4 Nxf2 28. Nc4 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kg2 Qe2 31. Nxe5
Ng4+ 32. Kg3 Nxe5 33. Rae1 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Qg3+
36. Kh1 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 c6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qa5+ 8. c3 e6 9. Bf4 Qa6 10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Nd5
12. Bg3 Be7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. Nd2 N7b6 16. Rfe1 Qa4
17. Ne4 a5 18. Nc5 Qxb3 19. axb3 a4 20. bxa4 bxa4 21. Rec1 Ra7
22. Ra2 Rfa8 23. Rca1 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nd7 25. Bd6 Ra5 26. b4
R5a7 27. Ra3 N7f6 28. Kf1 h5 29. Ke1 g6 30. Kd2 Kh7 31. Kd3 g5
32. g3 g4 33. hxg4 Nxg4 34. R1a2 Kg6 35. Bd1 f5 36. Ke2 e5
37. Ke1 e4 38. Rxa4 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 Re8 40. Ra6 e3 41. fxe3
Ndxe3 42. Rxc6 Re6 43. b5 Nc4+ 44. Be2 Na5 45. Ra6 Nb3 46. Bf8
Kf7 47. Rxe6 Kxe6 48. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "311"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6
7. g4 Qb6 8. Nb3 e6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Qc7 11. h5 b5 12. a3 Bb7
13. Rh3 Nce5 14. g6 hxg6 15. f4 Nc4 16. hxg6 Rxh3 17. gxf7+
Kxf7 18. Bxh3 Nf6 19. Nd4 Re8 20. Qd3 e5 21. Nf3 Kg8 22. Ng5
exf4 23. Be6+ Rxe6 24. Nxe6 Qe7 25. Nxf8 Nxe4 26. Ng6 Qe8
27. Nd5 Nf6+ 28. Nde7+ Kf7 29. Bxf4 Be4 30. Qg3 Bxg6 31. Qxg6+
Kxe7 32. Qxe8+ Nxe8 33. b3 Nb6 34. Kd2 Nd5 35. Bg5+ Kd7 36. a4
b4 37. a5 Nec7 38. Rf1 Ne6 39. Be3 Ke7 40. Rf5 Nec7 41. Bd4 g6
42. Rf3 Ne6 43. Be3 Nd8 44. Rg3 Kf7 45. Rg5 Nf6 46. Rg1 Nc6
47. Rh1 Nd5 48. Bb6 g5 49. Rh6 Nf6 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Rh1 Kg6
52. Rd1 Ne4 53. Rg1 Kf5 54. Ke3 Nf6 55. Rf1+ Ke6 56. Kd2 g4
57. Ke3 Nd5+ 58. Ke4 Ne5 59. Bd4 Nc6 60. Bb2 Nxa5 61. Rh1 Nc7
62. Rh6+ Kd7 63. Rg6 Nb7 64. Rxg4 Kc6 65. Kd3 a5 66. Rg6 Nc5+
67. Kd2 a4 68. bxa4 Nxa4 69. Be5 Nb5 70. Bg3 Kd5 71. Rg5+ Kc6
72. Rg4 Nc5 73. Rxb4 Nc7 74. Rd4 Nb5 75. Rh4 Nc7 76. Bf2 Nd5
77. Bd4 Ne6 78. Re4 Nxd4 79. Rxd4 Kc5 80. Rh4 Nb4 81. Kc3 Nc6
82. Rc4+ Kb5 83. Rh4 Kc5 84. Rh8 d5 85. Rc8 Kd6 86. Kb3 Kc5
87. Ka4 Kb6 88. Rh8 Nd4 89. Rc8 Nc6 90. Kb3 Kb5 91. Rc7 Kb6
92. Rd7 Kc5 93. Rh7 Nd4+ 94. Kc3 Nc6 95. Rh5 Kd6 96. Kb3 Kc5
97. Rg5 Nd4+ 98. Kc3 Nc6 99. Rg8 Kd6 100. Rg4 Kc5 101. Rg6 Ne5
102. Rh6 Nc6 103. Kd2 Ne5 104. Rh5 Nc6 105. Rh8 Kd6 106. Ke3
Kc5 107. Rh4 Nb4 108. Kd2 Nc6 109. Kc3 Kd6 110. Kd3 Ne5+
111. Kc3 Nc6 112. Rh8 Kc5 113. Rc8 Kd6 114. Kb3 Kc5 115. Ka4
Kb6 116. Kb3 Kc5 117. Ka4 Kb6 118. Rh8 Nd4 119. Rh2 Kc5
120. Ka3 Nc6 121. Kb2 Nd4 122. Kc3 Nc6 123. Kd3 Ne5+ 124. Kc3
Nc6 125. Rh1 Ne5 126. Rb1 Nc6 127. Ra1 Kd6 128. Kd2 Kc5
129. Kd3 Nb4+ 130. Kc3 Nc6 131. Rb1 Ne5 132. Rb7 Nc6 133. Rc7
Kd6 134. Rh7 Kc5 135. Rh5 Kd6 136. Rh4 Kc5 137. Kb2 Kd6
138. Rh3 Kc5 139. Rc3+ Kd6 140. Rb3 Kc5 141. Kc3 Nd4 142. Rb8
Nc6 143. Rh8 Kd6 144. Rh5 Kc5 145. Kd2 Nd4 146. Kd3 Nc6
147. c4 Ne7 148. cxd5 Ng8 149. Rf5 Nh6 150. Rh5 Ng8 151. Ke3
Kd6 152. Kd4 Nf6 153. Rh6 Ke7 154. d6+ Kf7 155. Rxf6+ Kxf6
156. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bg2 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6
12. Bf2 Ne7 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Rfc1 Bc6 16. Nb5 Nbc8
17. e3 Nd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Be1 Rfb8 20. Qb6 Qd8 21. Qxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rc5 f6 23. Nxc6 Nxc6 24. Rb5 Ra7 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Bf1
Bd6 27. g4 f5 28. Bh4 Rf8 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Be2 Rf7 31. Kf2
Be7 32. Bxe7 Rxe7 33. Rb6 Ra8 34. Bb5 Nb4 35. Rd6 Kf7 36. Rc5
Rb8 37. Rb6 Ra8 38. Rd6 Rb8 39. Kf3 b6 40. Rc3 Ra7 41. Rd7+
Rxd7 42. Bxd7 Kf6 43. Rc7 Rg8 44. Bb5 Rg7 45. Rc8 Rg1 46. Rf8+
Kg7 47. Rb8 Rb1 48. Rxb6 Rxb2 49. Rxe6 Rxh2 50. Re5 Kf6
51. Bd7 Rh3+ 52. Kg2 Rh5 53. Re6+ Kg7 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Rb7 Kf6
56. Rb6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Nc2 58. Re6+ Kf7 59. Re5 Kf6 60. Re6+ Kf7
61. Re5 Kf6 62. Be6 Ne1+ 63. Kg3 Nc2 64. Bxd5 Rh6 65. Re6+ Kg7
66. Rxh6 Kxh6 67. Kf3 Kg7 68. Bb3 Nb4 69. Bd1 Kf6 70. Kf2 Nd5
71. Bb3 Nc3 72. Kf3 Ne4 73. Kg2 Nc3 74. Kg3 Ne4+ 75. Kh4 Nd2
76. Bc2 Nc4 77. e4 fxe4 78. Bxe4 Nb6 79. Bc2 Nd5 80. Kg3 h5
81. Bb3 Ne7 82. d5 Nf5+ 83. Kh3 Ke7 84. Bd1 Kd6 85. Bxh5 Kxd5
86. Bg6 Nd4 87. Kg4 Ke6 88. Bd3 Kf6 89. Bc4 Nf5 90. Kf3 Nd6
91. Bd3 Ke6 92. Bf1 Kd5 93. Kg4 Kc5 94. f5 Kb4 95. Bb5 Nxb5
96. axb5 Ka4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Re1 d5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. c3 a5 10. e5 Nd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4
f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qe2 Re8 15. b3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Rb1
Qc5 18. Nf3 e5 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Rbd1 Nf6 21. Bg5 e4 22. Bf4 Qf8
23. Ne5 g5 24. Bxg5 Rxe5 25. f4 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Bg4 27. Qd2 e3
28. Qd3 Re7 29. Rc1 Qb6 30. f5 Rae8 31. h3 Bh5 32. g4 Bf7
33. Bh4 h6 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament (Blitz)"]
[Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. b3 d6 6. Bb2 e5
7. c4 c6 8. d3 Re8 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a5 11. Qc2 Nc5 12. h3
Ne6 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Ne2 c5 15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Nd5 b5 17. cxb5
Bxb5 18. Nd2 a4 19. Nc4 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Ncb6 Rb8
22. bxa4 Ba6 23. a5 Rb7 24. Nb4 Bb5 25. Qb3 Nf6 26. N4d5 Ba6
27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Rc1 Qb8 29. Rc6 Bd8 30. Rfc1 Rc7 31. Bf1
Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Re7 33. Nd5 Rb7 34. Qa3 Bb5 35. Rxd6 Bxa5 36. h4
Be1 37. Rf6 Be8 38. h5 Rb1 39. Kg2 Rb2 40. Rf3 Rc2 41. Qe7 Ba4
42. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Qc7
7.d4 g6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.a4 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Ba3 b6 12.dxc5 bxc5
13.Qd5 Bxb5 14.axb5 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.Ng5 e6 17.Qc6 Qxc6
18.bxc6 Ne5 19.c7 Rdc8 20.f4 h6 21.Ne4 Nc4 22.Rd7 Nb6 23.Rad1
Nxd7 24.Rxd7 Bf8 25.c4 a5 26.Nc3 a4 27.Nb5 Re8 28.e4 Rac8
29.Na7 Ra8 30.Nb5 Rac8 31.Na7 Ra8 32.Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Simen Agdestein"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qa4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 h6 11. Bh4
Re8 12. e3 Re4 13. Qa3 Qe7 14. Be2 Nxc5 15. O-O b6 16. Rfd1 g5
17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Rd4 Re8 19. h3 Bf5 20. Nd2 Rxd4 21. cxd4 Nce4
22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bh2 Nc3 25. Bf1 Re6 26. a4 a5
27. Bb8 Rc6 28. Ba7 Bc2 29. Bb5 Re6 30. Rc1 Bxa4 31. Rxc3 Bxb5
32. Rb3 Bc4 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Bxb6 a4 35. Bc5 f5 36. f4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.05"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 a5 12. Bd2
Nbd7 13. Rd1 Qe8 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. Nfd2 f5 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Be1
Qh5 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. h3 Rf7 20. e3 Raf8 21. Qc2 Qf5 22. Nb5 h5
23. Bxa5 Nh7 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Bb4 Qd5 26. Rf1 Ng5 27. b3 Rd8
28. Rac1 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Qf5 30. Qe2 Kh7 31. Rc2 Bd5 32. Rc3 Kg6
33. Qc2 Kh7 34. Ba3 e5 35. dxe5 dxe5 36. b4 Be6 37. Bc1 Qg6
38. Rd1 Rxd1+ 39. Qxd1 Rd7 40. Qf1 Bf5 41. Rc2 Qe6 42. Qe2 g6
43. Rc4 Bxh3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.a3 Be6 10.Be3 f5 11.Rc1 Kh8 12.b4 a6
13.Bc5 Bg8 14.e3 Bxc5 15.bxc5 Nd5 16.Qd2 Qe7 17.Ne2 Rab8
18.Nh4 Qf6 19.Qb2 g5 20.Nf3 Nde7 21.Rcd1 Qg7 22.Nd2 Bd5 23.e4
Be6 24.exf5 Nxf5 25.Rde1 Rfd8 26.Be4 Nfe7 27.f3 Bf5 28.Qc2 Rd7
29.Nc4 b5 30.cxb6 cxb6 31.Ne3 Bh3 32.Rf2 Be6 33.Qb2 b5 34.Rc1
Nd4 35.Rc5 Rc8 36.Nxd4 exd4 37.Rxc8+ Nxc8 38.Nf5 Qe5 39.f4
gxf4 40.Rxf4 Ne7 41.Nh4 Qc5 42.Qf2 Kg7 43.Nf5+ Bxf5 44.Bxf5
Nxf5 45.Rxf5 Qc1+ 46.Kg2 Qe3 47.Qa2 Re7 48.Qd5 Qxd3 49.Rg5+
Kf6 50.Qd6+ Kxg5 51.Qxe7+ Kg6 52.Qe6+ Kg7 53.Qe7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 b4
12. Nce2 Qb6 13. Qe1 Rc8 14. h4 Na5 15. Nc1 Nc4 16. Rh3 a5
17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Rhd3 h5 19. g3 Be7 20. Qe2 Bc8 21. R3d2 Ba6
22. Qf3 a4 23. Nce2 Bb7 24. Qd3 Rc5 25. c4 Kf8 26. b3 Rg8
27. bxa4 Qa6 28. Nb5 Kg7 29. Ned4 Qxa4 30. f5 Re5 31. Re1 Kh8
32. Nf3 exf5 33. Nxe5 fxe5 34. Nxd6 b3 35. Nxb7 bxa2+ 36. Ka1
Qb4 37. Qe3 f4 38. gxf4 Bxh4 39. Rh1 Qxb7 40. fxe5 Rg4
41. Qh6+ Kg8 42. Qxh5 Qxe4 43. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 e6 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Ne4 b6
12. a3 Bb7 13. Qd3 Nce7 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Ng6 16. g3 Be7
17. h4 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bb4 Ne7 20. Ne5 a5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Ba6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd6 24. Bxb7 Bxe5 25. Rc6 Qxd4 26. Qxd4
Bxd4 27. b3 Bc5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Bxb4 30. Rxb6 Ba5 31. Rc6
g6 32. Rc8 Bd8 33. Ba6 Kg7 34. Bc4 h6 35. Kg2 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Ra8 Kf6 38. Be2 Rh8 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Rb8 Ke7
42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. Bb5+ Kf8 44. Rb8 Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Rb8 Ke7
47. Rb7+ Kf6 48. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "262"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.a3
g6 8.h4 h6 9.d3 Bg7 10.Be3 Ne6 11.O-O O-O 12.Na4 Ncd4 13.Rc1
Qd6 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Bxd4 Qxd4 16.Nc3 Rab8 17.Nc4 Bc6 18.Bxc6
bxc6 19.e3 Qd7 20.Qc2 Rfd8 21.Rfd1 h5 22.Qe2 Rb3 23.Na5 Rb6
24.Rc2 Qc7 25.Nc4 Rb3 26.Nd2 Rb7 27.Nc4 Rb3 28.Rdc1 Rb7 29.Rd2
Rb3 30.Qd1 Rdb8 31.Ne4 Qd8 32.Nc3 Qc7 33.Kg2 Qd8 34.Rdc2 R3b7
35.Qe2 Rd7 36.Rd2 Rb3 37.Qd1 Rdb7 38.Qf3 Qd7 39.Rcc2 Rb8
40.Qd1 Qd8 41.Kh2 Nf8 42.Ne4 Ne6 43.Kg1 R8b7 44.Kh2 Rd7 45.Nc3
Rdb7 46.Qf3 Qc7 47.Ne2 Rb8 48.Qe4 Rd8 49.Nc3 Nf8 50.Kg2 Rdb8
51.Na4 R3b5 52.Rd1 Bf6 53.Rb1 Nd7 54.Rh1 Nb6 55.Naxb6 axb6
56.Rb1 Qd7 57.b3 Rd8 58.Rd2 Bc3 59.Rdd1 Bf6 60.Kg1 Qc8 61.Kf1
Rd5 62.Ke2 Qd7 63.Qf3 Qe6 64.Qg2 Qg4+ 65.f3 Qe6 66.f4 Bg7
67.Qf3 Qh3 68.Rh1 Qd7 69.e4 Rd4 70.Rhd1 Qh3 71.Rh1 Qd7 72.Rhf1
f5 73.e5 e6 74.Rfd1 Qb7 75.a4 Ra5 76.Nxa5 bxa5 77.Rdc1 Bf8
78.Rc3 Kf7 79.Qh1 Ke8 80.Rc4 Kd7 81.Qe1 Qb6 82.Qc3 Be7 83.Rc1
Rd5 84.Qc2 Kc7 85.Rd1 Rd4 86.Qa2 Rd5 87.Rdc1 Kb7 88.Qa3 Qd8
89.Rd1 Rd4 90.Qc1 Qd5 91.Kf2 Qd8 92.Qc3 Qb6 93.Ke2 Kc7 94.Rd2
Kb7 95.Kd1 Kc7 96.Kc2 Bf8 97.Kb1 Be7 98.Ka2 Bf8 99.Rd1 Be7
100.Rc1 Bf8 101.Qd2 Be7 102.R1c3 Bf8 103.Qf2 Kb7 104.Qg2 Be7
105.Qh1 Bf8 106.Qf1 Be7 107.Rc2 Bf8 108.Rd2 Be7 109.Qf2 Rd5
110.Qf3 Rd4 111.Rdc2 Bf8 112.R2c3 Be7 113.Qh1 Bf8 114.Rxd4
cxd4 115.Rc4 Bb4 116.g4 hxg4 117.h5 gxh5 118.Qxh5 c5 119.Qf7+
Ka6 120.Rc2 Qc6 121.Qg6 c4 122.Rxc4 Qg2+ 123.Kb1 Qf1+ 124.Rc1
Qxd3+ 125.Ka2 Qe2+ 126.Kb1 Qe4+ 127.Ka2 Qg2+ 128.Ka1 Qd5
129.Ka2 Qg2+ 130.Kb1 Qd5 131.Rc4 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.12"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg7 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 d6
7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 a6
12. a4 Nh5 13. Be2 f5 14. Rb1 h6 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. f4 Nf7
17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qxh5 b5 19. Nf3 Bd7 20. Ne2 Nh8 21. axb5
axb5 22. b4 cxb4 23. Ng3 Rf8 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. exd4 Qf6
26. Rxb4 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kh2 Kh7 29. Rb3 Rc8 30. Ra3
Rxc1 31. Ra7 Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Nxf7 33. Rxd7 Kg6 34. Re7 b4
35. Re6+ Kh7 36. Re7 Kg6 37. Re6+ Kh7 38. Nxf5 b3 39. Re2 h5
40. Rb2 Rc3 41. Ng3 Kg6 42. f5+ Kh6 43. Ne2 Rc2 44. Rxc2 bxc2
45. Kg3 Kg5 46. Kf3 Nh6 47. f6 Kxf6 48. Ke3 Nf5+ 49. Kd2 Kg5
50. g3 h4 51. g4 Nh6 52. Kxc2 Nxg4 53. hxg4 Kxg4 54. Ng1 Kg3
55. Kd2 Kf2 56. Nh3+ Kg3 57. Ng1 Kf2 58. Nh3+ Kg3 59. Ng5 Kf4
60. Ne6+ Ke4 61. Ng5+ Kxd4 62. Nf3+ Ke4 63. Nxh4 Ke5 64. Kd3
Kxd5 65. Nf5 Kc5 66. Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Tournament"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qb6 6. Nb3
e6 7. a3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Qc7 10. Be3 b6 11. f4 Bb7
12. O-O d6 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Bf3 Qb8 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. Bf2 Bf8
17. Bh4 Be7 18. Bf2 Bf8 19. Bh4 Be7 20. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.14"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2
Ngf6 7. O-O e5 8. Qe3 d5 9. exd5 Bc5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. c4 e4
12. Nd4 Ne5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. c5 a5 16. a3 Nxd5
17. Nxe4 Bb8 18. f3 Nf4 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. cxd6 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2
Qxd6 22. Nb5 Qf6 23. fxg4 Nf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxa1 25. Be3 Qf6
26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Nc7 Rac8 28. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.15"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 a6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Ba7
12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bxa6 Re8 14. O-O Rxe4 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Bb5 Be6
17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Nd5 Be6 19. Ne3 Bd7 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Re1 Ne7
22. Qd3 c6 23. Bb3 b5 24. h3 Bb6 25. Bc2 f5 26. g4 g6 27. gxf5
Nxf5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Bb3+ Kh7 30. Be6 Rf6 31. d5 cxd5
32. Bxd5 Rg6+ 33. Kh1 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Nd4 Qf8 36. Ne6
Qf6 37. Qf3 Rg8 38. Nf4 Rc8 39. Qh5 Bd8 40. Rg1 Be7 41. Rg6
1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.16"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Nb6 12. b3
Be7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4 O-O
17. Rfa1 Rfc8 18. c4 Rcb8 19. R4a3 Nd7 20. Nc3 Qc8 21. Qd1 Nf6
22. Kh2 h4 23. gxh4 Nd7 24. h5 Nc5 25. Na4 Nxa4 26. Rxa4 Rb7
27. Rc1 Rab8 28. Rc3 Rb4 29. Rxb4 Rxb4 30. f4 Kh7 31. f5 Bd7
32. h6 g6 33. Qd5 Qe8 34. fxg6+ fxg6 35. Qd2 Be6 36. Rd3 Rb7
37. Qa5 Qc6 38. Qd2 Bf8 39. Bg5 Rf7 40. Qe1 Qb6 41. Be3 Qc7
42. Qg3 a5 43. Bd2 a4 44. bxa4 Qxc4 45. a5 Qa2 46. Qe3 d5
47. exd5 Bf5 48. Rb3 e4 49. Qc3 Bd6+ 50. Kh1 e3 51. Qxe3 Re7
52. Qc3 Be5 53. Ra3 Bxc3 54. Rxa2 Re2 55. a6 Bxd2 56. Bf3 Re1+
57. Kg2 Be3 58. a7 Bxa7 59. Rxa7+ Kxh6 60. h4 Re3 61. Kf2 Rd3
62. Rf7 Rd4 63. Kg3 Bc2 64. Rf4 Rd2 65. Rb4 Bd1 66. Be4 g5
67. Rb6+ Kh5 68. Bg6+ Kh6 69. Be4+ Kh5 70. hxg5 Kxg5 71. Rg6+
Kh5 72. Kf4 Rf2+ 73. Ke5 Re2 74. Rc6 Ba4 75. Rc8 Kh6 76. Rc7
Be8 77. Rh7+ Kg5 78. Rg7+ Kh6 79. Rg3 Re1 80. d6 Kh5 81. Kf4
Kh6 82. Rg8 Ba4 83. Rg6+ Kh5 84. Re6 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.17"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. cxd5 exd5 13. f3 b5 14. Ne2 Qb6 15. Kh1 c5 16. Qd1 Rfe8
17. g4 Rad8 18. Bd2 g5 19. a4 b4 20. a5 Qb8 21. dxc5 Bxc5
22. Nd4 Ne5 23. b3 Rc8 24. Ra2 Nc6 25. Rc2 Nxa5 26. Qb1 Bb6
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nf5 Bc5 29. Qb2 Bf8 30. e4 dxe4 31. Bxg5
exf3 32. Bxf3 Qb5 33. Rd1 Rd8 34. Rg1 Rd3 35. Qe2 Nh7 36. Nd4
Qd7 37. Qxd3 Nxg5 38. Rd1 Bc5 39. Nc6 Qxd3 40. Rxd3 Nxc6
41. Bxc6 Ne6 42. Rd7 Bb6 43. Bd5 Nd8 44. Re7 Kf8 45. Re4 a5
46. Kg2 g5 47. Kf3 f6 48. h3 Bc7 49. Rc4 Bb6 50. Re4 Bc7
51. Re2 Be5 52. Ra2 Bc7 53. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.18"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5
17. g3 Qf6 18. Bd2 Nd6 19. Bc3 d4 20. Bd2 Nf7 21. f4 Rce8
22. Bg2 Nd6 23. a3 Bb6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qf1 Kg8 26. Re1 Re6
27. a4 a6 28. Bf3 g6 29. Kg2 Kf7 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Qa1 Bc5
32. b4 Bb6 33. Be1 Nc8 34. Bf2 Qd7 35. h3 h5 36. b5 axb5
37. axb5 cxb5 38. Qa8 Bc5 39. Bxb7 Nb6 40. Qa2+ Kg7 41. Qa6 b4
42. Bf3 Kf8 43. Qa5 Qe7 44. Kf1 Kf7 45. Kg2 Kf8 46. g4 hxg4
47. hxg4 fxg4 48. Bxg4 Qc7 49. Bf3 Kg7 50. Qb5 Nc8 51. Qc4 Qb6
52. Qd5 Qd6 53. Qe5+ Qxe5 54. fxe5 Na7 55. Bd5 Nb5 56. Bh4 g5
57. Bxg5 Kg6 58. Bd8 Kf5 59. e6 Na3 60. Bb3 Nxc2 61. Bxc2 Kxe6
1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.19"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6
7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8
17. a4 b4 18. Na2 Qa5 19. Nc1 Qh5 20. Nb3 Qg6 21. Qh3 Qg4
22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Na5 Ra8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Ne8 26. c3 bxc3
27. bxc3 Bd8 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. e5 d5 30. c4 Rb4 31. Rc1 Rxa4
32. g3 g5 33. Bg1 Nc7 34. Bb6 Ne8 35. Be3 Nc7 36. fxg5 Rb8
37. Ba7 Rb7 38. Be3 Rb8 39. Ba7 Rb7 40. Bc5 Bxg5 41. Rc2 Rb3
42. cxd5 Nxd5 43. Bh5 f5 44. exf6 Bxf6 45. Bd6 Rc3 46. Rb2 Rc8
47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Bc5 Rc4 49. Bg1 Rf8 50. Be2 Rc6 51. Bd3 Rc7
52. Bxa6 Rxb7 53. Bxb7 Kg7 54. Bc6 Rf7 55. Re1 Re7 56. Re4 Kf7
57. Rc4 Be5 58. Rh4 Kg7 59. Rh5 Bf6 60. Bxd5 exd5 61. Rxd5 Re2
62. h4 Kg6 63. Rd6 Kf5 64. g4+ Ke5 65. Rd7 Bxh4 66. Rxh7 Bg5
67. Rf7 Ke6 68. Rg7 Bf6 69. Rg8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.21"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6
7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8. e3 Qd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Nd2 e5 11. Nxc4 exd4
12. exd4 Qe6 13. Qa4 Rxd4 14. b3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Qxc6 bxc6
17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Rae1 f5 19. f3 Qd5 20. fxe4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Bb4
22. Rd1 Qc3 23. Rc1 Qd4 24. Rcd1 Qc3 25. Rc1 Qd4 26. Rcd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.22"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 Na6 9. Bf8 Ne7 10. Bxg7 Nb4 11. Qd6
Nd3+ 12. Kd2 Nf5 13. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 14. Kxd3 Nxg7 15. Kc3 b6
16. g4 Bb7 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. Rad1 h5 19. g5 c5 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7
21. Nf4 Nf5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxh5 Rg8 24. h4 Rh8 25. Ng3 Rxh4
26. Rxh4 Nxh4 27. Ne4 Kc6 28. Kd3 Ng6 29. Ke3 Ne5 30. b3 Kd7
31. Nf6+ Ke7 32. Ke4 Nc6 33. Ng4 Nd4 34. b4 Ne2 35. bxc5 bxc5
36. a3 Nd4 37. Ne5 a6 38. f4 a5 39. a4 Ne2 40. Nc6+ Kd6
41. Nd8 Ke7 42. Nb7 Nc3+ 43. Ke5 Nxa4 44. Nxa5 Nb6 45. Ke4 f6
46. Nc6+ Kf7 47. Nd8+ Kg6 48. Nxe6 fxg5 49. fxg5 Nxc4 50. Nxc5
Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.23"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. e4 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 dxe4
7. fxe4 Bb4 8. Bd3 Nxe4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Bxe4 Re8 11. Nf3 Bf5
12. Bg5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 f6 14. Nd2 fxg5 15. O-O Nd7 16. Qc4+
Be6 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kh8 19. Rae1 c6 20. Qb3 Nb6 21. Nf3
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Qf6 23. Qe6 Qxe6 24. Rxe6 g4 25. Ne5 Nd5 26. c4
Nf4 27. Re7 Ne2+ 28. Kf2 Nxd4 29. Rxb7 a5 30. Nd7 Ne6 31. Kg3
Rd8 32. Nf6 Ng5 33. Kxg4 h6 34. Nd7 Nf7 35. Kf4 g5+ 36. Ke3
Nd6 37. Rb8 Rxb8 38. Nxb8 Nxc4+ 39. Kd4 Nb6 40. Nxc6 a4
41. Kc5 Nc8 42. Kb4 Nb6 43. Kc5 Nc8 44. Kb4 Nb6 45. Kb5 Nd5
46. Kxa4 Kg7 47. Nb4 Ne3 48. Kb5 Kf7 49. a4 Ke6 50. a5 Kd7
51. a6 Kc8 52. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2014.07.24"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6
12. Qe3 Be7 13. f5 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 Qe5 16. Qb6 Qb5
17. Qf2 Qe5 18. Qb6 Qb5 19. Qf2 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Oscar de la Riva Aguado"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O
7. h3 Qb6 8. Ba4 Rd8 9. Bb3 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. d3 c4 12. Be3
Qc7 13. Bd4 cxb3 14. axb3 f6 15. dxe4 dxe4 16. Nfd2 f5 17. f3
Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rxd4 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 Qb6 21. Kh1 Bf5
22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Nc3 Bxe5 24. Ra4 Qd3 25. Qe1 Bg3 26. Qe2 Rd8
0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Carlos S Matamoros Franco"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e4 d6
7. Na4 Qh5 8. Ne2 Bh6 9. Nf4 Qe5 10. Nd3 Qh5 11. Nf4 Qe5
12. Nd5 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Nxd5 14. cxd5 O-O 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Nc3
Na6 17. O-O g5 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Rfe1 Rfc8 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Ne2
a5 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 h6 25. Qd2 Kg7
26. Nc3 f5 27. exf5 Bxf5 28. g3 Bg6 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. a3 Bf7
31. h4 Bg6 32. hxg5+ hxg5 33. Nd1 Bf7 34. Ne3 Kg6 35. Qc2+ Kg7
36. Qc3 Qf6 37. f4 gxf4 38. gxf4 Kg6 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Nf5+ Kg6
41. Ne3 e6 42. dxe6 Bxe6 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. Ke4 Bg8 45. Nd5+
Kf7 46. f5 Kg7 47. Ne7 Ba2 48. Nc8 Bb1+ 49. Kd5 Bxf5 50. Nxa7
Kf6 51. Kxd6 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. a3 b5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 Be7 10. Qf2 Ne5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Nb3
Rc8 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Ba7 Qc7 15. Bb6 Qb8 16. Ba7 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Qc1 Qd6 15. h4 Qb4 16. h5 Nac4
17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nge2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qb6 21. Qg5
Qf6 22. Qg3 b5 23. Nd4 b4 24. Na4 Bd7 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. Nxd7
Rxd7 27. Nc6 b3 28. a3 Qc5 29. Rc1 Qe3 30. Qe1 Qd3+ 31. Ka1 e6
32. dxe6 fxe6 33. e5 g5 34. Rd1 Qxd1+ 35. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1
a5 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Nxd8 a4 39. Nxe6 Bxe5 40. Nxg5 Bd4 41. f4
Be3 42. g3 Kg7 43. Ne6+ Kf6 44. Nxc7 Kf5 45. Nd5 Bf2 46. Nc3
Bxg3 47. Nxa4 Bf2 48. Nc3 Kxf4 49. Ne2+ Ke4 50. Nc1 Kd4
51. Nxb3+ Kc4 52. Nc1 Bc5 53. Kb1 Kb5 54. Ne2 Be7 55. Nc3+ Kc4
56. Kc2 Bf8 57. Nb1 Be7 58. Nd2+ Kb5 59. Kb3 Bf8 60. Ne4 Bg7
61. Nc3+ Kc5 62. Kc2 Kc4 63. b3+ Kd4 64. b4 Kc4 65. Nd1 Bf6
66. Nb2+ Kd5 67. Kb3 Bd4 68. a4 Kc6 69. Nd1 Bg1 70. Kc4 Kb6
71. Nc3 Bf2 72. Ne4 Bh4 73. Nc5 Bg5 74. Ne6 Bh4 75. a5+ Ka6
76. Nc5+ Ka7 77. b5 Bd8 78. Kb4 Bc7 79. Ka4 Bd8 80. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d3 Bg7
7. h3 O-O 8. f4 Ne8 9. O-O Nc7 10. a4 Rb8 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Bf2
Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Ne6 14. Qd1 b6 15. Ra2 Nd4 16. Nd5 Nc6 17. c3
f5 18. Qd2 e6 19. Ne3 Bb7 20. Raa1 Qd7 21. Rab1 Rbc8 22. Kh2
Ne7 23. a5 b5 24. a6 Bxa6 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Rxa7 Nc6 27. Raa1
Kh8 28. Bg1 Ra8 29. Rfe1 Ne7 30. exf5 exf5 31. Bxb7 Qxb7
32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Kg8 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kd2 Kd7
37. Bf2 Bh6 38. Kc2 Rfe8 39. Red1 g5 40. fxg5 Bxg5 41. Rxa8
Rxa8 42. Rf1 Re8 43. h4 Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "6.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Elshan Moradiabadi"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. O-O c6
7. d3 Be7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a3 Nc5 12. Be3
Qd8 13. Nd4 Bc8 14. h3 Ne6 15. b4 a5 16. Qb2 Nd7 17. Nxe6 fxe6
18. f4 Bf6 19. Bf2 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 g5 22. e4 gxf4
23. gxf4 Bg7 24. Qd2 Qf6 25. Rc1 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. exd5
Ne5 28. Be4 exd5 29. Nxd5 Rf7 30. b5 Bxh3 31. Nb4 Bh6 32. Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5
7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd3 a5 11. O-O a4
12. Qc2 h6 13. bxa4 Qa5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Rfc1 Qxa4 16. Qxa4
Rxa4 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Bb3 Raa8 19. Ne4 Ra5 20. Bd4 Rfa8 21. Bc5
Kf8 22. Rc4 Nf6 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rac1 e5
26. Rb4 Rb5 27. Rh4 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. a4 Rba5 30. Rxh6
Rxa4 31. Rh7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Kc5 33. h4 Ra1 34. Rxa1 Rxa1+
35. Kh2 Kd6 36. Rh8 f5 37. h5 e4 38. h6 Ke5 39. h7 Ra7 40. Kh3
Rf7 41. Kh4 Kf6 42. Kh5 Kg7 43. Re8 Kxh7 44. Rxe6 Rc7 45. g4
fxg4 46. Kxg4 c5 47. Rxe4 c4 48. Kg5 c3 49. Rh4+ Kg7 50. Rh1
Rf7 51. Rc1 Rxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "8.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexandr Hilario Takeda dos Santos Fier"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bf2 Bb7
12. O-O Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Nc5 15. a3 Ke7 16. Ne2
Na4 17. b3 Nc5 18. Ned4 g6 19. Re2 Rac8 20. Kf2 Ne4+ 21. Ke3
Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rc3 23. Ree1 h5 24. b4 Bc8 25. a4 Bd7 26. axb5
axb5 27. Ra7 Rb8 28. Rea1 Rb6 29. R1a5 Kd8 30. Ra8+ Ke7
31. R5a7 g5 32. f5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Be3 O-O
12. Rc1 Nd5 13. Nc3 Bf6 14. Ne4 Nce7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bg5
Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne5 b6 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Nc6 Bxc6
21. Rxc6 Qd7 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Qd2 h6 24. g3 Rfd8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8
26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Ne7 28. Qf4 Nf5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Be4
Qxd4 31. Bxf5+ exf5 32. Qxa7 Qxb2 33. Qxf7 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+
35. Kg1 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kg1 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "10.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rustam Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bd7 11. Be2 Bc6
12. O-O Bf6 13. Bg3 Bh4 14. Be5 Bf6 15. b4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 a6
17. a4 Qg5 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Bd5 20. Qd4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6
22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rfc1 Kf7 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke1 b6 26. Ra6 bxc5
27. Rxc5 Kd7 28. Bd1 f5 29. Ba4 Bb7 30. b6+ c6 31. Raa5 Kd6
32. Kd2 Rfb8 33. Kc3 h6 34. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "11.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Axel Bachmann Schiavo"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Be2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bg5 Nf6
12. Nd2 Qe8 13. Nb3 Qg6 14. Qd2 Nb4 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 exf4
17. gxf4 Qg2 18. O-O-O Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Rdg1 Nxa2+
21. Kd1 Qb1+ 22. Nc1 Bd7 23. Bd3 Ba4+ 24. b3 Qxc1+ 25. Qxc1
Bxb3+ 26. Qc2 Bxc2+ 27. Bxc2 Nc3+ 28. Kd2 Ne4+ 29. Bxe4 fxe4
30. Ke3 Kh7 31. Kxe4 a5 32. Rg2 a4 33. Rb1 a3 34. Ra2 Ra4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bosse Lindberg"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 Be7
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. b4 Qe7 11. Rb1 Bg4
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd7 14. O-O b5 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Bh4
17. Na2 Rac8 18. Nc1 f5 19. Nd3 Rf6 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Rbe1 g5
22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Bf1 Qd6 24. Bh3 Qf8 25. Rc1 Qf7 26. Qb2 Qh5
27. Bg2 f4 28. Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Rfe6 30. Rc2 fxe3 31. fxe3
Bg3 32. h3 Bxe5 33. Qc1 Rf8 34. Rf1 Qe8 35. f4 gxf4 36. exf4
Bxf4 37. Qd1 Be5 38. Re2 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Bg7 40. Rxe6 Qxe6
41. Bf3 Qf5 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Kh1 Qf4 44. Qe2 Be5 45. Bg4 d4
46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Qf2 Qe4+ 48. Qf3 Qc2+ 49. Kf1 d3 50. Bh5 Qc1+
51. Qd1 d2 52. Ke2 Qc4+ 53. Kxd2 Bf4+ 54. Ke1 Bg3+ 55. Kd2
Bf4+ 56. Ke1 Qc3+ 57. Kf2 Qe3+ 58. Kg2 Qg3+ 59. Kf1 Qxh3+
60. Ke1 Qh1+ 61. Kf2 Qh2+ 62. Kf1 Qh1+ 63. Kf2 Qxd1 64. Bxd1
Bd6 65. Bf3 Bxb4 66. Bxc6 Bxa5 67. Kf3 Bc3 68. Ke4 Kf6 69. Be8
Ke7 70. Bh5 Kd6 71. Kd3 Bf6 72. Bf7 Kc5 73. Kc2 a5 74. Kb3 a4+
75. Ka3 Be7 76. Be8 Kb6+ 77. Ka2 Bf6 78. Bh5 b4 79. Bd1 Ka5
0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Grachev"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7
7. O-O b5 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Nf6 11. Nd2 Bc5
12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qe2 e5 14. h3 Be6 15. Bc4 Qc8 16. Nf3 Nh5
17. Kh2 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Rad1 h6 20. Rd2 Ra7 21. Rfd1 Re8
22. e5 g5 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Qf5 26. Rxc6
Qxe5 27. Qf3 Kg7 28. Rdd6 Qe2 29. Rxh6 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Re2
31. Kg2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Kxh6 33. Rc6+ Kg7 34. h4 gxh4 35. Rc4 a5
36. Rxf4 Rc7 37. Rf5 Rc2 38. Rxa5 Rxb2 39. Rh5 Ra2 40. Rxh4
Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ornulf A Stubberud"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. h3 Nc6 12. Be3
Nd7 13. Rac1 Nce5 14. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Bd7
17. b3 Rfd8 18. Bb1 Be8 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Bb6 Rd7 21. Na4 Rb8
22. f4 Nc6 23. Qf2 f5 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Rcd1 Bf8 26. Re3 fxe4
27. Nc3 Bh6 28. Nxe4 Qf8 29. g3 e5 30. Rf3 exf4 31. gxf4 Rf7
32. Nxd6 Rxf4 33. Be4 Rxf3 34. Bxf3 Bf4 35. Bc7 Ra8 36. Nxe8
1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viktor Laznicka"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O e5
7. Qxc4 Nge7 8. d3 h6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Qh4 Qd7
12. Qa4 f5 13. Rfc1 Rad8 14. b4 a6 15. Rab1 g5 16. Be1 Nd5
17. b5 axb5 18. Rxb5 Nb6 19. Qa3 Ra8 20. Qc5 Rfe8 21. a4 g4
22. Nh4 Nd4 23. Rb2 Bf7 24. Qa3 Bf8 25. Qa1 Nxa4 26. Nxa4 Rxa4
27. Qb1 Ba3 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 a6 9. a4 h5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qd2 exd5 12. cxd5
Nbd7 13. Be2 Rb8 14. O-O c4 15. Rab1 Re8 16. b4 cxb3 17. Rxb3
Nc5 18. Rb4 Bd7 19. Rfb1 Rec8 20. Be3 h4 21. Nh1 Nh5 22. Nf2
Qd8 23. Nfd1 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. R1b2 Rc7 26. Bg5 Bf6 27. f4
Ng7 28. Nf2 Rbc8 29. Ng4 Bxg4 30. Bxg4 Nf5 31. Rb1 a5 32. R4b2
Qf8 33. Bxf6 Qxf6 34. Re1 Re7 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Rb1 Re8
37. Nb5 Nxa4 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Nd4 Nc5 40. Ne6 Nxe6 41. dxe6
Qxe6 42. Qxa5 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qxf4 44. Qd5+ Kf8 45. Qxb7 h3
46. gxh3 Qe4+ 47. Kg1 Qe3+ 48. Kh1 Qe4+ 49. Kg1 d5 50. Rf1 Re6
51. Qh7 Qd4+ 52. Kh1 Qe4+ 53. Kg1 Rf6 54. Qh8+ Kf7 55. Qh7+
Kf8 56. Qh8+ Kf7 57. Qh7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Malakhov"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 dxc4
7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. e4 h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bxc4 Bb4 11. Qc2 c5
12. dxc5 Qa5 13. e5 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. c6
Nxc3 17. Kd2 Ne4+ 18. Ke3 Ng5 19. Nd4 bxc6 20. Rhb1 f6
21. exf6 gxf6 22. Rb6 Rh7 23. f4 Nf7 24. Bxe6 Nd8 25. Bxc8
Rxc8 26. Rxa6 Re7+ 27. Kf3 Rd7 28. Nf5 h5 29. Rb6 Ne6 30. Rc1
Rd5 31. Rbxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Kd7 33. Ke4 Rd2 34. Rb6 Nc5+
35. Kf3 Rxh2 36. Rxf6 Nb3 37. Rd6+ Ke8 38. Rd3 Nd2+ 39. Ke3
Nf1+ 40. Ke4 Kf7 41. Rd7+ Kf6 42. Rd6+ Kf7 43. a5 Ra2 44. a6
Ra4+ 45. Kf3 Nh2+ 46. Ke2 Ng4 47. Rc6 Ra3 48. Nh6+ Kg7
49. Nxg4 hxg4 50. Rc7+ Kf6 51. a7 Kf5 52. Kd2 Ke4 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7
12. g5 Nh5 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Rg1 O-O 15. Bh3 f5 16. gxf6 Bxf6
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Ng3 Rf7 19. Kb1 Qc5 20. Rge1 Nh5 21. Bg2 Nf4
22. Bf1 Ng6 23. Re3 Qg5 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. Bg2 b4 26. b3 a5
27. Re1 Nc6 28. Qd1 Qc5 29. Bf1 Ne5 30. Bg2 Bc6 31. Nh1 Bb5
32. Nf2 Rcf8 33. Nh3 Ng6 34. Qd2 Qe5 35. Bh1 Qh5 36. Bg2 Qe5
37. Bh1 Nf4 38. Nxf4 Rxf4 39. Bg2 R4f6 40. h3 Qg5 41. Bh1 Rh6
42. Qh2 Bc6 43. R3e2 a4 44. Qd6 axb3 45. cxb3 Qb5 46. Bg2 e5
47. Qd2 Qb8 48. Rf2 Rd6 49. Qe3 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.12"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Na5
7. Bb3 a6 8. d4 Nxb3 9. axb3 exd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Nf5 Bxf5
12. exf5 O-O 13. g4 Qd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qb5 16. Qf3 Rfe8
17. Kg2 Qe2 18. c3 Re4 19. Ra4 Rae8 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. h3 d5
22. b4 Bb6 23. f6 g5 24. Qf5 Re5 25. Qc8+ Kh7 26. Qf8 Qe4+
27. Kg3 Qg6 28. f4 gxf4+ 29. Bxf4 Re2 30. Bxh6 Qxh6 31. Qxf7+
Kh8 32. Rf3 Bg1 33. h4 Bh2+ 34. Kh3 Bd6 0-1

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Neg4 14. g3 Bc5 15. Nf5 Re8 16. Bf4 Qb6
17. Kg2 Nxf2 18. e5 Nd7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Rxf2 Nxe5 21. Ne4 c5
22. Kf1 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Ng6 24. Qd5 Nxf4 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rxf4
c4 27. Nc6 Bc3 28. Rb1 Rac8 29. Bf3 Qa6 30. Re4 Qxa2 31. Rxb5
Qxh2 32. Qd7 Rf8 33. Rh4 Qc2 34. Rxh7+ Qxh7 35. Rh5 Qxh5
36. Bxh5 g6 37. Be2 Kg7 38. Bxc4 Rce8 39. Qxa7 Bf6 40. Qd7 Re3
41. Kg2 Rc3 42. Qd5 Re3 43. Kf2 Ree8 44. Qd7 Re4 45. Bd5 Ree8
46. Qc7 Rc8 47. Qb7 Rce8 48. Qd7 Ra8 49. Bc4 Rae8 50. Kf3 Re1
51. Qd5 Re6 52. Qd7 Re1 53. g4 Bg5 54. Qd5 f5 55. Ne5 fxg4+
56. Kg2 Be3 57. Qd7+ Kh6 58. Nxg4+ Kh5 59. Nf6+ Rxf6 60. Qh3+
Kg5 61. Qg3+ Kh6 62. Qxe1 Bf4 63. Qh4+ Kg7 64. Bg8 Bh6 65. Qd4
Bf4 66. Be6 Bb8 67. Kh3 Bf4 68. Qd7+ Kh6 69. Bg8 Be3 70. Qh7+
Kg5 71. Bd5 Bf2 72. Qe7 Bd4 73. Be4 Kf4 74. Bc2 Be5 75. Qb4+
1-0

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7
12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 c4 15. Nd2 b5 16. Bf3 Qe7
17. Qa5 Bc6 18. b3 Qd6 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Nb1 Rab8 21. Nc3 Rb3
22. Nxd5 Rxa3 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nb6 26. Nb5
Rb3 27. Nxa7 c3 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Nd5 30. Kf1 c2 31. Rc1
Nb4 32. Ke2 Rb8 33. d5 Nxd5 34. Rxc2 Ne7 35. f4 Rb7 36. Nc6
Nxc6 37. Rxc6 g6 38. f5 gxf5 39. Rxh6 Rb4 40. Kf3 Kg7 41. Rd6
Rh4 42. Kg2 Rg4+ 43. Kh1 Rb4 44. Rd4 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 Kg6 46. Rd6+
f6 47. Rd4 Ra1 48. Kf3 Rh1 49. Rh4 Ra1 50. Rh3 Ra4 51. Rg3+
Kf7 52. Kg2 Rb4 53. Kh3 Ra4 54. f4 Ra1 55. Kh4 Ra8 56. Rg2 Re8
57. Re2 Rh8+ 58. Kg3 Rg8+ 59. Kf3 Rh8 60. Rg2 Rh3+ 61. Ke2 Rh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.16"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. Bd2 Rfe8 13. Rac1 a6 14. e4 e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bc3 Rad8 18. g3 c5 19. d5 c4 20. Ba5 Rc8 21. Nh4 g6
22. Bg4 Qe7 23. Qd2 Rb8 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. b3 cxb3 26. axb3
Rbc8 27. Bb4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Bxd6 Qxd6
31. Qc3 Bh3 32. b4 a5 33. bxa5 b4 34. Qc6 Qd8 35. a6 Qa5
36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qxe5+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qe8+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.17"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Qg4+
Kh8 17. Qh4 Bxc4 18. Qxf6+ Kg8 19. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Unive Giri-Shirov m"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2014.10.18"]
[EventDate "2014.10.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5
12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 Kh8
17. Nce3 g6 18. h4 Bxh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Bh4+
22. Kf1 f5 23. Ra2 fxe4 24. Rah2 g5 25. Qh5 Rb7 26. Ke2 Be6
27. Qh6 Bg8 28. Rg2 Rbf7 29. Rxh4 gxh4 30. Nf5 h3 31. Nh4 Qxh4
32. Rxg8+ Rxg8 33. Qxh4 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rh2 35. Ne3 Rg7 36. Qf6
Rh1+ 37. Kf2 Rh2+ 38. Ke1 Rh1+ 39. Kd2 Rh2+ 40. Kc1 Ne7
41. Nf5 Rg2 42. Nxg7 Rxg7 43. Qf8+ Ng8 44. Bxg8 Rxg8 45. Qf6+
Rg7 46. Qh4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 exd5
7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5
12. Be2 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qe7 14. h4 Nd7 15. Kf2 Ne5 16. Kg2 f5
17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Re1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 fxe4 21. a5 Bf5
22. Be3 Rad8 23. Rb1 Rd7 24. Rb6 Qf7 25. c4 Re8 26. Qb3 h5
27. Rb1 Ree7 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. Ke2 Kg8 30. Kd2 Kh7 31. Qd1 Kg8
32. R1b3 Kh7 33. Kc2 Kg8 34. Kb1 Kh7 35. Ka2 Qe8 36. Qc2 Qf7
37. Qc3 Qg7 38. Qc2 Qf7 39. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 a6
7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Qa5+
12. Bc3 Bb4 13. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 exd4
16. Nxd4 cxd5 17. Rhc1 Nf6 18. Rc7 Rd8 19. Rac1 Ne8 20. R7c5
Kf8 21. g4 h6 22. f3 Ke7 23. h3 Kd6 24. f4 Bd7 25. Bf3 Nf6
26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. gxf5 Rd7 28. Kd3 Re8 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8
Rc7 31. Rb8 Kc5 32. a3 a5 33. Rf8 Kd6 34. Ra8 Rc5 35. Rf8 Rc7
36. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.23"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qd5
12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Ke2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rhc1
Rfc8 17. Rc2 N5b6 18. Rac1 cxb4 19. axb4 e5 20. e4 f6 21. Be3
Kf7 22. Nd2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Ra2 Rc7 25. Nb3 Ke8 26. Kd3
Nc8 27. f3 Rb7 28. Kc3 Rc7+ 29. Nc5 Ndb6 30. Kb3 Rc6 31. Nd3
Rd6 32. Kc3 Rd7 33. Bc5 Kd8 34. h4 Kc7 35. b5 Kb8 36. Nb4 Kb7
37. Ra1 Nd6 38. Bxd6 Rxd6 39. Nc6 Nc8 40. Na5+ Kb8 41. Nc6+
Kb7 42. Kc2 Rd7 43. Ra6 Rc7 44. Kd3 Rd7+ 45. Ke2 Ka8 46. g4
Rb7 47. Ra5 Nd6 48. b6 Nc8 49. bxa7 Rb6 50. Rc5 Nxa7 51. Nxa7
Kxa7 52. g5 Kb7 53. Kf2 h5 54. gxh6 gxh6 55. f4 Re6 56. Kf3 h5
57. Rd5 Kc7 58. Ke3 Re8 59. Kd3 Kc6 60. fxe5 fxe5 61. Kc4 Rg8
62. Rxe5 Rg4 63. Re6+ Kd7 64. Kd5 Rxh4 65. Rh6 Rg4 66. e5 Ra4
67. Rh7+ Ke8 68. Ke6 Ra6+ 69. Kf5 Rb6 70. Rxh5 Ra6 71. Rg5 Rb6
72. Rg6 Rxg6 73. Kxg6 Ke7 74. Kf5 Kf7 75. e6+ Ke7 76. Ke5 Ke8
77. Kd6 Kd8 78. e7+ Ke8 79. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Nd2 Nb6 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. Ne5 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 Bxc5
12. O-O Nfd5 13. b3 a5 14. a4 Bd6 15. Bb2 f6 16. Nd3 Bd7
17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bc6 20. Rfc1 e5 21. Nb2 Bb4
22. Rd1 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rab1 Bxb2 26. Rxb2
Rab8 27. Rc1 Rb6 28. Rc5 Rfb8 29. Rxa5 Rxb3 30. Rc2 Rb2
31. Rxc6 R8b7 32. e3 Ra2 33. Rc1 h5 34. Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.26"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5
Qxd5 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Be2 c5 10. d5 e6 11. e4 exd5
12. exd5 Qb6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Be3 h5 16. Rfd1 Qxb3
17. axb3 Bc2 18. Rd2 Bxb3 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20. Ra3 c4 21. Bxd7
Rxd7 22. Rxa7 Rad8 23. Ra5 f5 24. h4 Kf7 25. g3 Re8 26. Kg2
Bf8 27. Bc5 Bh6 28. f4 Bg7 29. Kf2 Red8 30. Bb6 Re8 31. Bd4
Bf8 32. Be5 Rc8 33. d6 Be7 34. Ke3 Bd8 35. Ra1 Bb6+ 36. Kf3
Bc5 37. Nb5 Bb4 38. Bc3 Bc5 39. Be5 Bb4 40. Bc3 Bc5 41. Kg2
Rcd8 42. Be5 Bb4 43. Rd4 Bc5 44. Rd2 Bb4 45. Rd4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.27"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4
f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Nxd1
Nf5 22. Rh1 Bxa2 23. Rxh5 Be6 24. g4 Nd6 25. Rh7 f5 26. g5 Nf7
27. Rh5 Rg8 28. Kg3 Rh8 29. Rxh8+ Nxh8 30. Bxc7 Ng6 31. Nc3
Kd7 32. Bb8 a5 33. Na4 Kc8 34. Bf4 b5 35. Nc5 Ba2 36. c3 a4
37. Bd6 Bd5 38. f4 Kd8 39. Kf2 Nh4 40. Ke3 Ke8 41. Nd3 Be4
42. Nf2 Bd5 43. Ba3 Kf7 44. Kd4 Ke6 45. Nd3 Ng6 46. Nc5+ Kf7
47. Na6 Nxf4 48. Ke5 Nd3+ 49. Kxf5 c5 50. g6+ Kg8 51. Nxc5
Nxc5 52. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.28"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. f3 b5 10. O-O-O d6 11. f4 Ng4 12. e5
dxe5 13. fxe5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bd7 15. Be2 g6 16. Qf3 Rc8
17. Rhf1 Rh7 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Ne4 Qxe5 20. h4 f5 21. Ng5 Re7
22. Qb7 Bc5 23. Ngf3 Qc7 24. Qxa6 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Kf8 26. c3 Nf6
27. Bxb5 Bxb5 28. Qxb5 e5 29. Qa6 Kg7 30. Ne6+ Rxe6 31. Qxe6
Re8 32. Qd6 Qb7 33. Rfe1 Re7 34. g3 Ne4 35. Qb4 Qxb4 36. cxb4
Nxg3 37. b5 f4 38. b6 f3 39. Rg1 Ne2 40. Rgf1 e4 41. a4 Ng3
42. Rf2 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.30"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8
12. Nb5 Ne5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18. c5 Qc7 19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1
Bxd6 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 a5 23. a4 Rae8 24. Kg2 e5 25. Qe4
Re6 26. Rd5 Rfe8 27. g4 h6 28. e3 g6 29. h4 Kg7 30. Kf1 Kg8
31. Ke2 Kg7 32. Kf1 Kg8 33. Kg1 Kh8 34. Rd7 R6e7 35. Rd1 Kg7
36. Kg2 Re6 37. Rd5 Kh8 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Kg8 40. Kg3 Bf8
41. Rd7 R6e7 42. Rd1 Re6 43. Kg2 Bc5 44. Rh1 Bf8 45. Qh4 Bg7
46. Qe4 Bf8 47. Rb1 Bb4 48. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.31"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4
7. dxe4 O-O 8. Qe2 a5 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nh4 Bg4 11. Ndf3 Nh5
12. Qc4 Na7 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 h6 16. Rad1 Qb6
17. Rd5 c6 18. Qxc5 Qxb5 19. Qxf8+ Rxf8 20. Rxb5 cxb5 21. Be3
Nc6 22. Rd1 Nf6 23. h3 Rc8 24. g4 Kf8 25. Bc5+ Kg8 26. Be3 Kf8
27. Kf1 Ke8 28. Ke2 Rc7 29. Bc5 Ne4 30. Rd5 Nf6 31. Rd1 Ne4
32. Rd5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Baadur Jobava"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6
7. Na3 Be6 8. g3 f5 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. e4 fxe4
12. Nxe4 O-O 13. b3 Kh8 14. Nc2 Bg4 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Bb2 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 Bf3 18. Qd5 Qg4 19. Rae1 Qh5 20. Re3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rf6 22. Bc1 Raf8 23. Rd3 Rg6 24. Rd5 Bh4 25. Ba3 Be7 26. Bc1
Qh3 27. Be3 Qh5 28. a3 Rg4 29. Qg2 Qe8 30. Nb4 h5 31. c5 Nxb4
32. axb4 Qg6 33. Rfd1 dxc5 34. Rxe5 Bf6 35. Bxc5 Bxe5 36. Bxf8
h4 37. Be7 hxg3 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Qh3+ Qh6 40. Qxh6+ Kxh6
41. hxg3 Re4 42. Rd7 b5 43. Bc5 Re1+ 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Kf3 Kh7
46. Rd3 Bb2 47. Ke4 Ba3 48. Kd5 Rc1 49. Bd6 Rc8 50. Ke6 Kg6
51. f3 Rc6 52. Kd7 Rc2 53. Ke6 Rc6 54. Ke7 Rc2 55. g4 Re2+
56. Kd7 Rc2 57. Ke6 Re2+ 58. Kd5 Rc2 59. f4 Kf7 60. g5 Kg6
61. Ke6 Re2+ 62. Kd7 Re4 63. Be5 Bc1 64. Rf3 Kf5 65. Bxg7 Bxf4
66. Kc6 Kxg5 67. Kd5 Kf5 68. Bh6 Rxb4 69. Kc5 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.e3
g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Ne5 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Qe7 12.Qb3 b6
13.Be4 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Na6 15.a3 Rfd8 16.Rd2 c5 17.Rad1 cxd4
18.exd4 Bxe4 19.Nxe4 Nc7 20.Nc3 Rd7 21.Ne5 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Rxd2
23.Rxd2 Qg5 24.Rd7 Qxe5 25.g3 Na6 26.Qd1 Rf8 27.Rxa7 Nc5
28.Qf3 Qb8 29.Nb5 Qe5 30.Nc3 Qb8 31.Nb5 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.11.26"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mikhail Antipov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 c5 11. a3 Bxd2+
12. Qxd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Re8+ 14. Be3 Nf6 15. f3 Qb6 16. O-O Bd7
17. a4 a5 18. Rfc1 Rec8 19. Rc5 Qe6 20. Bf2 b6 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8
22. b3 Qc6 23. Be1 Ne8 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. Bd3 Qf6 26. Bf2 Qc6
27. Re1 Qc3 28. Qe3 Rc8 29. g4 g6 30. Qe7 Be6 31. Ba6 Rb8
32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Qxd5 Qc7 35. Bc4 Nf6 36. Qg5
Qe7 37. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.11.27"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksander Mista"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2
Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Nc5
18. Qd2 Be7 19. Bh6 Nfd7 20. a5 Bc8 21. Ra3 Nb7 22. Rea1 Ndc5
23. Nh2 Bd7 24. Be3 Bh4 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Ne2 Qc8 27. Kh2 Bg7
28. g4 Na4 29. Bxa4 bxa4 30. Ng3 Nxa5 31. Rg1 Nb3 32. Qe2 Rb8
33. Nh4 Kh8 34. Qf3 Qd8 35. Qxf7 Rf8 36. Nxg6+ hxg6 37. Qxg6
Be8 38. Qe6 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.11.28"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 a6
7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Bb7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. a3 Rc8 12. h4
Qa5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qf2 e6 15. Kb1 Qb8 16. Bh3 Rxc3 17. bxc3
Qc7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bg4 hxg5 20. hxg5 Be7 21. Bd4 Rg8 22. Bxh5
gxh5 23. Rxh5 e5 24. Be3 Qxc3 25. Bd2 Qc7 26. Ba5 Qb8 27. Bb4
Bc8 28. Rh6 Qb6 29. Qh2 Rg6 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Qd2 Nc5 32. Nxc5
dxc5 33. Ba5 Qe6 34. Bd8 Bf8 35. Bf6 Bd7 36. Qa5 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.11.29"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Mikhailo Oleksienko"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Qc7
7. Ne2 Qxe5 8. Bf4 Qxb2 9. Nbc3 Nf6 10. O-O Qb4 11. Rb1 Qxc5
12. Ba4 e5 13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bg3 O-O-O 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Nb5
Bc5 17. Ned4 Qf6 18. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.11.30"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3
Re8 7. d3 c6 8. Ne2 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Rb1 Nc6
12. O-O Bg4 13. f3 Bf5 14. Rxb7 Nb6 15. f4 e4 16. Qb3 Be6
17. Qb5 exd3 18. Rxb6 dxe2 19. Re1 Bc4 20. Qxc6 Qd1 21. Kf2
Rad8 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.12.01"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Na3 c3
7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Bb2 Nd5 11. e4 Nb6
12. Rb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. d5 Bxb2 15. Rxb2 Ne5 16. Qb3
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Rc8 19. h4 Qd6 20. Kg2 Qe5
21. Qe2 f5 22. exf5 Qxd5+ 23. Qe4 Rxf5 24. Qxd5+ Nxd5 25. Rxb7
a6 26. Rb2 Kf7 27. Nb1 Rf6 28. Re5 Rf5 29. Re4 Nf6 30. Ree2
Rcc5 31. Nd2 Rfe5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Nf3 Ra5 34. Re2 Kf8
35. Nd4 Ra4 36. Nc6 Re4 37. Rb2 Nd5 38. Rd2 Re6 39. Rc2 Nf6
40. a4 h6 41. a5 Kg7 42. Kf1 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Nb4 Re5
45. Ra2 Re6 46. Re2 Ne4 47. g4 Kf7 48. Nd3 Kf6 49. Rc2 Rd6
50. Ke2 Rd5 51. Rc6+ Kf7 52. Ke3 Nf6 53. Rxa6 Nxg4+ 54. Ke4
Rd8 55. f3 Nf6+ 56. Ke3 Nd5+ 57. Kf2 e6 58. Rc6 Rb8 59. Ne5+
Ke7 60. Rc2 Rb5 61. a6 Nb4 62. a7 Ra5 63. Rb2 Kf6 64. Ng4+ Kf5
65. Ne3+ Kf6 66. Rxb4 Rxa7 67. Rb5 Ra4 68. Kg3 Ra6 69. Ng4+
Kg6 70. Nf2 Rd6 71. Kg4 Rd2 72. Rxg5+ Kh6 73. Rh5+ Kg6 74. Rh2
1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.12.02"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5
7. Ne5 a6 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O
12. Qc2 Nfd7 13. Nd3 Qb6 14. Ne4 a5 15. Ndc5 Bc8 16. Qc3 b4
17. Qe3 Na6 18. Rfc1 Nc7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Nc5 Be8 21. Ra2 Qb5
22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Nxd3 Nd5 24. Ne5 Ra6 25. Bf1 Nc3 26. Bxc3
bxc3 27. Rxc3 c5 28. dxc5 Bf6 29. f4 Bb5 30. Bg2 Ra7 31. c6
Be7 32. Be4 f6 33. Nf3 Rd8 34. e3 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Rc1 a4
37. bxa4 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.12.03"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "182"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. e3 c4 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O
12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfe1
Qc6 17. f3 b5 18. Bf1 a5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a3 Re7
22. h3 Rea7 23. Qb2 Na4 24. Qd2 Nb6 25. Qb2 Bd3 26. Bg2 Re8
27. Ra1 Rae7 28. Qc1 Re6 29. Ra2 Qd7 30. Bf2 Na4 31. Rd2 Qd6
32. Kh1 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. cxb4 Qxb4 35. e4 dxe4 36. fxe4
Bxe4 37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Qc2 c3 40. Rd1 Re7
41. Rb1 Nb2 42. Re1 Rxe1+ 43. Bxe1 Na4 44. d5 Qd4 45. d6 Nc5
46. Qxc3 Qxd6 47. Qf3 Qe6 48. Bf2 Ne4 49. Be3 Qc4 50. Bf4 Qc2
51. Kg1 Qc5+ 52. Kg2 Qd4 53. Be3 Qb2+ 54. Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kg2
Qc2+ 56. Kg1 Nc3 57. Bf2 Qd2 58. Kf1 Nd5 59. Kg2 Nf4+ 60. Kg3
Nd5 61. Kg2 Nf6 62. Qf5 Qc3 63. Qf3 Qc2 64. Qa8+ Kh7 65. Qf3
Qc4 66. Qf5+ Kg8 67. Qf3 Ne4 68. Be3 f6 69. Bf4 Kf7 70. Be3
Qd5 71. Kg1 Ke6 72. Kg2 Kd7 73. Kg1 Kd6 74. Qe2 Ke6 75. Qf3
Qe5 76. Kh1 Kf7 77. Bf4 Qd5 78. Kg2 Kg6 79. Be3 Qe6 80. Bf4
Nc5 81. Bg3 Qc4 82. Qe3 Qc2+ 83. Qf2 Qc4 84. Qe3 Ne4 85. Bf4
Qc2+ 86. Kf3 Nc3 87. Bxh6 Qh2 88. Qe8+ Kh7 89. Bxg7 Qh1+
90. Kf2 Ne4+ 91. Ke2 Qg2+ 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2014.12.04"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Akopian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Kb1 Be7
12. Qf2 Bb7 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Bd4 d6 15. g4 b4 16. Na4 Nxf3
17. Qxf3 Bxe4 18. Qh3 Bxh1 19. g5 Ne4 20. g6 f6 21. Qxe6 Ng5
22. Qe3 hxg6 23. Nb6 Ra7 24. Bd3 Rxh2 25. Bxg6+ Kf8 26. Nc5
Bc6 27. Ne6+ Nxe6 28. Qxe6 Be8 29. Bd3 Rc7 30. Re1 Qd8 31. Nd5
Bf7 32. Qe4 Rd7 33. Nf4 d5 34. Ng6+ Bxg6 35. Qxg6 Rh6 36. Qg2
Bd6 37. Rg1 Rh4 38. Qxd5 Be7 39. Qg2 Rdxd4 40. Qxg7+ Ke8
41. Qg6+ Kd7 42. Qf5+ Kc7 43. Qa5+ Kb8 44. Qxa6 Rd6 45. Qa4
Qb6 46. Re1 Rg4 47. b3 Rg1 48. Bf1 Rd8 49. a3 Bf8 50. Ka2 Qc5
51. axb4 Qxb4 52. Qa6 Rg5 53. Kb2 Ra5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael John Basman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. g4 d5 2. h3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. c4 Be6 6. Nc3 Ne7
7. f3 Ng6 8. fxe4 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Bxc4 10. Nf3 Bb4 11. Qc2 Nd7
12. h4 Nf6 13. h5 Ne7 14. h6 gxh6 15. Bxh6 Nxg4 16. Bg5 Qa5
17. Rh4 h5 18. a3 Bxc3+ 19. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 20. bxc3 f6 21. Bd2 Kf7
22. Bc2 Rae8 23. e3 Ng6 24. Bxg6+ Kxg6 25. O-O-O 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. a3 Bxc3 8. dxc3 Ne7 9. a4 h6 10. a5 Ng6 11. c4 Be6 12. Be3
Nd7 13. b4 Nf4 14. Re1 Qf6 15. Bf1 g5 16. Kh2 Kh8 17. g3 Nxh3
18. Bxh3 g4 19. Bg2 gxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxc4 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. Rh1 Rh8
23. Rh4 Nf8 24. Qd2 Ne6 25. Qc3 Bb5 26. Rah1 Kf8 27. Bg4 Bc6
28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. b5 Bxb5 30. Rxh6 Rxh6 31. Rxh6 Qg4 32. f3
Qg7 33. Qxc7 a6 34. Qxd6+ Kg8 35. Rh5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2839"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Re1 Ne7 8. Ne2 d5 9. Ng3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Ng6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. c3 Bd6 13. Be4 Bf5 14. d3 Bxe4 15. dxe4 Bc5 16. Qe2 h6
17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nf4 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Red1 Rd6 21. g3 Ng6
22. Kg2 Rad8 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. h5 Ne7 25. Qxa7 Rd3 26. Ne1 Rd2
27. Nf3 Rd3 28. Ne1 Rd2 29. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Bd6 11. Be3 O-O
12. O-O Ne7 13. g3 Nf5 14. Bc1 Rc8 15. c3 b5 16. Qd3 Qc7
17. Bg5 Qc4 18. Rfd1 Be7 19. Nf4 Nd7 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Qd2 a5
22. Be2 Qc6 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Rb8 26. Bc2 Qc7
27. Rda1 g6 28. Nd3 Nc6 29. R4a2 Nb6 30. h4 Rfe8 31. Qf4 Qxf4
32. Nxf4 Rec8 33. Bd1 Nc4 34. Nd3 Rb6 35. Ba4 Kg7 36. Kg2 Rc7
37. Re1 Nd8 38. Bd1 Nc6 39. Re2 h6 40. Nc5 Re7 41. Ba4 Ra7
42. Bb3 Nd6 43. Bc2 Re7 44. Bd3 Rb8 45. Re1 Rb6 46. Bc2 Ra7
47. Rea1 Rc7 48. Re1 Ra7 49. g4 Nb5 50. Ba4 Nd6 51. Rea1 Nd8
52. Bc2 Rc7 53. Ba4 N6b7 54. Nd7 Rd6 55. Ne5 Rb6 56. Re1 Nd6
57. Nd7 Rbb7 58. Nc5 Rb6 59. Bc2 N6b7 60. Na4 Rbc6 61. Ra3 Nd6
62. Bd3 N8b7 63. Rb3 Nc4 64. Bxc4 Rxc4 65. Ra1 R4c6 66. Rb5
Kf6 67. Kf3 Ke7 68. Ke2 Kf6 69. Kd3 g5 70. hxg5+ Kxg5 71. f3
f5 72. gxf5 Kxf5 73. Rh1 Rh7 74. b3 h5 75. c4 Kf4 76. cxd5
exd5 77. Rxd5 h4 78. Rh3 Rg6 79. Nc3 Rg3 80. Ne2+ Kxf3
81. Nxg3 Kg4 82. Ne4 Kxh3 83. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Bd3 d6 6. a3 Ba5
7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bd4
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bf1 Bf5 14. d3 a5 15. Bf4 axb4 16. axb4 b5
17. Nc5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 h6 19. g4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Nxb4 21. Re5 Qf3
22. Bg3 Qxg4 23. Ne4 Nxc2 24. Qc1 Ne3 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Re4
Qg6 27. Bh3 h5 28. Rxd4 Nf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. Qxc7 Kg7 31. Kg2
Re8 32. Qd7 Re6 33. Qc8 Re5 34. Qa8 Rc5 35. Rd8 Qh7 36. Qa3
Rg5 37. Qf8+ Kg6 38. Kh3 h4 39. Bxh4 Qh5 40. Qg8+ Kf5 41. Rd5+
Kf4 42. Qb8+ Kf3 43. Rxg5 fxg5 44. Qg3+ Ke2 45. Qe3+ Kd1
46. Qxg5 Qf3+ 47. Qg3 Qd5 48. Qg4+ Kc2 49. Qe2+ Kb3 50. Qd1+
Kb4 51. Be7+ Ka5 52. Qa1+ Kb6 53. Qf6+ Ka5 54. Qc3+ Kb6
55. Kg3 Qe6 56. Qf6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Matthew Sadler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6
7. Bg2 h5 8. O-O Nf6 9. h3 Bc5 10. Nb3 Ba7 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Nd2
d6 13. Nf3 b5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bg5 b4 16. Nb1 Bb7 17. Nd2 Nh7
18. Qxh5 O-O 19. Rac1 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Rad8 21. Nf3 Bxe4 22. Qxe5
Qb7 23. Nh4 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Bd4 25. Qe2 Bxb2 26. Rcd1 Qc6
27. Ne3 Bd4 28. Rd3 f5 29. Rfd1 e5 30. a3 a5 31. axb4 axb4
32. Ng2 Qc4 33. Qd2 Rc8 34. Ne3 Qc5 35. Rb3 f4 36. gxf4 Rxf4
37. Qe2 Rcf8 38. Rf1 Rf3 39. Ng4 Rxb3 40. cxb3 Qc3 41. Kg2
Qxb3 42. Qe4 Qe6 43. Re1 Qd6 44. Re2 b3 45. Nxe5 Qxe5 46. Qxe5
Bxe5 47. Rxe5 Rb8 48. Re1 Kf7 49. Rb1 b2 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. h4
Kf5 52. Kg3 Ke4 53. Kg4 Kd3 54. Kg5 Rb6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6
7. c3 h6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Ne7 12. Nb2
c6 13. a4 Ng6 14. a5 Bc7 15. Re1 Rf7 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. Ncd2 Nf4
18. Nf1 Nh7 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4 Raf8 22. N1h2
d5 23. e5 a6 24. g3 R4f5 25. h4 Bb8 26. Ra3 Ba7 27. Rd3 Qf7
28. Kg2 Qg6 29. Rde3 R8f7 30. Rf1 Nf8 31. Ng1 Rf4 32. h5 Qg5
33. Ngf3 Rxf3 34. Rxf3 Qxh5 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Qd3 Ng6 37. Nf3
Ne7 38. Rh1 Nf5 39. g4 Ne7 40. g5 Ng6 41. Qe3 h5 42. Kf1 Ne7
43. Nh4 g6 44. Rh3 Nf5 45. Nxf5 Qxf5 46. Rf3 Qg4 47. Qf4 Qxf4
48. Rxf4 Kg7 49. Ke2 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 e5 6. O-O Be7
7. Nc3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nh4 Nd4 10. Ne2 Ne8 11. Nxd4 cxd4
12. Nf5 Bg5 13. f4 Bxf5 14. exf5 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4
Qb6 17. a4 Nf6 18. a5 Qc5 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. a6 Rfe8 21. Ra4
Re3 22. Rf3 Rbe8 23. Rxe3 dxe3 24. Qe2 Qxf5 25. Kg2 h5 26. Rf4
Qe6 27. c4 g5 28. Rf1 Qe5 29. b4 h4 30. gxh4 gxh4 31. Qf3 Qg5+
32. Kh1 e2 33. Re1 Re3 34. Qg2 Rg3 35. Qh2 Nh5 36. b5 Nf4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. c4 Bf5 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6
12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bh3 14. Rfe1 e6 15. Nf3 Nf6 16. Bc2 Bf5
17. Ne5 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qa5 19. a4 Rad8 20. b4 Qc7 21. b5 Nd7
22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rac1 Rfd8 24. d5 e5 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. bxc6
Qxc6 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Rxe5 Rd4 30. a5 Rxc4
31. Qxc4 Qxc4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Re7 a6 34. Ra7 Rc6 35. g4 Kg7
36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kg3 h6 38. h4 Ke6 39. f3 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5
41. f4 f6 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Rg7 Kf6 44. Rb7 Ke5 45. Rf7 Rc3+
46. Kf2 Rc5 47. Rf5+ Kd4 48. Rxc5 Kxc5 49. Ke3 Kb5 50. Ke4
Kxa5 51. Kf5 Kb5 52. Kxg5 a5 53. Kh6 a4 54. g5 a3 55. g6 a2
56. g7 a1=Q 57. g8=Q Qh1+ 58. Kg6 Qg2+ 59. Kf7 Qd5+ 60. Kg7
Qxg8+ 61. Kxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. e3 d6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. d4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4
12. Rc1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 a6 15. Qf3 Ra7 16. Rfd1
Qc8 17. a4 Rc7 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Rd4
Rc5 22. Rcd1 Rf5 23. Qe2 h5 24. h3 Rc5 25. f4 Re8 26. Qf3 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. Nxb5 d5 29. Nc3 dxc4 30. b4 Rc7 31. b5 e5
32. Rd6 exf4 33. Qxf4 Qb7+ 34. Kf2 Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Qxe4 36. Qxe4
Rxe4 37. b6 Rb7 38. Ke2 Rbe7 39. Rb1 Rxe3+ 40. Kd2 Rxg3 41. b7
c3+ 42. Kc1 Rg2 43. Rd1 Ree2 44. Re1 Rxe1# 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. O-O O-O
12. a4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nd2 f5 15. f4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qe8
17. Rf3 Qg6 18. Raf1 h5 19. Qc2 g4 20. R3f2 Qh7 21. Re1 h4
22. Nf1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nf6 24. gxh4 Ne4 25. g3 Qg7 26. Rb1 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. cxb5 Nxc3 29. Rb2 Na4 30. Ra2 Qc3 31. Qd1
Qc4 32. Qa1 Qxb5 33. e4 c4 34. exf5 c3 35. Qd1 Kf7 36. Qxg4
Ke8 37. Rae2 Ra7 38. Qg6+ Kd8 39. Qg7 Qe8 40. Qd4 Ra6 41. Ne3
Qb5 42. Qg7 Re8 43. f6 exf6 44. Qxf6+ Kc7 45. Qg7+ Kc8 46. Nf5
Rxe2 47. Ne7+ Kb8 48. Nc6+ Rxc6 49. dxc6 Qb1+ 50. Kg2 Rxf2+
51. Kxf2 Qb6+ 52. Ke2 Qxc6 53. Qg8+ Ka7 54. Qf7+ Ka6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. Qd3 d6 8. Nc2 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O Be6
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nc6 14. Bg5 Nxe4 15. Bxd8 Nxc3 16. Bc7
Na4 17. b3 Rac8 18. Bxd6 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Nc3 20. Rd2 Rxd6
21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd6 Nxa2 23. Rf3 a5 24. Na3 Nab4 25. Nb5
Na6 26. Rd2 Nc5 27. Re3 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Nxd8 29. Nd4 Nc6 30. Nxc6
bxc6 31. Kf2 Kg6 32. Ke2 a4 33. bxa4 Nxa4 34. Kd3 Nb2+ 35. Kd4
Nxc4 36. Rg3+ Kh7 37. Kc5 Bd5 38. Rg4 Ne3 39. Rh4+ Kg6 40. g3
f5 41. Rf4 Kf6 42. Kd4 g5 43. Rf2 Ng4 44. Rb2 Ne5 45. Rf2 Nf3+
46. Ke3 Ke5 47. h3 f4+ 48. gxf4+ gxf4+ 49. Kd3 c5 50. Rb2 c4+
51. Kc3 Nh4 52. Re2+ Kf6 53. Kd4 f3 54. Rf2 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Ng5 d6
7. O-O h6 8. Nh3 e5 9. f4 Bxh3 10. gxh3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ng6
12. Bg3 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. c3 d5 15. Qf3 Bd6 16. Kh1 Rb8
17. Rab1 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20. c4 Qd4 21. h4 Kh8
22. h5 Ne5 23. Nc3 f5 24. Ne2 Qxd3 25. Qxe5 Rbe8 26. Nf4 Qxc4
27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Rxf5 Qd3 29. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7
12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Rb1 Qa6
17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Bxf1 19. Qd5 Bxe7 20. fxe7 Rdg8 21. Ne4
Bd3 22. Nd6+ Kc7 23. Bf4 Kb6 24. Re1 Qxa2 25. Nxf7 Qa4 26. b3
Qxb3 27. Qxd7 Qc3 28. Bc7+ Kb7 29. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nf5 Bxf5
12. exf5 c4 13. dxc4 Nxc4 14. Nc3 d5 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Bg5 d4
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Rb8 19. b3 cxb3 20. cxb3 Qd5 21. Qg4 Kh8
22. b4 Rfc8 23. Rad1 Qb3 24. Qe2 Qxa3 25. Ra1 Qxb4 26. Qxa6
Qb6 27. Qa2 Qb3 28. Qa6 Qb6 29. Qa2 Qc6 30. f3 Qd7 31. Rfd1 h6
32. h3 Bg5 33. Kh2 Bf4+ 34. g3 Be3 35. Kg2 Qxf5 36. Rab1 Qd7
37. Rxb8 Rxb8 38. Nc5 Qc6 39. Nd3 e4 40. Ne5 exf3+ 41. Kh2 Qf6
42. Nd7 Qe6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 a6
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Bd2 g6
12. Kh1 O-O 13. Rae1 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf6 16. b3 a5
17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Rfd8 20. a4 Qb6 21. Rd1 Rac8
22. h3 Ba6 23. Rfe1 c5 24. Qf6 Rd4 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Rd1 Bb7
27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Rxd4 Qc7 29. c3 h5 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 Qc1+
32. Kh2 Qe1 33. h4 Rf8 34. a5 Re8 35. a6 Qa1 36. b5 e5 37. Rd7
Rf8 38. fxe5 Qa4 39. e6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.10"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 Nf6
12. Ne3 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Bb2 Re6 15. c4 c6 16. Re1 d5
17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bc4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rh6 20. Rf1 Be6 21. Bxe6
Rxe6 22. Qf3 Qe8 23. Rf2 Rd8 24. Raf1 Rd7 25. Qf5 Red6 26. Qc2
Rh6 27. g3 c5 28. Rf5 b6 29. R1f2 Re6 30. Qc3 Red6 31. Qc2 Re6
32. Qc3 Red6 33. Qc2 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3
dxc4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 c3 9. bxc3 Bxc5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Ne4
Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfd1 Qc7
16. Qb4 Nf6 17. Nd4 a6 18. Nb3 a5 19. Qc5 Qb8 20. Rab1 b6
21. Qd6 Nd5 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Nxa5 Bf5 25. Nc6
Bxb1 26. Nxb8 Bxa2 27. Nd7 Re8 28. Nxb6 Rxe2 29. c4 Kf8
30. Rxd5 Bb1 31. Rd8+ Ke7 32. Rd1 Bc2 33. Nc8+ Kf6 34. Rd6+
Kg5 35. Kf1 Re8 36. Rd5+ Kf6 37. Nd6 Ra8 38. Ke2 Ra1 39. Ne8+
Kg6 40. Rd6+ f6 41. Rd7 Kh6 42. Nxg7 Ra2 43. Ke3 Ra5 44. Re7
Rc5 45. Kd4 Re5 46. Rxe5 fxe5+ 47. Kc3 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 b6 11. Rd1
Bb7 12. b3 Rc8 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Ned4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rg8 16. Nf5
c5 17. c4 Be4 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. f4 h5 20. f5 h4 21. fxg6 hxg3
22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. hxg3 Ke6 24. Kf2 Rcd8 25. Ke2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Rh8 27. Bc3 c6 28. Bd2 Re8 29. Rh1 Kxe5 30. Bc3+ Kf5 31. Kf3
Kg6 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 34. Be5 Kf7 35. Kf4 a6 36. Bb8
Ke6 37. g4 b5 38. Be5 g6 39. Ke4 Be7 40. Bf4 Bf8 41. Be3 Bd6
42. Bf4 Bf8 43. Be3 Bd6 44. Bf4 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Re1 f5
12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Kh8 14. h3 Bd6 15. Re2 h6 16. Bd2 Qe7
17. Rae1 Rf6 18. Bb3 a5 19. c4 a4 20. Bc2 Bb4 21. Bc3 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 Bd7 23. d5 Qd6 24. Re5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Qc6 26. Qb4 Be6
27. Rc5 Qb6 28. Rb1 Bg8 29. Rxf5 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Rxf5 31. Bxf5
a3 32. Bd3 Rd8 33. Rb3 b5 34. Rxa3 Bxc4 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Rc3
Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rd2 38. a4 Rxf2 39. Rxc4 Ra2 40. Kg3 Kh7 41. Kf3
Kg6 42. h4 c5 43. Rxc5 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. a4
Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Qc7 Re8 20. Rc1 b4 21. Bf3 h6
22. Kg2 b3 23. Qd7 Bc2 24. Ra1 Qc8 25. Qa4 Qb8 26. e4 d4
27. Qxd4 Rd8 28. Qc3 Qb7 29. Be1 Rc8 30. Ra7 Qxa7 31. Qxc8+
Kh7 32. Qc4 Bc5 33. Be2 Bd4 34. Bd3 Qa1 35. Qxd4 Qxe1 36. Bc4
Bxe4+ 37. f3 Bc2 38. Bd3+ g6 39. Bc4 g5 40. g4 h5 41. gxh5 Kh6
42. Qd8 Qxe5 43. Qf8+ Qg7 44. Qxg7+ Kxg7 45. h4 Kh6 46. hxg5+
Kxh5 47. Kf2 Kxg5 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. f4 Kg4 50. Bb5 Kf5 51. Bc4
Kg6 52. Kf2 Kf6 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Kf2 Bd1 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. Bb5
Kg4 57. Be8 f6 58. Bd7 Kf5 59. Bb5 Bc2 60. Bd7 Bb1 61. Ba4 Bc2
62. Bd7 Bb1 63. Ba4 Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters Tie Break"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "Blitz Tie Break"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bg4
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Ne2 O-O
12. f3 Rc8 13. O-O h6 14. Bg3 Nc4 15. Bf2 Re8 16. a3 Bf8
17. Rfc1 b5 18. Rd1 a5 19. Qb1 Qc7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Qb8
22. Nec3 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 Qxb2 24. Nxb2 Rxc3 25. Be1 Rb3 26. Na4
Bxa4 27. Rxa4 Bb4 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Kf2 Rb2+ 30. Kf1 Rc8
31. Raa1 Kf8 32. Rab1 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Rb8 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd2
Nd7 36. Kc2 e5 37. Ra1 exd4 38. exd4 Nf8 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. Ra5
Ne6 41. Rxd5 b3+ 42. Kb2 Nf4 $2 43. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters Tie Break"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2015.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "Blitz Tie Break"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "181"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O a6 6. c3 Ba7
7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ng3 Qd6 15. Nh4 Qd7 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. Nhf5
Qf8 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Nh5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Nde7 21. Qf3 Ng6
22. Re4 Na5 23. Bc2 f5 24. Re1 Kh8 25. Ng3 Nh4 26. Qh5 Qf6
27. d4 e4 28. Bf4 Bb6 29. Qe2 Nc6 30. Nh5 Qf8 31. Bg3 Ng6
32. Qe3 Re7 33. b4 Rde8 34. Bb3 Nce5 35. Bxe5 Nxe5 36. Nf4 Kh7
37. Nd5 Nd3 38. Nxe7 Nxe1 39. Nxf5 Nxg2 40. Kxg2 Qxf5 41. Bc2
Kh8 42. Re1 Qf7 43. Bxe4 c6 44. a4 Bc7 45. Re2 Qh5 46. Qf3
Qg5+ 47. Qg4 Qxg4+ 48. hxg4 a5 49. b5 Bd6 50. f3 c5 51. dxc5
Bxc5 52. Rd2 b6 53. Bg6 Rf8 54. Rd7 Rf6 55. Be4 g5 56. Kf1 Kg8
57. Ke2 Rd6 58. Rb7 Kf8 59. Rh7 Kg8 60. Rc7 Kf8 61. c4 Ke8
62. Bd5 Kd8 63. Rh7 Rf6 64. Kd3 Bd6 65. Be4 Bc5 66. Rg7 Bf8
67. Rb7 Bc5 68. Ra7 Kc8 69. Rh7 Kd8 70. Rg7 Bf8 71. Ra7 Bc5
72. Rh7 Re6 73. Rf7 Ke8 74. Rg7 Kd8 75. Rb7 Rf6 76. Bd5 Kc8
77. Ke4 Rf4+ 78. Ke5 Rxc4 79. Rh7 Rxa4 80. Rxh6 Ra1 81. Rh7
Kd8 82. Be4 a4 83. Ke6 a3 84. Rh8+ Kc7 85. Ra8 Rd1 86. Ra7+
Kb8 87. Ra4 Rd8 88. Kf5 Be7 89. Ra8+ Kc7 90. Ra7+ Kd6 91. Rb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6
7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 Nf7 9. c5 dxc5 10. dxe5 Nfxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5
12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc5 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. O-O
Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Nd5+ Bxd5
21. Rxd5 Ke6 22. f3 c6 23. Rd3 Rf7 24. Kf2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7
26. h4 c5 27. g3 b5 28. b3 Ke6 29. Ke3 h6 30. f4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6
12. Qc4 b5 13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8 19. Qd6 Bh3 20. Nf4 Bg4 21. Bxg4
Be5 22. Qd7 Qxf4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Rad1 Bxb2 25. Qa4 Red8
26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Qxa7 Kg7 28. Be2 Rd2 29. Qe3 Qc3 30. Qxc3+
Bxc3 31. Bc4 Bd4 32. Kh1 Rc2 33. Bb3 Rxf2 34. Rd1 Bb6 35. h4
Bc7 36. Rd3 h5 37. a4 Kh6 38. Bc4 f5 39. exf5 Rxf5 40. Kg2 Rc5
41. Bb5 g5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kh3 Be5 44. Re3 h4 45. gxh4+ Kf4
46. Rg3 Rc1 47. a5 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "194"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5
Ne4 8.Rc1 Nxc3 9.Rxc3 b6 10.c6 Nf6 11.a3 a5 12.Rc2 Ne4 13.Bd3
Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Ne5 Bd6 16.Nd7 Bxf4 17.Nxf8 Bxe3 18.Nd7
Bg5 19.Qd3 Ra8 20.a4 Nf6 21.h4 Bh6 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.h5 Bg5
24.O-O Qf4 25.Rd1 Bf6 26.g3 Qg4 27.Qe2 Qh3 28.Rc3 Be7 29.g4
Qh4 30.f4 Bd6 31.Rf1 Qf6 32.Qf2 Rb8 33.Rb3 g6 34.hxg6 hxg6
35.Kg2 Kf8 36.Rh3 Ke7 37.b3 Rh8 38.g5 Qg7 39.Rxh8 Qxh8 40.Rh1
Qg8 41.Rh3 Qg7 42.Kf3 Qg8 43.Kg2 Kd8 44.Qh4 Qe8 45.Rc3 Kc8
46.Kf3 Kb8 47.Qh7 Qf8 48.Kg4 Ka7 49.Rf3 Qe8 50.Qg7 Qxc6
51.Qxf7 Qc1 52.Qxe6 Qg1+ 53.Rg3 Qxd4 54.Qe3 Qh8 55.Rh3 Qc8+
56.Kh4 Qf8 57.Rf3 Qh8+ 58.Kg3 Qh5 59.Kg2 Qg4+ 60.Kf1 Bc5
61.Qd3 Qg1+ 62.Ke2 Bb4 63.Rf1 Qg4+ 64.Qf3 Qf5 65.Rd1 c6 66.Rh1
Bc5 67.Kf1 Bd6 68.Rh7+ Kb8 69.Qe3 Qxf4+ 70.Qxf4 Bxf4 71.Rg7
Bxg5 72.Rxg6 Be7 73.Rxc6 Bc5 74.Ke2 Kb7 75.Rg6 Kc7 76.Kf3 Kd7
77.Kf4 Bd4 78.Kf5 Ke7 79.Rg4 Bc3 80.Rg3 Bb2 81.Rg2 Bc3 82.Rc2
Ba1 83.Rc6 Bd4 84.Rh6 Kd7 85.Re6 Kc7 86.Kf4 Kd7 87.Rh6 Kc7
88.Kf3 Kd7 89.Ke2 Bc5 90.Kf3 Bd4 91.Rh4 Bc5 92.Rg4 Kd6 93.Rg6+
Kd7 94.Rh6 Bd4 95.Kf4 Kc7 96.Kf5 Kd7 97.Rh4 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6
7. a4 Kh8 8. h3 Ng8 9. d4 f5 10. dxe5 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Bf5
12. Re1 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Nc3 Nb4 15. Rxe5 Nxc2 16. Ra2
Bd6 17. Re2 Nb4 18. Ra1 Nc2 19. Ra2 Nb4 20. Ra1 Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Baadur Jobava"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bf1 f5 12. a4
h6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Ra3 g4 15. a5 h5 16. c5 h4 17. Nc4 Neg6
18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Rf6 20. g3 hxg3 21. hxg3 a6 22. Nc3 Nh4
23. Ne2 Nf3+ 24. Rxf3 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 gxf3 26. Bxf3 Bh6 27. Nb6
Rb8 28. Kg2 Bxc1 29. Qxc1 f4 30. Rh1 Rg6 31. Rh5 Qf8 32. Qh1
Qf6 33. Qh2 Bg4 34. Bxg4 Rxg4 35. Qh3 Qg6 36. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. O-O-O h4 10. Qh3 b5 11. f4 Nc4
12. Bxc4 Qxc4 13. f5 Bb7 14. Rhf1 Rc8 15. fxe6 dxe6 16. Rxf7
Kxf7 17. b3 Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Qxc3 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Rf1+ Nf6
21. Rxf6+ gxf6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kf8 24. Qf6+ Kg8
25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "204"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.a4
Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.a5 e5 11.Rd1 a6 12.d5 Nc5 13.Bg5
Bxc3 14.bxc3 Bg4 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 e4 17.Bg2 Nb3 18.Ra4 cxd5
19.Rxd5 Qe6 20.Rd1 Rfe8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.e3 Rac8 23.Bf1 Re7
24.Bxc4 Rxc4 25.Qxb3 Rxa4 26.Qxa4 Qxh3 27.Qb4 Rd7 28.Rxd7 Qxd7
29.Qxe4 Qc7 30.c4 Kg7 31.Kg2 h6 32.Qd5 Qe7 33.e4 Qb4 34.e5
fxe5 35.Qxe5+ Kg6 36.Qd4 Kh7 37.Qg4 Qb1 38.Qf4 Kg6 39.Qd6+ Kf5
40.Qd5+ Kg6 41.Qd6+ Kf5 42.Qf4+ Kg6 43.Qd4 Kh7 44.Qd5 Kg7
45.Kf3 Qe1 46.Qd4+ Kg8 47.Qd8+ Kg7 48.Qd5 h5 49.Kg2 Qe2 50.c5
Qb5 51.Qg5+ Kf8 52.Qh6+ Kg8 53.Qg5+ Kf8 54.Qxh5 Qxa5 55.Qh8+
Ke7 56.Qe5+ Kf8 57.Qb8+ Kg7 58.Qxb7 Qxc5 59.Qxa6 Qd5+ 60.Kg1
Qd1+ 61.Qf1 Qf3 62.Qc4 Qd1+ 63.Kg2 Qd2 64.Qg4+ Kf8 65.Qe4 Qb2
66.Kf3 Kg7 67.Qg4+ Kf8 68.Qf4 Kg7 69.Kg4 Qe2+ 70.Kg5 Qb5+
71.Kh4 Qc6 72.Qe5+ Kg6 73.Qg5+ Kh7 74.Qf5+ Kg7 75.f3 Qh6+
76.Qh5 Qc6 77.Qe5+ Kg8 78.Kg4 Kf8 79.Qg5 Qd7+ 80.Kh4 Qd4+
81.Kh5 Ke8 82.f4 Qh8+ 83.Kg4 Qh2 84.Qe5+ Kf8 85.f5 Qd2 86.f6
Qd1+ 87.Kh4 Qh1+ 88.Kg5 Qc1+ 89.Qf4 Qb1 90.Qd4 Qg6+ 91.Kf4
Qh6+ 92.Kf3 Qh5+ 93.g4 Qh1+ 94.Kf4 Qf1+ 95.Kg5 Qc1+ 96.Qf4 Qb1
97.Qf3 Kg8 98.Qc3 Qg6+ 99.Kf4 Qh6+ 100.Kg3 Qg5 101.Qf3 Kh7
102.Qe4+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Nc4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Nxb6
axb6 12. Bc4 Qd6 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4
Nf6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Be5 Be6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d5 c6 21. Qh6
cxd5 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Bd3 f5 24. Rfe1 Ra4 25. Bxf5 Rh4 26. Qe3
Re8 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Rc4
31. g3 Rc2 32. b3 d4 33. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. O-O Qe8 12. b3
Nh7 13. f3 h5 14. a3 Bh6 15. Rb1 Nc5 16. Qc2 f5 17. b4 axb4
18. axb4 Na4 19. Nd1 g5 20. Bf2 g4 21. fxg4 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 f4
23. gxh5 Ng5 24. Bh4 Nxe4 25. Qc2 Bf5 26. g4 Ng3 27. gxf5 Nxf1
28. Kxf1 e4 29. f6 Kh8 30. Nf2 f3 31. Bd1 Qxh5 32. Qxe4 Nc3
33. Qd4 Rf7 34. Qxc3 Qxh4 35. Bxf3 Ra2 36. Rb2 Rxb2 37. Qxb2
Qxf6 38. Qxf6+ Rxf6 39. Kg2 Rf8 40. b5 Kg7 41. Ne4 b6 42. h4
Ra8 43. h5 Ra2+ 44. Kf1 Kh6 45. Be2 Ra8 46. Kf2 Rf8+ 47. Ke3
Rf7 48. Bf3 Rf8 49. Kf2 Ra8 50. Be2 Ra3 51. Nf6 Ra8 52. Ke3
Rf8 53. Ne4 Ra8 54. Kf4 Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Ra8 56. Nf2 Ra2 57. Bd1
Rb2 58. Ne4 Rb1 59. Be2 Rb2 60. Kf2 Ra2 61. Ke3 Ra8 62. Bg4
Ra4 63. Kf4 Rxc4 64. Bd7 Kxh5 65. Kf5 Kh6 66. Bc6 Kg7 67. Ng5
Rh4 68. Ke6 Kg6 69. Nf3 Rf4 70. Nd2 Kg5 71. Ke7 Rf5 72. Ne4+
Kf4 73. Nf6 Ke5 74. Nd7+ Kd4 75. Kd8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ivan Saric"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. f4 h4 10. Qh3 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4
12. O-O-O b5 13. f5 Bb7 14. Rhf1 e5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Bg5 Rc8
17. Rf2 Be7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rfd2 Nf6 20. a3 Rh6 21. Qe3 Kf8
22. Kb1 Kg8 23. Rg1 Ng4 24. Qf3 Qb6 25. Re1 Nf6 26. g4 hxg3
27. Qxg3 d6 28. Rg2 Rh7 29. Qg5 Kf8 30. Qd2 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Nxe4
32. Qd3 Nc3+ 33. Qxc3 Bxg2 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qg8 Qf2 36. Rd1
Be4 37. Rd2 Qg1+ 38. Ka2 Bxf5 39. Qb8 Rh6 40. Rd5 Bd7 41. Qb7
Qg4 42. Na5 Kf6 43. b3 Rxh2 44. Rxd6+ Be6 45. Kb2 Qf4 46. Nc6
Rh1 47. Qe7+ Kf5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5
7. Nf3 exf4 8. Bxf4 O-O 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ng4 11. Nd5 Nce5
12. h3 Nxf3 13. gxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 c6
17. f4 Nf7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Nf4 Qxd2+ 20. Bxd2 Rae8 21. Rhg1
Kh8 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Nh5+ Kg6 24. Rg1+ Ng5 25. Nf4+ Kg7
26. h4 h6 27. Bh5 Bf7 28. exf5 Bxh5 29. Nxh5+ Kf7 30. hxg5
fxg5 31. Ng3 Rd8 32. Rh1 Rd4 33. Rxh6 Rfd8 34. Rh7+ Kg8
35. Rh2 Rg4 36. Ne2 Rd5 37. Rf2 Kf7 38. b3 b5 39. b4 c5 40. a3
cxb4 41. axb4 a5 42. Nc3 Re5 43. bxa5 b4 44. Na2 Rxa5 45. Nxb4
Rg1+ 46. Kb2 g4 47. Nd3 Rb5+ 48. Kc3 g3 49. Rf3 Rb7 50. Bf4 g2
51. Rg3 Re7 52. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "221"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Bd6 9. Na3 e5 10. c5 Bxc5 11. Nc4 Nd7
12. Re1 O-O 13. Nfxe5 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qb6 16. a4
a5 17. Qc2 Bb4 18. Rb5 Qe6 19. Bf4 Bd7 20. Bd5 Qf6 21. Rxb7
Rac8 22. Qd1 Be6 23. Rb6 Rfe8 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rc1 Rce8
26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Qf5 29. Rc4 Qd5 30. b4
axb4 31. Qxb4 h5 32. Rxd4 Qf3 33. Re4 Rd8 34. Re3 Qd1+ 35. Kg2
Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Qxd3 37. h4 g5 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ f6 40. Qe3
Qc4 41. hxg5 Qd5+ 42. Qf3 Qxg5 43. Qb7+ Kh6 44. Qa8 Kg7
45. Qa7+ Kg6 46. Qa8 Qf5 47. Qf3 Qe5 48. Kh2 Kf7 49. Qb3+ Kg7
50. Qb4 Qc7 51. Qe4 Qc5 52. Kg2 Qg5 53. Qe7+ Kg6 54. Qe8+ Kg7
55. Qd7+ Kh6 56. Qd6 Kg6 57. Qd3+ Kg7 58. Qe4 Qc5 59. Qb7+ Kg6
60. Qb1+ Kg7 61. Qe4 Qg5 62. Qe7+ Kg6 63. Qe8+ Kg7 64. Qb5 Qg4
65. Qb7+ Kg6 66. Qb1+ Kg7 67. a5 h4 68. Qd3 Qc8 69. a6 Qc6+
70. Kh2 Qb6 71. Kg2 h3+ 72. Kxh3 Qxf2 73. Qc4 Kg6 74. Qf4 Qg1
75. Qe4+ f5 76. Qg2 Qa1 77. Qc6+ Kg5 78. Kg2 Qa2+ 79. Kf3 Qa3+
80. Ke2 Qa2+ 81. Kd3 Qb3+ 82. Qc3 Qd5+ 83. Qd4 Qb5+ 84. Qc4
Qb1+ 85. Kd2 Qb2+ 86. Ke3 Qa3+ 87. Kf2 Qa5 88. Qf4+ Kg6
89. Qd6+ Kh5 90. Ke3 Qa4 91. Kd2 Qb3 92. Qd3 Qa2+ 93. Ke3 Kg5
94. Kf3 Qa1 95. Qd8+ Kh5 96. Qe8+ Kg5 97. Qe7+ Kg6 98. Qe6+
Kg5 99. Qe3+ Kf6 100. a7 Qf1+ 101. Qf2 Qh1+ 102. Ke2 Qe4+
103. Qe3 Qc4+ 104. Ke1 Qb4+ 105. Kf1 Qb1+ 106. Kg2 Qb7+
107. Kh2 Kf7 108. Qa3 Qa8 109. Qb3+ Kg7 110. Qb8 Qf3 111. a8=Q
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[EventDate "2015.01.09"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. d5 Bxf3
12. gxf3 Nd7 13. Qc4 Na5 14. Qa4 c6 15. Rd1 b5 16. Qc2 a6
17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Qxc6 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 Ne5 21. Qxb5
Qxa2 22. f4 Rab8 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Nc6 25. Rd2 Rxb2
26. Rxb2 Bxb2 27. Kg2 Nd4 28. Bd3 Ne6 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Ng7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2014/15"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7
7. Qf3 Nf6 8. O-O-O Ne5 9. Qg3 b5 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bg1 b4
12. Nb1 e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf3 d6 15. Bd4 Nh5 16. Qe1 Rb8
17. Nbd2 Be6 18. Kb1 Be7 19. b3 O-O 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Bb2 Rbc8
22. Nc4 Qc5 23. Bxe5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bb2 a5 26. Be2
Nf4 27. Qg3 g5 28. Bd3 a4 29. Rf1 a3 30. Bc1 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Qd4
32. Bxg5 Bxg5 33. Qxg5+ Kf8 34. Qe3 Qxd3+ 35. Qxd3 Rxd3
36. Kc2 Rc3+ 37. Kd2 Bxc4 38. bxc4 Rxc4 39. Kd3 Rc3+ 40. Kd2
Rc4 41. Kd3 Rc3+ 42. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2014/15"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2015.01.31"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 Bxc4 10. bxc4 O-O 11. Be3 Qe7
12. c3 b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. a4 a6 15. Qc2 c5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Qb3 b4 18. Nd2 h6 19. h3 Rfb8 20. Rfb1 Qd8 21. Nc4 Bf8
22. Bd2 Qc7 23. Rc1 Qb7 24. Rab1 Qb5 25. Rb2 Ra4 26. Rcb1 g6
27. g3 h5 28. h4 Qa6 29. Kg2 Qc6 30. Kh2 Rba8 31. Qc2 Qb5
32. Kg2 Qb7 33. Ne3 Nf6 34. Nc4 Nd7 35. Ne3 Nf6 36. Nc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2014/15"]
[Site "Emsdetten GER"]
[Date "2015.02.01"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Csaba Balogh"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. d3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 dxc4 10. dxc4 Qe7 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Qe3 Re8 13. Qc5 Na6 14. Qxe7 Rxe7 15. O-O-O Bf5 16. h3 h5
17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nc2 Rae8 19. Ne3 Bc8 20. a3 Nc7 21. b4 Re5
22. Kb2 a5 23. Rd4 axb4 24. axb4 c5 25. bxc5 Ne6 26. Rd2 Nxc5
27. Ncd5 Be6 28. Rhd1 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Na4+ 30. Kb3 Nb6 31. Rd4
Rd8 32. d6 Nc8 33. Nc4 Rb5+ 34. Kc3 Nb6 35. Bxe4 Rc8 36. Bd3
Rbc5 37. Kb4 Nbd5+ 38. Kb3 Rb5+ 39. Kc2 Nb4+ 40. Kd2 Nc6
41. Rf4 Rd8 42. Ke1 Rc5 43. Rf5 Rxf5 44. Bxf5 g6 45. Bb1 b5
46. Nb6 Kg7 47. f4 Rb8 48. Nd5 Nxd5 49. Rxd5 Kf6 50. Rc5 Nd8
51. e4 b4 52. e5+ Ke6 53. Be4 b3 54. Rc7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 a6 10. O-O e5 11. Qc2 b5 12. Be2
Bb7 13. a3 Re8 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 Nd4
18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Nxc3
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bxc3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qe6 25. Rd1 Rc5 26. h4
Rc4 27. Qd3 Bf8 28. Qd8 Qf5 29. Qa8 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. d4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Re1 Qxb3
12. axb3 Be6 13. b4 Nd5 14. b5 Nb4 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Ra5 c5
17. Ng5 cxd4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxa8 dxc3 20. bxc3 Bxc3 21. Rd1
Rxa8 22. Rxd7 Nd3 23. Ra2 Nxc1 24. Rc2 Nxe2+ 25. Rxe2 a5
26. Rxe6 Bf6 27. Rb6 a4 28. Rbb7 a3 29. Ra7 Rxa7 30. Rxa7 Bb2
31. Ra6 Kf7 32. g4 h5 33. gxh5 gxh5 34. Kg2 e6 35. f4 Ke7
36. Kg3 Kd7 37. Kh4 Kc7 38. Kxh5 Kb7 39. Ra4 Kc6 40. Kg6 Kb5
41. Ra8 Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6
7. Be3 O-O 8. h3 e5 9. Nf3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bxg7 Qxd1+
12. Rxd1 Kxg7 13. Bb5 Nb4 14. a3 a6 15. axb4 axb5 16. Nxb5 Ra4
17. Rd4 Ra1+ 18. Rd1 Ra4 19. Rd4 Ra1+ 20. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.18"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. h3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. Ba4 c6 10. Re1 Bb6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. d4
Bc7 13. Nf1 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15. Rxe4 Bf5 16. Re3 Bxc2 17. Qxc2
h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rae1 Re7 20. Ng3 Rae8 21. Qf5 Qxf5
22. Nxf5 Re6 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. N5h4 Nxh4 25. Nxh4 g6 26. Nf3
f6 27. Nh4 Kf7 28. Kf1 f5 29. Nxg6 Kxg6 30. f4 Kf6 31. fxe5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.20"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Nh4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Na6
12. Bd3 h6 13. Be3 Nh7 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ng5 16. Kf1 Bd7
17. Kg2 Nc5 18. Qc2 Qf6 19. Rae1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rae8 21. Qd2 a6
22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 b5 25. Qe2 bxc4 26. Qxc4
Qe7 27. Qd3 Qf7 28. Nf3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 Bc8 30. Kf2 Bb7 31. Qd3
h5 32. Be3 h4 33. Bd4 Bf8 34. Qf3 Be7 35. Ke2 Qg6 36. gxh4
Bxh4 37. a3 Kf7 38. Kd2 Ke8 39. Bf2 Bg5+ 40. Be3 Bf6 41. Kc1
Be5 42. Bf4 Bf6 43. Qe3+ Kd8 44. Qg3 Qxg3 45. Bxg3 Bg5+
46. Kc2 Ke7 47. Kd3 Kf6 48. Bf2 Kg6 49. b4 Bc8 50. Ne2 f4
51. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Baadur Jobava"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 b6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6
12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Qxd7 Nbxd7 15. Rfc1 Ne8 16. Be2 a6
17. a4 Nd6 18. b3 Bf8 19. Kf1 Be7 20. Bd3 Kf8 21. Be1 Ke8
22. f3 Nb8 23. e4 Nc6 24. Ne2 Bg5 25. Rd1 Kd7 26. g4 Be3
27. Bb1 f6 28. exd5 exd5 29. Ra2 Re8 30. Nc3 Nb4 31. Re2 Rac8
32. Ne4 dxe4 33. fxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxe3 Nc3 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Rc1
Nbd5 37. Bd2 Kd7 38. Bd3 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Kf2 b4 41. Ra1
Rc7 42. h4 Ne7 43. Bf4 Rb7 44. Ra8 Ncd5 45. Bh2 f5 46. gxf5
Nxf5 47. Be4 Rb5 48. Ra7+ Ke6 49. Bd3 Rb6 50. Rxh7 Rc6 51. h5
Rc3 52. Be4 gxh5 53. Rxh5 Nde3 54. d5+ Kf6 55. Bf4 Rxb3 56. d6
Ke6 57. Ke1 Rc3 58. Rh7 Rc4 59. d7 Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.22"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Ba3 Rf7 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. e4 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Qd2 Rf6
17. exf5 gxf5 18. Qg5+ Rg6 19. Qe3 e4 20. Nh4 Rg7 21. f3 exf3
22. Qxf3 Nc5 23. Rd4 Ne6 24. Rd2 Ng5 25. Qf4 Be6 26. Re1 Qf6
27. Qd4 Rf8 28. Rf2 Rgf7 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Rf4 h6 31. a3 Kg7
32. Re5 Kg8 33. Bf1 a6 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. g4 Rd2+ 36. Re2 Rd3
37. gxf5 Bf7 38. Re8+ Bxe8 39. Bxd3 c5 40. Rg4 Rb6 41. Ng6
Rb2+ 42. Kg3 Bxg6 43. fxg6 Rb3 44. Bf5 Rxc3+ 45. Kg2 Rxa3
46. h4 Ra2+ 47. Kg3 Ra3+ 48. Kg2 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra3+ 50. Kf4
Nh3+ 51. Ke5 Kg7 52. Rg2 Rf3 53. Rd2 Nf4 54. Rd7+ Kg8 55. Rxb7
Nh5 56. Be6+ Kf8 57. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.23"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7
12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O Nce4
17. Qd3 Qd6 18. g3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qxd5 20. Qxa6 Qa8 21. Qxa8
Rxa8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Nxg6 Nxf4
26. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Bxb2 28. Nd3 Bc3 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. f4 h6
31. g4 f5 32. gxf5 Nd6 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Nf2 Kxf5 35. Ng4 Kg6
36. Bc2+ Kg7 37. Ne3 e6 38. Bb3 Nf5 39. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.25"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 h5 9. Nf5 f6 10. O-O-O exf5 11. Nd5 Qc6
12. Bb6 fxe4 13. Nc7+ Kf7 14. Qb3+ d5 15. Nxa8 Ne7 16. Nc7 Bg4
17. Rd4 Nd7 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Be6 20. Rxd7+ Qxd7 21. Bc4
Bxc4 22. Qxc4+ Qe6 23. Qc7+ Qe7 24. Qc4+ Qe6 25. Qc7+ Qe7
26. Qc8 g6 27. Be3 Bg7 28. Qc4+ Qe6 29. Qc7+ Qe7 30. Qc4+ Qe6
31. Qc7+ Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+
Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21. Nh3
Qe4 22. Nf4 Ne5 23. dxe5 Qxc4 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qxg6 Qxf4
26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Rf8 28. f3 Qxh4 29. Rxd6 Qg5 30. Rd7
Qc5+ 31. Kh2 Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Re8 33. Qg4 Qxg4 34. fxg4 b6
35. Rxa7 Rc8 36. Ra6 Rxc3 37. Rxb6 Rxa3 38. Kh2 Kh7 39. Rc6
Rd3 40. Ra6 Kg8 41. Ra7 Re3 42. Rb7 Kf8 43. g5 hxg5 44. Rb5
Kf7 45. Rxg5 Kf6 46. Ra5 g5 47. g4 Rb3 48. Rf5+ Kg6 49. Kg2
Rb4 50. Kg3 Rb3+ 51. Kg2 Rb4 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53. Kg2 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tbilisi"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2015.02.27"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6
7. Be2 c5 8. d5 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. Nd3 g6 12. b4
b6 13. a4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nb3 Ra6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Qd2 Nf6
18. f3 Kh8 19. a5 Ng8 20. Be3 f5 21. axb6 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qxb6
23. Qc2 Nf6 24. Nf2 Bd7 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Nd2 Qa7 27. Rxb8+ Qxb8
28. f4 exf4 29. Bxf4 fxe4 30. g4 Qf8 31. Be3 h5 32. h3 hxg4
33. hxg4 Nge8 34. Kg2 Qg7 35. Qb1 Kg8 36. Qb8 Bf8 37. Qb3 Qe7
38. Bf4 e3 39. Qxe3 Qxe3 40. Bxe3 Be7 41. Kg3 Nh7 42. Nf3 Kg7
43. Bd3 Kf7 44. Bc2 Kg7 45. Bd2 Nef6 46. Bc3 Kf7 47. Nh4 Nf8
48. Nf3 Bc8 49. Ng5+ Kg8 50. Nf3 Ba6 51. Bd3 Kf7 52. Ba5 Ke8
53. Kf4 Bd8 54. Bc3 Be7 55. Nd2 N6d7 56. Nd1 Bf6 57. Bxf6 Nxf6
58. Ne3 N6d7 59. Nf3 Kf7 60. Bf1 Kf6 61. Ng5 Ke7 62. Ne4 Nh7
63. Be2 Nhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.17"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Kf1
Nc5 7. Nf3 Ne6 8. a3 Be7 9. Nc3 d6 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. b4 Bf8
12. Qe2 Bg7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd2 O-O 16. Re1 Qd8
17. Rd1 a5 18. h4 axb4 19. axb4 Nd7 20. h5 Nf6 21. c5 b6
22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. Bc4 bxc5 25. b5 Rb8 26. Re1 Rb6
27. Na4 Rd6 28. Nxc5 Ng4 29. Qe4 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Rd2+ 31. Kg3
Rxf3+ 32. gxf3 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.18"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2
Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 Qa6
12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Be1 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Qxc4 16. Rxc4
Nd6 17. Rcc1 Rac8 18. e3 f6 19. a4 Bf5 20. Nh4 Be4 21. f3 Bd3
22. Rc3 Be2 23. f4 g5 24. Nf3 gxf4 25. exf4 Bc4 26. Bh3 Bd5
27. Re3 Kf7 28. Bb4 Nc4 29. Bxe7 Nxe3 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Kf2
Nc4 32. b3 Nd6 33. Nd2 a5 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Nc4 Ke7 36. Nxa5 Ra8
37. b4 Kd7 38. Bg2 h5 39. Ra1 b6 40. Bxd5 bxa5 41. Bb3 Nf5
42. bxa5 Nxd4 43. Bd1 Rxa5 44. Ke3 Nf5+ 45. Kd3 h4 46. g4 Ne7
47. Bb3 Kd6 48. Ke4 f5+ 49. gxf5 exf5+ 50. Kf3 Rc5 51. Kf2 Rc3
52. Bd1 Kc7 53. a5 Kb7 54. Be2 Nd5 55. a6+ Ka7 56. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nbd2 h6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. Bh5 c5 11. c3 Bg7 12. f4
c4 13. Nd2 gxf4 14. Ndf3 Ng6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nh4 O-O
17. Rxf4 g5 18. Nxf5 gxf4 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg4+ Kh7 21. Qxe6
Nb6 22. Qh3 Qf7 23. g3 Qg6 24. Ng2 fxg3 25. hxg3 Rf3 26. Bf4
Rf8 27. Qh4 Nc8 28. Re1 Qe6 29. Qh5 Rd3 30. Be3 Ne7 31. Nf4
Qg8 32. Nxd3 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Nf5 34. Bf4 Qxd3 35. e6 Ng7
36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Kg2 Qc2+ 38. Kg1 Qf5 39. e7 Qg4+ 40. Kh1
Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 h6
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qd5 14. Qb4 b5 15. Qa5 Rc8 16. a4 Ne4
17. Nd2 Nd6 18. Rfe1 f5 19. f3 c5 20. e4 fxe4 21. fxe4 Qb7
22. axb5 Nxb5 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. Re5 Qd7 26. Qa2+
Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Nc4 Ra7 29. Rae1 Kf8 30. Ba5 Nd7
31. Nb6 Nxb6 32. Bxb6 Rd7 33. Bxc5+ Kg8 34. b4 Kh7 35. Re7
Rxe7 36. Rxe7 a5 37. Rb7 Nc3 38. Ra7 axb4 39. Bxb4 Nd5 40. Bd6
Nf6 41. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. a5
Rc8 13. Qa2 Nb8 14. axb6 axb6 15. Nc3 dxc4 16. Bf4 cxb3
17. Qxb3 Bb7 18. dxc5 Nbd7 19. Ra7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nxc5 21. Qb1
Ncd7 22. Nb5 Rc5 23. Bc7 Qc8 24. Bd6 Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Qd8 26. Ne4
Rc7 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qa1 Re8 29. Bc6 Re7 30. Ra8 Rc8
31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Qa3 Nc5 33. Qf3 Kg7 34. Rd4 f5 35. Rh4 Ra7
36. h3 Ne4 37. Bxe4 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Ra1 39. Qh1 fxe4 40. Qxc1
Rxc1 41. Rxe4 b5 42. Re5 b4 43. Rb5 Rc2 44. Rxb4 Rxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.23"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
O-O 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Nd7 11.c6 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5
13.O-O bxc6 14.Qe2 Rd8 15.Rfd1 Bb7 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rd1 Rxd1+
18.Qxd1 Qc7 19.h3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 c5 21.Qa4 Qc6 22.Qxc6 Bxc6
23.Bd3 e5 24.f4 f6 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.h4 Ke6 27.g3 g5 28.hxg5 hxg5
29.fxg5 fxg5 30.Ke1 Bd5 31.a3 e4 32.Be2 Ke5 33.Kd2 Be6 34.Ke1
Kd6 35.Kd2 Ke5 36.Ke1 Kd6 37.Kd2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.24"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Qc2 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nb6
12. e3 c6 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 a5 15. b5 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3
Bd6 18. Nd4 a4 19. Be2 Qf6 20. Qd3 O-O 21. O-O Rd8 22. Rfc1
Bf8 23. Qd1 Qe5 24. Bd3 Bd7 25. Bc2 Rdc8 26. Nxa4 Nxa4
27. Bxa4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxa3 29. Rb1 Bc5 30. Nf3 Qd6 31. Bc2
Ra3 32. Bb3 Bf5 33. Ra1 Be4 34. Rxa3 Bxa3 35. Bc2 Qc5 36. Bxe4
dxe4 37. Nd2 Qxb5 38. Nxe4 Qe5 39. Qd3 b5 40. f4 Qe7 41. Qd4
Bb2 42. Qxb2 Qxe4 43. Qxb5 Qxe3+ 44. Kh2 gxf4 45. Qb8+ Kg7
46. gxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. f4 Qc7 12. Kh1
Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. g4 h6 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Nd4 Rbc8 17. Rad1 Qc4
18. Qf3 e5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 exf4 21. Rd4 Qc7 22. Bxf4
Nxc2 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. h4 Nh7 25. g5 Qc4 26. f6 gxf6 27. gxf6
Bxf6 28. Ne4 Be5 29. Rxd6 Bg7 30. Bxh6 Bxh6 31. Rxh6 Rc6
32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2015.04.26"]
[EventDate "2015.04.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. b3 Qb6
12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. e3 Rac8 16. Rac1
Qa5 17. Nf3 c5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Ne5 h6 20. Bf3 Qc7 21. Qb2
Bb7 22. Rd2 Nf6 23. Bxb7 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Qxb7 25. Qe2 a5 26. Nc4
Ra8 27. Nb2 Nd7 28. f4 e5 29. Nc4 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4 31. fxe5
Qa6 32. Qd3 Qe6 33. Qb3 Ra8 34. Qb2 Ra4 35. Qc2 Ra8 36. Qb2
Qd5 37. a3 Re8 38. Qd2 Qc6 39. Qd6 Nxe5 40. Qxc6 Nxc6 41. Kf2
Kf8 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. Ra1 Ke7 44. a4 Na5 45. Nb6 Ra6 46. Nd5+
Kd6 47. Rd1 Kc6 48. Ne7+ Kc7 49. Rf1 f6 50. Nf5 Nb3 51. Nxg7
c4 52. Ne8+ Kd8 53. Nxf6 Rxa4 54. Rd1+ Kc8 55. Ne4 Ra2+
56. Kf3 Rxh2 57. Nd6+ Kd7 58. Nxc4+ Ke7 59. e4 Nc5 60. Ne3 Ne6
61. Nd5+ Kf7 62. Ra1 Ng5+ 63. Kf4 Rf2+ 64. Ke5 Nf3+ 65. Kd6
Ng5 66. e5 Ne4+ 67. Kd7 Nc5+ 68. Kc6 Rc2 69. Ra7+ Kg6 70. Ne7+
Kg5 71. Kd5 Nd3 72. Ng8 Nb4+ 73. Ke6 Rc6+ 74. Kd7 Rc3 75. e6
Rd3+ 76. Ke8 Kg6 77. Ra4 Nd5 78. Rg4+ Kf5 79. Nxh6+ Kxe6
80. Re4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bd7
7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. e3 O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 e5 11. Be2 Rfe8
12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Na5 14. Qb4 b6 15. dxe5 Nc6 16. Qf4 Nxe5
17. Rd1 Qc6 18. O-O Ne4 19. c4 Nxc4 20. Rc1 b5 21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. f3 Nf6 23. Rxc4 Qe6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Kf2
Rab8 27. Rfc1 Rb3 28. R1c3 Reb8 29. Rxc7 a5 30. g4 a4 31. Ke2
h5 32. gxh5 Rb2+ 33. Kd3 Rd8+ 34. Ke4 Rxh2 35. Rc8 Rxc8
36. Rxc8+ Kg7 37. Ra8 Rxh5 38. Rxa4 f5+ 39. Kd3 Rh1 40. Rc4
Kf6 41. f4 Ke6 42. Rc6+ Ke7 43. Kc2 Re1 44. Rc3 Kd6 45. a4 Ra1
46. Kb3 Rb1+ 47. Ka2 Rb8 48. Ka3 Ra8 49. Rb3 Re8 50. Rc3 Ra8
51. Kb4 Rb8+ 52. Kc4 Rc8+ 53. Kd4 Ra8 54. Ra3 Ra5 55. Kc4 Kc6
56. Kb4 Rd5 57. Rc3+ Kb6 58. Rc8 Rd3 59. a5+ Kb7 60. Rc3 Rd1
61. Rc5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.15"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Nc3 d6
7. d3 O-O 8. h3 Rb8 9. Nh2 Bd7 10. Ng4 Qc8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Kh2 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 f5 16. Be3 Qc7
17. Qd2 fxe4 18. dxe4 Na5 19. Bf2 Nc4 20. Qc1 Bd7 21. f5 Bc6
22. Bh4 Rbe8 23. Qf4 Qa5 24. f6 Rf7 25. Qg3 Nd2 26. Rf4 Nxe4
27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Qxd6 Qc7 31. Qxc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.16"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4
Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxe4 8. d5 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Ne7 11. d6
cxd6 12. O-O d5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. Rad1 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 d6
16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Be6 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Rxd4 20. Nxd4
Rd8 21. Rd1 f6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Kf2 Rd5 24. Ke3 Re5+ 25. Kd3 Rc5
26. Re1 Bd7 27. Kd2 Rd5 28. Kc3 Rc5+ 29. Kd2 Rd5 30. Kc3 Rc5+
31. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.17"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7
12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Rc7 Rfd8 16. a3 Nxb3
17. Qxb3 Ba5 18. Rxb7 Ba4 19. Rxe7 Bxb3 20. Nc5 Bb6 21. Nxb3
Rxd3 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rb8 24. Rxa7 Rxb2 25. Ra4 Ra2
26. h4 g6 27. g3 Kg7 28. Kg2 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. g4 Kf6
31. Re1 Rdd2 32. Rf1 Rd3 33. Re1 Rdxa3 34. Rxa3 Rxa3 35. Rd1
Ke7 36. d5 e5 37. Rb1 Rd3 38. Rb7+ Kf6 39. Rb6+ Ke7 40. Rb7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.19"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5
7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bd3 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 a5 11. Bc2 Re8 12. h3
Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Rxe6 Nf6 16. Re1 Bd7
17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Nb3 Bb6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Qd3 Re7 23. Rd1 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Nd2 Kh8 26. Qb3
Bc5 27. Nf3 Qg3 28. Nd4 Qe5 29. Nf3 Qe2 30. Rd2 Bxf2+ 31. Kh2
Qe3 32. Qxe3 Bxe3 33. Rxd5 Bb6 34. Bf5 Bc6 35. Rd2 Bc7+
36. Kg1 Bg3 37. Bd3 Rd7 38. Be4 Rxd2 39. Nxd2 Bf4 40. Bxc6
Bxd2 41. Bxb7 a4 42. Bc6 Bc1 43. Bxa4 Bxb2 44. Kf1 Bxa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.20"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
O-O 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. a3 Ba5 9. e3 c6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8
12. b4 Bc7 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. b5 Qd6 15. Qb3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Qb4 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h3 Red8 20. Nd4 Qf8 21. b6 axb6
22. Qxb6 Nfd7 23. Qb2 Nf6 24. Bf3 Rd7 25. Qb4 Qd8 26. Nce2
Rdc7 27. Nf4 Bd7 28. Qa5 Ra8 29. Qb6 Ra6 30. Qb4 Ra4 31. Qb6
Ra6 32. Qb4 Ra4 33. Qb2 Ne6 34. Nxd5 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nxd4
36. exd4 Nxd5 37. Bxd5 b5 38. Bc6 Bxc6 39. Rxc6 h6 40. Qc2 Ra8
41. Qc5 Qf8 42. Qxb5 Qxa3 43. Qc4 Qf8 44. d5 Qe8 45. Qd4 Rd8
46. Rc7 Qf8 47. Rc3 Qd6 48. Rg3 g6 49. Rd3 Kh7 50. g3 Rd7
51. Kg2 Rd8 52. h4 h5 53. Kf3 Kg8 54. Qf4 Qa6 55. Qd4 Qd6
56. Kg2 Rd7 57. g4 hxg4 58. Qxg4 Kg7 59. h5 Re7 60. Qd4+ Qe5
61. hxg6 Qxd4 62. Rxd4 Kxg6 63. Kf3 Kf5 64. Rf4+ Kg5 65. Re4
Rd7 66. Re5+ Kf6 67. Kf4 Ra7 68. Rf5+ Ke7 69. Kg5 Ra6 70. Re5+
Kd7 71. Re2 Rg6+ 72. Kf5 Ra6 73. f4 Ra4 74. Kg5 f6+ 75. Kf5
Kd6 76. Re4 Ra8 77. Kxf6 Kxd5 78. Re5+ Kd4 79. Re6 Rf8+
80. Kg5 Rg8+ 81. Rg6 Re8 82. f5 Ke5 83. Rg7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.21"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1
bxa4 13. Ne3 Bc8 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5
Rb8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qd2 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. c3 Qd7 22. Qc2
a5 23. Rxa4 Red8 24. Bc1 d5 25. exd5 Qxd5 26. Rae4 f6 27. Qa4
Rbc8 28. R4e3 Rc7 29. Nd2 Rcd7 30. Nc4 Qe6 31. Qc2 Bd6 32. f4
Bc7 33. Rf3 Rd5 34. Qe2 Kh8 35. Qf1 f5 36. Rfe3 Qf6 37. Qe2
Re8 38. g4 Qh4 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. Kh1 Rd7 41. Rg1 e4 42. Qg2
Qf6 43. Rg3 Qf7 44. b3 Bd8 45. dxe4 fxe4 46. f5 Bc7 47. Rg4
Ne5 48. Rxe4 Rdd8 49. Bg5 Rb8 50. Qe2 Nd7 51. Re6 Rg8 52. Qf3
Rbe8 53. Qg4 Ref8 54. Nd6 Bxd6 55. Rxd6 Qxf5 56. Rxd7 Qxg4
57. Rxg4 Rf5 58. Rd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5
17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bxc8 Rfxc8 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Be7 21. d6
Rxd6 22. Re1 Bd8 23. Kf1 Kg8 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bc7
26. Bd4 Ne8 27. Ke2 a6 28. Bc3 Nd6 29. Rd5 f6 30. Kd3 Re8
31. Bd4 Kf7 32. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Baadur Jobava"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e5 Bd7 5. Nf3 a6 6. a3 f6
7. Bd3 fxe5 8. dxe5 Bc5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Nf4 h6
12. c4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bc2
c5 17. Be3 Qb6 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qd3 Rf5 20. f4 Bb5 21. Qxf5
d3+ 22. Rf2 Rf8 23. Bxd3 Rxf5 24. Bxf5 Qe3 25. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. a4 Qe7 9. a5 a6 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. Nd2 f5 12. f4
Rb8 13. Ndxe4 dxe4 14. Bd2 g5 15. g3 h6 16. Na4 Kh7 17. Nb6
Nf6 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Bc3 Be8 20. d5 gxf4 21. gxf4 Ng4 22. Bxg4
fxg4 23. Qc2 Bg6 24. Rad1 Rbd8 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 Bxc5 27. Qe2
Bf5 28. Be5 Rg8 29. Rg1 Qf7 30. dxe6 Bxe6 31. Nd5 Be7 32. Qc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.26"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.a3 a6 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.b4 Ba7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rd1 Rd8 12.Be2 dxc4
13.Rxd8+ Nxd8 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 c3 16.Bxc3 Bd7 17.O-O Rc8
18.Bb2 Bc6 19.Qb1 Ba4 20.Bd3 h6 21.Qa1 Qf8 22.g4 Bb8 23.g5
hxg5 24.Nxg5 f6 25.Ne4 Nf7 26.Qb1 Qe7 27.Rc1 Bc6 28.b5 axb5
29.Bxb5 f5 30.Ng3 Ng5 31.Bxc6 bxc6 32.Rd1 c5 33.Ba1 Be5
34.Bxe5 Nf3+ 35.Kg2 Nxe5 36.Qb5 Qc7 37.Qa6 Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.05.30"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. h3 c6
7. Be3 Na6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Bd7 10. Nd2 Rc8 11. g4 cxd5
12. cxd5 Nc5 13. a3 a5 14. a4 Ne8 15. g5 f5 16. h4 Rf7 17. Nb3
Na6 18. Bb5 Nb4 19. f3 Bf8 20. Kd2 Ng7 21. Qg1 Nh5 22. Bb6 Qe8
23. Bxa5 Nc6 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Bc4 d5 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Bxd5
Be6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Qb6 Qc4 30. Qb5 Qf4+ 31. Kc2 Ng3
32. Rhd1 Qxf3 33. Qxe5 Ne4 34. Qe6 Qg2+ 35. Kb1 Rc6 36. Qe5
Rc4 37. Qd5 Rc8 38. Nxe4 fxe4 39. Ka2 Bg7 40. Rd2 Qf3 41. Re1
1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.05.31"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yuri Solodovnichenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bb6
7. Bb2 Nge7 8. g3 h5 9. Bg2 h4 10. O-O hxg3 11. hxg3 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Nf5 13. c4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Ncxd4 15. Re1 e5 16. Nc5 f6
17. Nxb7 Bxb7 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Be4 Kf8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Rad1 c5
22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Qxf5 Kg7 25. Re4 Rh6 26. f4
Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. c5 Rch8 29. Kg2 Rh2+ 30. Kf3 Ra2
31. fxe5 Rxa3+ 32. Kf4 fxe5+ 33. Kxe5 Re8+ 34. Kf4 Rf8+
35. Kg4 d3 36. Rd4 a5 37. b5 Rc3 38. Rd5 Rc4+ 39. Kg5 Rf3
40. b6 Rxg3+ 41. Kf5 Kf7 42. b7 Rf3+ 43. Ke5 Re3+ 44. Kd6 Re6+
45. Kc7 Re7+ 46. Kb8 1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.01"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bart Michiels"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. Rg1 Bb7 10. g4 e5 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4
Nc7 13. Bd3 g6 14. h5 Nc5 15. Be2 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. d3 Bb4+
18. Kf1 Bc8 19. dxe4 Bh3+ 20. Rg2 Ne6 21. a3 dxe4 22. Qxe4
Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Nxg5 24. Qf4 Nxf3 25. axb4 Ng5 26. hxg6 fxg6
27. Qe5 Kf7 28. f4 Ne6 29. Bg4 Qe7 30. Rh1 Nxf4+ 31. exf4 Qxe5
32. Bxe5 h5 33. Bf3 Rad8 34. Bxc6 Rd2+ 35. Kf3 Rd3+ 36. Ke4
Rxb3 37. Ra1 Rxb4 38. Rxa7+ Ke6 39. Bd5# 1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.03"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Adrien Demuth"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. e4 O-O 8. a7 Rxa7 9. Nf3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. exd5 d6
12. O-O Na6 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Bb5 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. Nc4 Nh5
17. g4 Bxc3 18. Bxd7 Bd4+ 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. Bxe8 Qxe8 21. gxh5
Nb4 22. Bf4 Nxd5 23. Nxd6 Qd7 24. Bg3 Ra6 25. Ne4 Rc6 26. Be5
f5 27. Nf2 Ne3 28. Rfc1 Qd5 29. Rxc6 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.04"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O O-O
12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nc1 Qg5 15. f3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5
17. e4 Nc4 18. Qe2 Qg5 19. Qf2 Nf4 20. Kh1 Qd8 21. e5 c5
22. b3 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Qg5 24. g3 Ne6 25. Qf2 Nb6 26. f4 Qe7
27. f5 Ng5 28. Qd4 Rac8 29. Nd3 Red8 30. Nb5 Nc4 31. Nf4 Na3
32. Nd6 Nc2 33. Nxc8 Qd7 34. Qd1 Rxc8 35. Qxd5 Qxf5 36. e6
fxe6 37. Rxe6 Qxd5+ 38. Nxd5 Kh7 39. Re7 Nd4 40. Rc7 Rd8
41. Nf4 1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.05"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jules Moussard"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. c4 e6 8. Qc2 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. Rac1 Qe7
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. b4 cxb4 16. Qc7
Rfe8 17. Nf3 Rab8 18. e3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5
21. Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Rc7 a5 23. Rfc1 Kf8 24. Rd7 Rc8 25. Rxc8+
Bxc8 26. Rd8+ Re8 27. Rd6 Be6 28. Rxb6 Rc8 0-1

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.06"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. O-O Nbd7
7. cxd5 Bxd5 8. Nf3 c5 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. d3 g6 11. Qb3 Qb6
12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Kxg2 Bg7 15. a4 Nbd5 16. Nde4
Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Kd7 18. Be3 Rhc8 19. a5 Ng4 20. Bd2 Ne5 21. Na4
Ke8 22. Bc3 Kf8 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rfc1 Bd6 25. Rc4 Rc6 26. Ra3
b5 27. axb6 axb6 28. Rb3 Bc7 29. d4 Ra5 30. Nc3 Bd8 31. e4 e6
32. Rb5 Rxb5 33. Nxb5 Rc8 34. Na7 Rc7 35. Nb5 Rd7 36. dxc5
bxc5 37. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.07"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Matthieu Cornette"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5
Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bf6 Bxf6 9. Nxf6+ Kf8 10. Qd2 d5 11. Bxc6
Nxc6 12. Nxd5 Bf5 13. Nxc7 Qxc7 14. exf5 Re8+ 15. Kf1 gxf5
16. g3 Qd8 17. Qd3 Qd5 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Kg7 20. Rd1 Kf6
21. Rd2 Re4 22. Kg2 Rhe8 23. Rhd1 Re2 24. Ng1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2
Re1 26. Ne2 Rb1 27. c3 d3 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Nd5+ Ke6 30. Nf4+
Kf6 31. b4 b6 32. b5 Kg7 33. b4 Rb3 34. Nd5 Rb1 35. f4 Rc1
36. fxe5 Rc2 37. Rf2 1-0

[Event "French Team Championship"]
[Site "Le Grau-du-Roi FRA"]
[Date "2015.06.08"]
[EventDate "2015.05.30"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Igor Alexandre Nataf"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 d6
7. d4 Qa5+ 8. Qd2 Qxd2+ 9. Nfxd2 d5 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. e3 Na6
12. O-O Be6 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. a3 b6 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Ba1 Bg4
17. Re1 Be6 18. Ne2 Bf5 19. Nc3 Be6 20. h3 h5 21. Red1 Kf8
22. Bf1 c5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Nf3 Rdc8 25. Na4 R5c7 26. Be5 Rb7
27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Nc3 e6 29. Bg2 Nc6 30. Bd6+ Kg8 31. cxd5 Nxd4
32. exd4 Ne8 33. dxe6 Nxd6 34. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6
7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1
Na5 13. b3 c5 14. d5 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Qd2 c4
18. b4 Nb7 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Ne2 a5 21. a3 Qd8 22. Qxf4 Qe7
23. Ned4 Ra6 24. h4 Rea8 25. e5 axb4 26. cxb4 dxe5 27. Nxe5
Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Re3 Rfa6
32. Kg2 Nd6 33. Ne2 Bf5 34. Nd4 Bc8 35. h5 Bb7 36. Nc6 Bxc6
37. dxc6 Rxc6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Rd1 c3 40. Rd5 Rxa3 41. Red3
Nf5 42. g4 Ra2 43. gxf5 Rxc2 44. Rxb5 gxf5 45. Rc5 Rxc5
46. bxc5 Rd2 47. Rxc3 Ke7 48. Kf3 Kd7 49. c6+ Kc7 50. Rc5 Ra2
51. Ke3 f4+ 52. Kf3 Rb2 53. Rc4 Ra2 54. Rc1 Rb2 55. Rc3 Ra2
56. Rc4 Rb2 57. Rxf4 Kxc6 58. Rxf7 Kd6 59. Ra7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 a6 8. Nd2 Nh5 9. Qa4+ b5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Qxa8 Qb6
12. e3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bg7 14. a4 O-O 15. Bxb5 Bxb2 16. O-O Bxa1
17. Nc4 Qb7 18. Qxb7 Bxb7 19. Rxa1 Bxd5 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21. Nc4
Nc6 22. Ne3 Nd4 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Bc4 Rd6 25. a5 Nc2 26. Rc1
Nb4 27. Bf1 Rc6 28. g3 Rc7 29. a6 c4 30. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bc2 Ba7 10. h3 Re8 11. Ng5 Bd7
12. Ngf3 Be6 13. Re1 h6 14. Nf1 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Ng3 Qd7
17. Nh4 Rad8 18. Nhf5 Kh8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxg7 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1
Kxg7 22. Bxh6+ Kh8 23. Qd2 Rg8 24. Qf4 Qd6 25. Qh4 Qxg3
26. fxg3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb5 Bd5
12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Bc3 Bf6 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rfe1
Rc8 17. Rad1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qe7 19. e4 Be6 20. Qa5 c4 21. Qxa7
Qc5 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qa5 c3 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Qb5 Rec8 26. Nd4 Bd7
27. Qe2 Qc4 28. Qe3 Rxa2 29. e5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxc3
Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bh3 33. Nf3 h6 34. Qe3 Rb2 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4
Rb1+ 37. Ne1 Bf5 38. Re3 Rxb4 39. f3 h5 40. h4 b5 41. Kf2 Rb1
42. Nd3 b4 43. Nc5 Rc1 44. Nb3 Rc2+ 45. Ke1 Be6 46. Nd4 Rc1+
47. Kd2 Rc4 48. Nxe6 fxe6 49. Rd3 Kf7 50. Rd7+ Kf8 51. Rd6 Kf7
52. Rd7+ Kf8 53. Rb7 Rc5 54. Ke3 Rxe5+ 55. Kd4 Rd5+ 56. Ke4
Ra5 57. Rxb4 Kf7 58. Rb7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6
7. e3 Nge7 8. d4 O-O 9. b3 Nf5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxd4
12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Qd2 e5 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. f4 Qd7
17. Nd5 Rac8 18. Qf2 Qd8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6
Qxf6 22. Rxf6 Rcd8 23. Re1 Nc6 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 b6
26. c5 Kg7 27. Rf2 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Rd1+ 29. Rf1 Rfd8 30. Rc2
R1d4 31. Rc5 Rd2 32. Ra5 Rb2 33. Rf2 Rd1+ 34. Bf1 Rbb1 35. Kg2
Bd5+ 36. Kh3 Be6+ 37. Kg2 Bd5+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Bc4 Bxc4
40. bxc4 Rb7 41. Rc2 Rc7 42. c5 Rd5 43. Kg2 g5 44. Ra4 Rdxc5
45. Rxc5 Rxc5 46. Rxa7 Rc2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Ra5 g4 49. a4 Ra2
50. Ra8 Kf5 51. Rh8 Rxa4 52. Rxh5+ Ke4 53. Rb5 Ra1+ 54. Kg2
Ra2+ 55. Kg1 f5 56. Rb4+ Ke5 57. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 d5 9. e5 Nd7 10. f4 c5 11. Bf2 g5 12. Qh5
gxf4 13. O-O Bg7 14. Rae1 c4 15. Nxd5 cxd3 16. Bh4 Qa5
17. Rxf4 O-O 18. Rg4 f6 19. exf6 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Rf7 21. Rxe6
dxc2 22. Ne7+ Rxe7 23. Rxg7+ Rxg7 24. Re8+ Qf8 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8
26. Qc5 Rg4 27. Qxc2 Rxh4 28. Qb3+ Be6 29. Qg3+ Rg4 30. Qc7
Bf7 31. h3 Rg6 32. Qc6 Rb8 33. b3 a5 34. Kh2 Re8 35. Qb6 Re2
36. Kh1 Rgxg2 37. Qd6 Rg6 38. a4 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Re2+ 40. Kh1 Rf2
41. Qc6 Rf1+ 42. Kh2 Rf2+ 43. Kh1 Rf5 44. Kh2 Rfxf6 45. Qc5
Be8 46. h4 Ne6 47. Qc8 Rf8 48. h5 Rgf6 49. Kg3 Bxh5 50. Qc3
Rf3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 e5 9. Na3 d6 10. Nc2 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 b6
13. b5 Na5 14. c4 Nb3 15. Rb1 Nxc1 16. Qxc1 Qd7 17. Ne3 Bh3
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Kh7 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f5 22. f3 Rf7
23. Nc4 Raf8 24. Rf1 h5 25. Qd1 Bh6 26. Rb2 h4 27. a4 Qe7
28. Kg1 Qd8 29. Rg2 Kg7 30. Qe2 Bg5 31. f4 fxe4 32. dxe4 h3
33. Rgf2 exf4 34. Qg4 fxg3 35. Rxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7
37. Qxg3 Qf6 38. Nxd6+ Kf8 39. e5 Qf4 40. Qxh3 Qd4+ 41. Kf1
Qd1+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Kf1 Qd1+ 44. Kf2 Qd2+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Bf5 9. Nd2 Ndb4 10. d5 Bc2 11. Qe1 Ne5
12. a3 Na6 13. Nf3 Nc4 14. Bf4 c6 15. Qc1 Bb3 16. dxc6 bxc6
17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Rab8 20. Bxc6 Rfc8 21. Bf3
Nc5 22. Rac1 Bc4 23. Be3 Nb3 24. Rcd1 Rc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5
26. Bxd5 Be5 27. Bh6 Nd4 28. e3 Nf5 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. exf4 Rxb2
31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 e6 33. Be4 Nd6 34. Bc6 Ra2 35. a4 Rd2
36. Rc5 Kg7 37. Ra5 Rc2 38. Ra6 h5 39. Bf3 Nf5 40. Rxa7 Ra2
41. h4 Ra1+ 42. Kg2 Ra2 43. Kg1 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Ra2 45. Kg1 Ra1+
46. Kg2 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. a4 Nc6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3
Nb4 13. Qf3 Bf8 14. a5 Bd7 15. Nb3 Bc6 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Rae1
Nd7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Qh3 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Nd4 Na4 22. Nd1
Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rab8 24. f5 exf5 25. Nxf5 Bd7 26. Nh6+ gxh6
27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Rxf7 Rb4 29. Ref1 Qd8 30. Nc3 Be6 31. Ra7 Re7
32. Rxa6 Nxc3 33. bxc3 Rbb7 34. Rxd6 Rbd7 35. Rxf8+ Qxf8
36. Bd4+ Rg7 37. Bxg7+ Rxg7 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1
Rb8 7. h3 Qc7 8. c3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. c4 Nb4 11. d4 cxd4
12. a3 Na6 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. c5 d6 15. cxd6 exd6 16. exd6 Qb6
17. Qh4 Nc5 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Nbd2 Nd7 20. Rab1 Qxa3 21. Rxb8
Nxb8 22. Bh6 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Ne4 Re8
26. Kh2 a5 27. Nfg5 Rf8 28. Nf6+ Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Qa2 30. Re7 Bf5
31. Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qxa5 Bd7 35. Qc5
Rf5 36. Qa7 Rf7 37. g4 Kf6 38. f4 Kg7 39. Kg3 Kg8 40. Qe3 Kg7
41. h4 Kg8 42. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Rfd1 Rac8
12. Nb5 Rfd8 13. Rac1 dxc4 14. bxc4 Qd3 15. Qxd3 Rxd3 16. Bf1
Rd7 17. d4 Rcd8 18. a4 Bb7 19. d5 exd5 20. Bh3 dxc4 21. Bxd7
Nxd7 22. Nd6 Ba6 23. Nxc4 f6 24. Rd2 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 a6 26. Rc1
b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ba3 Kf7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Bxc5 Ne5
31. Nxe5+ fxe5 32. Bxe7 Kxe7 33. Kf1 Kd6 34. Ke2 e4 35. Rc8
Ra7 36. Kd2 Ra2+ 37. Kc3 Rxf2 38. Rb8 Rxh2 39. Rxb5 Ke6
40. Kd4 Rg2 41. Kxe4 Rxg3 42. Kf4 Rg1 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. e4 h5
45. Rb7+ Ke6 46. Rb6+ Kd7 47. Kf5 Kc7 48. Rb2 Kd7 49. e5 Rf1+
50. Kg5 Ke6 51. Kxh5 Kxe5 52. Kg4 g5 53. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Qe2 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bc2
e6 8.d4 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Nbd2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Rc8
13.Nf1 Re8 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.Be3 Rc7 16.Bd3 e5 17.d5 Nc5 18.Bc2 b4
19.a3 b3 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Bxb3 Qb6 22.Bc4 Rec8 23.Bd3 g6 24.Nf1
Bh6 25.Ne3 a5 26.b4 axb4 27.axb4 R5c7 28.b5 Qc5 29.h3 Nh5
30.Qb2 Qb6 31.Qb4 Bxe3 32.Rxe3 Rc3 33.Rae1 f5 34.exf5 Nf4
35.Be4 R3c5 36.fxg6 hxg6 37.Bxg6 Rxb5 38.Qe4 Rf8 39.Nxe5 dxe5
40.Rg3 Rxd5 41.Qb1 Qxb1 42.Bxb1+ Kh8 43.Be4 Rd7 44.Bxb7 Rxb7
45.Rxe5 Rh7 46.Re4 Rhf7 47.Kh2 Kh7 48.Rf3 Kg6 49.h4 Nh5
50.Rxf7 Rxf7 51.Re2 Nf4 52.Rd2 Nh5 53.g3 Nf6 54.Kg2 Rd7 55.Ra2
Rd5 56.Ra4 Re5 57.g4 Re4 58.Rxe4 Nxe4 59.Kf3 Nd6 60.Kf4 Nf7
61.Ke4 Kf6 62.f4 Nd6+ 63.Kd5 Nb5 64.h5 Nc3+ 65.Kd4 Nb5+ 66.Kc4
Nd6+ 67.Kc5 Ke6 68.Kc6 Nf7 69.Kc7 Nh6 70.g5 Nf7 71.g6 Nh6
72.Kd8 Kf5 73.Ke7 Kxf4 74.Kf8 Kg5 75.g7 Kxh5 76.g8=Q Nxg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Ra3 f6
17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Nc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qxf3
21. Qxf3 Rxf3 22. Kg2 Rbf8 23. Bb3 R3f5 24. Ra2 Na5 25. Bc2
R5f6 26. Bd3 Nb7 27. Re1 Rf3 28. Rd2 Ba5 29. Bb2 c5 30. Ba6
Nd6 31. dxc5 Ne4 32. Rxd5 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxb2 34. Bc4 Kh8
35. Rxe4 Rc2 36. Rf5 Rd8 37. Rd5 Rf8 38. Bd3 Rxc3 39. Kg2 h6
40. Ra4 Bd8 41. Re4 Bf6 42. Re6 Kg8 43. c6 Rc8 44. Rdd6 Rc5
45. Ba6 Ra8 46. Be2 Kf7 47. Re3 Ra2 48. Kh3 Rac2 49. Bf3 R2c3
50. Bd5+ Rxd5 51. Rxf6+ Kxf6 52. Rxc3 Rd8 53. Kg4 Rc8 54. c7
Ke6 55. Kh5 Kd6 56. Rd3+ Ke6 57. Rc3 Kd6 58. Rd3+ Ke6 59. Rc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Qf5 Qxf5
17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 b6 19. Ba4 Bb7 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Rac8
22. Be3 Rxc6 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Bd4 Bf8 25. g3 Kg8 26. Kg2 Ne4
27. Rfe1 Rce6 28. Re3 Nc5 29. Ra3 a5 30. Re3 Rd8 31. Rc1 Rxe3
32. Bxe3 Nd3 33. Rc3 Nxb2 34. Bxb6 Na4 35. Bxd8 Nxc3 36. Bxa5
Nxa2 37. Nd4 Nc1 38. Bd2 Nd3 39. Nf5 h5 40. h3 f6 41. Kf3 Kf7
42. Ke2 Ne5 43. Bc3 Nc6 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 g6 46. Nd4 Nxd4+
47. Bxd4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qb4 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rxb7 Bb5 19. Rb3 Rc8 20. Bxb5+ axb5
21. Qb4 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 O-O 23. R7xb5 Rfd8 24. Ke2 Kg7 25. Ra4
Ra8 26. Rbb4 Rdb8 27. Nb3 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Rxa2+ 29. Nd2 Kg6
30. g3 h5 31. Rd4 f5 32. exf5+ Kxf5 33. Rf4+ Kg6 34. Rd4 Kf5
35. Rf4+ Kg6 36. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 a6 6. Qd2 b5
7. Bh6 O-O 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nh5 11. Bxg7 Nxg7
12. Be4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Ra7 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Rhe1
Nb6 17. Bc6 Ne6 18. Kc1 Nd8 19. Be4 c5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5
Ne6 22. g3 c4 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. f4 Kf7 25. h4 h5 26. Rd4 Rc8
27. Red1 Ke8 28. c3 a5 29. Kc2 Rb7 30. Re4 b4 31. Rdd4 Rbc7
32. Kd2 Rc5 33. Kc2 R5c7 34. a3 b3+ 35. Kd2 Rc5 36. Ke3 R8c7
37. Rd2 Rd5 38. Red4 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Rc5 40. a4 Rc8 41. Re4 Kf7
42. Kd4 Kg7 43. Re2 Kf8 44. Rg2 Kg7 45. Rd2 Kf7 46. Ke4 Ke8
47. Rd4 Rc5 48. Kf3 Kf7 49. Ke3 Ke8 50. Ke4 Rc7 51. Kf3 Rc5
52. Ke3 Rc8 53. Re4 Kf7 54. Kd4 Kg7 55. Re3 Kf7 56. Re2 Kf8
57. Rg2 Kg7 58. Ke3 Kf7 59. Rh2 Kf8 60. Kd4 Kf7 61. Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O
c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.b3 a5 11.Bc3 Bb7 12.Nbd2 c5 13.Ne5
cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Qc8 16.Rac1 dxc4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
18.Qxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qb7+ 20.Qe4 Rfb8 21.Rc6 Qd7 22.Rcc1 Qb7
23.Qxb7 Rxb7 24.Ne4 Be7 25.Nd6 Rd7 26.Nc4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 b5
28.Ne5 Bf6 29.Nd7 a4 30.Rc1 axb3 31.axb3 Be7 32.Rc7 Rd8 33.Rb7
Bd6 34.g4 h5 35.gxh5 Kh7 36.b4 Bxb4 37.Ne5 Rd5 38.Nxf7 Rxh5
39.f4 Kg6 40.Ne5+ Kh7 41.Nf7 Kg6 42.Ne5+ Kh7 43.Nf3 Rf5
44.Ng5+ Kh6 45.Kf3 Bd2 46.e3 b4 47.Nxe6 Rh5 48.Nxg7 Rxh2
49.Nf5+ Kg6 50.Ne7+ Kf6 51.Nd5+ Ke6 52.Ke4 Rh3 53.Rb6+ Kd7
54.Kd3 Bc1 55.Rxb4 Kd6 56.Kd4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4
12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Re1 O-O 16. b4 Qd7
17. h3 Rfd8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bf4 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Ba2 Rf8
22. b4 Ra4 23. Qd2 Nd8 24. Bg5 c5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. bxc5 Qxc5
27. Nh4 Ne6 28. Bb3 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Qxe5 30. Nxg6 hxg6 31. Bxe6
fxe6 32. Qxd3 b4 33. Rc1 Qf4 34. Rf1 b3 35. Qxg6 Qc4 36. Re1
Rf6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Qh5+ Rh6 39. Qe5 Rxh3 40. Qxe6 Qxe6
41. Rxe6 Rxc3 42. Rb6 Rc4 43. Rxb3 Rxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.05"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Kb1 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. g3 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Bh3 Qc7 16. Rhe1 Re8
17. f5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. Nxd5 e5 21. Qe2 Bb7
22. Bg2 e4 23. Nc3 Qf6 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rac8 26. Qb5 Bd4
27. Bb7 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Rf8 29. Re8 Qb6 30. Qd7 Bf6 31. Bf3 h6
32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.06"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Roeland Pruijssers"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7
12. Bc2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Na5 14. Nd4 c5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Nxe6 fxe6
17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. h4 Rg8 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Rfe1 Bd8
22. Qh3 g5 23. hxg5 Bxg5 24. Rd3 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 c4 26. Rh3 d4
27. Bg6 Rfg7 28. Be4 Rf7 29. f4 d3 30. Kh2 Rg4 31. Rh5 Rgg7
32. Bg6 Qd5 33. Rg5 Re7 34. Re3 d2 35. Reg3 Qd8 36. Bc2 Qf8
37. Rxg7 Rxg7 38. Rxg7 Qxg7 39. Qxe6 Ne7 40. Qd6 h5 41. Qxd2
Qg4 42. f5 Nd5 43. f6 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.07"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4
7. Qa4 O-O 8. Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc5 Bf5 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Qxc7 Nd5
12. Qxb7 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qd6 14. Qb3 Qxf4 15. Nc3 Rab8 16. Qa3
Ng5 17. Nd5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qd6 19. Qg3 Qd8 20. Qa3 Re8
21. Rad1 a5 22. Ne3 Be6 23. b3 Rc8 24. d5 Bd7 25. Rc1 Bb5
26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. Rc1 Qa6 28. Nc4 a4 29. Qb4 axb3 30. axb3 Bf8
31. Qd2 Rc8 32. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.08"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Benjamin Bok"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. a4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. e3
Rd8 13. Na3 Bb7 14. b4 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b5 Qc7 17. cxd5
exd5 18. Nd4 Ne4 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. a5 Rab8 21. a6 Ba8 22. Bxe4
dxe4 23. Nc4 Rxb5 24. Bc3 Rbb8 25. Qe2 g6 26. Qg4 Rb3 27. Ba5
Nb6 28. Rdb1 Rxb1+ 29. Rxb1 Qc8 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Qg5 f6
32. Qxf6 gxf5 33. Nxb6 Qb8 34. Qe6+ Kg7 35. Qxf5 c4 36. Kg2 c3
37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. a7 Qd6 39. Nxa8 c2 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Ra1 Rxa8
42. Qxe4 c1=Q 43. Rxc1 Rxa7 44. Rc6 Qe7 45. Qc2 Qf7 46. Rc4
Ra6 47. e4 Ra3 48. Qe2 Ra6 49. h4 Re6 50. e5 Qb7+ 51. Kh2 Qd5
52. Qg4+ Rg6 53. Qf4 Qf7 54. Qxf7+ Kxf7 55. f4 Re6 56. h5 Be7
57. Rc7 h6 58. Kh3 Ra6 59. Kg4 Rb6 60. Kf5 Ra6 61. g4 Kf8
62. g5 hxg5 63. fxg5 Bd8 64. Rc8 Ke7 65. h6 Ra1 66. h7 Rh1
67. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.10"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sipke Ernst"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8
12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. Bd3 e5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4
Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bb8 18. Nce2 Ne4 19. Ng3 f6 20. Rc1 Qf7 21. Qe2
Qg6 22. Red1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qb5 Nc5 25. Qe2 Re8 26. Ba3
Be5 27. Qc2 Ne4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Nc6 Bxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qh5+
31. Kg3 g5 0-1

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.11"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 a6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5
Qe7 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f3 Bd7 19. Qd4 Qe7 20. Nc3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1
h5 22. Na4 Rb8 23. Nc5 a5 24. Qc3 Rb5 25. e4 Qd6 26. e5 Qe7
27. a3 Bf5 28. Qd4 Qg5 29. Kf2 Qg6 30. Re3 Qg5 31. Rce1 Qe7
32. Rc1 Qg5 33. Rcc3 Qe7 34. Kg1 Qg5 35. Kf1 Qe7 36. Kf2 Qg5
37. g3 Qe7 38. Kg2 Be6 39. h3 g6 40. Re1 Kg7 41. Rec1 Bc8
42. Re3 Be6 43. Re2 Kg8 44. Rd2 Bc8 45. Re2 Be6 46. Kh2 Kg7
47. Qc3 Kg8 48. Qd4 Kg7 49. Ree1 Kg8 50. Re3 Kg7 51. Re2 Kg8
52. Rc3 Kg7 53. Rg2 Kg8 54. g4 hxg4 55. fxg4 Kg7 56. Rf2 Qg5
57. b4 axb4 58. axb4 Kg8 59. Nd3 Bd7 60. Ra3 Rbb8 61. Ra7 Be6
62. Ra6 Bd7 63. Ra7 Be6 64. Kg3 Ra8 65. h4 Qh6 66. Nf4 g5
67. Nh5 Rxa7 68. Qxa7 gxh4+ 69. Kxh4 Kh8 70. g5 Qh7 71. Qd4
Qe4+ 72. Qxe4 dxe4 73. Nf6 Rb8 74. g6 fxg6 75. Kg5 Kg7 76. Rh2
Rb5 77. Ne8+ Kf8 78. Nc7 Bc4 1-0

[Event "Dutch Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2015.07.12"]
[EventDate "2015.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robin van Kampen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Qf3 c6
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Ne2 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3
dxc4 13. e4 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6 15. h3 b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Rab1
Qa5 18. Bd2 Qa3 19. Re1 Nb6 20. Re3 Rb8 21. Rxb6 Rxb6 22. Na4
Rb1+ 23. Kh2 c3 24. Rxc3 Qb4 25. Rxc6 Qb5 26. Ne5 Ra1 27. Bc3
Rf1 28. Nb2 Qb7 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Nbc4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Rb8
32. Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Qe2 Rc1 34. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 f5 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3
7. dxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. gxf3 Nf6 10. b3 Bd6 11. Bb2 Ke7
12. O-O-O Be6 13. Bd3 Rhd8 14. Kc2 Rd7 15. Ne2 g6 16. h3 Rad8
17. f4 Bc7 18. Ba3 b6 19. Ng3 Kf7 20. Bb2 a6 21. Be5 b5
22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Bxc7 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 bxc4
26. bxc4 Ne4 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. h4 Bxc4 29. a3 Ke6 30. f5+ Kxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Qd2 Bf8 11. Rfc1 h6
12. a3 Bg4 13. Ne4 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Qf4 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nd5
17. Qg4 c6 18. f4 a5 19. Nd2 a4 20. Qd1 Nb6 21. h4 Ra5 22. Rc2
Nd7 23. Ne4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Qd2 Bf8 26. Re1 Rxe1+
27. Qxe1 Ra8 28. Qe4 Qb6 29. Re2 Qc5 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. Kg2 Bd6
32. f5 Bf8 33. f6 gxf6 34. Qf4 Qd6 35. Qf5 Ra8 36. Rc2 Bg7
37. Rc4 Qe6 38. Qf4 Qe5 39. Rb4 Qxf4 40. gxf4 Ra7 41. f5 Bf8
42. Rxd4 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7
12. Nc2 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Nb4 Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 a5
17. Nd5 b4 18. O-O bxc3 19. bxc3 Bg5 20. Rab1 Qd7 21. Rb3 Bc6
22. Rfb1 Rxb3 23. Rxb3 g6 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. h3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5
Rxc3 27. Rxd6 Qe7 28. Bd1 Rc7 29. g3 Kg7 30. Ba4 Bc1 31. Rc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Ncb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Qb8 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Kb1 d5 15. Qf2 Ba6 16. Bb6 Bxb5
17. Bxb5 Qb7 18. Rhe1 Rb8 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Bd4 Ra8 21. b3
Kd7 22. a4 bxa3 23. Rd3 Rhc8 24. Re2 Qb5 25. Qf3 Ra6 26. f5
Rac6 27. fxe6+ fxe6 28. Rdd2 a2+ 29. Ka1 f5 30. Qe3 Rg8 31. c4
dxc4 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. Qh6 Qb6 35. Qxh7+ Kf8
36. Qh4 Ke8 37. Qh5+ Kf8 38. Qh4 Ke8 39. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6
7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bg2 e6 10. Nd2 g5 11. O-O Be7
12. Re1 Nf8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Rxe4 Ng6 16. Be3 O-O
17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 e5 19. Qd2 a5 20. d6 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Bxd6
22. Bxg5 Rac8 23. Re2 b6 24. Rd1 Bc5 25. Be4 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4
27. Kg2 Rfd8 28. Red2 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 g5 30. Rd7 Re8 31. Kf3 Re7
32. Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 f6 8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Bc4 Kf7 11. Kc2 Be7
12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Bxe6+ Kxe6 14. Nc4 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 Nc6 16. a4
a5 17. f4 h5 18. Rf1 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rf3
b6 22. Rg3 Rg8 23. Kd3 Bh4 24. Rf3 Be7 25. Ke2 Rb8 26. Rg3 Kf6
27. Ne3 c6 28. Nc4 Bc5 29. h3 Ra8 30. Rf3+ Ke6 31. Rg3 Kf6
32. Rf3+ Ke6 33. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. O-O
Rfe8 17. Rb1 Na5 18. Bd5 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Bxa7 Ra8
21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxe4 23. Nf3 Re2 24. a4 Re4 25. Rfc1
Rxa4 26. h3 Re8 27. Rc7 h6 28. Rb5 Re2 29. Ne5 Ra1+ 30. Kh2
Rxf2 31. Ng4 Rff1 32. Nxh6+ Kg7 33. Ng4 Rh1+ 34. Kg3 Rhb1
35. Rd5 Rd1 36. Rb5 Rd6 37. Ne5 Rf6 38. Rc3 Rf5 39. Rcc5 b6
40. Rxb6 Rg5+ 41. Kf2 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 Rgxg2 43. Rxa5 Rxa5
44. Kxg2 Rxe5 45. h4 Re6 46. Rb7 Kf6 47. Ra7 Re3 48. Ra5 Re5
49. Ra7 Re4 50. Kg3 Ke6 51. Ra5 f6 52. Ra6+ Kf5 53. Ra5+ Re5
54. Ra3 Rd5 55. Rf3+ Ke6 56. Re3+ Re5 57. Ra3 Re4 58. Ra6+ Kf5
59. Ra5+ Re5 60. Ra3 Rd5 61. Rf3+ Ke6 62. Re3+ Kf7 63. Ra3 Rd4
64. Ra6 Ke7 65. Ra3 Ke6 66. Re3+ Kf5 67. Rf3+ Ke5 68. Re3+ Re4
69. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1
Rb8 13. a3 Na5 14. Ba2 exd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. c4
b4 18. c5 dxc5 19. e5 Nh7 20. Ne4 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 b3 22. Bb1 c4
23. Nc3 Nf8 24. Be4 Ne7 25. Na4 Rb5 26. Nd4 Ra5 27. Nc3 g5
28. Bf3 Ne6 29. Nc6 Nxc6 30. Bxc6 Rf8 31. Bd5 Nf4 32. Bxc4 Be6
33. Bxe6 Nxe6 34. Re3 Kg7 35. Ne2 Rb8 36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4
Re8 38. f4 gxf4 39. Rxf4 Rexe5 40. Rxb3 Rab5 41. Rbf3 f5
42. b4 a5 43. Rc3 c5 44. bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Arthur Ssegwanyi"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Re8 9. Qc2 c6 10. Nf3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Bf8
12. O-O h6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc3 Qd6 15. d4 e4 16. Ne5 f6
17. Ng6 f5 18. Nf4 Be6 19. f3 Na6 20. fxe4 Nb4 21. Bxb4 Qxd4+
22. Kh1 Qxb4 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. exf5 Rd6 25. a3 Qb6 26. Be4 Be7
27. Rf3 Kh8 28. Rcf1 Bf6 29. b4 Re8 30. Bd3 Re3 31. Kg2 Rd5
32. Rf4 Qd8 33. Qc4 Qe7 34. R4f3 Ree5 35. Qg4 Rd4 36. Qxd4
Rxe2+ 37. R1f2 Bxd4 38. Rxe2 Qd7 39. Be4 Bf6 40. Rd3 Qf7
41. Bf3 Kh7 42. h4 a6 43. Rde3 Qc4 44. Bh5 Qd5+ 45. Rf3 Be5
46. Kh3 g6 47. fxg6+ Kg7 48. Rf7+ Kg8 49. Rf5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arthur Ssegwanyi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "315"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Bf3 Ra7 11. a4 Rc7 12. Qb3
Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Nde2 Qc8 15. Ng3 Rxc4 16. Rdc1 h6
17. Bxb6 d5 18. Be3 d4 19. Nce2 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Nc5 21. Qa3 Rd8
22. e5 Ne8 23. Nf4 Qc7 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Qf3 Na5 26. Bd2 Nc4
27. Qe2 Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Qxe5 29. Nd3 Qd5 30. Rc1 a5 31. Qc2 Bd6
32. Qc4 Qa8 33. f3 Bxg3 34. hxg3 Nd6 35. Qc6 Qb8 36. Qc7 Nf5
37. g4 Ne3 38. Kf2 Nd5 39. Qxb8 Rxb8 40. Rc4 e5 41. Rc5 Nb4
42. Nxb4 Rxb4 43. Rxe5 Rxa4 44. Rd5 Ra2 45. Kg3 g5 46. b3 Ra3
47. Kf2 Kg7 48. Ke2 Kg6 49. Kd2 Rxb3 50. Rxa5 Rb2+ 51. Kd3
Rxg2 52. Ra6+ Kg7 53. Kxd4 Re2 54. Rb6 Re8 55. Ra6 Re1 56. Rb6
Re2 57. Ra6 Re8 58. Rb6 f6 59. Ra6 Kf7 60. Rb6 Re6 61. Rb8 Kg7
62. Ra8 Re2 63. Ra7+ Kg6 64. Ra6 Re8 65. Rb6 Re7 66. Ra6 Kg7
67. Rb6 Kf7 68. Ra6 Re6 69. Ra8 Kg6 70. Rg8+ Kh7 71. Ra8 Kg7
72. Rb8 Re7 73. Rb6 Rf7 74. Ke4 Re7+ 75. Kd4 Kg6 76. Ra6 Re5
77. Rb6 Re1 78. Ra6 Kf7 79. Rb6 Re6 80. Rb8 Ra6 81. Rc8 Ra4+
82. Ke3 Rf4 83. Rc6 Kg7 84. Ra6 h5 85. gxh5 Kh6 86. Ra8 Kxh5
87. Rh8+ Kg6 88. Ra8 Rb4 89. Ra6 Rb2 90. Rc6 Ra2 91. Rb6 Ra5
92. Kf2 Kf5 93. Kg3 Rc5 94. Ra6 Ke5 95. Rb6 Rd5 96. Ra6 Kf5
97. Rb6 Re5 98. Ra6 Kg6 99. Rb6 Kf5 100. Ra6 Re6 101. Ra3 Rd6
102. Rb3 Ke5 103. Re3+ Kf5 104. Ra3 Rd1 105. Ra5+ Kg6 106. Ra6
Re1 107. Rb6 Rg1+ 108. Kf2 Ra1 109. Kg3 Ra4 110. Rc6 Ra7
111. Rb6 Rc7 112. Ra6 Rb7 113. Rc6 Kf7 114. Ra6 f5 115. Rc6
Kg7 116. Ra6 Re7 117. Rb6 Kf7 118. Ra6 Re6 119. Ra5 Kf6
120. Rb5 Ra6 121. Rc5 Ra3 122. Rc6+ Ke5 123. Rc5+ Ke6 124. Kg2
Rd3 125. Ra5 Kf6 126. Rb5 f4 127. Ra5 Re3 128. Rb5 Re5
129. Rb8 Re2+ 130. Kf1 Ra2 131. Rf8+ Ke5 132. Re8+ Kd4
133. Re4+ Kd3 134. Re5 Rd2 135. Re8 Rc2 136. Re7 Rc5 137. Kf2
Rd5 138. Re8 Kd4 139. Re7 Ra5 140. Re8 Kd5 141. Kf1 Kd6
142. Kg2 Re5 143. Ra8 Ke6 144. Kh3 Kf5 145. Rf8+ Kg6 146. Kg4
Re1 147. Rg8+ Kf6 148. Rf8+ Kg6 149. Rg8+ Kf6 150. Rf8+ Kg7
151. Rf5 Rg1+ 152. Kh5 Rg3 153. Rxg5+ Kf6 154. Ra5 Rxf3
155. Kg4 Rf1 156. Rf5+ Ke6 157. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 158. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Ng6
7. O-O f6 8. exf6 Qxf6 9. Qb3 b6 10. c4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Qf7
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Rac1 h6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. Bf4 c5
12. Qe3 c4 13. Ba2 O-O 14. f3 Be6 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Nc3 b4
17. Ne2 h6 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Bg3 b3 20. Bb1 bxc2 21. Bxc2 Rxb2
22. Rac1 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Qc7
12. Nh4 Rfe8 13. a4 a5 14. Bd2 b6 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. g4 Nfd7
17. f4 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Ne3 Qd8 20. Nhf5 exf4 21. Nd5 Bg6
22. Bxa5 Rxa5 23. Ndxe7+ Rxe7 24. Qxa5 Re8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8
26. Rad1 f6 27. Rxf4 Rb8 28. Rf2 Ne5 29. g5 fxg5 30. Rd5 Ncd7
31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nxg6+ hxg6 33. Rfd2 Rb7 34. Bf1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Nb3
Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6
12. d4 exd4 13. Nbxd4 Bd7 14. e5 Ng4 15. Bg3 dxe5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Re8 18. Qf3 c5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Bf8
21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Qf3 Rad8 23. Bc3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qc7 25. a4
Qd7 26. Qe4 b6 27. h4 a6 28. Re3 b5 29. b3 c4 30. axb5 cxb3
31. cxb3 Qxb5 32. Kh2 Bd6+ 33. g3 Bf8 34. Kg2 Rd1 35. Be1 Rd8
36. b4 Rb8 37. Rd3 Re8 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O
b4 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. h4 d5 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bh2 dxe4 17. g5 hxg5
18. hxg5 Rxh2 19. Rxh2 exd4 20. Rh4 Ng4 21. Rxg4 Nc5 22. Rh4
d3 23. Nd4 Bb7 24. Rh8 O-O-O 25. g6 fxg6 26. fxe4 Bxe4 27. Nb3
Nxb3+ 28. axb3 Be7 29. Bxd3 Rxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nbd2 Bc6 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Be7 17. Rc1 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Nf3 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rfc8
21. Ne5 h6 22. Bd2 Rd8 23. Nd3 Rdc8 24. f4 Kf8 25. Kf3 Nd7
26. Be3 Ke8 27. Bd4 Bf6 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. Ne5 Ke7 30. e4 Rxc1
31. Rxc1 Ne8 32. Nd3 a5 33. Rc5 Kd6 34. Rc3 Ra6 35. e5+ Ke7
36. Nc5 Rb6 37. Rd3 Rxb2 38. Rd7+ Kf8 39. Nxb7 Rb3+ 40. Kg4
Rb4 41. Nd8 Kg8 42. Re7 f5+ 43. Kh5 Kh7 44. Rxe8 Rb2 45. h3
Rh2 46. Kh4 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Na4 Ng4
12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 b5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Nd5 Rb7 16. Qd2 Qd7
17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rad1 Rb6 19. Ne1 Nd7 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. f3 Qc7
22. c3 a5 23. Qe3 Rc6 24. Rd2 Rb8 25. a3 Qb6 26. Qxb6 Rbxb6
27. Ra1 Rc4 28. Nf2 Kf7 29. Nd1 a4 30. Ne3 Rc8 31. Rad1 Ke7
32. h4 Nd7 33. g3 Nc5 34. Kg2 Rf8 35. h5 Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.21"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3
cxd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O e6 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 O-O 11. Bb2 Qd7
12. Nd2 a5 13. b5 Na7 14. a4 Bb4 15. Nb3 Nc8 16. Rfc1 Nb6
17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Rfc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qd1 Qd8 21. Qe1
Nc8 22. f3 Ne7 23. Rc1 b6 24. Qc3 Rc8 25. Qd2 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1
Qd6 27. Qc2 g6 28. Nc1 e5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Qd2 Qa1 31. Bc2 d4
32. exd4 Ned5 33. Kf2 Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Be4 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nd4 Nxc5 15. f3 Bg6 16. Nb5 Re8
17. f4 Be4 18. Nd6 Re7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bc6 21. Qc2 Ne6
22. Rad1 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 g6 24. f5 Nd4 25. Qd2 Nxf5 26. Rxf5 gxf5
27. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bb4 6. Bb2 Ne4
7. Ne2 Qf6 8. f3 Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 O-O 11. f4 c5
12. cxd5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. exd4 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Nc7
Rb8 17. d5 Ne7 18. O-O-O Rd8 19. Bc4 Kf8 20. Rhe1 Bg4 21. Rd2
Rbc8 22. h3 Bd7 23. g4 Rxc7 24. d6 Rxc4+ 25. bxc4 Nc6 26. c5
g6 27. Rb2 Bc8 28. Re4 Kg7 29. Kd2 h5 30. Kc3 hxg4 31. hxg4
Rh8 32. Re3 Rh1 33. Rd3 Nb8 34. g5 Rc1+ 35. Kd4 Nd7 36. Rb5 a6
37. Ra5 Nb8 38. Ke3 Bd7 39. Rb3 Bc6 40. Kd4 Nd7 41. Rc3 Rf1
0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.23"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. Kb1 d5 11. c4 Nb6
12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Rhe1 Bb4 15. c3 Be7 16. Bb3 Qa5
17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Bc2 Rfe8 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qe2 Kf8 25. g3 Nf6
26. Qe3 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.24"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nd7 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Qd4 Qc7 15. Rfb1 Ra5 16. Qb4 e6
17. Qe7 Qd8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Nd4 Ba4 21. Rdb1 e5
22. Nb3 Ra7 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. c4 Bc6 25. Rb2 Kg7 26. f3 Re8
27. Kf2 e4 28. Nb3 exf3 29. gxf3 Ba4 30. Rd1 Re5 31. Rd5 Rxd5
32. cxd5 Bxb3 33. axb3 Kf6 34. f4 g5 35. Rc2 gxf4 36. exf4 Ke7
37. Rc6 Nf6 38. Bf3 Rd7 39. Rxb6 Nxd5 40. Bxd5 Rxd5 41. Kg3 h5
42. Kh4 Rf5 43. Rb4 Rd5 44. Rc4 Kf6 45. b4 Kg6 46. Rc6+ f6
47. Rc2 Rb5 48. Rb2 Kf5 49. Kg3 Ke4 50. Rb1 Kd3 51. Kf3 Kc2
52. Ra1 Rxb4 53. Ra5 Rb3+ 54. Ke4 h4 55. Kf5 Kd3 56. Kxf6 Ke4
57. f5 h3 58. Ra4+ Kf3 59. Kg5 Rb5 60. Ra2 Rb4 61. f6 Rg4+
62. Kf5 Rf4+ 63. Ke6 Re4+ 64. Kd6 Rd4+ 65. Ke7 Re4+ 66. Kf8
Rb4 67. f7 Rf4 68. Rb2 Ra4 69. Rb6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.27"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 exd4
12. cxd4 Nd7 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Bf6 15. Rb1 c5 16. d5 Nc4
17. b3 Nce5 18. N3h2 Ng6 19. Ng3 Bc8 20. Rf1 Nb6 21. Ng4 Bxg4
22. hxg4 h6 23. Nf5 Ne7 24. Ne3 b4 25. g3 a5 26. Kg2 a4
27. bxa4 Qd7 28. Qd3 Ng6 29. Nf5 Nxa4 30. Bxa4 Rxa4 31. Rh1
Ne7 32. g5 hxg5 33. Ne3 Rxa2 34. Bd2 Ng6 35. Nf5 Ne5 36. Qe2
g6 37. Nh6+ Kg7 38. Nf5+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Nf5+ gxf5
41. Qh5 Ng6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Fairmont Hotel, Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.28"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3
Nf6 7. Nf4 e5 8. dxe5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxe5+ 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Nxg6
hxg6 12. Bf4 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Bc5 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15. O-O Nd5
16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Rad1 Nf8 18. Rfe1 Ne6 19. Be3 b6 20. Rd3 Kb7
21. Red1 Kc6 22. Ne2 Rh4 23. Nd4+ Bxd4 24. Bxd4 b5 25. g3 Rh5
26. Bxa7 Ra8 27. Be3 Rxa2 28. R1d2 Re5 29. h4 Ra4 30. Kg2 f6
31. Bd4 Rh5 32. Re3 Kd7 33. Red3 Kd6 34. Be3 Kc6 35. Rd1 Ra2
36. R1d2 Ra8 37. Rd1 Ra4 38. R1d2 Ra2 39. Kf1 Ra1+ 40. Rd1 Ra2
41. R1d2 Re5 42. Bd4 Rh5 43. Be3 Ra8 44. Rd1 Ra4 45. R3d2 Ra2
46. b3 Rxd2 47. Rxd2 b4 48. cxb4 Kb5 49. Bc5 Nxc5 50. bxc5
Kxc5 51. Ke2 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.18"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Henri Pohjala"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. d3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Re8
12. Qc2 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. a3 Qe7 15. e3 Qc5 16. Rac1 Qxc2
17. Rxc2 Nc7 18. Nd2 Nb5 19. Ra1 Bf8 20. Bf1 Nd6 21. Rd1 Red8
22. Nf3 Bg7 23. d4 exd4 24. Nxd4 Nf6 25. g4 Nde8 26. Bg2 Nc7
27. Rdc1 Nfe8 28. Bf3 Nd5 29. h4 Nec7 30. h5 Rd7 31. hxg6 hxg6
32. Rd1 Rad8 33. Kg2 Ne7 34. Rh1 Ned5 35. Kf1 Nf4 36. exf4
Bxd4 37. Bc1 Bg7 38. f5 Nd5 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. Be2 Rf8 41. Rh3
Re8 42. Bd2 Bf8 43. Bc1 Bg7 44. Bd3 Re6 45. Kg2 b5 46. Rf3 Rf7
47. g5 Rd7 48. Bf1 Ne7 49. a4 Rd5 50. Rh3 Nf5 51. axb5 cxb5
52. Bd2 Re8 53. Ra2 Kf7 54. Bxa5 Ra8 55. b4 Nd4 56. f4 Ne6
57. Rf2 Rf5 58. Rh4 Rh8 59. Rg4 Bd4 60. Rf3 Ba7 61. Bd3 Rd5
62. f5 gxf5 63. Rxf5+ Rxf5 64. Bxf5 Rg8 65. g6+ Kf6 66. Bd3
Bb8 67. Kf3 Ng5+ 68. Ke2 Bd6 69. Bb6 Ne6 70. Be3 Be5 71. Kf3
Bd6 72. Bf2 Ng5+ 73. Kg2 Ne6 74. Kf3 Ng5+ 75. Ke3 Re8+ 76. Kd2
Ne6 77. g7 Bf4+ 78. Rxf4+ Nxf4 79. Bd4+ Kf7 80. Bxb5 Rc8
81. Ba4 Ne6 82. Bb3 Re8 83. b5 Kg8 84. b6 Kh7 85. Bxe6 Rxe6
86. b7 Re8 87. Be5 Kg8 88. Kd3 Kf7 89. Kd4 Kg8 90. Kc4 Kf7
91. Kd5 Kg8 92. Kc6 Kf7 93. Kb6 Re6+ 94. Ka7 Re7 95. Ka8 Rxe5
96. g8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vlastimil Babula"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 c6
7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4
12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. f4 a4
17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. e4 Nc5 20. e5 Qc6 21. dxc5 Rxd3
22. exf6 Rad8 23. Nf3 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 b3 25. Rbd1 R3d6 26. Be5
Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qa5 28. Nd4 g6 29. h3 Qb6 30. Kh2 h6 31. c5 Qa6
32. c6 Qxe2 33. Nxe2 Rxd1 34. cxb7 Rd8 35. Nc3 a3 36. Nb5 a2
37. Nd6 Rb8 38. h4 Kh7 39. g4 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Malakhov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Qa5 11. Qb3 Bc6
12. Bd2 Rd8 13. c4 Qa6 14. Rac1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ba4 16. Qa3 Be8
17. Qxa6 Nxa6 18. c5 Bxd4 19. Bxa6 bxa6 20. exd4 Rxd4 21. Be3
Rd7 22. Rc3 Rc8 23. c6 Rdc7 24. Rfc1 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Bxc6 26. h4
Kf8 27. Bxa7 Ke8 28. Bb6 e6 29. a4 Kd7 30. a5 Re8 31. f3 h6
32. Be3 h5 33. Kf2 e5 34. Bb6 Kd6 35. Ke3 Rg8 36. Bc5+ Ke6
37. Rd1 Bb5 38. Rd6+ Kf5 39. Bb6 Bc4 40. Rd8 Rg7 41. Rd6 Rg8
42. Rd8 Rxd8 43. Bxd8 Ke6 44. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. Nc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nxe4 11. Nfxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Nf6 13. Nc4 c6 14. c3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Ne3 Bc5
17. Nxd5 Bg4 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. c4 Bf3 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Be3 Bf8
22. a4 h6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Bd2 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Be3 b5
27. axb5 Rxb5 28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Bxa7 Rxb2 30. Red1 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Be7 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Rd1 Ra2 34. Bd4 Ra6 35. Bxf6 Rxf6
36. Rc1 g6 37. h4 h5 38. Kg2 Rf5 39. Rd1 Kh7 40. Rd6 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3
Nf6 7. Nc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nd4 Bg4 11. Bg5
Bxe2 12. Rae1 Kd7 13. Rxe2 Na6 14. Rfe1 Rhe8 15. a3 c6
16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Rxe8 Nxe8 18. Be3 Nec7 19. Nde2 c5 20. Kf1
Ne6 21. b3 Nac7 22. Nb1 b5 23. c4 d5 24. Ke1 Kc6 25. Kd1 Ne8
26. cxd5+ Kxd5 27. a4 bxa4 28. Nbc3+ Kc6 29. bxa4 Nd6 30. Kc2
Bd4 31. Nf4 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Nxf4 33. exf4 Nf5 34. Nd1 Kd5
35. Nc3+ Kc6 36. Nd1 h5 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. g3 a6 39. Kd2 Kd4
40. Nc3 c4 41. Ne2+ Kc5 42. Kc3 cxd3 43. Nc1 Kd5 44. Nxd3 a5
45. Ne5 Nd6 46. Kd3 Kc5 47. Kc3 Ne4+ 48. Kd3 Nd6 49. Kc3 Kd5
50. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3
h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Qf3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4
Re7 18. Nf1 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Nc5 20. Ba2 Rd7 21. Ng3 d5 22. exd5
Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Be3 Qd7 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. b4 Bb6
27. Red1 Rd8 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Rxd5 30. Kf1 a5 31. Ke2
Kf8 32. f3 Bd8 33. a4 axb4 34. cxb4 bxa4 35. Rxa4 g6 36. Ra8
Ke7 37. Ne4 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Nc3 Rd4 40. b5 Kd7 41. Ra7+
Kc8 42. Ra4 Rd7 43. Rc4+ Kb7 44. Na4 Rd5 45. Nc3 Rd6 46. Rc5
Ba5 47. Nd5 Rg6 48. Kf1 Re6 49. Ne3 Bb6 50. Rc6 Rxc6 51. bxc6+
Kxc6 52. Nxf5 h5 53. Ke2 Kd5 54. Kd3 Bc5 55. Ng3 h4 56. Ne4
Bb4 57. Nf2 Bc5 58. Ng4 Bb6 59. Nh2 Ba7 60. Nf1 Bb6 61. Nd2
Bc5 62. Nc4 Bd4 63. Na3 Bb6 64. Nc2 Bc5 65. Na1 Bd4 66. Nb3
Bb6 67. Nd2 Bc5 68. Ne4 Bb4 69. Ke3 Ke6 70. Kf2 Kf5 71. Kg1
Be7 72. Nc3 Bb4 73. Ne4 Be7 74. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.10.26"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. g4 Nf8 11. Ne3 Ne6
12. Nf5 a5 13. h4 a4 14. Ng5 a3 15. b3 Bc5 16. Nxe6 Bxe6
17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Ke2 c5 19. c4 Ra6 20. Bc3 Bd7 21. Ne3 Rae6
22. g5 c6 23. Ng4 R6e7 24. Ne3 b5 25. Rag1 b4 26. Ba1 Bc8
27. h5 Qd6 28. Nc2 f6 29. g6 h6 30. Ne3 Rd8 31. Rd1 Qc7
32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. Qxf5 Ree8 34. Rh3 Bd6 35. Rf3 Qe7 36. Rd2 Bc7
37. Rd1 Bd6 38. Rd2 Bc7 39. Rd1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.10.27"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nd5
Rxe1 12. Qxe1 b6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. d3 Bb7 15. Qb4 Nf5 16. c3
c5 17. Qf4 h6 18. f3 g5 19. Qc7 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 21. Kf2 Re8
22. Bd2 f6 23. g3 Kf7 24. Be2 h5 25. Bd1 d5 26. a4 d4 27. a5
dxc3 28. Bxc3 Bd5 29. axb6 axb6 30. Ra6 Re6 31. b4 cxb4
32. Bxb4 Nd4 33. Bd2 Kg6 34. Be3 Nf5 35. Bd2 Nd4 36. Be3 Nf5
37. Bc1 Nd4 38. g4 hxg4 39. fxg4 b5 40. Rxe6 Nxe6 41. Ke3 b4
42. Ba4 f5 43. gxf5+ Kxf5 44. Bd7 Kg4 45. Kf2 b3 46. Bb2 Kh3
47. Be5 g4 48. Bxe6 Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.10.28"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "343"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 Rd8 9. Na4 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Bf4 Ne8
12. Nc3 Nac7 13. Ra5 Be6 14. Ra4 a6 15. Rfa1 h6 16. h4 Nd6
17. e3 Rac8 18. Nd2 f6 19. Ra5 dxc4 20. Bxd6 exd6 21. bxc4 f5
22. R5a4 c5 23. Ne2 Rb8 24. b4 b5 25. cxb5 Nxb5 26. bxc5 dxc5
27. Rxa6 cxd4 28. Nxd4 Nxd4 29. exd4 Bxd4 30. Rf1 Bb6 31. Re1
Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 33. Kg1 Bf7 34. Ra3 Rbb2 35. Bf3 g5
36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rae3 g4 38. Be2 Bd5 39. Bf1 Rh2 40. R1e2
Rh1+ 41. Kf2 Rb1 42. Re1 Rb4 43. Re7 f4 44. Rc1 Rb2+ 45. Ke1
Rb8 46. gxf4 Bg2 47. Kf2 Bxf1 48. f5 Kf8 49. Ree1 Rb2+ 50. Kg3
Rh3+ 51. Kxg4 Rb4+ 52. Kg5 Rg3+ 53. Kf6 Bc4 54. Rcd1 Bd3
55. Rc1 Bc4 56. Rcd1 Rb8 57. Rd7 Bb3 58. Ree7 Rc3 59. Rd6 Kg8
60. Rg7+ Kh8 61. Rg5 Rh3 62. Ke5 Bg8 63. Kf6 Rh6+ 64. Rg6 Rh5
65. Ke5 Rb5+ 66. Kf4 Rhxf5+ 67. Kg4 Rf1 68. Rh6+ Kg7 69. Rdg6+
Kf7 70. Rb6 Re5 71. Rhc6 Re7 72. Rc3 Kg7 73. Rbc6 Be6+ 74. Kg3
Bd7 75. Rd6 Be8 76. Rf3 Rfe1 77. Rd2 Bc6 78. Rc3 Rg1+ 79. Kh2
Rh1+ 80. Kg3 Rh6 81. Rd4 Re2 82. Rg4+ Kf7 83. Rcc4 Rg2+
84. Kf4 Rf6+ 85. Ke5 Re6+ 86. Kf5 Rge2 87. Rgf4 Rg6 88. Rcd4
Re7 89. Rh4 Bd7+ 90. Kf4 Rf6+ 91. Kg3 Re3+ 92. Kh2 Re2+
93. Kg3 Re3+ 94. Kh2 Bf5 95. Kg2 Kg6 96. Kf2 Rc3 97. Rhf4 Rc2+
98. Kg3 Re6 99. Rd8 Ree2 100. Rg8+ Kh7 101. Rd8 Be6 102. Rdd4
Kg6 103. Rfe4 Rg2+ 104. Kf4 Rgf2+ 105. Ke5 Bf5 106. Re3 Ra2
107. Rd6+ Kg5 108. Rg3+ Bg4 109. Rd4 Ra5+ 110. Kd6 Ra6+
111. Kc5 Rf5+ 112. Kb4 Rb6+ 113. Kc4 Rc6+ 114. Kb4 Rf4
115. Rxf4 Kxf4 116. Rc3 Rg6 117. Rc4+ Ke5 118. Rc5+ Kd6
119. Rc4 Be6 120. Rd4+ Bd5 121. Kc3 Ke5 122. Rd3 Rc6+ 123. Kd2
Be4 124. Rc3 Rh6 125. Ke2 Rf6 126. Ke3 Rf8 127. Ke2 Kd4
128. Ra3 Bc2 129. Rh3 Rg8 130. Kf3 Be4+ 131. Kf4 Rf8+ 132. Kg5
Ke5 133. Rg3 Bf3 134. Kh4 Ke4 135. Rg7 Rf5 136. Kg3 Ke3
137. Rg8 Rh5 138. Rg7 Be4 139. Rg8 Rh1 140. Rg5 Rf1 141. Kg4
Bf3+ 142. Kf5 Kd4 143. Ke6 Rh1 144. Rg6 Be4 145. Rf6 Rh8
146. Kd6 Ra8 147. Ke7 Ra5 148. Rd6+ Bd5 149. Kf6 Ra7 150. Kf5
Re7 151. Rf6 Re1 152. Kg5 Be6 153. Kf4 Re3 154. Rf8 Bd5
155. Rf6 Re1 156. Kf5 Re5+ 157. Kf4 Be6 158. Kf3 Re3+ 159. Kf4
Re4+ 160. Kf3 Bg4+ 161. Kg3 Ke3 162. Rg6 Bf3 163. Rg5 Ra4
164. Re5+ Be4 165. Kg4 Ra1 166. Rg5 Rf1 167. Kh4 Bf5 168. Rg3+
Kf4 169. Rg4+ Ke5 170. Rg3 Kf6 171. Ra3 Rg1 172. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.10.30"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6
7. Nf3 Nxe4 8. O-O d6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bxe4 Be6 11. Ba3 Re8
12. Qb1 Qxd2 13. Qxb7 Nd7 14. Bxc6 Reb8 15. Qa6 Rb6 16. Qa4
Rc8 17. Rad1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rbxc6 19. Qxa7 R6c7 20. Qe3 Rxc4
21. Bb4 h6 22. a4 Nf6 23. Qxe5 Re4 24. Qa5 Kh7 25. f3 Re2
26. Qb5 Ra2 27. g4 Re8 28. Bc5 Kg8 29. Re1 Ra8 30. Bd4 R2xa4
31. h4 Ra2 32. Qb1 Bd5 33. Qf5 Be6 34. Qf4 Nd7 35. Rf1 Nf8
36. Rf2 R2a5 37. Qg3 Bc4 1-0

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.10.31"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3
h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 Nbd7 15. Qf3 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4
Nc5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 Red8 21. Nf1 d5
22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Ng3 Bb3 24. Bxb3 Nxb3 25. Rb1 Kh7 26. Be3
Kg6 27. f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 Nd2 29. Rbc1 Nc4 30. Rc2 Rd3 31. Ne2
Re8 32. Bc1 Bd6 33. Rf1 Rd2 34. Rxd2 Nxd2 35. Rd1 Rxe2
36. Rxd2 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Rxc1 38. Rxd6 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rxb2 40. Rxa6
Rb3 41. a4 bxa4 42. Rxa4 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2015.11.01"]
[EventDate "2015.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 h6 13. b3 Nf6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Qd3 a6 16. a4 Bg4
17. h3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. hxg4 bxc4 21. bxc4
Rc8 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Bxf6 gxf6
26. Rd1 Rc5 27. Kf1 Be5 28. Ke2 Rxd5 29. Kd3 f5 30. Kc4 Ra5
31. Kb4 Rd5 32. Kc4 Ra5 33. Kb4 Rd5 34. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.13"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Helgi Olafsson"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6
7. e3 c6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. Qb3 Nh5 10. h3 Bc8 11. Be5 Bxe5
12. dxe5 d4 13. Rd1 c5 14. Be2 Nc6 15. O-O Ng7 16. Qb5 Bd7
17. exd4 cxd4 18. Bg4 a6 19. Qc5 b6 20. Qa3 e6 21. Nce4 Nxe5
22. Rxd4 f5 23. Qd6 Nc6 24. Rd2 Ra7 25. Rfd1 Qe8 26. b4 h6
27. b5 axb5 28. cxb5 hxg5 29. bxc6 Bxc6 30. Nxg5 fxg4 31. hxg4
Ra5 32. Qc7 Rxg5 33. Rd8 Qf7 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. Qxc6 Rxg4
36. Qxb6 Qf3 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. g3 Rc4 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ivan Saric"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d5 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 a5 8. O-O Bf5 9. e3 Ne4 10. Nh4 Be6 11. Qc2 Qd7
12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nc3 Bh3 14. Ng2 f5 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Nc5 Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Qc8 18. f3 b6 19. Na4 exf3+ 20. Rxf3 Nd7 21. e4 b5
22. Nc3 e6 23. Rd1 Qb7 24. Qe2 Rab8 25. Bc1 Rfe8 26. Rff1 bxc4
27. Qxc4 c5 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Qxc5 Rec8 30. Qd6 Rc6 31. Qd7
Bxc3 32. Qxb7 Rxb7 33. exf5 gxf5 34. g4 Rg7 35. Rd8+ Kf7
36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. gxf5+ exf5 38. Rd5 Rf7 39. Kh3 h6 40. Bf4 Bb4
41. Be5 Rc5 42. Rd6+ Kh7 43. Re6 Rc2 44. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. a3 Be7
7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qa4 a6 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5
12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Nxd7
Qxd7 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Kxg2 Nf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne4 Be7
21. Rd7 f5 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rc2 24. b4 Rfc8 25. Rad1 Rxe2
26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Kg7 28. Ra8 e5 29. Rxa6 Ra2 30. Kf3 f6
31. Ke3 Kg6 32. h4 Rb2 33. Ra5 Rb3+ 34. Ke2 Rb2+ 35. Kf1 Ra2
36. Rxb5 Rxa3 37. Rb8 f4 38. gxf4 exf4 39. Rb5 f5 40. Kg2 Rb3
41. Rb7 h6 42. Rb5 Kh5 43. Rxf5+ Kg4 44. Rf6 f3+ 45. Kh2 h5
46. Rg6+ Kxh4 47. Rg3 Rxb4 48. Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "4.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ioannis Papaioannou"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qb3 Nb6
7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Be6 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Qc2 Bf5
12. Qb3 N8d7 13. e4 Be6 14. d5 Bg4 15. O-O c6 16. dxc6 bxc6
17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Bg5 Nc5 19. Be3 Bxf3 20. Bxc5 Qe5 21. Bxe7
Qxe7 22. Bxf3 Rad8 23. Rad1 h5 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Nc1 Nc5 26. Nb3
Nxb3 27. axb3 Qf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Qxb2
31. Qxb2 Bxb2 32. Be2 Bd4 33. Bc4 Kg7 34. Kf1 a5 35. Ke2 g5
36. f3 h4 37. h3 Be5 38. Kd3 Kf8 39. Kc2 Ke7 40. Kd3 f6
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "231"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Re1 Nf4 13. Nc4 Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Ne2+ 16. Kf1
Nxc1 17. Raxc1 Rae8 18. Rd7 Bb6 19. Ng5 Nb8 20. Rd2 g6 21. Re1
c6 22. Ne4 Rd8 23. Red1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8
26. c5 Kf8 27. Nd6 b6 28. Nc4 bxc5 29. Nxe5 Bc7 30. Nd3 Bd6
31. Ba4 c4 32. Nc1 Ke7 33. g3 Be5 34. Ne2 Kd6 35. Ng1 Nd7
36. Nf3 Bf6 37. Nd2 Kd5 38. Bd1 Be7 39. b3 Nb6 40. bxc4+ Ke6
41. Bb3 f5 42. Nf3 c5 43. Ng1 Bg5 44. Ke2 Bf6 45. Kd2 Nc8
46. Ne2 Be5 47. Kd3 Nd6 48. f3 Kd7 49. Ba4+ Kc7 50. g4 fxg4
51. fxg4 g5 52. Nc1 Bf4 53. Nb3 Kb6 54. Bd7 h6 55. Be6 Kc6
56. a4 Ne8 57. Bc8 Nc7 58. Ke4 Kd6 59. Kf5 Be3 60. a5 Ke7
61. Kg6 Kd8 62. Bb7 Ke7 63. Kxh6 Kf6 64. Kh7 Kf7 65. Bc6 Kf6
66. Kg8 Kg6 67. Bd7 Kf6 68. Kh7 Kf7 69. Kh6 Kf6 70. Kh5 Ke7
71. Bc8 Kf6 72. Kh6 Kf7 73. Bb7 Kf6 74. Bc6 Kf7 75. Kh7 Kf6
76. Bd7 Kf7 77. Kh6 Kf6 78. Bc8 Kf7 79. Bb7 Kf6 80. Kh7 Kf7
81. Bg2 Kf6 82. Bc6 Kf7 83. Bb7 Kf6 84. Kh6 Kf7 85. Bc6 Kf6
86. Bd7 Kf7 87. Bf5 Kf6 88. Bc8 Kf7 89. Bb7 Kf6 90. Bg2 Kf7
91. Bf3 Kf6 92. Bb7 Kf7 93. h4 gxh4+ 94. Kh5 h3 95. Kh4 h2
96. Kg3 Bg1 97. Nd2 Kf6 98. Nf1 Kg5 99. Nd2 Kf6 100. Nf1 Kg5
101. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 102. Kxh2 Kxg4 103. Kg2 Kf4 104. Kf2 Ke5
105. Kf3 Kf5 106. Bc8+ Ke5 107. Ke3 Kd6 108. Ke4 Ne6 109. Bxa6
Ng5+ 110. Kf4 Nf7 111. Bb7 Kc7 112. Bd5 Nd6 113. Ke5 Nc8
114. Bf3 Na7 115. Kd5 Nc6 116. Kxc5 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5
c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8. e3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nxc5 10. Nd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Qb4
12. Bb3 Bf5 13. Nxf5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 gxf5 16. Rc1
Ne4 17. f3 Qb2+ 18. Qc2 Qxc2+ 19. Rxc2 Nd6 20. Rc7 Rfe8
21. Kd3 a5 22. a4 Rac8 23. Rhc1 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 f6 25. Kd4 Kf7
26. Bc4 Rb8 27. Bb5 b6 28. Ra7 Rc8 29. Bc6 Rb8 30. Kd3 h5
31. Bd7 h4 32. Ke2 Kg6 33. Bc6 Kf7 34. Kf2 b5 35. axb5 Nxb5
36. Bxb5 Rxb5 37. d6 Ke6 38. dxe7 Rb2+ 39. Kf1 Rb1+ 40. Ke2
Rb2+ 41. Kd3 Kf7 42. g3 Rxh2 43. gxh4 Rxh4 44. Rxa5 Rh5
45. Ra7 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "7.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6
12. O-O Re8 13. Rc1 a5 14. b5 c5 15. Na4 c4 16. Ne5 Ra7 17. f4
Nd7 18. e4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Be7 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Qd4 c3 22. Qxc3
Bxa2 23. Qe3 Bb4 24. Rc2 Be6 25. f5 Bd5 26. Nxb6 Rae7 27. Nxd5
Rxe5 28. Qf3 Rxd5 29. Kh1 Rde5 30. Bc4 Re1 31. Rc1 Rxf1+
32. Rxf1 Qc7 33. Bb3 Qe5 34. f6 Qxb5 35. fxg7 Qxf1+ 36. Qxf1
Re1 37. Bxf7+ Kxg7 38. Qxe1 Bxe1 39. Bb3 h5 40. g3 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Nbd2
Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. O-O Nc7 11. Be3 Ne6
12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Re4 Nd4 15. Bc3 Nb5 16. Qd2 O-O
17. Rae1 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rd5 19. b3 b5 20. Qd2 Qb6 21. Qe3 Qa5
22. c4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Rdd8 24. Qe2 e6 25. h4 Rd7 26. h5 Rfd8
27. hxg6 hxg6 28. g3 Qc3 29. Kg2 a5 30. Re3 Rd3 31. Rd1 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. a5 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. d3 a6 9. Bc4 b5 10. axb6 Nxb6 11. Bb3 Bb7
12. Re1 e6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nfd5 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6
17. Qg4 Qd4 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Bc6 Rfb8 20. h3 a5 21. b3 Nd5
22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Nc4 Rba7 24. Bd2 a4 25. b4 Rb7 26. Reb1 Rb5
27. Nd6 Rb6 28. Nc4 Rb5 29. Nd6 Rb6 30. Nc4 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Nfd7 6. cxd5 Nb6
7. Qd1 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Bg7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. b3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. h3 Bf5 15. Nd4 Bd3 16. Re1 Ba6
17. Qd2 Nd3 18. Rd1 Bxd4 19. exd4 Qf6 20. a4 Qxd4 21. a5 Nd7
22. Ra4 Qe5 23. Nxd5 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Nf6 25. Nc7 Rad8 26. Qf4 g5
27. Qb4 Qb2 28. Raa1 Re2 29. Qc5 h6 30. Nxa6 bxa6 31. Rab1 Qd2
32. Bf3 Ne4 33. Qxa7 Nxf2 34. Bxe2 Nxh3+ 35. Kf1 Qd5 36. Bh5
Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qg2+ 38. Ke1 Re8+ 39. Kd1 Nf2+ 40. Kc2 Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4
7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.Nf3 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qxc5 11.e3 Nxd2 12.Nxd2
dxc4 13.Bxc4 O-O 14.b4 Qe7 15.Bd3 h6 16.Qc3 a6 17.O-O Bd7
18.Nc4 Rab8 19.Nb6 Rfd8 20.Rac1 Be8 21.Be4 Na7 22.a4 Qd6
23.Nc4 Qe7 24.Nb6 Qd6 25.Nc4 Qe7 26.Nb6 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 b6
12. Bg5 c5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 16. Ne4 Be7
17. f4 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Ke7 19. Nd6 Ke6 20. f4 Rad8 21. Rfe1 g6
22. Kf2 Nd4 23. c3 Nf5 24. Kf3 Ng7 25. Rd2 Ke7 26. Red1 Rhg8
27. a4 a6 28. Nc4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 b5 30. Na5 Rc8 31. Rd6 bxa4
32. Rxc6 Rd8 33. Nc4 a3 34. bxa3 Rd3+ 35. Ke4 Rxc3 36. Nd6
Rxa3 37. Rc7+ Ke6 38. Rxf7 Ne8 39. Rf8 Nxd6+ 40. exd6 Ra4+
41. Ke3 Kxd6 42. Rf6+ Kd5 43. f5 Ra3+ 44. Kf4 Ra4+ 45. Ke3
Ra3+ 46. Kf4 Ra4+ 47. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 O-O 5.e4 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Re8 7.d3
c6 8.Nf3 d5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Qc2 Qc7 12.O-O Qxc3
13.Qxc3 Nxc3 14.Bb2 Na4 15.Bxe5 Nc6 16.Rfe1 Nb6 17.Bc7 Rxe1+
18.Rxe1 Be6 19.Ne5 Rc8 20.Bxb6 Nxe5 21.Bxa7 Nxd3 22.Rd1 Nb2
23.Ra1 b5 24.a3 h6 25.Bd4 Nc4 26.h4 Bd7 27.Kh2 Bc6 28.Bc3 Bxg2
29.Kxg2 Ne3+ 30.fxe3 Rxc3 31.Kf3 h5 32.Rb1 Rxa3 33.Rxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1
Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.g3 Bc4 15.Rfe1 Rg6 16.Nce4 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Bxd8
18.b3 Bd5 19.c4 Nd4 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Nd6+ cxd6 22.exd6+ Ne6
23.Nf3 Bf6 24.Be3 Kd7 25.Bxa7 Rh6 26.Rd1 Kxd6 27.Bb8+ Kc6
28.Rc1+ Kd7 29.Rd1 Kc6 30.Rc1+ Kd7 31.Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.d4 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 Na5 12.Bc2 Nc4 13.Bc1
c5 14.b3 Nb6 15.Nbd2 Rc8 16.Bb2 Nfd7 17.Qb1 g6 18.h3 Bxf3
19.Nxf3 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Bf6 21.Qd1 Ne5 22.Rc1 Bg5 23.Rb1 Nbd7
24.Rf1 Bf6 25.Rc1 Qb6 26.Bb1 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 Nd3 28.Qxd3 Bxd4
29.Bh6 Rc8 30.Qe2 Nf8 31.g3 Ne6 32.Kg2 Bg7 33.Be3 Bd4 34.Bd2
Qd8 35.Rc1 Rxc1 36.Bxc1 Qf6 37.a4 bxa4 38.bxa4 Nc5 39.a5 Bc3
40.Ba3 Bxa5 41.Bxc5 dxc5 42.Bd3 Bc3 43.Bxa6 Bd4 44.Bc4 Kg7
45.h4 Qb6 46.h5 Qf6 47.Ba2 gxh5 48.f4 Qg6 49.Kh3 f5 50.exf5
Qxf5+ 51.Kg2 Kh6 52.Qe6+ Qxe6 53.Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. c3 e6
7. b4 a5 8. Qb3 f5 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. b5 Nb8 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rc1
Nd7 13. c6 bxc6 14. bxc6 Nb8 15. Bb5 Qb6 16. Ba4 Qc5 17. O-O
Nxc6 18. c4 Ne7 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Qa3 Qb7 21. Rc4 Rd8 22. Rb1
Qa7 23. Qc1 Ba6 24. Rc7 Rdc8 25. Rxa7 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rxa7
27. Rc5 Bb7 28. Nb3 Bd5 29. Nfd2 Be5 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Nxa5
Bxa2 32. Bb3 Bc3 33. Bxa2 Bxa5 34. Nf3 Bc7 35. Nd2 Ba5 36. Nf3
Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4
Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Qe2 b5 10.a4 b4 11.exd5 exd5 12.Nb3 Re8 13.Bf4
Qb6 14.a5 Qb5 15.Qd2 Be6 16.a6 Bf8 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Nd7
19.Bf4 Qb6 20.c3 Rac8 21.Qc2 d4 22.Nd2 h6 23.h4 dxc3 24.bxc3
bxc3 25.Qxc3 Nf6 26.Nc4 Qd8 27.Bb7 Nd5 28.Qd2 Nxf4 29.Qxf4
Qxd3 30.Ne5 Qd6 31.Rad1 Qc7 32.Nc6 Qxc6 33.Bxc6 Rxc6 34.Qa4
Rec8 35.Rd8 c4 36.Rxc8 Rxc8 37.Rxe6 fxe6 38.Qd7 Rc5 39.Qxe6+
Kh7 40.Qf7 Bd6 41.h5 Rg5 42.Kg2 c3 43.f4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4
f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Nxd1
Nf5 22. Rh1 Bxa2 23. Rxh5 Be6 24. g4 Nd6 25. Rh7 Nf7 26. Ne3
b6 27. Ng2 Rg8 28. Bxc7 Rh8 29. Rxh8+ Nxh8 30. Ne3 Nf7 31. Bg3
Nh6 32. Bf4 Nf7 33. Bg3 Nh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 b6
12. Rd1 Be7 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Ned4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4
c5 17. Nb5 Rhc8 18. f4 Bc6 19. Nc3 Ke6 20. Kf2 h4 21. a4 Kf5
22. Ke3 Re8 23. Nd5 Rac8 24. Rd2 f6 25. Rf1 fxe5 26. fxe5+ Kg5
27. Nc3 Rxe5+ 28. Kf2 Rf8+ 29. Kg1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rf5+ 31. Kg1
Rf4 32. Re2 Kf6 33. b3 a6 34. Nd1 Bd5 35. c4 Be6 36. a5 Rd4
37. Nf2 Bf5 38. Ra2 Rd6 39. Kf1 Ke5 40. Re2+ Kf4 41. Ra2 g5
42. Ke1 Re6+ 43. Kf1 Re3 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Qc2 c6 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. f3 Be6
17. f4 Bg7 18. e4 Rad8 19. e5 Bg4 20. Bf3 Rxd1 21. Qxd1 Rd8
22. Qe2 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 f6 24. exf6 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Bf8 26. Bd4
Kf7 27. Rc3 Nd5 28. Rc4 Nxf6 29. Kg2 Nd5 30. Kf3 a5 31. Bc5
Bg7 32. Bd4 Bf8 33. Bc5 Bh6 34. Rd4 Bg7 35. Rd2 a4 36. Bd4
Bxd4 37. Rxd4 axb3 38. axb3 Ra8 39. Rd3 Ra2 40. h3 Rb2 41. Nd4
h5 42. f5 g5 43. Ne6 Kf6 44. Nd8 Rh2 45. Nxb7 Rxh3 46. Nd6 Rh2
47. Ke4 Re2+ 48. Kd4 Ne7 49. Kc5 g4 50. Kb6 Re5 51. Kc7 c5
52. Nc4 Rxf5 53. Rd6+ Kg5 54. Re6 Nd5+ 55. Kd6 h4 56. gxh4+
Kxh4 57. Ne5 Nf4 58. Rh6+ Kg5 59. Rh8 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O
7. c4 c5 8. e3 d6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 e6 11. Nc3 Qe7 12. d4
Rad8 13. Qc2 d5 14. Ne5 cxd4 15. exd4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ng4
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nxe5 19. Qe4 Bc8 20. Re1 Bf5 21. Qe3
Qc5 22. Rad1 Bg4 23. Rb1 Bf5 24. Be4 Nd3 25. Qxc5 bxc5
26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Na4 Rd2 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rb2 Rfd8 30. Re2
Rd1+ 31. Kg2 c4 32. bxc4 Bd3 33. Re7 Bxc4 34. Re3 R8d6 35. a3
Bf1+ 36. Kf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke4 Re6+ 38. Kf3 Rf6+ 39. Ke4 Re6+
40. Kf3 Rf6+ 41. Kg4 Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8
7. Qf5 d6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Qc2 e4 10. Ng1 d5 11. a3 Bf8
12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Ne2 Bf5 14. b4 a5 15. Nc3 Qe6 16. b5 Ne5
17. Nxe4 Nd7 18. d3 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Nc5 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Rc1
Nxe4 22. Bd3 Nxf2 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. O-O Nd3 25. Bxd3 Qxe3+
26. Kh1 Rxd3 27. Rxf6 Kg8 28. Rcf1 Qe2 29. Qc4 Rd7 30. Rg6+
1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nils Grandelius"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4 Be7 9. f5 Bd7 10. Be3 b5 11. Qf3 b4 12. Nd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Bd3 Bb5 16. h4 Qd8 17. g4
Nd7 18. g5 h6 19. Rg1 hxg5 20. hxg5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rh5 22. Qg3
Qc7 23. O-O-O Rc8 24. Rd2 a5 25. Kb1 a4 26. Nc1 Qc4 27. Qf3
Rh4 28. f6 g6 29. Rh1 Nc5 30. Rdh2 Ne4 31. Qd1 Rxh2 32. Rxh2
Kd7 33. Qg1 Qxd5 34. Qa7+ Ke6 35. Qg1 Kd7 36. Qa7+ Ke6 37. Qg1
Qc4 38. Re2 b3 39. axb3 axb3 40. cxb3 Qxe2 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.22"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 b5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 Nb6 11. Nxe7 Qxe7
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4
O-O 17. O-O Bd7 18. Ra5 Rfb8 19. b3 Rb5 20. Qd2 Rxa5 21. Qxa5
Qd8 22. Qxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Bc6 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. Ra5 Bb7 26. f3
Rc8 27. Ra2 Rc5 28. Kf2 a5 29. Bf1 Kf8 30. Ke3 d5 31. exd5
Bxd5 32. c4 Be6 33. Kd2 Ke7 34. Bd3 f5 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Kc3 Kf6 38. Ra1 Bc8 39. Rh1 Kg7 40. Rh5 Kg6 41. Rh8 Kg7
42. Rd8 Kf6 43. Rd6+ Be6 44. Ra6 Ke7 45. Rb6 Kf7 46. Ra6 Ke7
47. Be2 Kf7 48. g4 Ke7 49. Rb6 Kf7 50. Rd6 Ke7 51. Ra6 fxg4
52. fxg4 Kf7 53. Ra7+ Kf6 54. Bf3 Bf7 55. Ra6+ Ke7 56. Bc6 Be6
57. Bb5 Bxg4 58. Rxa5 Bf3 59. Ra7+ Kf6 60. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.23"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. O-O
Na5 12. Qd3 a6 13. c4 Qc7 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Qa3 Nxc4 16. Qxe7
Rae8 17. Qb4 b5 18. Bf4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rfd1 a5 21. Qc3
Rc8 22. Nb3 Qe7 23. Bb7 Rb8 24. Bd5 Rfc8 25. Bxc4 Rxc4
26. Qxa5 Bh3 27. Qd2 Rbc8 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Be6 30. Kf2
Ra8 31. Nd4 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bc4 33. Rc2 Kg7 34. Rb2 Kf6 35. g4
Ra3 36. h4 h6 37. Kf3 Bd5+ 38. Kf2 Bc4 39. Nxb5 Bxb5 40. Rxb5
Rxa2 41. Rb6+ Kg7 42. e4 Ra3 43. Rb5 Rh3 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5
Kf6 46. e3 Rh1 47. Kf3 Rh4 48. Ra5 Rh1 49. Ra6+ Kg7 50. Ra5
Kf6 51. e5+ Kf5 52. Kg2 Re1 53. Kf3 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. a4 O-O 11. Nh4 a5 12. Nd2
Qc7 13. Kh1 Rfe8 14. Nb3 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Red8
17. Qc3 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rfd1 b6 20. Bf3 Nf8 21. Kg2 Ne6
22. h4 g5 23. hxg5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxg5 25. Qe3 Nxf3 26. Qxf3
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qe2 g6 29. c3 Qd6 30. Nd2 b5 31. Nb3
bxa4 32. Nxa5 Qc5 33. Nc4 Qb5 34. Kf1 Kg7 35. Ke1 Nd7 36. f3
Qc5 37. Kf1 Qb5 38. Ke1 Qc5 39. Kf1 Nb6 40. Na3 Qd6 41. Ke1
Qc5 42. Qf2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Kf6 44. Ke3 Kg5 45. Kd3 f5 46. exf5
gxf5 47. Nb1 e4+ 48. fxe4 fxe4+ 49. Kd4 e3 50. Kxe3 Nc4+
51. Ke2 Nxb2 52. Na3 Kf5 53. Kd2 Ke4 54. Kc2 Nd3 55. Nc4 Nc5
56. Kb2 Kf3 57. Ne5+ Kxg3 58. Nxc6 Kf4 59. Ka3 Ne4 60. c4 Nd6
61. Na5 Nxc4+ 62. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Qd3 Nd7
12. O-O-O g6 13. Kb1 Nc5 14. Qf3 Bg7 15. Nec3 b5 16. Be2 Rb8
17. a3 Bd7 18. Qe3 a5 19. b4 Ne6 20. g3 Nd4 21. Bd3 Be6 22. f4
axb4 23. axb4 Ra8 24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Bxf5 Bxf5
27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Be6 30. g5 Kf8 31. Nf6 Ra6
32. Qf3 Qc7 33. Nh7+ Ke8 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. gxf6 Kd7 36. Rd1
Qa7 37. Kb2 Bc4 38. Qe4 Kc7 39. Nd5+ Kb8 40. Nc3 Kc7 41. Qf3
Qa8 42. Qe3 Qc6 43. Qg3 Ra8 44. Ra1 Rxa1 45. Kxa1 Qb6 46. Qh4
d5 47. Kb2 Qd6 48. Kc1 Qa6 49. Qg5 Kd6 50. Qg8 Qa3+ 51. Kd2
Qa7 52. Qe8 Qd7 53. Qg8 Qb7 54. Qe8 Qd7 55. Qg8 e4 56. Qg3+
Kc6 57. Qe5 Qc7 58. Qe8+ Kb6 59. Qe7 Qf4+ 60. Kd1 Qf1+ 61. Kd2
Qf4+ 62. Kd1 e3 63. Qd8+ Ka6 64. Qa8+ Kb6 65. Qd8+ Ka6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.27"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. Nd5 Nd7
12. Rd1 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. c3 g6
17. a3 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qa2 Nc5 20. Bf1 Bg5 21. Nb3 Qc6
22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 24. Rd5 Nd7 25. Rd3 Nc5 26. Rf3 Rd7
27. Na5 Qa8 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. exd5 e4 30. Rh3 f5 31. Nc6 Rb6
32. b4 Na4 33. c4 Rc7 34. Rb3 Bd2 35. Rd1 Bg5 36. g3 Bf6
37. Rc1 Rbxc6 38. dxc6 Rxc6 39. Rbb1 Bg5 40. Rc2 d5 41. c5 d4
42. Rd1 Bf6 43. Rcd2 Nc3 44. Rxd4 Nxd1 45. Rxd1 Bb2 46. Rd8+
Kf7 47. Ra8 Bxa3 48. Bxb5 Rc7 49. Rxa6 Bxb4 50. c6 Ke7 51. Rb6
Bd6 52. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Bg3 d6
13. a5 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Nbd2 Rb8 16. d4 bxc3 17. bxc3
exd4 18. cxd4 Rb5 19. Qc2 Nb4 20. Qb3 d5 21. Rfc1 c6 22. Ne5
Rxa5 23. Ng6 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qb6 25. Be5 a5 26. Nxe7+ Rxe7
27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qc3 Kf7 29. h4 e5 30. dxe5 Rxe5 31. Rb1 Qb5
32. Qe3 dxe4 33. Qxh6 Rh5 34. Qf4 Qe5 35. Qg4 e3 36. fxe3
Qxe3+ 37. Kh1 Rd5 38. Nf3 Qe6 39. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Akopian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bf4 e6 11. Qd2 Nc6
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rc2 Ne8 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Rfc1 Nd6 18. b3 Bb7 19. e3 h5 20. Ne2 h4 21. Nf4 hxg3
22. hxg3 Rd7 23. Nd3 f6 24. Qd1 Rh8 25. Qg4 Kf7 26. Qf3 Kg7
27. Qg4 Rh6 28. Nf4 Kf7 29. Nd3 Ne8 30. Qf3 Kg7 31. Qg4 Ba6
32. Bf1 Bb7 33. Nf4 f5 34. Qf3 Nd6 35. Rc7 g5 36. Rxd7 Qxd7
37. Nd3 Nf7 38. Qd1 Rh8 39. Qc2 Rc8 40. Qd1 Rh8 41. Qc2 Rc8
42. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.16"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 a5
7. d3 e5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. e4 Nge7 11. Nge2 O-O
12. O-O Bd7 13. Bd2 h6 14. Nb5 Be6 15. Nec3 b6 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. cxd5 Na7 18. Nc3 f5 19. h4 f4 20. Bh3 b5 21. Ne2 f3
22. Nc1 h5 23. Nb3 a4 24. Na1 b4 25. axb4 cxb4 26. Qxa4 Nac6
27. Qd1 Nd4 28. Nc2 Nxc2 29. Qxc2 Rb8 30. Rfc1 Rb7 31. Qb3 Kh8
32. Rc4 Ng8 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Qxb4 Bf6 35. Rc1 Qe7 36. Qb6
Bxh4 37. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.17"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6
7. Bb2 b6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 Qe7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Qe6 16. Nf1
Ne4 17. N3d2 Ndf6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rdc1 h5
21. Qe2 h4 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. h3 Rdc8 24. Bd4 Rxc2 25. Rxc2
Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Be5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qg4 Qf6
30. f3 Nc3 31. a4 d4 32. Kf2 Nd1+ 33. Ke2 Nxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7
12. Be3 e6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rad1 Nxc5 15. Qa3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Ng5 Bc6 18. f4 Qb7 19. Bc5 Re8 20. f5 exf5 21. Rxf5 gxf5
22. Bh5 Bd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxf7 Kxf7
26. Qb3+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf7 28. Qb3+ Kg6 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. Qf3
Nd7 31. Qd5+ Kg6 32. Qc6+ Nf6 33. exf6 Rac8 34. Qxa6 Ra8
35. f7+ Kxf7 36. Qxb5 Rad8 37. Qb3+ Kg6 38. Qg3+ Kf7 39. Qb3+
Kg6 40. Bd6 Bxb2 41. Qxb2 Rxd6 42. h3 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.19"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3
d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Be3 Be7 10.c3 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Na5
13.Bg5 c5 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Bxd5 Rd8 16.c4 Nxc4 17.Bc6+ Kf8
18.Qc3 b4 19.Qc1 h6 20.a3 bxa3 21.bxa3 g5 22.Rb1 Qc7 23.Be4
Qa5 24.Rb7 Rg8 25.Rb3 Nd6 26.exd6 Bxb3 27.Qb2 Be6 28.Rd1 Qb5
29.Qf6 Qa4 30.Rb1 Qxe4 31.Qxd8+ Kg7 32.Qb6 g4 33.Nd2 Qd3
34.Qb2+ Kg6 35.f3 c4 36.Ne4 c3 37.Nxc3 gxf3 38.Nd1 Qxd6 39.Ne3
Qd3 40.Qc2 Qxc2 41.Nxc2 Kf6 42.Ne1 fxg2 43.Rb6 a5 44.Ra6 Rg5
45.Nxg2 Rf5 46.h3 Rc5 47.Nf4 Kf5 48.Nxe6 fxe6 49.Kf2 h5 50.a4
e5 51.Ra8 e4 52.Ke3 Rc3+ 53.Kd4 Rd3+ 54.Kc4 Kf4 55.Rxa5 Rxh3
56.Ra8 Rh1 57.a5 h4 58.a6 Ra1 59.a7 Ke3 60.Kb5 h3 61.Kb6 Rb1+
62.Kc6 Ra1 63.Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.21"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. g3 e5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. a4
Nbd7 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bd8 15. Nf1 Qc5 16. Ne3 Ba5 17. Bd2
Rac8 18. Ne2 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 Ng4 20. Nxg4 Bxg4 21. Rac1 b5
22. b4 Qc6 23. axb5 axb5 24. h3 Be6 25. Red1 Qc4 26. Qe1 Nf6
27. Rxd6 Nxe4 28. Rd3 Nf6 29. Re3 Bd5 30. Rxe5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2
Rfe8 32. Nf4 Rxe5 33. Qxe5 Qxb4 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. Qxd5 g6
36. c3 Qc4 37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. Rb1 Rxc3 39. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.22"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. e3 Qc7 11. Qc2 cxd4
12. Nxd4 a6 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. Nb3 Rb8 15. c5 Be5 16. Nd4 b6
17. c6 Nf8 18. Nc3 Ng6 19. Rab1 Qe7 20. c7 Qxc7 21. Nc6 Bb7
22. Nxd8 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rxd8 24. Na4 Qb7+ 25. f3 b5 26. Nc5 Qa8
27. Nd3 h5 28. Ba5 Nd5 29. Qe2 Re8 30. e4 Nde7 31. Bc3 Bb8
32. Qb2 f5 33. Qb3 fxe4 34. Qxe6+ Kh7 35. Qxe4 Qd5 36. Rb2 Qf7
37. Re2 h4 38. Qe6 Qxe6 39. Rxe6 Rd8 40. Nf2 Nf5 41. Ne4 Rd5
42. Rxa6 hxg3 43. hxg3 Bxg3 44. Rh1+ Bh4 45. Bd2 Rd4 46. Bg5
Rb4 47. Rxg6 Rb2+ 48. Kh3 Kxg6 49. Bxh4 Rxa2 50. Rg1+ Kf7
51. Bf2 Rb2 52. Kg4 g6 53. Bc5 b4 54. Nd6+ Nxd6 55. Bxd6 Ke6
56. Bf8 Kf7 57. Bd6 Ke6 58. Bb8 b3 59. Kf4 Kf7 60. Ke3 Rc2
61. Be5 Rc5 62. f4 Rb5 63. Bb2 Rh5 64. Rg2 Rh1 65. Kf3 Rf1+
66. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.23"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nc3 e6
7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. h4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 h5 11. g5 Nd5
12. Bg2 N5b6 13. b3 Bb4 14. Bd2 e5 15. a3 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Ba5
17. O-O O-O 18. c5 Re8 19. Ra2 Qc7 20. Rb2 b6 21. cxb6 axb6
22. d5 e4 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. Nb5 Ne5 25. Bxa5 Rxa5 26. Nd4 Qd6
27. Ne2 Nd3 28. Nf4 Rxa3 29. Rb5 Qc6 30. Qb1 Nxf4 31. exf4 Qd7
32. Rxb6 Qg4 33. Rb8 Rxb8 34. Qxb8+ Kh7 35. Qe5 Rf3 36. f5
Bxf5 37. Re1 Rf4 38. Re3 Bg6 39. Qd6 Qxh4 40. Rg3 Rg4 41. Qe5
Rxg3 42. fxg3 Qg4 43. Kf2 Bf5 44. Qe7 Kg6 45. Qe5 Qxg5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.24"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6
7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Qxb3 9. axb3 exd5 10. Bd2 Nc5 11. Nd4 Bd7
12. b4 Ne6 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Bc3 O-O 15. N1d2 a6 16. Nf3 Rad8
17. Rfc1 Ne8 18. Nfd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Nd6 20. f4 Rfe8 21. Kf2
Bf8 22. Bf3 g6 23. g4 Bg7 24. h4 Bc8 25. e3 Re7 26. Rh1 Rde8
27. Rae1 h6 28. h5 g5 29. f5 Be5 30. Bd1 Bd7 31. Bb3 b6
32. Ne2 Kg7 33. Bxe5+ Rxe5 34. Nc3 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Ba4
Rb8 37. b3 Rb4 38. d4 Re8 39. Kf3 Reb8 40. Rc1 Kf8 41. Rh2 Ke7
42. Rhc2 R4b6 43. e4 dxe4+ 44. Nxe4 Nxe4 45. Kxe4 Kd6 46. Rc5
Ra6 47. Kd3 f6 48. R1c3 Be8 49. Ke4 Bd7 50. Kd3 Be8 51. Ke3
Rb7 52. Rc1 Rb8 53. Kd3 Bd7 54. R1c2 Be8 55. R2c3 Rb4 56. Ke4
Bd7 57. Kd3 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. Na3 cxd4 8. Nxc4 Bc5 9. a3 a5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rc1 Bd6
12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. e3 e5 14. exd4 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxd4
17. Be3 Rad8 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. b4 axb4 21. Qxb4
Qxb4 22. axb4 Rd7 23. Rc5 Re8 24. Rd1 g6 25. Rc4 d3 26. Kf1
Re6 27. g4 h6 28. h4 Re5 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. bxc5 Rc7 31. Rxd3
Nd7 32. Rd6 Nxc5 33. Rb6 Kg7 34. Kg2 f6 35. Kg3 g5 36. hxg5
hxg5 37. Rb5 Kf7 38. Rb6 Ke7 39. Rb5 Kd6 40. Rb6+ Ke5 41. Rb5
Kd4 42. Rb6 Rf7 43. Rd6+ Kc3 44. Rb6 Kd4 45. Rd6+ Kc4 46. Rb6
Kc3 47. Kg2 Kc4 48. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3
Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 c6 9.e3 Nd7 10.Bd3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 O-O 12.Bd3 c5
13.O-O b6 14.Be4 Rb8 15.b4 Bb7 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.Rac1 Rc8
18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Qxf6 gxf6 20.a3 Rcc7 21.g3 cxb4 22.Rxc7 Rxc7
23.axb4 Rb7 24.Ra1 Rxb4 25.Rxa7 Nc5 26.Ra2 Kg7 27.Kg2 Rb7
28.Rc2 Ne4 29.Nd4 f5 30.Ne2 Rd7 31.Nd4 Rb7 32.h3 Rd7 33.Kf3
Ng5+ 34.Kg2 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1
Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 Ba6 11. c4 d6 12. e6
Ne5 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bh6 Rf6 17. Rxe5
dxe5 18. Nxc5 Bc8 19. d4 g5 20. Bxg5 Rg6 21. Qh5 Qd6 22. Re1
Qxd4 23. Be3 Qxc4 24. b3 Qb4 25. Rd1 Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Rxe6
27. Qxf5 Rd6 28. Rc1 Qa5 29. Rc4 Rg6 30. Rg4 Rxg4 31. Qxg4+
Kh8 32. Qe6 Re8 33. Qxc6 Rd8 34. a4 Qd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxa7
Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rb1 38. Bc5 Rxb3 39. Bxe7 Rb2 40. Bf6+ Kg8
41. Bxe5 Rxf2 42. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O c6 10. c4 a5 11. a3 e5 12. cxd5
cxd5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Re8 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e3 Nc5 17. Qb1
d4 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Ne6 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nc4 Bxb4
22. Nxe5 Bc5 23. Nc4 Qa7 24. Bc1 Rb8 25. Qb5 g5 26. Bd2 dxe3
27. fxe3 Rd8 28. Qxb7 Qxb7 29. Bxb7 Rxd3 30. Kg2 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[EventDate "2016.01.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Ne5
Qc7 8.Ndf3 O-O 9.Bd3 b6 10.Nxc6 Qxc6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Qf3 Ne4
13.Nc4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.exf4 Ba6 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 cxd4
18.Nxe4 f5 19.Ng5 dxc3 20.O-O-O Bc4 21.b3 Bd5 22.Rhe1 Rfe8
23.Re3 Rac8 24.Rdd3 Bxg2 25.Rd7 Red8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxe6 Rd6
28.Ng5 Bc6 29.Rxc3 h6 30.Nh3 Bb5 31.Re3 Bf1 32.Ng1 Rd4 33.Re1
Bg2 34.Ne2 Re4 35.Kd2 Bf3 36.Ng3 Rxf4 37.Re8+ Kf7 38.Ke3 g5
39.Rh8 Kg7 40.Rc8 Bg4 41.Rc7+ Kf6 42.h3 Rf3+ 43.Kd4 Bxh3
44.Rc6+ Ke7 45.Rxh6 Bg4 46.Rg6 Rxf2 47.Rxg5 Kf7 48.b4 Rf3
49.Ne2 Rh3 50.Nc3 Rh8 51.Nd5 Re8 52.a3 Re4+ 53.Kd3 Be2+ 54.Kd2
Rd4+ 55.Kxe2 Rxd5 56.Rh5 Kg6 57.Rh8 Rd7 58.a4 Kf6 59.a5 Ke5
60.Rc8 bxa5 61.bxa5 Rd5 62.a6 Ra5 63.Rc6 Kd5 64.Rf6 Ke4
65.Re6+ Kf4 66.Kd3 Ra4 67.Rg6 Kf3 68.Kc3 f4 69.Kb3 Ra1 70.Kb4
Ke3 71.Kb5 f3 72.Re6+ Kd4 73.Rf6 Rb1+ 74.Ka4 Rf1 75.Kb3 Ke3
76.Re6+ Kd2 77.Rd6+ Ke3 78.Re6+ Kd4 79.Rf6 Ke4 80.Rf7 Ra1
81.Re7+ Kd4 82.Rf7 Ke3 83.Re7+ Kd2 84.Rd7+ Ke1 85.Re7+ Kf1
86.Rxa7 f2 87.Kc4 Ke2 88.Re7+ Kd2 89.Rf7 f1=Q+ 90.Rxf1 Rxf1
91.Kb5 Kc3 92.a7 Rf8 93.Kc6 Kb4 94.Kb7 Rf7+ 95.Kb6 Rxa7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. c3 Bb7
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Ne4 Qb6
12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. e4 d6 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Rab8 16. Qe3 Kg7
17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Rfd8 20. Bf1 Bd5 21. b3 c4
22. Qxe7 cxb3 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. Qxf6+ Kxf6 25. c4 Be6 26. Rxa7
Rc8 27. Rc1 Rc5 28. Ra2 g5 29. h3 h5 30. Rac2 Rb6 31. Rc3 Rd6
32. g3 Rd4 33. Rd3 Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Bxh3 35. Be2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. f3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O e6
12. Rc1 Rfd8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rf2 d5 15. Rd2 Qe8 16. e5 Nd7
17. f4 Nb6 18. b3 dxc4 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 cxb3
22. axb3 Rd5 23. Rdc2 a5 24. Rxc6 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rxc1 26. Qxc1
Qd8 27. Nd6 Bf8 28. g3 a4 29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. Qc2 Qa5 31. Kf3
Qd5+ 32. Ne4 Ra2 33. Qc1 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 d4
7. Qe2+ Be6 8. Ne4 Be7 9. d3 h6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bh3 Qd5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Qxe6+ Qxe6 16. Rxe6
Nb4 17. Ne1 Rac8 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Rd1 Kf7 20. Re4 Rc6 21. Nf3
Rb6 22. b3 Rc6 23. Rde1 b5 24. Ne5+ Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rd8 26. R1e4
Rd7 27. a3 Nf6 28. Re1 c4 29. Rxb5 c3 30. Bf4 Nd5 31. Be5 a6
32. Ra5 Ne7 33. Re4 Re6 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rg4+ Kf5 36. Rf4+ Kg6
37. Rg4+ Kf5 38. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Ne4 9. g3 Nd6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 Be7
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Kg2 g5 14. f3 Nb6 15. b3 Qd7 16. g4 Kf8
17. Be1 Ne8 18. Rh1 g6 19. Rc1 Kg7 20. a4 Qd8 21. Rc2 Rc8
22. Bd3 Nd7 23. Bg3 Nb8 24. Ne2 Bd6 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Bf2 Qd8
27. Bb5 Nc7 28. Bd3 Nc6 29. Bb1 Ne8 30. Qe1 Bb4 31. Qc1 a6
32. h3 Be7 33. Qb2 Qb6 34. e4 Nd6 35. Nc3 Nb4 36. Re1 Qc6
37. exd5 Nxd5 38. Nxd5 Qxd5 39. Re5 Qc6 40. d5 Qc7 41. Rxe6+
Kh7 42. Re1 Rc8 43. Bd4 Ne8 44. Be5 Bd6 45. Bh8 Bh2 46. Be5
Bxe5 47. Rxe5 Qd8 48. Qd2 Kg7 49. Re1 Qf6 50. Bd3 Nd6 51. Rc1
Rxc1 52. Qxc1 Qe5 53. Bc4 b5 54. axb5 axb5 55. Bf1 Qxd5
56. Qc3+ Kg8 57. Kg3 Qd1 58. Kf2 Qd5 59. Kg3 Qd1 60. Kf2 Qd5
61. Bd3 b4 62. Qd2 Qxb3 63. Bxg6 Nc4 64. Qd8+ Kg7 65. Be4 Qe3+
66. Kg2 Nd2 67. Ba8 Qe2+ 68. Kg1 Qe3+ 69. Kg2 b3 70. Be4 Nxe4
71. fxe4 b2 72. Qb8 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O
7. h3 Qb6 8. Na3 Rd8 9. Bf1 d6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5
Ne4 13. Nc2 f6 14. Ne3 Be6 15. exf6 exf6 16. b3 Rac8 17. Bb2
Ne7 18. Rc1 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qb1 Nf5 21. Rc1 Nxe3
22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. fxe3 Bh6 24. Qc1 Qc6 25. Bd3 Bf5 26. g4 Bd7
27. Kg2 Qxc1 28. Bxc1 Nc3 29. Bd2 Bb5 30. Bxb5 Nxb5 31. Kf2
Kf7 32. Ke2 Nd6 33. Bb4 Ne4 34. Nd2 Nxd2 35. Bxd2 Ke6 36. Kf3
f5 37. Be1 fxg4+ 38. hxg4 Bg5 39. Bg3 h5 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. a4
Kf5 42. Bb8 a6 43. Bd6 Bh6 44. Be5 Bf8 45. Bc7 Bg7 46. Bg3 Bf6
47. Bf4 Ke6 48. Kg3 Be7 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Bg3 h4 51. Bf4 Bb4
52. Bc7 Be7 53. Be5 Bg5 54. Bc7 b5 55. axb5 axb5 56. Bd6 Bd8
57. Be5 h3 58. Bf4 Bh4 59. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Bf3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Qc7
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c3 Bg6 15. a5 f5 16. Ra4 b5
17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Ra2 Nc4 19. Bc1 a5 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Ra3 a4
22. c4 Bf6 23. g4 Bg5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Rc3 Nd7 26. b4 axb3
27. Nxb3 Bxc1 28. Qxc1 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3
Rfc8 32. Be2 g6 33. f4 exf4 34. Rxf4 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Rxe8
36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Bg4 Re5 38. Bxf5 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 gxf5 40. Ke3
Kg6 41. Kd4 Kf6 42. c5 dxc5+ 43. Kxc5 Ke7 44. d6+ Kd7 45. Kd5
f4 46. Ke4 Kxd6 47. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 h6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Bxe3
12. Rxe3 Qd7 13. Nbd2 Qf7 14. g3 Nd7 15. Kg2 a5 16. Qc2 Nc5
17. Rf1 Qd7 18. b3 Ne7 19. Nc4 b5 20. axb5 Qxb5 21. Rb1 Nc6
22. Ncd2 Rab8 23. d4 exd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Na6 26. Qc3
Qb6 27. Nf3 Nb4 28. Qc4 Rbe8 29. Rc1 Rf7 30. Nd2 Ref8 31. f4
e5 32. Nf3 exf4 33. gxf4 d5 34. exd5 Qd6 35. Ne5 Rxf4 36. Kg1
Kh7 37. Rg3 R8f5 38. Rg4 Qf6 39. Rxf4 Rxf4 40. Rf1 Qg5+
41. Kh2 Re4 42. Nf3 Qf4+ 43. Kg2 Re3 44. Qc1 Re2+ 45. Kh1 Qg3
0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. e3 g6 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. Ne5 Qb4+
12. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 13. Ke2 Be7 14. f4 b6 15. Kf2 Bb7 16. Rd1 Rd8
17. Be2 O-O 18. Bf3 c5 19. Ng3 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ba6 21. Ne4 Bd3
22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Rxd3 d4 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
cxd4 27. Ke2 f6 28. Kd3 fxe5 29. fxe5 Rc8 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Ke4
Be3 32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Ra3 Rc7 34. Be2 Ke7 35. Ra4 Bc1 36. Rxd4
Bxb2 37. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 a5 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 cxd5
12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Qd2 a4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. b4 Bc8 16. e4 Ba6
17. Rfe1 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb5 19. Rac1 e6 20. a3 Qd6 21. Bb2 Rfd8
22. Red1 Rac8 23. Rc5 Qb8 24. Rdc1 Qb7 25. Qg5 h6 26. Qf4 Qd7
27. Bf3 g5 28. Qe3 Rc7 29. Qc3 Rdc8 30. Be4 Qd6 31. Bb1 Kf8
32. Qc2 Ke7 33. Re1 Kf8 34. d5 e5 35. Rc1 Bf6 36. Qf5 Bg7
37. dxc6 Bxc6 38. Qc2 Qe6 39. Qf5 Qd6 40. Ba2 Be8 41. Qxc8
Rxc8 42. Rxc8 Qd2 43. R1c7 Qxb2 44. Rxf7+ Kg8 45. Rxe8+ Kh7
46. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. Ne5 Nf6
7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 c6 11. d3 O-O
12. h3 Ne5 13. Bf4 Ned7 14. d4 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. a4 Rab8
17. e4 Nc4 18. Qc2 Qd2 19. Rac1 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 dxe4 21. Nxe4
Ncb6 22. a5 Nd5 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Nf6 25. a6 bxa6 26. Rxc6
Rxb2 27. Rxa6 Rd2 28. d5 Rd8 29. Rb1 Nxd5 30. Rxa7 Nf6 31. Bf3
g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Rfd8
12. Rfc1 Qa6 13. e3 Ne4 14. Qe1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. Bf1 Qf6
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Bg2 Nb8 19. e4 Be6 20. Ba5 Nc6 21. Bxd8 Rxd8
22. e5 Qg5 23. Qe3 Qg4 24. f4 g5 25. Rf1 gxf4 26. gxf4 Bh6
27. Rf3 Kh8 28. Raf1 Qh4 29. Kh1 Bf5 30. Rg3 e6 31. a3 Rf8
32. b4 f6 33. b5 Ne7 34. exf6 Qxf6 35. Bh3 Bg7 36. Re1 Qh6
37. Bg4 Bf6 38. Reg1 Bh4 39. Rh3 Qf6 40. Nf3 Be4 41. Rg2 Ng6
42. Kg1 Nxf4 43. Rd2 Nxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Nd5 Nbd7 11. Nec3 Bb7
12. a4 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Bg5 16. Bxg5
Qxg5 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Ra5 Rab8 19. b3 e4 20. Rb1 Rb4 21. Qe1
Rfb8 22. Rd1 h6 23. Bf1 Qf5 24. Qe3 R4b6 25. Rxc5 dxc5
26. Qxc5 Qe5 27. Bc4 Rd6 28. Re1 Rbd8 29. Qe3 Re8 30. Rd1 a5
31. Qc5 e3 32. Qxe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rxe3 34. Ra1 Rf6 35. Rxa5
Re1+ 36. Kg2 Rd1 37. g4 g6 38. Bd3 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 Rdf2 40. Be4
Re2 41. Bd3 Ref2 42. Be4 Re2 43. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Ra6 12. e3
Rb6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Bb4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qa8 17. e4
Qa6 18. Qf3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb3 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Rdb1 Rxb1
22. Rxb1 Qa8 23. c4 b6 24. Re1 Qe8 25. Qb3 Nd7 26. Nd3 Qe7
27. e5 f6 28. c5 bxc5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Nf4 Qf7 31. dxc5 e5
32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Nd3 Re6 34. c6 Rxc6 35. Nxe5+ Nxe5 36. Rxe5
Rc3 37. Rxa5 Ra3 38. Kf1 Ra2 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Rf4 c5 41. Rc4
Kf6 42. h4 Ke6 43. h5 Kd5 44. Rg4 c4 45. Rxg7 c3 46. Rc7 Kd4
47. Kg2 c2 48. g4 Kd3 49. g5 Rxa4 50. g6 hxg6 51. hxg6 Rg4+
52. Kh3 Rxg6 53. Rd7+ Ke2 54. Rc7 Kd2 55. Rd7+ Kc3 56. Rc7+
Kd3 57. Rd7+ Ke2 58. Rc7 Kd1 59. Rd7+ Kc1 60. Rc7 Rf6 61. Kg3
Rd6 62. f4 Kd2 63. Kg4 Rd3 64. Rxc2+ Kxc2 65. f5 Rd1 66. f6
Rf1 67. Kg5 Kd3 68. Kg6 Ke4 69. f7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Qb3 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne5
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Kg1 Rfd8 19. e3 Qc7 20. Nd3 Bf8 21. Nf4
g5 22. Nfe2 Bg7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Nd7 25. Qb4 Ne5 26. Qe4
Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Qc8 28. g4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ndc3 Qc4 31. h3
b4 32. Qxc4 Nxc4 33. Na2 b3 34. Nac1 Nd2 35. Nd3 e5 36. Nec1
Bf8 37. Nxe5 Bg7 38. Ned3 Kh7 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Nc5 Bxb2
41. N1xb3 Nc4 42. Nd3 Bg7 43. Nbc5 h5 44. Ne4 hxg4 45. hxg4 f5
46. gxf5+ Kxf5 47. Ng3+ Kg6 48. Kh3 Nd6 49. Ne1 Nf7 50. Nf3
Nh6 51. Kg2 g4 52. Nd2 Be5 53. Ne2 Nf5 54. Nc4 Bc7 55. Nb2
Nh4+ 56. Kf1 Kf5 57. Nd3 Ke4 58. Ne1 Be5 59. Ng1 g3 60. Nh3
gxf2 61. Kxf2 Bf6 62. Ke2 Kd5 63. Nf2 Ke6 64. Ned3 Nf5 65. e4
Ng3+ 66. Kf3 Nxe4 67. Nxe4 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. c4 a5
12. Be2 a4 13. Nd2 g6 14. Nb1 Bh6 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. Nc3 Qb6
17. Qd2 Rh8 18. O-O-O Kf8 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 a3 21. b3 Rh3
22. g5 Rxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Ne4 24. Qh3 Nf2 25. Qf3 Nxh1 26. Rf1 f5
27. gxf6 Qd4 28. Qh3 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Qxa2+ 30. Kc3 Qb2+ 31. Kb4
Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne1
Bd8 18. Qd1 Bc7 19. Nd3 Bxf4 20. exf4 Ne4 21. Ne2 Ra2 22. Rc2
Rca8 23. f3 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Nef6 25. b5 Rc8 26. Qa4 Qc7 27. bxc6
Qxc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. Nc3 bxc5 31. dxc5 Ne8
32. Nb5 Rc8 33. Kf2 Nc7 34. Nxc7 Rxc7 35. Ke3 Kf8 36. Kd4 Nb8
37. Nb4 Rb7 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Ra1 Kd7 40. Nd3 f6 41. Ra8 Kc6
42. h4 Kb5 43. Ra1 Nc6 44. Rb1+ Ka6 45. Re1 Re7 46. Ra1+ Kb7
47. Nb4 g5 48. fxg5 fxg5 49. h5 Rf7 50. Ra6 Nxb4 51. Rb6+ Kc8
52. Rxb4 Rf4 53. Rxf4 gxf4 54. Kd4 Kd7 55. Ke5 Kc6 56. Kxf4
Kxc5 57. g4 Kd6 58. Ke3 e5 59. g5 Ke7 60. g6 Kf6 61. Kd3 e4+
62. fxe4 dxe4+ 63. Kxe4 Kg7 64. Kf5 Kg8 65. Kf6 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qb3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qd1 f6 15. e6 Nb8 16. Nb3 Qd6 17. g4
Bg6 18. Nh4 Nbc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bd2 Bc2 21. Qe2 Bxb3
22. axb3 Bxd4 23. Bb4 Bc5 24. Rec1 b6 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Ra6
Qb7 27. Rxc5 Rfe8 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. Rxb5 d4 30. Nf5 Rad8
31. Rxa7 Nxf5 32. gxf5 d3 33. Ra1 g6 34. Rc5 Re7 35. Rd1 gxf5
36. Rc6 Rd4 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Kf3 Kg6 39. Rc4 Rd5 40. Rc3 d2
41. Re3 Rd6 42. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.13"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Bc1 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Nd3 a5 15. Rc1 c6 16. Na4 Rc8
17. e3 Ba6 18. Re1 h5 19. Bh3 Ng4 20. Nf4 g6 21. Bxg4 hxg4
22. Qxg4 Nf6 23. Qg5 Be7 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Nc5
bxc5 27. dxc5 Rf8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.15"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Neg4 14. g3 Re8 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qb6
17. Kg2 g6 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bg5 Bd4 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6
22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. f5 c5 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nxf7 Rf8
27. Nd5 Qxb2 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nf5+
Kg6 32. Ne7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. cxd5 a4 9. Qd1 cxd5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd7 16. Rb1 Qc7
17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Be3 Rab8 19. Rb4 e5 20. Rc4 Qb6 21. Rb4 Qc7
22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Bf4 Bd7 24. Rd1 Bc6 25. Rbd4 Re6 26. Ng5
Ree8 27. Ne4 Re6 28. Ng5 Ree8 29. Ne4 Re6 30. Ng5 Ree8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Bg7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 d6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Bxa6 11. Qc2 Nbd7
12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Bc3 h5 14. Ng3 Ng4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxa6 Qxa6
17. Ne2 Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. O-O Qd3 20. Qxd3 Nxd3 21. b3
Rfb8 22. Rfd1 Ne5 23. f3 Ra3 24. Kh2 Rba8 25. Nc1 f5 26. exf5
gxf5 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. Rb2 Rb4 29. Kh3 c4 30. Re2 cxb3 31. Nxb3
Ng6 32. Kg3 Raa4 33. Red2 Kf6 34. Kf2 Rb5 35. Rh1 Rxh4
36. Rxh4 Nxh4 37. f4 Ng6 38. g3 h4 39. Rd3 hxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Nf8
41. Kf3 Nd7 42. a4 Rb4 43. a5 Nf8 44. Nd4 Ng6 45. a6 Ra4
46. Ne2 Rxa6 47. Nd4 Nf8 48. Nc2 Nd7 49. Ne3 Ra2 50. Rd1 Rh2
51. Rg1 Rh3+ 52. Rg3 Rxg3+ 53. Kxg3 Nc5 54. Kf3 e6 55. dxe6
Kxe6 56. Nc2 Kd5 57. Ne3+ Ke6 58. Nc2 Nb3 59. Ne3 Nd4+ 60. Kf2
Nc6 61. Ke2 Nb4 62. Kd2 Nd5 63. Ng2 Ne7 64. Kd3 Nc6 65. Nh4
Nb4+ 66. Kd4 Nc6+ 67. Kc4 Nb8 68. Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. a3
Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. e3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Re8
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. O-O
Bd7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Kf1 Kf8 19. Ke1 Ke7 20. Ne5 Rxc1+
21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. f4 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Kd2
Kd6 26. Kc3 e5 27. g3 b6 28. Bc4 f6 29. b4 g5 30. h4 gxh4
31. gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3
dxc4 8.Qxc4 Nd7 9.e3 g6 10.Ne4 Qe7 11.Ne5 Qb4+ 12.Qxb4 Bxb4+
13.Ke2 Be7 14.f3 Rg8 15.Rc1 f5 16.Nxd7 Kxd7 17.Nd2 b6 18.Kf2
Bb7 19.h4 Rac8 20.f4 Bf6 21.b4 Rg7 22.Be2 g5 23.hxg5 hxg5
24.fxg5 Bxg5 25.Bf3 Ba6 26.Nc4 Bxc4 27.Rxc4 f4 28.e4 Be7 29.a3
e5 30.dxe5 Ke6 31.Ke2 Kxe5 32.Rh5+ Bg5 33.Bg4 Rd8 34.Rxc6 Kxe4
35.Re6+ Kd4 36.Rh3 Kc4 37.Re5 Kd4 38.Re6 Kc4 39.Bf5 Re7
40.Rxe7 Bxe7 41.Rh7 Bd6 42.Rxa7 Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.21"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3
O-O 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5 11.exd5 Na6 12.h5 Nb4 13.hxg6
Bf5 14.gxh7+ Kh8 15.Rd1 Nc2+ 16.Kf2 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Bd7 18.Nh3 f5
19.f4 Rc8 20.g3 Nc4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.fxe5 f4 23.Nxf4 Qg5 24.Rd4
Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Bxe5 26.Qb4 Rf7 27.Ne2 Bg4 28.Qe4 Qf6 29.Rh4 Bf5
30.Qe3 b6 31.b3 Re7 32.Qd2 Rc7 33.d6 Bxd6 34.Qd5 Rf7 35.Kg2
Bc5 36.Rh5 Bg4 37.Rh6 Qxh6 38.Qxf7 Qc6+ 39.Nd5 Be6 40.Qf6+
Kxh7 41.Qh4+ Kg7 42.Qg5+ Kf8 43.Qf6+ Kg8 44.Qg6+ Kf8 45.Qh6+
Kg8 46.Qg5+ Kf8 47.Nf4 Bf7 48.Qe5 Kg8 49.Kh3 Qd6 50.Nf6+ Kf8
51.Qf5 Ke7 52.N6d5+ Kf8 53.Kg4 Bd4 54.Nc7 Be5 55.Ncd5 a5
56.Qc8+ Kg7 57.Ne3 Kh7 58.Qb7 Kg8 59.Qa8+ Qb8 60.Qe4 Qd6
61.Nf5 Qd1+ 62.Ne2 Bg7 63.Nxg7 Kxg7 64.Qe5+ Kg6 65.Kf3 Qd3+
66.Kf2 Qc2 67.Qd6+ Kg7 68.Qd4+ Kg8 69.Qg4+ Kf8 70.Qa4 Be8
71.Qa3+ Kg8 72.Qe7 Bf7 73.Qd8+ Kg7 74.Qd4+ Kg8 75.Qa4 Qd2
76.Qg4+ Kf8 77.Qc8+ Ke7 78.Qc7+ Kf8 79.a3 Bxb3 80.Qb8+ Kf7
81.Qb7+ Kg8 82.Qxb6 Qa2 83.Qd8+ Kf7 84.Qd7+ Kg8 85.Qe8+ Kg7
86.Qe7+ Bf7 87.g4 Qd2 88.Qc5 Be6 89.Qe5+ Kf7 90.g5 Qa2 91.Qf6+
Ke8 92.Qh8+ Ke7 93.Qh7+ Kf8 94.Qh8+ Ke7 95.Qg7+ Ke8 96.Qh8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

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

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.24"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3
c6 13. Ba2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5
exd5 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Bd2 Bb8 20. Bb4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Re3
Rae8 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. b4 Nc8 25. Rc1 Qd8 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5
cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nd6 29. Qb3 b5 30. Rce1 Qa5 31. Qb1 Qb6 32. Qg6
Qc7 33. Qd3 Re6 34. Ne2 Rfe8 35. Nf4 R6e7 36. Nfg6 Re6 37. Qb1
Qb7 38. Qb4 Nf5 39. Rf3 Ne7 40. Nf4 Nc6 41. Qb2 R6e7 42. Rfe3
Na7 43. Qb3 Nc8 44. Qb4 Nd7 45. h4 Nxe5 46. dxe5 Rf7 47. Nh5
Qe7 48. Qd4 Ref8 49. e6 Rf5 50. Nxg7 Qxg7 51. Rg3 Rg5 52. Rxg5
hxg5 53. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.25"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 a5 12. b5
Nd4 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Qc2 a4 16. Rd1 Nd6 17. Nde4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bd5 19. Nc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 Qe6
22. Bb2 Rf7 23. Bc3 Rd7 24. Bb4 Rad8 25. e4 f5 26. exf5 Qxf5
27. Re1 Nd5 28. Qc4 Rf7 29. Rb2 h6 30. Qe4 Qd7 31. Qxe5 Qxb5
32. Qe4 Qd7 33. Qe6 Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Nxb4 35. Rxb4 Rxd3 36. f4
Rxa3 37. Rxb7 Ra2+ 38. Kh3 Rc2 39. Ra6 Rf5 40. Rxa4 Rh5+
41. Kg4 Rhxh2 42. Ra8+ Kh7 43. Rbb8 Rc4 44. Rf8 Kg6 45. Rae8
h5+ 46. Kf3 Rcc2 47. Re6+ Kh7 48. Re3 Rhf2+ 49. Ke4 Rc6
50. Rf5 Kh6 51. Rd5 h4 52. gxh4 Rc4+ 53. Kd3 Rfxf4 54. Re6+
Kh7 55. Rh5+ Kg8 56. Re7 Rfd4+ 57. Ke3 Rd1 58. Ke2 Rg1 59. Rg5
Rxg5 60. hxg5 Kh7 61. Ke3 Kg6 62. Rd7 Rc5 63. Re7 Rc1 64. Kd2
Rc6 65. Ke2 Rc3 66. Kd2 Rc4 67. Kd3 Rc5 68. Ke3 c6 69. Rc7
Re5+ 70. Kf4 Rf5+ 71. Ke4 Rf1 72. Ke3 Re1+ 73. Kf3 Rc1 74. Kg4
Rc3 75. Kf4 Rc4+ 76. Kf3 Rc2 77. Kg4 Rc1 78. Kf4 c5 79. Kg4 c4
80. Rc6+ Kf7 81. Kf5 Rf1+ 82. Ke5 Re1+ 83. Kf5 g6+ 84. Kf4
Rf1+ 85. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3 Ne7 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nc2 O-O 11. Nh4 d5 12. exd5
Nexd5 13. Nf3 Qd6 14. Re1 Bg4 15. Bh4 Rae8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bg3
Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. d4 c5 20. Be2 cxd4 21. Ncxd4 Re4 22. Qc2
Rc8 23. Rad1 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qb6+ 26. Kf1 Nh5
27. g4 fxg3 28. Bd3 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Nf4 30. Nd4 g6 31. Be4 Qf6
32. Bf3 g2+ 33. Bxg2 Nd3+ 34. Nf3 Nxe1 35. Kxe1 b5 36. axb5
axb5 37. Qe4 Rb8 38. Qd4 Qe6+ 39. Kf2 Qb3 40. Ne5 Qxb2+
41. Kg1 Rc8 42. Qf4 Qa2 43. c4 Qa7+ 44. Kh2 bxc4 45. Bd5 Rf8
46. Qf6 Qa2+ 47. Kg3 Qa7 48. Kg2 Qa2+ 49. Kf3 Qa3+ 50. Kg4 Qa7
51. Kf3 Qa3+ 52. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc4 Rd8
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Rb8 14. f4 e5 15. f5 Nd4 16. g4 b6
17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Kf2 h6 20. h4 g5 21. fxg6 fxg6
22. Rhg1 Ne6 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Nh7 25. Ne4 Kg7 26. Rc6 Nd4
27. Rc3 Ne6 28. Rc6 Nd4 29. Rc3 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Nc4 Re8 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 Nf8 11. O-O-O Be6
12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Rhg1 a5 14. g4 Bxg4 15. Rg3 Ng6 16. Rdg1 Bh5
17. Qf1 Bf8 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Nf5 g6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rh3 Bxf3
22. Rxf3 Kh8 23. Qg2 Qf7 24. Nh4 Bd6 25. Rh3 g5 26. Nf5 a4
27. Rh6 Rg8 28. Qf3 Rg6 29. h4 Rxh6 30. Nxh6 Qg6 31. Nf5 a3
32. b3 Rg8 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Qg4 c5 35. Rh1 Qf6 36. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e5
7. Nf3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nc6
12. Bc4 O-O 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. Qd2 Rab8 16. O-O h6
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. a5 Ne7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qe3 Rc8 21. Rd2 Rc6
22. g3 Qe6 23. Kg2 Rbc7 24. Rad1 Kh7 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. cxb3 Nc8
27. Rd3 Rc2 28. R1d2 R2c5 29. Rd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc2 31. Nd2
Rxb2 32. Nc4 Rxb3 33. Nxd6 Rc3 34. Nxf7 b3 35. Rd7 b2 36. Rb7
Rc7 37. Rxb2 Rxf7 38. Rc2 Nd6 39. f3 Nb5 40. Rc6 Rf6 41. Rc5
Re6 42. Kf2 Kg6 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. f4 g5 45. f5 Rd6 46. Rc8 Nd4
47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rh8 Nb3 49. Rh7+ Kf8 50. Kf3 Nxa5 51. Kg4 Nc4
52. Kh5 Nd2 53. Rh8+ Kg7 54. Re8 Nxe4 55. Re7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nc5
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Ne6 14. g3 Qd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 a5
17. Kh1 b6 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Rad8 20. f5 Nc5 21. Qf3 Qd4
22. Rab1 Rfe8 23. Rg1 Rd7 24. Rg3 Ree7 25. Rbg1 Kf8 26. Qh5
Nxe4 27. dxe4 Qxe4+ 28. Ng2 h6 29. c4 Re5 30. Re3 Qxf5
31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32. Qg4 f5 33. Rf1 Rf7 34. Qd1 Kg8 35. Qd2 Kh7
36. Re1 Qf6 37. Nf4 Qh4 38. Ne6 Qg4 39. Qd3 b5 40. Rf1 a4
41. cxb5 cxb5 42. Nd4 Rd7 43. Qxf5+ Qxf5 44. Nxf5 axb3 45. Rf3
Rd1+ 46. Kg2 Rd2+ 47. Rf2 Rd5 48. Ng3 c5 49. Ne4 c4 50. Rd2
Re5 51. Nd6 Rc5 52. Rd4 c3 53. bxc3 Rxc3 54. Rb4 Rc2+ 55. Kg3
Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Rc2+ 57. Kg3 Rc3+ 58. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd3 Be6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Ne8 13. c4 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Na5 b6 16. Nc6 a5
17. b3 f5 18. f4 exf4 19. Qd4 Nef6 20. Qxf4 Qxf4 21. Rxf4 g6
22. Rff1 Rae8 23. Rae1 Ne4 24. Bf3 Nd2 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rd1
Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Kf7 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. a3 g5 30. Nd4 Ne5 31. Nb5
Nf7 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Ra8 34. Re1 Ne5 35. Re2 Rd8 36. Kg2
Nxc4 37. Re6+ Kf7 38. Nd4 Re8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Nxf5 Kf7
41. Kf2 Kf6 42. Nh6 Kg6 43. Ng8 Kf7 44. Nh6+ Kg6 45. Ng8 b5
46. Ke2 Kf7 47. Nh6+ Kg6 48. Ng8 Nb6 49. Ne7+ Kf6 50. Nc6 Nxd5
51. Na7 Nxb4 52. Nxb5 Ke5 53. Ke3 Nd5+ 54. Kd3 Nf4+ 55. Ke3
Ne6 56. Na7 Nd4 57. Nc8 d5 58. Ne7 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Be7 8. d3 b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4 d5 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Bxd5 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. Bg3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qd5
21. Bh4 Qxf3 22. Rxf3 Nd5 23. Rf2 Re6 24. h3 Rae8 25. Kh2 f6
26. Bg3 Nb4 27. Rd1 Re2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Kf7 30. d4 cxd4
31. Bf2 d3 32. c3 Nc6 33. Rxd3 Re2 34. Bxb6 Ne5 35. Rd6 Rxb2
36. Bd4 Nc4 37. Rxa6 h5 38. Kg3 h4+ 39. Kf3 Kg6 40. Rc6 Nd2+
41. Kf4 Ra2 42. Ra6 Nb3 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. Ra7 Nd2+ 45. Ke3 Nf1+
46. Kf3 Nh2+ 47. Ke3 Rxg2 48. a5 g5 49. Ra6 g4 50. Rxf6+ Kg5
51. Rf8 Ra2 52. Rg8+ Kf5 53. Rf8+ Ke6 54. hxg4 h3 55. Kf4 Nf1
56. Rh8 h2 57. Rh6+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nils Grandelius"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qe5 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 exf3 11. Rxf3 c5
12. Ne3 Nc6 13. Qf1 Nd4 14. Rf4 Be6 15. b3 Rab8 16. Nc4 Qc7
17. e3 Nc2 18. Rb1 b5 19. Nb2 a6 20. Nd3 c4 21. Nf2 cxb3
22. axb3 Nxe3 23. dxe3 Qxc3 24. Bb2 Qxe3 25. Bd4 Qd2 26. Kh1
Qc2 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Bxe4 Qc7 29. Rc1 Qa5 30. Qd3 g6 31. Ra1
Qc7 32. Rxa6 Bg5 33. Rf2 Rfe8 34. Bb2 Rbd8 35. Qxb5 Be3
36. Rc2 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Qd8 38. Kf3 Bd4 39. Bxd4 Rxd4 40. Qc5
Rxe4 41. Kxe4 Bc8+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7
12. Nc3 O-O 13. a3 Qc7 14. h3 Rad8 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. b4 Ne5
17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Qc2 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Nde4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4
Bc6 22. b5 Bxb5 23. Qb3 Bxe3 24. cxb5 Bd4 25. Rac1 Qb6 26. Rc2
axb5 27. Bxb5 Nf4 28. a4 Nd5 29. Qf3 Nf6 30. Ng3 Rd6 31. Rec1
Rfd8 32. Kg1 Be5 33. Nf1 Nd5 34. Nd2 Nb4 35. Nc4 Qc7 36. Nxd6
Nxc2 37. Qxf7+ Qxf7 38. Nxf7 Kxf7 39. Rxc2 Rd1+ 40. Bf1 b6
41. g3 Rb1 42. Kg2 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6
12. Nd4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Bd2
O-O-O 12. b4 Kb8 13. c4 Bd4 14. Nf3 Nf8 15. Qa4 a6 16. b5 cxb5
17. cxb5 Qd7 18. bxa6 Qxa4 19. Rxa4 Ne6 20. axb7 Nc5 21. Ra3
Bxb2 22. Ra2 Nxd3 23. Rb1 c5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ba7 11. Na3 Bg4 12. h3
Bh5 13. Nc2 Bg6 14. Bh2 Nh5 15. d4 Nf6 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Ne3
Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Ng4 h5 20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8
22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Nxe4 f6 24. g4 h4 25. a4 c6 26. Kf1 Kg6
27. Ke2 Rab8 28. Be6 Kg7 29. f3 Re8 30. Bc4 Red8 31. Bd3 Kf7
32. Nd2 Ke7 33. Nc4 Rd5 34. Be4 Rc5 35. Nd2 b5 36. Bg1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bf2 Qc7 11.Qf3 Nbd7 12.O-O-O b5 13.g4
g5 14.h4 gxf4 15.Be2 Rg8 16.Rdg1 d5 17.exd5 Ne5 18.Qh3 exd5
19.Re1 Kf8 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.gxf5 Bc5 22.Qf1 d4 23.Nb1 Ne4 24.Bf3
Nxf2 25.Bxa8 Ned3+ 26.Kd2 Nxe1 27.Qxf2 d3 28.Qxe1 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Nd2 Qc7 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Nb3 c5 15. Ba3 Bd7 16. Qa5 Qxa5
17. Nxa5 Rfc8 18. Nb3 Bg4 19. Bxc5 Rc7 20. Bd4 Nd7 21. e3 e5
22. Bb2 Rxc4 23. Rfc1 Be6 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Na5 Bd3 26. Nb3
Bc4 27. Rd1 Nb6 28. Na5 Bxa2 29. Nc6 Re8 30. Ra1 Bd5 31. Bxd5
Nxd5 32. Rxa7 e4 33. Rd7 Bxb2 34. Rxd5 h5 35. h3 Kg7 36. g4
hxg4 37. hxg4 Rc8 38. Na7 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. Rb5 Be5 41. Rb4
Rc7 42. Rb6+ Kg5 43. Nc6 Rxc6 44. Rxc6 Kxg4 45. Rc4 Kf5 46. f3
exf3+ 47. Kxf3 g5 48. e4+ Ke6 49. Rc6+ Bd6 50. Ra6 f6 51. Rb6
Kd7 52. Kg4 Ke6 53. Rb5 Bc7 54. Kh5 Bd6 55. Rf5 Be5 56. Kg4
Bf4 57. Rxf4 gxf4 58. Kxf4 Ke7 59. e5 fxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. b5 cxb5 16. Nxb5 Rfc8 17. Ne5
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rc6 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Bg3 Qc8 21. e4 Nf6 22. exd5
Nxd5 23. Qe4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Bb7 25. cxb6 Rxb6 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. f3
Nd5 28. Rbc1 Qd7 29. Nc7 Rc8 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Kh2 Bd6
32. Rxc8+ Qxc8 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Rb1 Qd8 35. Qe5 Rb6 36. Rxb6
Qxb6 37. Be4 f6 38. Qf4 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Kf7 40. Qf4 h5 41. h4
Ke7 42. Qe4 Qc7+ 43. Kh3 Kf7 44. d5 Qd7 45. dxe6+ Qxe6+
46. Kg3 Qxe4 47. fxe4 g5 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nc3
d6 8.Nd5 h6 9.c3 O-O 10.O-O Rb8 11.Re1 Ba7 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Rxe3
Na5 14.Bc2 c5 15.b4 cxb4 16.Nxb4 Qc7 17.Qd2 Nc6 18.Nxc6 Qxc6
19.h3 Be6 20.d4 Qc7 21.Bb3 Rfe8 22.Bxe6 Rxe6 23.a4 exd4
24.Qxd4 bxa4 25.Qxa4 Rbe8 26.Qxa6 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Qd3 Re8
29.Nd4 d5 30.Nf5 Qf4 31.g3 Qe4 32.Rd1 Qxd3 33.Rxd3 Kf8 34.f3
Ra8 35.g4 Ra3 36.Kf2 h5 37.Ke3 g6 38.Nd4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Nd7
40.Nb5 Rb3 41.Rxd5 Nb6 42.Rc5 Na4 43.Rc8+ Kg7 44.Rc4 Nb6
45.Rc5 Na4 46.Rc4 Nb6 47.Rc5 Na4 48.Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 b6 9. Nd1 a5 10. c3 a4 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O
Nc6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. f5 b5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Nf2
a3 18. b3 b4 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. c4 Ne4 22. cxd5
exd5 23. e6 Ne7 24. Kh1 Nc3 25. Qd3 h6 26. Nd1 Qb5 27. Qxb5
Nxb5 28. Nf2 Rxe6 29. Nd3 Nc6 30. Rfc1 Nc3 31. Nxb4 Nxb4
32. Rxc3 Re2 33. Rc7 Ra8 34. Nd4 Rxa2 35. Rf1 Rd2 36. h3 a2
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.27"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 f6 10. Rc1 Be6 11. Ne4 Bd5
12. Qc2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Nxa2 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qxa2 e4 16. Nd4
Qd7 17. Qb1 Rae8 18. e3 c6 19. Ne2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Bf7 21. Nc3
Bg6 22. Qa3 Qxd2 23. Nb1 Qd7 24. Qxa7 Nd5 25. Qc5 Rf6 26. Nc3
Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Rd6 28. b4 h6 29. Rfe1 Kh8 30. Qc2 Rd3 31. Bf1
Bh5 32. f4 Rd2 33. Qc3 Bd1 34. b5 c5 35. Qxc5 Ra8 36. Qb4 Bf3
37. Rc7 Rxh2 38. Rxd7 Rh1+ 39. Kf2 Rh2+ 40. Bg2 Rxg2+ 41. Kf1
Rh2 42. Rd2 Rh1+ 43. Kf2 Rh2+ 44. Kf1 Rh1+ 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. a4 e5 10. Bxc4 exd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. a5 h6 15. Bh4 Qc8 16. Rfe1 Re8
17. a6 Rb8 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Bc7 20. Nc5 Nb4 21. Qd2 Nxa6
22. Ne4 Bd5 23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. Bxf6 Qf5 25. Qxh6 Qh7 26. Qg5+
Qg6 27. Qh4 Qh7 28. Qg5+ Qg6 29. Qh4 Qh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3
bxa6 12. Rc1 f6 13. Rg1 Rf7 14. b3 Bb7 15. Ke2 Bf8 16. Ba5 e6
17. Nd2 Re8 18. h4 e5 19. h5 exd4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rxg6+ Kh7
22. Rg3 Bh6 23. Nc4 Re6 24. Rd1 dxe3 25. Rd6 Re4 26. fxe3 Rh4
27. Rd8 Bf8 28. Nd2 Bc6 29. Kd3 Rh5 30. Bc3 Be7 31. Rc8 Bb5+
32. Kc2 Bf8 33. a4 Bd7 34. Rd8 Bf5+ 35. Kb2 Rh2 36. Rf3 Be7
37. Rd4 Bg6 38. Rdf4 Bc5 39. b4 Rb7 40. Ka3 Be7 41. Nb3 Rc7
42. Bxf6 Rcc2 43. Rh4+ Rxh4 44. Bxh4 Bxh4 45. Rh3 Bf7
46. Rxh4+ Kg7 47. Rh1 Rc3 48. Rb1 Rxe3 49. a5 Bc4 50. b5 axb5
51. a6 Kf6 52. Kb4 Bd3 53. Rc1 Re4+ 54. Kc3 Be2 55. Kb2 Rb4
56. Rc6+ Ke5 57. Kc3 Rh4 58. Rc7 b4+ 59. Kb2 Bxa6 60. Na5 Kd5
61. Rxa7 Bb5 62. Rg7 Ba4 63. Rg2 Rh3 64. Rg5+ Ke6 65. Rg6+ Kf5
66. Rb6 Rh2+ 67. Ka1 Rh4 68. Nc6 b3 69. Na5 Rh1+ 70. Kb2 Rh2+
71. Kb1 Rh1+ 72. Kb2 Rh2+ 73. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6
7. Bc4 dxe5 8. dxe5 Ndb4 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Na3 Bg4 11. Bd2
Nbc6 12. Bc3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 a6 14. Nc2 e6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Be4
Be7 17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. f5 Ne7 21. O-O-O
exf5 22. Bf3 Rc7 23. Kb1 Ndc6 24. Bh5+ Ng6 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Nd5
Nxd5 27. Rxd5 f4 28. Rd4 O-O 29. Rg1 Rg7 30. Bxg6 Rxg6
31. Rxg6+ hxg6 32. Rxf4 Kg7 33. Kc2 Kh6 34. Kd3 Kg5 35. Rb4 b5
36. a4 Rd8+ 37. Ke4 Rh8 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 39. f3 bxa4 40. Rg4+ Kh5
41. Rxa4 Rxh2 42. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 a5
7. d3 e5 8. e4 h5 9. h4 Bh6 10. Bh3 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. Bxc8
Rxc8 13. Nge2 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15. Kg2 Kg7 16. f3 Nd4 17. Rf2
b6 18. a4 Rb8 19. b3 Rb7 20. Rb1 Rbb8 21. Qd2 Rbe8 22. Qb2 Qb7
23. Rbf1 Ng8 24. Nd5 Ne7 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Nf4 Qd7 27. Re2 Nc6
28. Qd2 Nb4 29. Rfe1 Re5 30. Nh3 Re7 31. f4 f6 32. Qd1 Rh8
33. Kh2 Qg4 34. Kg2 Rhe8 35. f5 gxf5 36. Nf2 Qg6 37. exf5 Rxe2
38. fxg6 Rxe1 39. Qxh5 Rh8 40. Qf3 Re3 41. Qg4 Re5 42. Qd7+
Kxg6 43. Ne4 Nxd3 44. Qg4+ Kh6 45. Nxd6 Rf8 46. Nf5+ Rxf5
47. Qxf5 Ne5 48. Qe6 d3 49. Qxb6 Rf7 50. Qxa5 Rd7 51. Qd2+ Kg7
52. a5 Nc6 53. a6 Kf7 54. h5 Nb4 55. h6 Kg6 56. Qf4 Rd4 57. h7
Rxf4 58. h8=Q d2 59. Qe8+ Kh6 60. Qh8+ Kg6 61. Qe8+ Kh6
62. Qe2 Rd4 63. a7 d1=Q 64. Qxd1 Rxd1 65. a8=Q Rd2+ 66. Kf3
Rd3+ 67. Kf4 Rxb3 68. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7
12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Be2 Nc6 14. a3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ba5 16. Qc5 Bd8
17. Bf3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Bxe4 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. Bxe4 Bf6 21. b4
Rad8 22. g3 Bb2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rc7 Bxa3 25. Rxb7 Kf8
26. Rxa7 Bxb4 27. Ra8 Rxa8 28. Bxa8 Bc5 29. Kg2 Bb4 30. Be4
Bc5 31. h3 Bb4 32. Bf3 g5 33. g4 Bc5 34. Be4 Bb4 35. Bf3 Bc5
36. Be4 Bb4 37. Bf3 Bc5 38. Be4 Bb4 39. Bf3 Bc5 40. Be4 Bb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 14. Qe3 Nc6 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 Qe7
17. Bb1 Rfd8 18. d5 exd5 19. e5 Ba6 20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Qf4 Ne7
22. Nd4 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qa4 24. e6 Qxd4 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qc7
Re8 27. Bg6+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eltaj Safarli"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Ba4 O-O 8. h3 Nb6 9. Bb3 e5 10. d3 Ne8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3
f5 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6 Bg7 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. a4 a5
18. Nb5 Kh8 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Bxf6+ Nxf6 21. d4 e4 22. dxc5 dxc5
23. Qxd7 Nbxd7 24. Nd2 Ne5 25. Bc2 Bd7 26. f3 Rad8 27. Rad1
Rg8 28. Kh2 Be8 29. Nc7 Bh5 30. Ne6 Rde8 31. Nc7 Re7 32. Nd5
Nxd5 33. cxd5 exf3 34. d6 Reg7 35. g4 Nxg4+ 36. hxg4 Rxg4
37. Nxf3 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Bxf3 39. Bb3 R8g3+ 40. Kh4 Rg4+ 41. Kh3
Bxd1 42. d7 R4g3+ 43. Kh4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O Nd7 6. d4 e6
7. c4 Ngf6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Ne5 Qxb3
12. axb3 a6 13. g4 Bg6 14. g5 Nh5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e4 dxe4
17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bd6 19. Be3 f5 20. gxf6 Ndxf6 21. Rfd1
O-O-O 22. Ra5 Bc7 23. Ne7+ Kb8 24. Raa1 Rhe8 25. Nxg6 Nd5
26. Bg5 Rd6 27. Ra4 Rxg6 28. Rxd5 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Bxf4 30. Rb4 e3
31. fxe3 Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 b5 33. Re4 Rxe4 34. Bxe4 Rg1+ 35. Kh2
Rf1 36. Kg3 Kc7 37. b4 Rf4 38. Re5 Kd6 39. Re8 g5 40. Bb7 Bc1
41. Bxa6 Rxb4 42. Rb8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4
12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nd4 c5
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f3 c4 19. fxe4 cxb3 20. exd5 bxa2 21. Rxa2
Nc4 22. Qd4 Qb3 23. Nc3 Rac8 24. Rb1 Ne3 25. Qxe3 Rxc3
26. Qxc3 Qxa2 27. Rd1 exd5 28. Qd4 Re8 29. Rc1 h6 30. h3 Kh8
31. e6 Rxe6 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qd3+ Re4 34. Qf1 Re5 35. Qd3+ Re4
36. Qf1 Re5 37. Qd3+ Re4 38. Qf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "206"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. g3 O-O
12. Bg2 Re8 13. e3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfc1 a5 16. dxc5 Qxc3
17. Rxc3 Nxc5 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Nd4 Rad8 20. Bf1 Re7 21. Bb5 g6
22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ne4 24. Rc7 Nd6 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Rc7+
Kf8 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. g4 Ke8 29. Bb5+ Kf8 30. Bd7 Bc8 31. h3
Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Ne4 33. Nc6 Ra8 34. Ne5 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2
36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. h4 Rb2 38. Rf4 Kg7 39. Nc6 b5 40. Nd8 Rxb4
41. Ne6+ Kg8 42. Rf8+ Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kh8 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Rf7+
Kh8 46. f3 Rb2+ 47. Kh3 Re2 48. Rf8+ Kh7 49. Rf7+ Kh8 50. Rf8+
Kh7 51. fxe4 Rxe3+ 52. Kh2 Rxe4 53. Rf7+ Kh8 54. Rf8+ Kh7
55. Rf7+ Kh8 56. Nc7 Kg8 57. Rd7 Rxg4 58. Kh3 Rc4 59. Nxd5 Kf8
60. Nf6 Rc6 61. Ng4 Rb6 62. Nxh6 b4 63. Rf7+ Ke8 64. Rf2 b3
65. Rb2 Ke7 66. Ng4 Ke6 67. Re2+ Kf7 68. Rb2 Ke6 69. Kg3 Rb5
70. Nf2 Kf6 71. Ne4+ Kg7 72. Ng5 Kh6 73. Nf3 Rb4 74. Kf2 Kh5
75. Ke3 Rb8 76. Ke4 Rb4+ 77. Kd5 Kg4 78. Ne5+ Kh5 79. Nf3 Kg4
80. Kc5 Rb8 81. Ne5+ Kh5 82. Nc6 Rb7 83. Na5 Rb8 84. Nc6 Rb7
85. Ne5 Rb8 86. Kc4 Rc8+ 87. Kd4 Rb8 88. Kc3 Rb5 89. Nf3 Rb8
90. Nd4 Kxh4 91. Nxb3 g5 92. Rh2+ Kg3 93. Rh7 g4 94. Nd2 Rg8
95. Kd3 Kg2 96. Nc4 Rf8 97. Nd2 g3 98. Rg7 Ra8 99. Ke3 Ra3+
100. Kf4 Kg1 101. Nc4 g2 102. Nxa3 Kf2 103. Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7
7. Bf4 b6 8. a4 c5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 bxa5 11. Nb3 Qb6
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be3 Qxb3 14. Bxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rfe8
16. Rxa5 a6 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. Bb6 Rb8 19. Ba7 Rbd8 20. Bb6 Rb8
21. Bd4 e6 22. e3 Red8 23. Bb6 Rdc8 24. Ba7 Ra8 25. Bd4 Rc7
26. Rda1 Nd7 27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Bf1 e5 29. Bc5 d4 30. cxd4 exd4
31. Bxa6 Rxa6 32. Rxa6 Bxa6 33. Rxa6 f5 34. exd4 Bxd4 35. b4
Bxc5 36. bxc5 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Rc1 38. Rc6 Kf7 39. Kf3 g5 40. Ke3
Rc3+ 41. Kd4 Rf3 42. Ke5 Rxf2 43. Rf6+ Ke8 44. Rxf5 Rxh2
45. Kd6 Rd2+ 46. Kc7 Rd7+ 47. Kb6 g4 48. Re5+ Kd8 49. Rg5 Rd3
50. Rg8+ Ke7 51. Rxg4 Rb3+ 52. Kc7 Kf6 53. c6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Qc2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Rfc1
axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 20. Qb1 h6 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. fxe5 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nf8 25. Qb1 Qa6 26. Nd1
Qc4 27. Qa1 Qd3 28. Ne3 Ng6 29. h4 Ne7 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qe8
Nf5 32. Nxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxc6 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+
36. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bg4
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 exf3 15. Bxc6 fxg2
16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Rec1 Bd2 20. Bxd2
Rxd2 21. b4 f6 22. e6 Bxe6 23. Bb7 Bc8 24. Rxc7 Bxb7 25. Rxb7
Re8 26. Rc1 h5 27. Rcc7 Re1+ 28. Kxg2 Ree2 29. Rxg7+ Kh8
30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Rhc7 Rxf2+ 32. Kg3 Rg2+ 33. Kf3 Rdf2+ 34. Ke4
Re2+ 35. Kd5 Re8 36. a5 Rxh2 37. b5 Rd2+ 38. Kc5 Re5+ 39. Kb6
Rxb5+ 40. Kxa6 Rxb7 41. Kxb7 Rb2+ 42. Kc6 Ra2 43. Kb6 Rb2+
44. Kc6 Ra2 45. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 d4 8. e3 Nc6 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Ne8 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. Rxe5 f6 13. Re1 e5 14. Ba3 Nd6 15. d3 Nf7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Nd2 Qc7 18. b4 Bd7 19. c5 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qf3 Qxf3
22. Nxf3 b6 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Nd2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Ng5 26. c6 Rc7
27. f4 Nf7 28. Nb3 Rac8 29. Na5 g5 30. Rc4 gxf4 31. gxf4 exf4
32. Rxd4 Ne5 33. Kf2 Nxc6 34. Nxc6 Rxc6 35. Re7 R6c7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. O-O
O-O 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 h6 9. Qd3 d6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. a5 a6
12. Ng3 Rb8 13. b3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Nc5 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Nd5 Nd4
17. Rd2 b5 18. axb6 c6 19. Nc3 Qxb6 20. h3 f5 21. exf5 Bxf5
22. Nxf5 Rxf5 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. c3 Nxb3 25. Rxd6 Na5 26. Qd3 Rf7
27. c5 Nb7 28. Rg6 a5 29. Qa6 Rc8 30. Rb1 Qd7 31. Rg3 Rc7
32. Rd3 Qf5 33. f3 Kh7 34. Rbd1 Qe6 35. Kh2 Qb3 36. R3d2 Qb5
37. Qb6 a4 38. Rb1 Qxb6 39. cxb6 Rc8 40. Ra2 Ra8 41. Rb4 Nd8
42. Raxa4 Rxa4 43. Rxa4 Rb7 44. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Bf6
12. Nc4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bb5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. a4 Ba6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. Bxd5 Rcd8 18. e4 exd5 19. exd5 Qg5 20. d6 b5 21. axb5 Qxb5
22. Re1 Qc6 23. Na5 Qxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rc6 Rxc6 26. Nxc6
g6 27. b4 Bb7 28. Nxa7 Rd8 29. b5 Rd2 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. bxc6
Rc2 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Rc8 h5 34. Kg2 Kf6 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Rc7+
Ke6 37. h4 Rc4 38. Ke3 Rc2 39. f4 Rc3+ 40. Kd4 Rc1 41. Rc8 Kd6
42. f5 gxf5 43. c7 Ke7 44. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. f3 Be6 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. Qe2 g5 13. Bf2 Bxf2+ 14. Qxf2 Qe7 15. O-O-O a5 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. h4 g4 18. Nf5 Qe5 19. f4 Nxe4 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 21. Nxe4 Qe7
22. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. O-O
O-O 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 a5 9. Qd3 d6 10. b3 Be6 11. Be3 Nd7
12. Rad1 f5 13. f4 b6 14. Kh1 Kh8 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe3 exf4
17. Nxf4 fxe4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Qxe4 Nc5
21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Kg1 Qf4 23. Nd5 Qe4 24. Rf1 h6 25. h3 Qd4+
26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. Kg1 Qd4+ 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4 c5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O b6
17. Bd4 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Rxe3 19. Qf2 Re8 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Qd4
Qxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Bf5 23. Rfd1 g6 24. Ba6 Kg7 25. Kf2 Re7 26. a3
Rae8 27. Rc1 h5 28. Bb5 Re4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Rc4 Re7 31. Rc3
Re4 32. Rc4 Re7 33. Rc3 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 h6 9. c3 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bd5 Bd7
12. Rg1 Qd8 13. g4 Kh8 14. g5 g6 15. gxh6 Rb8 16. b4 Bb6
17. Ng5 Qe7 18. h4 f6 19. Nf3 Qe8 20. Qe2 Nd8 21. Be3 Be6
22. Kd2 c6 23. Bb3 c5 24. Rg3 cxb4 25. cxb4 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qf7
27. Rag1 Bxb3 28. axb3 Qxb3 29. Rxg6 Ne6 30. Qa7 Qxb4+ 31. Ke3
Ra8 32. Qe7 Qc5+ 33. Ke2 Qc2+ 34. Ke3 Qc5+ 35. Ke2 Qc2+
36. Ke3 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. d3 g6
7. a3 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Rb1 a6 10. b4 b5 11. Be3 cxb4 12. axb4
h6 13. h3 Be6 14. d4 Bc4 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. g4 d5
18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxd2
22. Bxd2 Bxe5 23. Bxg6+ fxg6 24. Rxe5 Rf7 25. Be3 Rd8 26. Ra1
Rd6 27. c3 g5 28. Bd4 Kg6 29. Re8 Rf3 30. Kh2 h5 31. Ra8 hxg4
32. hxg4 Rf4 33. Rg8+ Bxg8 34. Be5 Rxf2+ 35. Kg3 Rdd2 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Ngf3 h6
7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Bb5+ Nd7
12. Qf3 Qe7 13. h4 Bg7 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Qh5
Bf6 17. Ndf3 a6 18. Bxd7+ Bxd7 19. Nxg5 O-O-O 20. f4 Rh8
21. Nh7 Bxe5 22. dxe5 f5 23. exf6 Qxh7 24. Qxh7 Rxh7 25. g4
Rh8 26. Kf2 Kd8 27. g5 Be8 28. e4 dxe4 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4
Bg6 31. Rd1+ Kc7 32. Rc1+ Kd7 33. Rd1+ Kc7 34. Rc1+ Kd7
35. Rd1+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4
12. Qe2 e6 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nf6 16. Qe2 Ne4
17. Be1 Re8 18. Bg2 Nd6 19. Rab1 h5 20. h4 Qd7 21. a4 Bf8
22. Qd3 Bg7 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Bh3 Qd8 25. Qd1 Kg7 26. Bg2 Qd7
27. Bf1 Rec8 28. cxd5 exd5 29. b4 axb4 30. Bxb4 Ne4 31. Be1
Bd8 32. Rb2 Ba5 33. Rcb1 Nd6 34. Bb4 Bxb4 35. Rxb4 Ra7 36. Kh2
Qe7 37. Bd3 Rca8 38. Bc2 Qf6 39. Kg2 Qe7 40. Qf3 Qf6 41. Qe2
Ra5 42. Rb6 R5a7 43. R6b4 Ra5 44. Qf3 Qxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Kf6
46. Ke2 Ke7 47. f3 R8a7 48. Rb6 Kd8 49. e4 dxe4 50. fxe4 Kc7
51. R6b2 b5 52. axb5 Nxb5 53. Kd3 Ra3+ 54. Rb3 Ra2 55. Rf1 Kd8
56. d5 Rd7 57. Bb1 Ra5 58. Ke3 cxd5 59. exd5 Nc7 60. d6 Re5+
1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Bd7
12. O-O Qe7 13. Be2 b6 14. Qb3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb2 c5
17. a4 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Bb5 Rc7 20. Bxe8 Qxe8 21. Qb5 f6
22. Qxe8+ Rxe8 23. Nd3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rec8 25. h4 Kf7 26. h5
Rc3 27. Nf4 Nb3 28. Ra2 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc4 31. Kg3
e5 32. dxe5 fxe5 33. Nd3 Ke6 34. Rb2 Rc3 35. Ne1 Nc5 36. a5
bxa5 37. Rb5 a4 38. Nf3 Ne4+ 39. Kh2 Rc5 40. Rb7 Ra5 41. Rxg7
a3 42. Rg6+ Nf6 43. Ne1 a2 44. Nc2 Rc5 45. Na1 Rc1 46. Nb3 Rb1
47. Nc5+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 a6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bc2 g5 11. Bg3 d6 12. Nbd2
Bb6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 Kg7 16. Re1 Nh7 17. Nf1
h5 18. h4 g4 19. N3h2 Ne7 20. d4 Ng6 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Nf5+ Kh8
23. f3 exd4 24. cxd4 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Ngf8
27. fxg4 hxg4 28. Nxg4 Nf6 29. Qd1 Nxg4 30. Qxg4 Qf6 31. Rd1
Nh7 32. Bf2 Qh6 33. Kg1 Rg8 34. Qf3 Nf6 35. Bb3 Rg7 36. Re1
Qd2 37. Qe2 Qf4 38. d5 Ng4 39. Bxb6 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Bg1
Nh2+ 42. Kf2 Rxg2+ 43. Ke3 Rxe2+ 44. Kxe2 Qf3+ 45. Kd2 Qxb3
46. Bd4+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 e6
7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. Bb5 Bg7 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. Qxb7 O-O 11. Nc3 Be8
12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Qxc6 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qa4
Qc7 17. c3 Qb7 18. Re1 Rc6 19. Re2 Rb6 20. Qc2 Rb8 21. Rb1 Qa6
22. Bf4 Rc8 23. b3 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. d4 Rxb1+ 26. Qxb1 h5
27. h4 Qa5 28. Re3 Qd5 29. Qe4 Qd7 30. d5 Bf6 31. g3 Qg4
32. d6 Kh7 33. Qd5 Rb8 34. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 Bc5 9. a4 b4 10. c3 Qc7 11. Nd2 d6 12. N2b3
bxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Bg5 Ba7 15. Bd2 Ne5 16. Qe2 O-O
17. Rab1 Rab8 18. h3 Nfd7 19. Kh2 Nc4 20. Bc1 Ba8 21. Qc2 Rfc8
22. Nd2 Nce5 23. Rxb8 Nxb8 24. N2b3 Qxc3 25. Qd1 Qc4 26. Be3
Qxa4 27. Qe2 Qd7 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Na5 Qc7 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Rb1
Bc5 32. f4 Nec6 33. Nab3 Nxd4 34. Nxd4 Qa7 35. Qd3 Nd7 36. Ra1
Bb7 37. Bg1 Nf6 38. e5 dxe5 39. fxe5 Nd5 40. h4 Qb6 41. Rb1
Qc7 42. Qb3 Ba8 43. Re1 h6 44. Qb2 Rb8 45. Qa1 a5 46. Rc1 Qb6
47. Be4 Qb2+ 48. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 49. Kh3 Bf8 50. Rc8 Nf4+ 51. gxf4
Bxe4 52. Nxe6 Bf5+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qb3 Nfd7
12. e3 e5 13. Nb5 Nc5 14. Qa3 Be6 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nc6
17. Nc3 e4 18. Rab1 Qa5 19. Ncxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Qxa3 22. Bxa3 Bxc4 23. Nd6 Bxa2 24. Rd2 Be6 25. Nxb7 Ne5
26. Bc5 a6 27. f4 Nc4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxd8 Bf8 30. Nxe6 fxe6
31. Ba7 a5 32. Bc6 Kf7 33. Kf2 Bb4 34. e4 Nd6 35. Ke2 Nc8
36. Bd4 Ne7 37. Ba4 Nc8 38. h4 Nd6 39. Bc6 h5 40. Kf3 Nc8
41. Ba4 Nd6 42. Bc6 Nc8 43. g4 hxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Ne7 45. Ba4 Bd2
46. Bb3 Nc6 47. Bc5 Kf6 48. Ba4 Nb4 49. Be8 Nd3 50. Bd6 e5
51. fxe5+ Nxe5+ 52. Bxe5+ Kxe5 53. Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O dxe4 8. dxe4 Qe7 9. b4 Bd6 10. a3 Nd8 11. Re1 c6
12. Bf1 Bc7 13. g3 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. cxb4 Ne6 16. Bb2 Rd8
17. Qc2 h6 18. Rbd1 Ng5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Nc4 Bg4 21. Be2 Bh3
22. Bf1 Bg4 23. Be2 Bh3 24. Bf1 Bg4 25. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3
Nbd7 7. d3 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bc5 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. a4 O-O
12. Qe2 a5 13. Nd2 Rfd8 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5
17. Rfd1 h6 18. Be1 Nd7 19. h4 Bb6 20. Qc4 Nc5 21. b3 Ne6
22. c3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Qe2 Qa3 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Qd1
Bb6 27. Bh3 Nc5 28. Bc8 Qb2 29. Kf1 Nxe4 30. Bf5 Nxf2 31. Qd7
g6 32. Be6 fxe6 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7
36. Qe7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 N5f6 11. Nc3 c5
12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bc5 15. Ncb5 a6 16. Rad1 axb5
17. Nxe6 Qe7 18. Nxf8 Kxf8 19. Bd4 b4 20. f4 Bxd4+ 21. Rxd4
Qc5 22. Qe3 Nfg4 23. Qd2 Nc6 24. Rd1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. Rb1 Nge7
7. b4 d6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Bb2 Rb8
12. Ba1 Rxb1 13. Qxb1 Ba6 14. d3 Qa5 15. Ne4 Rb8 16. Qc1 Nf5
17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Nd8 19. Ngxh7 e5 20. f4 Ne6 21. fxe5 Ned4
22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qg5 dxe5 24. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 d5 11. Qe2 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Qf6 16. f3
Rhe8 17. Kb1 Bf5 18. Bxf5+ Qxf5 19. Qxe8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c6 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. e3 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Qxd7 7. Be2 e6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. Nf3 Bb4+ 11. c3 Be7
12. Nh4 Bg6 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qc2 a5 16. c4 Bb4+
17. Kf1 O-O 18. h4 Be7 19. h5 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Bf6 21. g4 g6
22. Rh3 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. f4 Nd7 26. cxd5
cxd5 27. Ke1 Kg7 28. Kd2 Rac8 29. g5 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Rb1
Kg7 32. b4 axb4 33. Rxb4 Nc5 34. Rb5 Kf8 35. Bf3 Rc7 36. d4
Nd7 37. Be2 Ke7 38. Ra5 Nb6 39. Ra7 Nc8 40. Ra3 Nd6 41. Bd3
Nc4+ 42. Bxc4 Rxc4 43. Rb3 Rc7 44. a4 Kd7 45. Rb5 Kd6 46. Kd3
Kd7 47. a5 Kd6 48. e4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe4 Rd7 50. Rc5 Rd8 51. Rb5
Rd7 52. Rb1 Rc7 53. Rb6+ Ke7 54. Ke5 Rd7 55. Rb5 Rc7 56. d5
exd5 57. Kxd5 f6 58. Rb6 Rd7+ 59. Kc5 fxg5 60. fxg5 Kf7
61. Rf6+ Kg7 62. Rd6 Re7 63. Kb6 Kf7 64. Rf6+ Kg7 65. Rf1 Re5
66. Ra1 Rxg5 67. Kxb7 Rb5+ 68. Kc6 Rb8 69. a6 Kf6 70. a7 Ra8
71. Kb7 Rxa7+ 72. Kxa7 Ke5 73. Kb6 g5 74. Kc5 g4 75. Re1+ Kf4
76. Kd4 g3 77. Rf1+ Kg4 78. Ke3 Kh3 79. Ra1 Kh2 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. c4 Bd7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. a4 a5
12. Be3 O-O 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Nb5 Rd8 16. f4 b6
17. e5 Bxg2 18. exd6 Bc6 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Nd4 Be4 21. Nxe6
Rxe7 22. Nxg7 Qb7 23. Bd4 Bh1 24. Qf2 Rae8 25. Nxe8 Rxe8
26. Re1 Be4 27. f5 f6 28. Qf4 Qc6 29. Re3 Nc5 30. Rae1 Nd3
31. Qg4+ Kf8 32. R1e2 Nc5 33. h4 Re7 34. Qf4 Nd3 35. Qh6+ Kf7
36. Rxd3 Qxc4 37. Qxf6+ Ke8 38. Qh8+ Kd7 39. Rdd2 Kc7 40. Qf6
Rd7 41. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O b6 14. a4 O-O 15. c3 Nh7 16. a5 b5 17. Nc1
Bf6 18. Nd3 Bg5 19. Nb4 f5 20. Nc6 Qf6 21. b4 Bxe3+ 22. Qxe3
h4 23. c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 h3 25. g3 f4 26. Qe2 Ng5 27. Kh1 Rae8
28. Qb2 fxg3 29. hxg3 Qf5 30. b5 axb5 31. Be2 Ne4 32. Rg1 Nf2+
33. Kh2 e4 34. Rgf1 Nf6 35. Nd4 Qe5 36. Qd2 exf3 37. Bxf3
N6g4+ 38. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 39. Kh1 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 cxd4
7. exd4 e4 8. Ne5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1
Ng4 12. e6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe4 Rc8 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Ke2
Kf7 17. Rac1 h6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Nf6
21. Nc3 e5 22. f3 Ke6 23. Kd3 Nd7 24. Be3 a6 25. Ne4 Kd5
26. g4 Bh4 27. Bd2 Be7 28. Be3 Bh4 29. Nc3+ Ke6 30. a4 Be1
31. Ne4 Kd5 32. b3 Bb4 33. h4 Nf8 34. h5 Ne6 35. Ng3 Be7
36. Ne4 Bb4 37. Ng3 Be7 38. Ne4 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "18.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Ne2 c5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd6
12. Rc1 b5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bb1 Bb7 15. Nf4 Bd5 16. Ne5 Nd7
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. f4 Nf6 19. h3 Rac8 20. Qe1 Nfe4 21. g4 b4
22. Rc2 c3 23. Rg2 Nd2 24. Rxd2 cxd2 25. Qxd2 Ne4 26. Qg2 Qe6
27. Kh2 Rc7 28. Nd3 fxg4 29. hxg4 g5 30. f5 Qd6+ 31. Ne5 Nf6
32. Kg1 Nd7 33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34. Bc2 Kg7 35. Bb3 Qe7 36. Qf3 Rd7
37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Qxe3+ 39. Rf2 Qg3+ 40. Qg2 Qe3 41. Qd5
Qg3+ 42. Qg2 Qe3 43. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Ba3 O-O 8. d4 b6 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 c5
12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Qe2 bxc5 14. Qe3 Bg4 15. Rfc1 Rfd8 16. Bf1
Rab8 17. Qxc5 Rdc8 18. Qxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxe7 Bxc3 20. Rab1 Rxb1
21. Rxb1 Re8 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 Nc6 24. Rc4 Bd7 25. h4 h6
26. Nd2 Rb8 27. Nb3 Kf8 28. Rc5 Ke7 29. Bb5 Rb6 30. f3 a6
31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. h5 Bd7 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Kh2 Be6 35. Rc7+
Kd6 36. Rh7 h5 37. Kg3 Bxb3 38. axb3 Kc5 39. Kf4 Kb4 40. Kg5
Kxb3 41. f4 a5 42. f5 gxf5 43. exf5 a4 44. Ra7 Rb5 45. Kg6 a3
46. f6 Rb6 47. Ra5 a2 48. Kg5 h4 49. f7 Rb8 50. Kf6 Kb2
51. Kg7 a1=Q 52. Rxa1 Kxa1 53. f8=Q Rxf8 54. Kxf8 Kb2 55. Kg7
Kc3 56. Kf6 Kd4 57. Kg5 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6
12. b4 d5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf1 d4 15. b5 Ne7 16. cxd4 Bxd4
17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Be3 Qd7 19. Ng3 Rd8 20. Red1 axb5 21. axb5
Ne8 22. Rab1 b6 23. d4 exd4 24. Rxd4 Qc8 25. Ne2 Rxd4 26. Nxd4
Re5 27. f4 Rc5 28. Nc6 Rxc6 29. bxc6 Qe6 30. Rc1 Nf6 31. e5
Nfd5 32. Bd2 h5 33. Kh2 g6 34. Qc4 Qf5 35. Qd4 Qe6 36. Qc4 Qf5
37. Rd1 b5 38. Qxb5 Qc2 39. Qb1 Qxc6 40. Qe4 Qe6 41. Bb4 Kh7
42. Bxe7 Nxe7 43. Rc1 c6 44. Qc4 Nd5 45. g3 Qe7 46. Qxc6 Qa3
47. Rg1 Ne3 48. e6 Qb2+ 49. Kh1 fxe6 50. g4 hxg4 51. Qd7+ Kh8
52. Qe8+ Kg7 53. Qe7+ Kh8 54. Qf8+ Kh7 55. Qf7+ Kh8 56. Qe8+
Kg7 57. Qe7+ Kh8 58. Qxe6 Qf2 59. Qe8+ Kg7 60. Qe7+ Kh6
61. Qf8+ Kh7 62. Qe7+ Kh6 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. Qe7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 g6 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. h4 Nc6 11. Ba3 Be6
12. Qxb7 Bd5 13. Qa6 Qc7 14. Bc5 e5 15. Bc4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 exd4
17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Kf1 dxc3 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Bd5 c2 21. Kg2 Bh6
22. Qe2 c1=Q 23. Rxc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1 25. Qxe5 Qc8 26. Bb3
Qf5 27. Qc7 a5 28. Qe7 Kg7 29. a4 Rc8 30. Qb7 Rc5 31. Qa7 Re5
32. Qd4 Qf6 33. Qg4 Rf5 34. Kg3 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nf1 Bb6 10. Ng3 Na5 11. Bb5 Bd7
12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. d4 Nc6 14. h3 Rad8 15. d5 Ne7 16. Nh4 c6
17. c4 cxd5 18. cxd5 Rc8 19. Qd3 Kh7 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 a6
22. Rac1 Red8 23. b3 Ng6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. f3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Rc8 27. Rc3 Qd8 28. Ne2 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qb6+ 30. Kf1 Nh5 31. b4
Qb5 32. Ke1 g5 33. a3 Nf4 34. Nxf4 gxf4 35. Qc8 Qd3 36. Qf5+
Kg8 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. Qe6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. dxc5 c3 9. Nd4 Nfd7 10. bxc3 Nxc5 11. Bg5 Nba6
12. Rb1 Re8 13. Nc4 h6 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Qc1 e5 16. h3 exd4
17. cxd4 Bxe2 18. dxc5 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Rxe3 20. Nxe3 Nxc5
21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Rxb7 Rc8 23. Qb5 Rc1+ 24. Kg2 Rc7 25. Qa5
Rc8 26. Rxa7 Bd4 27. Qxd8+ Rxd8 28. Ra3 Bc5 29. Rc3 Bxe3
30. Rxe3 Rd2 31. a3 h5 32. h4 Kg7 33. Kf3 Ra2 34. Rd3 f6
35. Rd7+ Kh6 36. Ra7 g5 37. Ra6 gxh4 38. gxh4 Kg6 39. Ra8 Rc2
40. Ra4 Kf5 41. Rf4+ Ke5 42. Re4+ Kf5 43. a4 Ra2 44. Rf4+ Ke5
45. Kg3 Ra3+ 46. f3 Ra1 47. Rb4 Rg1+ 48. Kf2 Ra1 49. Rb5+ Kf4
50. Rb4+ Ke5 51. Kg2 f5 52. Kf2 f4 53. Re4+ Kf5 54. Rc4 Ra2+
55. Kg1 Ra1+ 56. Kf2 Ra2+ 57. Ke1 Ke5 58. Kd1 Ra3 59. Ke2 Re3+
60. Kf2 Ra3 61. Re4+ Kf5 62. Rb4 Ke5 63. Kg2 Ra2+ 64. Kh3 Ra1
65. Rb5+ Kd4 66. Rxh5 Ke3 67. Kg4 Rg1+ 68. Kf5 Ra1 69. Rh8
Kxf3 70. Rb8 Rxa4 71. Rb3+ Kg2 72. h5 f3 73. h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6
7. Nbd2 a5 8. a4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nc4 Qe8 11. Be3 Bxe3
12. Nxe3 b6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qe2 Qf7 15. Nd2 d5 16. Nc2 Rd7
17. Nf3 Re8 18. b4 Qh5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. b5 Nd8 21. Qxe5 Qg6
22. c4 Nf6 23. Qb2 Nf7 24. d4 e5 25. dxe5 Nh5 26. e6 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5
7. O-O Nd7 8. a4 Bc7 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Re1 Nh6 11. Nf1 fxe5
12. dxe5 O-O 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qd4 Be4 15. Ng3 c5 16. Qe3 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Qg5 18. Qxg5+ hxg5 19. Bg4 Rae8 20. Re2 Nxe5 21. Bh5
Rd8 22. Rd1 c4 23. Nf1 Nd3 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8
12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 c5 14. bxc5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Rxc5
17. Rxb5 Nd5 18. Rxc5 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. f4 Qf3+ 21. Kg1
Qg4+ 22. Kh1 Qf3+ 23. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Rapid"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 cxd4
7. exd4 e4 8. Ne5 dxc4 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. d5 O-O
12. dxc6 Be6 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qc7 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Nxe4
Qxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Rd1 Rc2 20. Rb1 h6
21. a4 Rb8 22. g3 Bg5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. b3 Ra2 25. Kg2 Rb6
26. Rd5 Rf6 27. Rf1 Rb6 28. Rxg5 g6 29. Rg4 Rxb3 30. Rc1 a5
31. Rcc4 Rbb2 32. Rgf4 Rc2 33. Rce4 Re2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Kf3
Ra2 36. h4 Kg7 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38. Kd2 f5 39. Kc2 Kf6 40. Kd2
Ra2+ 41. Ke3 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Kf1 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Rb1 45. g4
fxg4 46. Rxg4 Kf6 47. f3 Ra1 48. Rc4 Rb1 49. Kf2 Rb3 50. Kg3
Rb4 51. Rg4 Kf7 52. Kf2 Rb2+ 53. Ke3 Rb3+ 54. Ke2 Rb2+ 55. Kd3
Rb3+ 56. Ke2 Rb2+ 57. Ke3 Rb3+ 58. Kf2 Rb2+ 59. Kg3 Rb4
60. Re4 Kg7 61. Kf4 Rb3 62. Rc4 Kh6 63. Kg4 Rb4 64. Re4 Rb1
65. Kf4 Rb3 66. Kg3 Rb4 67. Kg4 Rb1 68. Re6 Rb4+ 69. f4 Rb1
70. Re5 Rg1+ 71. Kh3 Rh1+ 72. Kg3 Rg1+ 73. Kf3 Rf1+ 74. Kg3
Rg1+ 75. Kf2 Rg4 76. Kf3 Rxh4 77. Rxa5 Rh3+ 78. Ke4 Ra3
79. Ke5 Ra1 80. Ra8 Kh5 81. a5 Kg4 82. a6 Ra5+ 83. Kf6 Kxf4
84. Kxg6 Ke5 85. a7 Ra6+ 86. Kg5 Ra5 87. Kg4 Ra4+ 88. Kg3 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7
7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Bh7 9. c4 c6 10. a3 a5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Bc3
b5 13. cxb5 cxb5 14. Qb2 Qb6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Ra4 17. Rac1
Rfa8 18. Rc2 Ne8 19. e4 Ndf6 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Re1 Rd8 22. Nb3
dxe4 23. Na5 Qc7 24. dxe4 Bf8 25. Nec6 Ra8 26. Rd2 Nd7
27. Red1 Nb6 28. e5 Rc8 29. h4 h5 30. Rd8 Nc4 31. Nxc4 bxc4
32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Rd8 Qa6 34. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 d6
7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Ng3 h6 12. d4
Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 exd4 15. Nf5 dxc3 16. bxc3 d5 17. e5
Ne4 18. Rxe4 dxe4 19. Qg4 Kh7 20. Qxe4 Qc7 21. Bf4 Nxf4
22. Qxf4 f6 23. Nh4 Qxe5 24. Bc2+ Kg8 25. Bb3+ Kh7 26. Bc2+
Kg8 27. Bb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Ne3 Be6
12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Ng5 f6 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Nf5 g6 16. Nxd6 cxd6
17. g3 Nd4 18. Qf1 Qg4 19. Be3 Qf3 20. h4 d5 21. exd5 Qxd5
22. h5 g5 23. h6 Rad8 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. f4 Re3 26. fxg5 Qxg5
27. g4 Rde8 28. Rh2 Kf7 29. a3 Qxg4 30. Rc1 Rf3 31. Qh1 Ree3
32. Rh4 Qd7 33. Rg1 Rg3 34. Rf4 Qh3 35. Rxd4 Qxh1 36. Rxh1 Ke7
37. a4 Re2 38. Rb4 b6 39. Rc4 c5 40. b4 Re5 41. a5 Rg6 42. Kb2
Kd6 43. axb6 axb6 44. bxc5+ Rxc5 45. Rb4 b5 46. Rf4 f5 47. Rh5
Rg2 48. Rhxf5 Rgxc2+ 49. Kb3 R2c3+ 50. Kb4 Rxf5 51. Rxf5 Rxd3
52. Rf7 Ke6 53. Rxh7 Rh3 54. Rb7 Kf5 55. h7 Kg6 56. Kxb5 Rxh7
57. Rxh7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6
7. Ne5 e6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 g5 11. O-O Be7
12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nd3 Ng6 16. f3 Ng3
17. Re1 f5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qf2 Bd6 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 f4
22. d5 Bc7 23. Qc2 O-O 24. Nc5 Bb6 25. Kh2 f3 26. e5 Nh4
27. Kxg3 fxg2 28. d6 Rf3+ 29. Kh2 Rf1 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Be3 Qf8
32. Rxf1 gxf1=Q 33. Rxf1 Qe8 34. e6 Qg6 35. d7 Bc7+ 36. Kg1
Bd6 37. Qd4 Be7 38. Rf7 Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kf1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2
Qc2+ 42. Qd2 Qc4+ 43. Qd3 Qxa2 44. Rxe7 Qxb2+ 45. Bd2 Qe5+
46. Ne4 Rf8 47. Re8 Qh2+ 48. Kd1 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. Re1 Bg4
12. Ne4 Na7 13. h3 Bh5 14. d4 Nxb5 15. axb5 exd4 16. Nxd6 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qxd6 18. Rd1 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Qxb7 dxc3 21. bxc3
Rac8 22. Qc6 Qxc6 23. bxc6 Re6 24. Bxc7 Rxc6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6
26. Rxa5 h6 27. Ra7 Rxc3 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Rxf7 Rcc6 30. Rff8
Rf6 31. Rh8+ Kg6 32. f3 Rfd6 33. Kh2 Rxd8 34. Rxd8 Kf6 35. Rd4
Rb2 36. h4 h5 37. Kg3 g6 38. Ra4 Kg7 39. Ra6 Kf7 40. Ra1 Kf6
41. Rf1 Kf5 42. Rf2 Rb3 43. Ra2 Rb4 44. Re2 Kf6 45. Kh3 Ra4
46. g3 Ra3 47. Kg2 Ra4 48. Kf2 Ra3 49. Rd2 Kf5 50. Ke2 Kf6
51. Rd3 Ra1 52. Ke3 Ra4 53. Rd4 Ra5 54. Rc4 Kf7 55. Ke4 Kf6
56. Rb4 Re5+ 57. Kf4 Rf5+ 58. Ke3 Re5+ 59. Re4 Ra5 60. Rc4
Re5+ 61. Kd3 Re1 62. Rf4+ Kg7 63. Re4 Rg1 64. g4 hxg4 65. fxg4
Rh1 66. g5 Kf7 67. Kd4 Ra1 68. Ke5 Ra5+ 69. Kf4 Rb5 70. Ra4
Rf5+ 71. Kg4 Rb5 72. Ra7+ Kg8 73. Ra4 Kf7 74. Re4 Ra5 75. Rf4+
Kg7 76. Rd4 Kf7 77. Kf4 Rf5+ 78. Ke4 Ra5 79. Rc4 Rb5 80. Kd4
Ra5 81. Ke4 Rb5 82. Rc7+ Kg8 83. Rd7 Rb4+ 84. Ke5 Rxh4 85. Kf6
Ra4 86. Rd8+ Kh7 87. Rd7+ Kg8 88. Kxg6 Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 a5
7. Na3 Bc5 8. Nb5 O-O 9. Bg5 Be7 10. e3 dxe3 11. Bxe3 Bf5
12. d4 exd4 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qc2
Ng5 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Qf5 Bf6 19. Bxg5 Qxf5 20. Nxf5 Bxg5
21. Rd7 Rac8 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. R7d5 a4 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. Rxg5+
Kf6 26. Rgd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Re8 28. Kf1 Re4 29. b3 axb3
30. axb3 Re6 31. h4 Rb6 32. Rb5 Rxb5 33. cxb5 Ke5 34. h5 Kd4
35. g4 Ke4 36. Kg2 Kf4 37. f3 h6 38. Kf2 f5 39. gxf5 Kxf5
40. Ke3 Kg5 41. Ke4 Kxh5 42. Kf5 Kh4 43. f4 h5 44. Ke5 Kg3
45. f5 h4 46. f6 h3 47. f7 h2 48. f8=Q h1=Q 49. Qf4+ Kh3
50. Qh6+ Kg2 51. Qxh1+ Kxh1 52. Ke6 Kg2 53. Kd7 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6
7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Na3 Nc6 10. c3 a6 11. Nc2 Rb8 12. h3 b5
13. axb5 axb5 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Qe2 d5
18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bd6 20. Ra6 Ra8 21. Rea1 Rxa6 22. Rxa6
Qb7 23. Ra1 c4 24. d4 Re8 25. exd5 exd5 26. Bf4 Qe7 27. dxe5
Bxe5 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. Ra8+ Kf7
32. Rb8 d4 33. cxd4 Rd5 34. f3 h6 35. Kf2 Rxd4 36. Rxb5 Rd2+
37. Kg3 Rc2 38. Rb4 Kg6 39. f4 Kf7 40. Kf3 c3 41. bxc3 Rxc3+
42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Rc3+ 44. Kh4 Rc2 45. Kh3 Rc3+ 46. g3 Rc5
47. Rb6 Ra5 48. Kh4 Rc5 49. g5 hxg5+ 50. fxg5 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. Nc3 d6 8. a3 h6 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. h3 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1
Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. c3 Ba7 15. Be3 c5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. a4 Bb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Qc8 21. Ra2 c4
22. d4 Qb7 23. Qg4 Kh8 24. Rd1 Rbe8 25. Raa1 f6 26. Qg6 Re7
27. Rd2 Rfe8 28. Re1 exd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 d5 31. Rxd5
Qxd5 32. exd5 Rxe1+ 33. Kh2 Rd8 34. Qf7 Rd1 35. Qe7 R1xd5
36. h4 h5 37. Kg3 R8d7 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. f3 Rd8 40. Qe4+ Kh8
41. Qe7 Kg8 42. Kh3 Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kh8 44. Qe7 R8d7 45. Qe8+ Kh7
46. Qe4+ g6 47. Qe6 Kg7 48. Qc6 R7d6 49. Qb7+ Rd7 50. Qc6 Kf7
51. Kg3 g5 52. hxg5 Rxg5+ 53. Kh3 Rgd5 54. Kh4 Kg7 55. f4 R7d6
56. Qb7+ Rd7 57. Qc6 R7d6 58. Qb7+ Rd7 59. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Bxe6 fxe6
12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qe8 15. Ra2 Nf6 16. h3 a5
17. b5 Nb8 18. g4 Nbd7 19. Rg2 Nc5 20. h4 Nfd7 21. g5 Nxd3
22. Qxd3 Rxf3 23. gxh6 Rf7 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. Nd2 Kh8 26. hxg7+
Rxg7 27. Rxg7 Kxg7 28. Kh2 Qh5 29. Qxh5 Nxh5 30. b6 Nf6
31. Rg1+ Kh7 32. Rf1 Kg6 33. Rg1+ Kh6 34. Rf1 Kg6 35. Rg1+ Kh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 Ba7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ba2
Re8 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. d4 Qd7 16. Be3 Ree8 17. dxe5
dxe5 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. a5 Raa8
22. b4 Na4 23. Ne2 Rad8 24. Kf1 f6 25. g3 Ne7 26. Rd2 Rxd2
27. Nxd2 Rd8 28. Nc4 Rd3 29. Rc1 Nc8 30. Ke1 b5 31. axb6 cxb6
32. Rd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kxd1 Kf7 34. Kc2 Ke6 35. Ne3 Nd6 36. f3 b5
37. Nc1 Nc4 38. Nf5 Kf7 39. g4 Nab6 40. Nb3 Nd7 41. Kd3 Nb2+
42. Kc2 Nc4 43. Kd3 Nb2+ 44. Kc2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bb5 15. Qxb5 Qxd4 16. Qxb7
Ba3 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Be4 Rfd8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Kg2
Kf8 22. Rb1 Ke7 23. f4 Rc3 24. g4 f5 25. gxf5 exf5 26. Kf3
Rdc8 27. Rbd1 Rc1 28. Bc4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Bd3 Rc8
31. Bc4 Rd8 32. Bd5 b5 33. Rd3 Kf6 34. h3 b4 35. e3 Bc1
36. Ke2 h6 37. Rd1 Ba3 38. Rd2 g5 39. Rd1 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Be2 Be5
12. Bf3 Re8 13. Na3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4
Bd7 17. Nc2 Ne4 18. Rfe1 a5 19. Ne3 Bc6 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rc2
Rad8 22. Rec1 Ng5 23. Be2 Ne6 24. Rd1 g6 25. g3 f5 26. Kf1 Kg7
27. Ng2 g5 28. Ne1 g4 29. Ng2 h5 30. f3 Rd7 31. Nh4 Rf7 32. f4
Kf6 33. Kf2 Rfe7 34. Rcd2 Nxd4 35. Bf1 Ne6 36. Bd3 Ng7 37. Bf1
Ne6 38. Bd3 Nd4 39. Bf1 Nb5 40. Nxf5 Kxf5 41. Bxb5 Kf6 42. Bf1
Re3 43. Rd3 R3e7 44. R3d2 Re3 45. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. h3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. c3 Bg5 13. Na3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Bf5 15. Qf4 Bg6 16. Re3 a6
17. Rae1 Qd7 18. Nb1 Rad8 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Qg4 Nb8 21. h4 Nd7
22. Qg5 Nf6 23. f3 h6 24. Qe5 Qb6 25. b4 a5 26. b5 Qd6
27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. g4 Rdd8 29. Re7 Rfe8 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5
Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Ne8 33. b6 Kf8 34. bxc7 Kxe7 35. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8
36. c4 Nc7 37. Kf2 a4 38. Ke3 dxc4 39. Nxc4 Nd5+ 40. Kd2 Bb1
41. a3 f6 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Nb2 Nb6 44. Bb5 Ba2 45. Nxa4 Nxa4
46. Bxa4 Bd5 47. Ke3 b6 48. Bc2 Ke7 49. Be4 Be6 50. Kd3 Kd6
51. Kc3 Bd7 52. Kd2 Be6 53. Ke3 Bd7 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. Bf5 Bc6
56. Bd3 Bd5 57. Be4 Be6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Kd2 Bd7 60. Ke3 Be6
61. Bb7 Bd7 62. Kf4 Be6 63. Ke4 Bd7 64. Ba6 Bc6+ 65. Ke3 Bd7
66. Bc4 Bc6 67. Bg8 Bb7 68. Kf4 Bc6 69. Kg4 Bb7 70. f4 Be4
71. Kh5 Ke7 72. Kh6 Kf8 73. Be6 Ke7 74. f5 Bc2 75. Kg7 Bb1
76. d5 b5 77. d6+ Kxd6 78. Kxf6 Bc2 79. Kg5 Ke5 80. Bd7 Bxf5
81. Bxf5 Kd4 82. Bd7 Kc4 83. Be6+ Kc3 84. Bd7 Kb2 85. Bxb5
Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qd3 a6 8. Bg5 c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d5 Bb7 11. dxe6 Qxd3
12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. exd3 Rg8 14. a4 Nc6 15. axb5 Nd4 16. Nxd4
cxd4 17. Ne2 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bb4+ 19. Kd1 Rxa8 20. Nxd4 Bd5
21. Kc2 Bc5 22. Nxb5 Bxf2 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. d4 Bxd4 25. Bc4+ Kg6
26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Re8 28. b4 Re5 29. Nf4+ Kg5 30. g3 Kg4
31. Rd1 Be3 32. Nd5 Bg5 33. b5 Re2+ 34. Kb3 Rxh2 35. b6 Re2
36. b7 Re8 37. Nb6 Rb8 38. Rd7 h5 39. Nd5 Kxg3 40. Ne7 Bf4
41. Nc6 Rh8 42. Rg7+ Kf2 43. Rf7 h4 44. Rxf6 Kg3 45. Rg6+ Kf2
46. Rf6 Kg3 47. Rg6+ Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 Qb6 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. e3 Nc6
12. Ne5 Ng5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Bxc6 Ra6 16. Nd2
Bh3 17. Rfc1 Rd8 18. Nb3 Bg4 19. h4 Rd6 20. Bb7 Ra7 21. hxg5
Rxb7 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nxc5 Rb2 25. Nb3 Ra6
26. c5 Rc6 27. Rcb1 Rxb1+ 28. Rxb1 e5 29. f4 f6 30. Rc1 h5
31. gxh6+ Kxh6 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. e4 Kg5 34. a4 Be6 35. Rc3 Kg4
36. a5 g5 37. Kg2 Bxb3 38. Rxb3 Rxc5 39. Ra3 Rc2+ 40. Kf1 Rc1+
41. Ke2 Rc2+ 42. Kd1 Rc7 43. a6 Ra7 44. Ke2 Kh3 45. Kf2 g4
46. Kg1 Ra8 47. a7 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. a4 Bg7
7. O-O e6 8. f5 exf5 9. d3 Nge7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qh4 f6
12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Nb5 Be8 14. Bh6 Ne5 15. Rae1 g5 16. Nxg5 fxg5
17. Bxg5 N5g6 18. Qh3 f4 19. g3 Bxb5 20. axb5 f3 21. c3 Qe8
22. Be6 Ne5 23. Re3 b6 24. Kh1 a6 25. bxa6 Rxa6 26. g4 b5
27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Bf5 h6 29. d4 cxd4 30. cxd4 Nc6 31. g5 Nxd4
32. gxh6 Be5 33. Qh5 Ra2 34. Rexf3 Nxf3 35. Rxf3 Rg8 36. Bg6
Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Qe6 38. Rg3 Bxg3 39. Bf7 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "17.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6
7. d4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Nxe5 Bxe2
12. Nxf7 Bxd1 13. Nxd8 Bg4 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Nc4 16. O-O-O
Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rf6 19. Rd7 Rxe6 20. Rxc7 Rxe4
21. Kd2 b6 22. Kd3 Re5 23. Rf1 Rd8+ 24. Kc4 a5 25. Rf3 b5+
26. Kb3 Rd3 27. e4 Rd2 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. Rcf8 Rxe4 30. R3f7+
Kh6 31. Rh8 Kh5 32. Rhxh7+ Kg4 33. Rxe7 Rc4 34. Re5 a4+
35. Ka3 Rc2 36. Rg5+ Kf4 37. Rf7+ Ke4 38. Rg4+ Kd5 39. Rd7+
Ke6 40. Rxc4 bxc4 41. Rd4 Rxc3+ 42. Kxa4 Rc2 43. a3 c3 44. Kb3
Rxg2 45. Kxc3 g5 46. hxg5 Rxg5 47. a4 Rg1 48. a5 Ra1 49. Kb4
Rb1+ 50. Kc5 Ra1 51. Kb6 Rb1+ 52. Kc6 Rc1+ 53. Kb7 Rb1+
54. Kc6 Rc1+ 55. Kb6 Rb1+ 56. Ka7 Ke7 57. a6 Rb2 58. Ka8 Rb1
59. a7 Rb2 60. Rh4 Kd7 61. Rh8 Kc7 62. Rb8 Rd2 63. Rb7+ Kc8
64. Rb1 Rc2 65. Rh1 Rb2 66. Rh8+ Kc7 67. Rb8 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 g6
7. c4 Nxd2 8. Qxd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. cxd5
Qxd5 12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. O-O-O Bf5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Bd3 e6
16. Kb1 Be5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Bf6 Rg8 19. h3 Ke8 20. e4 Bxe4
21. Bxe4 Bxf4 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Bc7 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Rd7
1-0

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.13"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Bb3 c6 12. h3
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nxe5 16. d4 Ng6
17. Kg1 Qh4 18. Bd2 Bd7 19. Qf3 Rae8 20. Ng3 Re6 21. Nh5 Rfe8
22. Rf1 Qe7 23. Qg3 Re2 24. Rae1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qh4 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 27. Qxh4 Nxh4 28. c4 Ne7 29. Kf2 Nhf5 30. d5 Nd4 31. Ba2
cxd5 32. cxd5 Bxa4 33. Bc3 Bb3 34. d6 Nec6 35. Bxd4 Bxa2
36. Bxg7 Kh7 37. Bc3 Be6 38. Nf6+ Kg6 39. d7 a5 40. g4 b5
41. h4 b4 42. Be5 a4 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Ne4+ Kh7 45. Bd6 f5
46. Nc5 a3 47. bxa3 b3 48. Be5 Bxd7 49. Bc3 Bc8 50. Nxb3 fxg4
51. Kg3 Ne7 52. Nc5 Nf5+ 53. Kxg4 Nd4+ 54. Kh4 Nf5+ 55. Kh3
Ng7+ 56. Kh4 Nf5+ 57. Kh3 Ng7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.14"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a6 9. a5 b5 10. axb6 Nxb6 11. Bb3 Bg4
12. Qe2 Kh8 13. Be3 Bd6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nbd2 Be7
17. Ne4 f5 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Kh2 Qe8 20. Nfd2 Qd7 21. Rg1 Bxh3
22. Qh5 Bf5 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. Qh6 Bd6 26. Bxb6
Bxe4 27. Nxe4 cxb6 28. Rg6 Na5 29. Rxd6 Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7
31. Rd7+ Kh8 32. Be6 h6 33. b4 Nc6 34. Bd5 Rac8 35. Rb7 b5
36. Kh3 Rf4 37. Kg2 Rg4+ 38. Kf1 Rg7 39. Rb6 Ne7 40. Rxh6+ Rh7
41. Rd6 Nxd5 42. Rxd5 Re7 43. Rd6 Ra8 44. Kg2 Rf7 45. Kf1 Re7
46. Ke2 a5 47. bxa5 Rxa5 48. Rb6 Rc7 49. Ke3 Kg8 50. Re6 b4
51. cxb4 Rb5 52. Nc5 Ra7 53. Rxe5 Rxb4 54. Ne4 Kf7 55. f4 Ra1
56. f5 Re1+ 57. Kd2 Rf1 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59. Re8+ Kg7 60. Re6 Rbf4
61. f6+ Kg6 62. f7+ Kg7 63. Re8 Rf6 64. Rg8+ Kh7 65. Rd8 Kg7
66. Ke2 R6f2+ 67. Ke3 Rxf7 68. Nxf7 Kxf7 69. Rd4 Ke6 70. Rf4
Rxf4 71. Kxf4 Kd5 72. Ke3 Ke5 73. d4+ Kd5 74. Kd3 Kd6 75. Kc4
Kc6 76. d5+ Kd6 77. Kd4 Kd7 78. Ke5 Ke7 79. d6+ Kd7 80. Kd5
Kd8 81. Ke6 Ke8 82. d7+ Kd8 83. Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 a6
7. a4 Ng4 8. Rf1 h6 9. c3 d6 10. Nbd2 Ba7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Re1
Nh5 13. Nf1 Qf6 14. Ne3 Nf4 15. Ng4 Qg6 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. d4
Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4 19. Qd3 Ne7 20. Re2 Rad8 21. b4 Bb8 22. b5
axb5 23. axb5 c6 24. Rb1 d5 25. Ba2 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Bd6 27. bxc6
bxc6 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29. Ne5 Qg5 30. Qc4 Qf6 31. Rb7 c5 32. Nd7
Rxd7 33. Rxd7 cxd4 34. Rxd4 Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. Qe4 Be7
37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. cxd4 Bf6 39. d5 Be7 40. f3 Bc5+ 41. Kf1 Kf8
42. Bc4 Ke7 43. Bb5 Kd6 44. Be8 f6 45. Bf7 Ke5 46. Be6 f5
47. Bd7 Kf6 48. Ke2 g6 49. Be8 g5 50. Bd7 Bb6 51. Kf1 Ba7
52. Ke2 Bc5 53. Kf1 h5 54. Be8 h4 55. Bd7 Ke5 56. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. g3 Rfe8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 Bc8 21. Bxc8
Qxc8 22. Ne2 a4 23. f4 Bb8 24. Kg2 Ba7 25. h3 h5 26. f5 Qc7
27. h4 Qe5 28. Kf3 Rd5 29. Nf4 Rc5 30. Qe2 Rc4 31. Re1 Rd4
32. Nxh5 Red8 33. Rad1 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Bd4 36. Qc1
Kh7 37. Qxc6 Bxb2 38. Qb7 Qc3+ 39. Kg2 Qc4 40. Nf4 Be5 41. Ne6
Kh6 42. Qa8 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kh3 Qh1+
46. Kg4 Qd1+ 47. Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.17"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2 Qe7
12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxh5 Ng6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qf3
c6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 b5 21. g3
Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 c5 23. Qd3 Kh7 24. Nd1 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Qe6 26. g4
Qc6 27. Qe2 Ne4 28. Qc2 Ng5 29. f4 Ne6 30. Qg2 Qd6 31. Qe2 Qd5
32. Qg2 Qd6 33. h4 Nc7 34. h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 Qe7 36. Qf3 Qd7
37. Nd1 Qd5 38. Qe2 Qf5 39. Nf2 Nd5 40. Kg2 c4 41. bxc4 bxc4
42. Kg3 c3 43. Qxa6 c2 44. Qd3 Ne7 45. Qc4 Qxh5 46. Qxc2+ Nf5+
47. Kg2 Qg6+ 48. Kh2 Qg3+ 49. Kh1 g6 50. Qe2 Nxe3 51. Ne4 Qxf4
52. Qh2+ Qxh2+ 53. Kxh2 Nc4 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. a4 f5 56. Ng5 Kf6
57. Kh4 Na5 58. Nh7+ Kg7 59. Ng5 Nc6 60. Ne6+ Kf6 61. Ng5 Ke5
62. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bf4
Be6 12. Rad1+ Kc8 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 b6 15. g4 hxg4
16. hxg4 Nh4 17. Bxh4 Rxh4 18. f3 Kb7 19. Kg2 Rah8 20. Rh1
Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Rxh1 22. Kxh1 c5 23. Kg2 Kc6 24. a4 a6 25. Kg3
b5 26. axb5+ axb5 27. f4 b4 28. Ne4 Ba2 29. Nd2 Kd5 30. c3
bxc3 31. bxc3 g5 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. c4 gxf4 34. Kxf4 f6 35. exf6
Kxf6 36. g5+ Kg6 37. Kg4 Kg7 38. Kh5 Kh7 39. g6+ Kg7 40. Kg5
c6 41. Kh5 Kg8 42. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. Qb3 Rc8 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14. Nc3 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5
Qb8 17. e3 Nhf6 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. a4 h6 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. a5 Bc6
22. Ba6 bxa5 23. Qc2 Bb7 24. Rxa5 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Rc7 26. Kg2
Qb4 27. Ra4 Qb7 28. Ra3 Nb6 29. Ne5 Nc4 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Qe2
Nxc3 32. bxc3 Qe7 33. Qa2 Rc7 34. Ra5 g6 35. h4 h5 36. Qa3
Qxa3 37. Rxa3 a5 38. Rxa5 Rxc3 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Ra5 Kg8
41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. Ra5 Kg8 43. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Re1 Ng4 7.Re2
Kh8 8.h3 f5 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 fxe4 12.dxe4 d6
13.a3 Qe8 14.Qd3 Nd8 15.Rf2 Be6 16.Raf1 a6 17.Nd2 b5 18.Bxe6
Nxe6 19.Nd5 Nd7 20.Rxf8+ Ndxf8 21.c4 c6 22.Nc3 Qe7 23.b4 Nd7
24.Nb3 Nf6 25.Na5 Qc7 26.Rc1 Qd7 27.cxb5 axb5 28.a4 bxa4
29.Nxa4 Rf8 30.Nb6 Qf7 31.Nxc6 Ng5 32.Rf1 Qc7 33.Qb5 Ngxe4
34.Nd5 Qd7 35.Nxf6 gxf6 36.Qd5 Nc3 37.Qc4 Na4 38.b5 Nb6 39.Qd3
Rg8 40.e4 Qe6 41.Rd1 Nd7 42.Kh2 Nc5 43.Qxd6 Qxd6 44.Rxd6 Nxe4
45.Re6 Nc5 46.Rxf6 e4 47.Rf5 Nb7 48.Re5 Nd6 49.Nd4 Rb8 50.g4
Kg8 51.Kg3 Kf7 52.Nf5 Kf6 53.Kf4 Nxb5 54.g5+ Kg6 55.Re7 Rh8
56.Kg4 h5+ 57.Kf4 1-0

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 c6 6.Nd2 Nf6
7.Ngf3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 Nbd7 10.a4 c5 11.a5 c4 12.Qe2 b5
13.axb6 axb6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.Qg4 Re8 17.h4 f5
18.Qh3 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 c3 20.bxc3 Qc7 21.c4 Nxe5 22.Qg3 Bd6
23.cxd5 exd5 24.Nb3 Qxc2 25.Nd4 Qc8 26.h5 Qd7 27.Rb1 Bc7 28.f3
Qf7 29.Ra1 Bd6 30.Ra6 Qxh5 31.Rxb6 Nc4 32.Rxd6 Nxd6 33.Bxd6
Rxe3 34.Be5 Qg6 35.Qf4 Re1+ 36.Kf2 Ra1 37.Qd2 Ra8 38.Nxf5 Qe6
39.Qg5 g6 40.Nh6+ Kf8 41.Ng4 Ke8 42.Nf6+ Kf7 43.Nxh7 Ra4
44.Qd8 Ra2+ 45.Kg1 1-0

[Event "Bilbao"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Ba7
12. Ne5 Ne7 13. Bg5 d4 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Nf3
Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Ned5 18. Rc4 h6 19. Bd2 b5 20. Rd4 Re8 21. Re1
Ne7 22. Bd3 Be6 23. a4 Nf5 24. Rf4 Nd6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd4
Nc4 27. Bc3 Rac8 28. Rb1 Bd5 29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Bxd2 Be4 31. Bc3
Bxd3 32. Rxd3 Ne4 33. h3 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Rc5 35. Rd2 Rxc3
36. Rxb5 Rc7 37. Rb1 Rec8 38. Rbd1 Rc1 39. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 40. Kh2
g6 41. g4 g5 42. Kg2 Rc3 43. Rd6 Kg7 44. Rb6 Rd3 45. Rc6 Rb3
46. Ra6 Rd3 47. Rc6 Rb3 48. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.05"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O
12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. g4 b5 14. g5 b4 15. gxf6 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxf6
17. Na5 Rc8 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qa5 Rc6 21. Kb1
Rfc8 22. Rd2 Nh5 23. Rg1 Qh4 24. Be2 Nf4 25. Bd1 f5 26. exf5
Bxf5 27. Ka1 d5 28. c3 Rg6 29. Rxg6 hxg6 30. Bxf4 Qxf4
31. Qxd5+ Kh7 32. Bb3 a5 33. a4 Re8 34. Ka2 Be6 35. Qc6 Bxb3+
36. Kxb3 Rb8+ 37. Kc2 Rxb2+ 38. Kxb2 Qxd2+ 39. Kb3 Qxh2
40. Qd5 Qe2 41. Qxa5 Qd1+ 42. Kb2 Qd2+ 43. Kb3 Qd1+ 44. Kb2
Qd2+ 45. Ka3 Qc1+ 46. Kb4 Qb1+ 47. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4
7. e4 Qa5 8. Bd2 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc2 Nc6
12. Nxb4 Qxb4 13. b3 Qe7 14. O-O Rd8 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Bf1 Bd7
17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Ng6 20. Bg3 Rd7 21. f3 Rad8
22. Qe3 a6 23. Rab1 Qb4 24. Rec1 e5 25. Be1 Qe7 26. Na2 Rd4
27. Ba5 R8d7 28. Bc3 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Qa7 b5 31. Qxa6
Ng4 32. h3 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Nf2+ 34. Kh2 Qe3 35. Re1 Qf4+ 36. g3
Qf5 37. Bg2 Rh4 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qf3 Rxh3+ 40. Kg1 Qxf3
41. Bxf3 Nd3 42. Re3 Rxg3+ 43. Kh2 Rxf3 44. Rxf3 bxa4 45. bxa4
e4 46. Rf5 Nh4 47. Rfb5 Nf4 48. R5b4 Rd3 49. Rxe4 g5 50. Rxf4
gxf4 51. Rf1 Nf3+ 52. Kh1 Kg6 53. a5 Kf5 54. a6 Ng5 55. a7
Rh3+ 56. Kg1 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Ne4+ 58. Ke1 Rg8 59. Bd4 Kg4 60. Be5
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Nf5
Rc8 13. Bg5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Ne8 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Bd5 Bxe3
17. fxe3 Nf6 18. Qf3 Re8 19. b3 h6 20. Be4 c4 21. dxc4 Nxc4
22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Bc6 Rxc3 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Qb7 Ng4 26. f6
Nxf6 27. Qxa6 Qd7 28. Rab1 Rc5 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rb8+ Kh7
31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. Qa8 Qc6 33. Rh8+ Kg6 34. Qg8+ Kf5 35. Qxf7
Rxc2 36. Qh7+ Ke6 37. Qg8+ Kf5 38. Qh7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.08"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O
c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.b3 a5 11.Bc3 Ne4 12.Bb2 f5 13.e3 Ba6
14.Ba3 Bxa3 15.Nxa3 b5 16.Rac1 Qe7 17.cxb5 cxb5 18.Nb1 b4
19.Qb2 Rfc8 20.Ne1 h5 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Rc1 Qd8 23.Bf1 Bxf1
24.Kxf1 h4 25.Rxc8 Qxc8 26.Qc2 Qxc2 27.Nxc2 hxg3 28.hxg3 g5
29.Ke2 Kf7 30.a3 bxa3 31.Nbxa3 Nc3+ 32.Kd2 Ne4+ 33.Ke2 Ndf6
34.b4 a4 35.Ne1 Ke7 36.Nd3 Nd7 37.Kd1 Nb6 38.Kc2 Nc4 39.Nxc4
dxc4 40.Nb2 Nxf2 41.Nxa4 Ne4 42.Nb6 c3 43.Na4 Nxg3 44.Kxc3 f4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.09"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. d4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c6 14. f4 f5 15. e4 Rf7 16. Bh3 Bb4
17. Bxf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nc4 19. Qd3 c5 20. Qxc4 Qxd4+ 21. Qxd4
cxd4 22. Ne4 Re8 23. a3 Rxe4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rbe1 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 Rxf5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Rxd4 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rc2+ 30. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.11"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 e6
7. O-O Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e4 Ndb4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e5 Bb6
12. a3 Nd5 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Rd1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. a4 Ne7
17. Ng5 Bc6 18. Ba3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bc5 20. Qe4 Ng6 21. Bxc5
Qxc5 22. Nf3 b6 23. Rd7 Qxc3 24. Rad1 Rac8 25. Rxa7 Rc4
26. Qb7 Rcc8 27. Re1 Rb8 28. Qe4 Qc5 29. Rb1 b5 30. Ra5 Qc4
31. Qxc4 bxc4 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc5 Rb4 34. a5 Ra4 35. Nd2 c3
36. Rc8+ Nf8 37. Nb3 g5 38. Rxc3 Ra3 39. Kf3 Ng6 40. Rc8+ Kg7
41. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.12"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.c4 e5 2.d3 Bb4+ 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 d5
7.cxd5 Qxd5 8.e4 Qd6 9.h3 a5 10.Be2 Nd7 11.Qc2 Nc5 12.Be3 Ne6
13.O-O O-O 14.b3 Rd8 15.Rfc1 Bd7 16.Qb2 Be8 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4
Rxa1 19.Qxa1 b5 20.Qa3 Qxb4 21.Qxb4 Nxb4 22.Nxe5 f6 23.Bg4 Nd4
24.Bxd4 Rxd4 25.Nf3 Nxd3 26.Rxc7 Rd6 27.Rb7 h5 28.Bf5 g6 29.e5
Nxe5 30.Nxe5 gxf5 31.Rb8 Kf8 32.Ng6+ Kf7 33.Nf4 h4 34.g3 Bc6
35.gxh4 Rd4 36.Rb6 Rc4 37.h5 Kg7 38.Kh2 b4 39.Nd3 Rc3 40.Nxb4
Be4 41.Rd6 Rf3 42.Nd5 Rxf2+ 43.Kg3 Rf3+ 44.Kh4 Bxd5 45.Rxd5
Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bf5 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nh4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Bg4
12. Nc3 Nfd5 13. Nf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd5 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Ne5
Qxb3 17. axb3 Bxe2 18. Rd2 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Bg4 20. c4 a5 21. Bc5
Nd7 22. Bd4 Ra6 23. Rda2 Rea8 24. f4 Be6 25. Bf1 b6 26. Be3
Kf8 27. Ra4 c5 28. Bg2 Re8 29. Bc6 Ra7 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Rd1
Rac7 32. Ra2 Kg7 33. Rad2 Nb8 34. Rd8 Nc6 35. Rxc8 Rxc8
36. Rd2 h5 37. Kg2 Bf5 38. h3 f6 39. exf6+ Kxf6 40. Ba4 Nd8
41. Bd7 Bxd7 42. Rxd7 Ke6 43. Rd1 Nf7 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Ra8
46. Bf2 Nd6 47. Re1+ Kf7 48. Rh1 a4 49. bxa4 Rxa4 50. Rh7+ Kf8
51. Rh8+ Kg7 52. Rb8 Nxc4 53. Kf3 Kf7 54. Bh4 e5 55. f5 gxf5
56. gxf5 Nd6 57. Rxb6 Rf4+ 58. Ke2 Nxf5 59. Bg5 Ng3+ 60. Ke3
Rg4 61. Bd8 Nf5+ 62. Kf3 Rf4+ 63. Ke2 Nd4+ 64. Ke3 Ne6
65. Rb7+ Kg6 66. Ba5 Ra4 67. Bc3 Kf6 68. Kd3 Nf4+ 69. Kc2 Nd5
70. Bb2 c4 71. Rd7 Ke6 72. Rh7 c3 73. Rh6+ Kf5 74. Rh5+ Kf6
75. Bxc3 Rc4 76. Kd3 Rxc3+ 77. Ke4 Rc4+ 78. Kxd5 Rd4+ 79. Kc5
Rd1 80. Kc4 e4 81. Kc3 e3 82. Rh2 Kf5 83. Kc2 Rd8 84. Rh7 Kf4
0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Rd1 Nxb3 11. cxb3 Be7
12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Qd7 14. h3 Rad8 15. Rd2 f6 16. Rad1 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5
21. Qc2 c5 22. g3 Kh8 23. h4 Rfd8 24. Qe4 h6 25. Kg2 Bf6
26. Kh3 h5 27. a4 Rd3 28. axb5 axb5 29. Qg6 e4 30. Qxh5+ Kg8
31. Qf5 Bxb2 32. Qxe4 c4 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Qxc4+ R3d5 35. g4
Kh8 36. g5 Bd4 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Qf7 R8d7 39. Qe8+ Kh7
40. Qh5+ Kg8 41. g6 Re4 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qxg7+
Ke6 45. Qh8 Rd3+ 46. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mohamed Tissir"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O Be7 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. Qg3 O-O 11. Bh6 Ne8
12. Rfe1 Bf6 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. h4 Kh8
17. Rd3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Rxd8 Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. a3 g6
22. Ng5 Bc8 23. Qd3 Be7 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. Rd3 h6 26. Nf3 Kg7
27. Nb1 Bc5 28. Nh2 a5 29. c3 Ba6 30. Rf3 Qc6 31. Nd2 a4
32. Bc2 b4 33. Qe1 bxa3 34. bxa3 Rd8 35. Ndf1 Bxa3 36. Qa1 Bc5
37. Bxa4 Qxe4 38. Ng3 Qxh4 39. Bc6 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.03"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "2.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yehuda Gruenfeld"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Nbd7 9. a4 Be7 10. Bg2 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. h4 Nf6 16. Qd3 O-O
17. O-O Qd7 18. Bg5 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 g6 20. Rd2 Kf8 21. Rad1 Rc6
22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nd5 Be7 24. Qe3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bf1 Rc5
27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Kxd6 30. b4 Rc7 31. Qb6+
Bc6 32. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 Bf5 6. Bg2 e6
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e4 dxe4
12. d5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Rh5 14. Nc3 Nc5 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nxe4 Be7
17. Rb1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rb5 20. a3 a5 21. Rd5 Rxd5
22. Bxd5 O-O-O 23. Bxe6+ fxe6 24. Bf4 axb4 25. Rc1+ Kd7
26. axb4 Ke8 27. b5 Bd6 28. Be3 Be5 29. Rc4 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rd5
31. b6 Ke7 32. h4 Bd6 33. Rg4 Kf7 34. Ra4 Be5 35. Kf3 Ke7
36. Ra7 Rd7 37. Ke4 Kd6 38. Ra8 Bf6 39. g4 Rd8 40. Ra7 Kc6
41. Ra2 Rh8 42. Rc2+ Kb5 43. g5 Rxh4+ 44. f4 Bd8 45. Rc5+ Kb4
46. Re5 Kc4 47. Kf3 Be7 48. Rxe6 Ba3 49. Rxg6 Kd5 50. Bf2 Rh7
51. f5 Bd6 52. Kg4 Be5 53. Bg3 Bd4 54. Rd6+ Ke4 55. Rd7 Bxb6
56. g6 Rh1 57. Rxg7 Rg1 58. Re7+ Kd3 59. Rxb7 Bf2 60. Rb3+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7
12. Be3 Rb7 13. a4 b4 14. c3 a5 15. cxb4 Rxb4 16. Nc3 Be6
17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Nd4 20. Bd2 Rxb2 21. Bxa5
Qd7 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Be1 h5 24. a5 Rc5 25. Qa8+ Rc8 26. Qd5
Rc5 27. Qa8+ Rc8 28. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nh5
12. g3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Nf6 14. a5 Qe7 15. Nbd2 Kh8 16. d4 exd4
17. cxd4 e5 18. d5 Na7 19. Nc4 Nb5 20. Na3 c6 21. Nxb5 axb5
22. dxc6 bxc6 23. a6 Ra7 24. Qc2 c5 25. Ra5 Qd7 26. Qd3 Rb8
27. g4 Qc6 28. Re1 c4 29. Qa3 b4 30. Qa4 Qxa4 31. Rxa4 Nd7
32. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Be7 13. a4 b4 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Nc1 Nc5
17. Be3 h4 18. g4 Nfd7 19. Qd2 f5 20. gxf5 Rxf5 21. Nd3 Bg5
22. f4 exf4 23. Nxf4 Qf6 24. Ne6 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qxb2 26. Qd4
Qxd4+ 27. Nxd4 Rf4 28. Nc6 Rbf8 29. Reb1 g5 30. a5 g4 31. hxg4
b3 32. cxb3 Rxg4 33. Kh1 Rg3 34. Rf1 h3 35. Rxf8+ Nxf8 36. Bf1
Rxb3 37. Kh2 Ng6 38. Bxh3 Nf4 39. Be6+ Kg7 40. Rg1+ Kf6
41. Rf1 Nd3 42. Bc8 Kg5 43. Nd4 Rb8 44. Bxa6 Rh8+ 45. Kg1 Nh3+
46. Kg2 Nhf4+ 47. Kg1 Nh3+ 48. Kg2 Nhf4+ 49. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Bxg4 hxg4
12. Nd5 Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qa5+ 16. Qd2
Bf6 17. Rxb7 O-O 18. Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nxc6 Rfe8+ 20. Kd1 Qxa2
21. Nb4 Qa1+ 22. Qc1 Qd4+ 23. Qd2 Qa1+ 24. Qc1 Qd4+ 25. Qd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "8.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Bg5 f6
12. exf6 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Nxf6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Nd2 c5
16. Bf3 d6 17. Rhe1 Rde8 18. Bc6 Nd7 19. Ne4 Bxc4 20. Nxc5
Nxc5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bxe8 Nd3+ 23. Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Bc6 Bf5
25. b4 a6 26. a4 Bd7 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Bd4 29. f4 Bf5
30. Kd2 Kb8 31. Bd8 Kc8 32. Be7 Kb8 33. h3 h5 34. Bd8 Kc8
35. Bh4 Kb8 36. Bd8 Kc8 37. Bh4 Kb8 38. Ke2 Ka7 39. Kf3 Kb6
40. g4 hxg4+ 41. hxg4 Bd3 42. Be4 Bxe4+ 43. Kxe4 Kc5 44. Bd8
d5+ 45. Kd3 Bg7 46. Bxc7 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 O-O 8. O-O Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Bd2 Qa6 11. b3 Bg4 12. Qe1
Rac8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. h3 Bd7 15. e4 c5 16. f4 Bc6 17. e5 dxe5
18. fxe5 Nd7 19. e6 Bd4+ 20. Kh2 Ne5 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxf7
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Kxf7 24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Rf1+ Kg7 26. Nd5 e6 27. Qh4
exd5 28. Qe7+ Kg8 29. Bh6 dxc4+ 30. Kh2 Nd7 31. Rf7 Qd5
32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rxh7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rg7+
Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "10.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ferenc Berkes"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Ne5 Qe7
7. Be2 Nfd7 8. Nxd7 Nxd7 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. c4 O-O 11. O-O a5
12. Qb3 Qb4 13. Qc3 c6 14. Rfc1 Qe7 15. a3 Nf6 16. cxd5 exd5
17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 h5 19. Qc5 Qe6 20. b5 cxb5 21. Qxb5 Qe7
22. h3 g6 23. Bf3 Qd7 24. Qb6 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qc6 26. Qxc6 bxc6
27. Ra6 Rc8 28. Nb3 Kg7 29. h4 Bg4 30. Nc5 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Ng8
32. Ra7 Nh6 33. Nd7 Re8 34. Ra6 Rc8 35. e4 Re8 36. Nc5 dxe4
37. fxe4 Rd8 38. Ra7 Kf6 39. Ra4 g5 40. Ra6 Rxd4 41. Rxc6+ Kg7
42. hxg5 Ng4 43. f3 Ne5 44. Rf6 Rc4 45. Nb7 Nxf3+ 46. Rxf3
Rxe4 47. Nd6 Rg4+ 48. Kh2 Rxg5 49. Nxf7 Rd5 50. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "11.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Nxe4
dxe4 7. a3 Qd5 8. Bh4 e3 9. fxe3 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. g4 Bxg4
12. Bg2 Bf5 13. O-O Be4 14. Qe1 f6 15. Rc1 e6 16. Bh3 Bf5
17. Bg2 Be4 18. Bh3 Bf5 19. Bg2 Be4 20. Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "264"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6
12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. b3 Qa5 15. Rab1 Nc5 16. Qc2 Ne6
17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Nd4 19. Qd3 c5 20. f4 f5 21. Kh1 h5
22. Rbe1 Kh7 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 Rxf5
26. Rxe7 Rcf8 27. g3 h4 28. Nb2 hxg3 29. Kg2 g5 30. Kxg3 gxf4+
31. Kf2 Ra5 32. Rg1 Rg8 33. Nd3 Kh8 34. Kf3 Bf6 35. Rxg8+ Kxg8
36. Re2 Kf7 37. Kxf4 Rh5 38. Kg4 Rh4+ 39. Kg3 Rh5 40. Re4 d5
41. cxd5 Rxd5 42. Re2 Rh5 43. Rc2 Be7 44. Kg4 Rh4+ 45. Kg3 Re4
46. Rf2+ Ke6 47. Nf4+ Kd7 48. Kf3 Re3+ 49. Kg4 Bd6 50. Kf5 d3
51. Nd5 Re5+ 52. Kf4 Rxd5+ 53. Ke4 Rh5 54. Kxd3 Rxh3+ 55. Kc4
Rh4+ 56. Kd3 Kc6 57. Rc2+ Kb5 58. Rc8 Bc5 59. Rb8+ Bb6 60. Kc3
Rh3+ 61. Kb2 a5 62. Rc8 Bd4+ 63. Kb1 Rh1+ 64. Kc2 Rh2+ 65. Kd3
Bb6 66. a3 Rh3+ 67. Kc2 Rh2+ 68. Kd3 Ra2 69. a4+ Ka6 70. Kc3
Rh2 71. Rc4 Rh3+ 72. Kc2 Rh2+ 73. Kb1 Be3 74. b4 axb4 75. Rxb4
Ka5 76. Rc4 Bd2 77. Kc2 Bb4+ 78. Kd3 Rd2+ 79. Ke3 Rd6 80. Ke4
Kxa4 81. Rd4 Rh6 82. Rd5 Kb3 83. Kf3 Kc4 84. Rd7 Bc5 85. Rb7
Kd5 86. Rb5 Rh3+ 87. Kg4 Re3 88. Kh5 Rg3 89. Ra5 Kc6 90. Kh4
Bf2 91. Kh5 Kd6 92. Rg5 Rf3 93. Ra5 Ke6 94. Ra6+ Ke5 95. Ra5+
Kf4 96. Ra4+ Kf5 97. Ra5+ Ke4 98. Ra4+ Bd4 99. Kh4 Rf8
100. Kg4 Rg8+ 101. Kh4 Ke3 102. Kh5 Be5 103. Rg4 Rh8+ 104. Kg5
Bf4+ 105. Kf5 Rh5+ 106. Ke6 Ke4 107. Rg1 Rh6+ 108. Kd7 Rd6+
109. Ke7 Kf5 110. Rf1 Rd2 111. Kf7 Rd7+ 112. Kf8 Ra7 113. Rf2
Ke5 114. Kg8 Bg5 115. Rf7 Ra6 116. Rf1 Bf6 117. Kf7 Ra7+
118. Kg6 Rg7+ 119. Kh6 Rg4 120. Kh5 Rg3 121. Kh6 Ke6 122. Kh5
Kf7 123. Rf4 Rg2 124. Rf1 Rg5+ 125. Kh6 Rg4 126. Rf5 Ke6
127. Rf1 Kf7 128. Rf5 Rg3 129. Kh5 Kg7 130. Rf4 Kf7 131. Rf5
Ke6 132. Rf1 Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. Re1 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 Nd7
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. Be3 Rb8 15. b3 Qa5 16. Re2 Rfc8
17. Rc1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qa6 19. Rec2 Ne5 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. f4 Rxc2
22. Rxc2 Nd7 23. Nc6 Re8 24. Nxa7 Qxe4 25. Nb5 Nf6 26. Rc4
Qb1+ 27. Rc1 Qf5 28. Nd4 Qe4 29. Qf3 Qd3 30. Rd1 Qa6 31. a4
Rc8 32. Qf1 Qa8 33. Qf3 Nd5 34. Nb5 e6 35. Bf2 Qa6 36. Qe4 h5
37. Bd4 Bxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Rc2 39. Rd2 Rc1+ 40. Rd1 Rc2 41. Rd2
Rc1+ 42. Rd1 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 b5 12. h4
gxh4 13. Bxh4 Nge5 14. Nd5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc1 Be6
17. Ne2 Rb8 18. Rb1 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne5 20. Bg3 Qc8 21. Nc3 Qf5
22. Kf1 h5 23. Qe2 Kf8 24. b3 Ng6 25. Ne4 Qxd5 26. Rd1 Qe6
27. Nxd6 h4 28. Bh2 cxb3 29. axb3 Rd8 30. Nf5 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1
Qc8 32. Qd3 Bf6 33. Bg1 e6 34. Nd6 Qc6 35. Ne4 Be7 36. f3 Rh5
37. Be3 Rd5 38. Qe2 Re5 39. Bd4 Rd5 40. Be3 Re5 41. Bd4 Rd5
42. Be3 Re5 43. Bd4 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Ng1 Nbd7 9. Nf3 b5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Bd3 Be7
12. O-O Nc5 13. f4 Qc7 14. a3 Rc8 15. Qe1 O-O 16. Qg3 Nfd7
17. Kh1 Bf6 18. f5 Nxd3 19. cxd3 Nc5 20. Qf3 Nb3 21. Qxh5 Bxg5
22. Bxg5 f6 23. Be3 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Qf7 25. Qg4 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5
27. Re1 Rfd8 28. Bb6 Rd6 29. Ba5 Bb7 30. Qg3 Qd7 31. Ne4 Bxe4
32. dxe4 Rd1 33. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 Nd7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Ne3 Re8 11. Bb2 f6
12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bf7 14. f3 Bf8 15. Qe2 a5 16. a4 Ne5
17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Ndf5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qc8 20. Nef5 c5 21. Nb5 c4
22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. bxc4 Qxf5 24. Nxc7 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Qc5+
26. Rf2 Qxc7 27. Rfd2 Re8 28. Qd3 Bxc4 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7
b5 31. axb5 Bxb5 32. R7d5 Be2 33. Ra1 Bb4 34. h3 Bc4 35. Rdd1
h6 36. Kh2 Re3 37. Rdc1 Rc3 38. Kg3 Kh7 39. Kf4 Bc5 40. Kg3
Ba3 41. Rd1 Bb4 42. Rdc1 Kg6 43. Kf4 h5 44. Ke4 Be6 45. Kd4 h4
46. Rab1 Bf5 47. Rb2 Kg5 48. Rb3 Rxc2 49. Rxc2 Bxc2 50. Rb2
Bf5 51. Ke3 Bc5+ 52. Ke2 Kf4 53. Rb7 g5 54. Rc7 Bb4 55. Rc6
Ke5 56. Rb6 Be6 57. Kd3 Bd5 58. Rb8 Bc6 59. Ke3 Bc5+ 60. Kd3
a4 61. Rc8 Bb5+ 62. Kc2 Bd6 63. Ra8 Bf1 64. Rxa4 Bxg2 65. f4+
gxf4 66. Kd3 Bf1+ 67. Kd2 Bxh3 68. Ke2 Bg4+ 69. Kf1 h3 70. Kg1
Be6 71. Kh2 Bc5 72. Ra5 Kd4 73. Ra6 Kd5 74. Ra8 f3 75. Kg3 f2
76. Rd8+ Ke4 77. Rd1 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. e3 Nh5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bh4 g5 13. g4 gxh4 14. gxh5 Bb4 15. Bd3 Qe7 16. a3 Bxc3+
17. Qxc3 b6 18. Ba6 Rg8 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Rc1 Rb8 21. Qc2 Rg7
22. h6 Rg6 23. Bd3 Rxh6 24. Rg1 Kf7 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Rb7
27. Rc3 b5 28. b3 e5 29. Rc5 exd4 30. exd4 Rh5 31. f4 a6
32. Be4 Ke7 33. Bxd5 Rb8 34. Rg7+ Kd8 35. Bf3 Rxc5 36. dxc5 b4
37. a4 Be6 38. c6 Rc8 39. Ne4 Rxc6 40. Nxf6 Rc3 41. Bg4 Bxg4
42. Rxg4 Nxb3 43. Rg8+ Ke7 44. Nd5+ Kf7 45. Rb8 Rc1+ 46. Kf2
Rc2+ 47. Ke3 a5 48. f5 Nc5 49. Rc8 b3 50. Rc7+ Kf8 51. Nf6 b2
52. Nxh7+ Ke8 53. f6 Ne6 54. Rb7 Rc7 55. f7+ Rxf7 56. Rb8+ Kd7
57. Rxb2 Rxh7 58. Rb5 Rg7 59. Rd5+ Ke7 60. Rxa5 Rg2 61. Kf3
Rxh2 62. Kg4 Nf8 63. Rh5 Ng6 64. Kf5 Rg2 65. a5 Kd7 66. a6 Kc7
67. Rh7+ Kb8 68. a7+ Ka8 69. Kf6 Rg4 70. Kf5 Rg3 71. Ke4 Ra3
72. Rh6 Ra6 73. Rh7 Rxa7 74. Rh6 Ra6 75. Rh7 Rf6 76. Ke3 Kb8
77. Ke4 Kc8 78. Ke3 Kd8 79. Ke4 Ke8 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nh4 g6
12. Bh6 Re8 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. Nf5 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nc5 16. Rae1
Ne6 17. Ne3 Rac8 18. h3 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Ncd5 Nxd5
21. Nxd5 Qd8 22. b4 Nf4 23. Nxf4 exf4 24. c3 Qf6 25. Qd5 f3
26. g3 Rc7 27. Re3 Re8 28. Qd3 Re5 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. Rxf3 Qe6
31. Kg2 Rxe4 32. Rf6 Qxf6 33. Qxe4 Qe6 34. Qd5 Kf8 35. Qd4 Kg8
36. Rd3 Re7 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 38. Rxd6 Re2 39. Rb6 Rxb2 40. Rxb7
a5 41. b5 a4 42. c4 Rb4 43. c5 a3 44. b6 Rc4 45. Rb8+ Kg7
46. b7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg5
Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. e3 Bg4 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O
12. Qxb7 Nf6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Qa5 15. Qa6 Qc7 16. Rab1
Rab8 17. Bc4 Kg7 18. Rb3 Rfc8 19. Rfb1 Rb6 20. Rxb6 axb6
21. Bb3 e5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Rd1 Rc7 24. c4 h5 25. Qb5 Be7
26. Rd5 Qxb5 27. Rxb5 Bc5 28. a4 Ra7 29. Bc2 Kf6 30. g3 Ke6
31. Kg2 Ra5 32. Rb1 Ra7 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Rd7 35. Be4 Rd2
36. Bd5+ Ke7 37. a5 bxa5 38. Rb7+ Kd6 39. Kg3 f5 40. Rg7 f4+
41. Kf3 fxe3 42. Rxg6+ Kd7 43. fxe3 Rd3 44. Ke4 Rxe3+ 45. Kf5
Re1 46. g5 Bd4 47. Ra6 Rf1+ 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kh5 Be3 50. g6
Ke7 51. Re6+ Kf8 52. Rf6+ Ke8 53. Re6+ Kf8 54. Rxe5 Bd4
55. Rf5+ Ke7 56. Rf4 Be5 57. Rf5 Bd4 58. Bf7 a4 59. c5 a3
60. c6 Rc1 61. Rf4 Rc5+ 62. Kg4 Bb2 63. Re4+ Kd6 64. Re6+ Kc7
65. Re2 Rxc6 66. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.25"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 a6 9. Nbd2 Kh8 10. Re1 f6 11. d4 exd4
12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c6 15. a5 Qd6 16. g3 Bh3
17. Qf3 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Qb4 19. Qe2 Bg4 20. Qf1 Rae8 21. Be3
Qxb2 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Reb1 Qc2 24. Rxb7 Be2 25. Qb1 Qc8
26. Ra7 Rg8 27. Qb7 Qf5 28. Qd7 Qh5 29. h3 Bd3 30. Qg4 Qxg4
31. hxg4 Ra8 32. Rd7 Rgd8 33. Rc7 Rdc8 34. Rac1 Rxc7 35. Rxc7
h6 36. Rc5 Bc4 37. Rc6 Ra7 38. f3 Rb7 39. Rb6 Rc7 40. Rb1 Bb5
41. Rc1 Bc4 42. Rb1 Be2 43. Kf2 Rc2 44. Rb7 Bd1+ 45. Ke1 Bxf3
46. Bf4 Bxg4 47. Ra7 Be2 48. Bd6 Bc4 49. Bf8 Re2+ 50. Kd1 Re4
51. Bxg7+ Kh7 52. Bxf6+ Kg6 53. Be5 h5 54. Kd2 Kf5 55. Kc3 Re1
56. Kb4 Rb1+ 57. Kc3 Rb5 58. Rxa6 Rb3+ 59. Kc2 Bxa6 60. Kxb3
Ke6 61. Kb4 Kd7 62. Kc5 Bc4 63. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.O-O O-O 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Bg5 Ne5
13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Rac1 Rd8 15.Na4 Qxc2 16.Rxc2 Bd7 17.Nxb6 axb6
18.Rd1 Kf8 19.a3 Nc6 20.Rcd2 Ke7 21.Nd4 e5 22.Nb5 Be6 23.Rxd8
Nxd8 24.Rc1 Nc6 25.Kf1 Rd8 26.Ke1 f5 27.exf5 Bxf5 28.Rd1 Rg8
29.g3 Be6 30.Kd2 f5 31.Ke3 f4+ 32.gxf4 exf4+ 33.Kxf4 Rg2
34.Ke3 Rxh2 35.Nc3 Rh3+ 36.f3 Rh5 37.Rg1 Bf7 38.b4 Ne5 39.Ne4
Nd7 40.f4 Rh2 41.Rc1 Bd5 42.Nc3 Bc6 43.Rg1 Nf6 44.Rg7+ Kd6
45.Bd3 Rh3+ 46.Kd4 Rh4 47.Ne2 b5 48.Rg5 Nd5 49.Rf5 Nc7 50.Rf7
Ne6+ 51.Kc3 h5 52.Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.27"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 d6
7. Nge2 e5 8. O-O exd4 9. exd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Nf5 11. Qc1 Re8
12. h3 c6 13. g4 Ne7 14. Bh6 d5 15. c5 b6 16. cxb6 axb6
17. Re1 Bh8 18. Qf4 Nd7 19. Qd2 Nf8 20. Nf4 Ne6 21. Nce2 c5
22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxd5 Bb7 24. Nec3 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bd4 26. Nc3
Bxg2 27. Kxg2 g5 28. h4 gxh4 29. Ne4 Qd5 30. f3 Rad8 31. Rad1
Kh8 32. Bg5 f5 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. gxf5 Qxf5 35. Kh1 Rg8 36. Rf1
Be5 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.29"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 Be7 6. h3 O-O
7. Nbd2 c5 8. c3 cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8
12. Bh2 a6 13. a4 Nf8 14. Ng5 Qd7 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Bxa6 Bxa4
17. Bd3 Bc6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Na3 Qb7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. Nf3 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Na3 Bc6 25. Bb5 Ne8 26. Bxc6
Qxc6 27. Qb5 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 Nd7 29. Kf1 f6 30. Ke2 Kf7 31. Ne1
Nb8 32. Na7 Bd8 33. Nc2 Ke7 34. Nb4 Kd7 35. d5 exd5 36. Nxd5
Nc6 37. Nb5 Ne7 38. Ne3 d5 39. Kd3 Nc7 40. Nd4 g6 41. c4 dxc4+
42. Kxc4 Nc6 43. Bxc7 Bxc7 44. Nf3 Bd8 45. Kb5 Kc7 46. Nd5+
Kb7 47. b4 f5 48. Kc4 Kc8 49. Nf4 Bc7 50. Ne6 Bd6 51. b5 Ne7
52. Nfg5 h5 53. Nf7 Bh2 54. Nf8 Bg1 55. f4 Be3 56. Ne5 g5
57. fxg5 Bxg5 58. Nfg6 Nxg6 59. Nxg6 Kd7 60. Kd5 Be3 61. Nh4
f4 62. Ng6 Bc1 63. Ne5+ Ke7 64. Nc4 Be3 65. g3 Bc1 66. gxf4
Bxf4 67. Nxb6 Bg3 68. Nc4 Kd7 69. b6 h4 70. Kc5 Kc8 71. Kc6
Kb8 72. Kb5 Kc8 73. Kc6 Kb8 74. Nd2 Bf4 75. Ne4 Bg3 76. Nc5
Bh2 77. Kb5 Bg1 78. Nb3 Bh2 79. Ka6 Bg3 80. Nd4 Kc8 81. b7+
Kd7 82. Ka7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.09.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O e5 7.a3
Nge7 8.d3 O-O 9.Rb1 a5 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Ne1 d5 13.cxd5
Nxd5 14.Qb3 Nc7 15.Qb6 Nd4 16.Nf3 Ra6 17.Qxb7 Nxe2+ 18.Kh1
Nxc3 19.bxc3 Bd5 20.Qb2 Qa8 21.Ne1 Rd6 22.d4 Rfd8 23.Kg1 cxd4
24.cxd4 Bxg2 25.Nxg2 Rxd4 26.Bc3 R4d7 27.Ne3 Nd5 28.Nxd5 Rxd5
29.a4 h5 30.h4 Qc6 31.Qb3 Kh7 32.Rfc1 Qd7 33.Be1 e4 34.Qb7
Qxa4 35.Ra1 Qe8 36.Rc7 R5d7 37.Rxd7 Rxd7 38.Qb3 Rd3 39.Qc4 Qd7
40.Rxa5 f5 41.Kg2 Rd1 42.Qe2 Rb1 43.Rc5 Qb7 44.Kh2 f4 45.gxf4
Qe7 46.Rc4 Qxh4+ 47.Kg2 Qxf4 48.Qxe4 Qg5+ 49.Kf3 Rb5 50.Qd3
Qg1 51.Re4 Rb2 52.Qc4 Qh1+ 53.Kg3 Rb1 54.Qe2 Qg1+ 55.Kh3 Rb3+
56.f3 g5 57.Bf2 g4+ 58.Kh4 Qh2+ 59.Kg5 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4
a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Be6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Rd1
b4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxc5 16.O-O Nce4 17.Qd3 Qd6 18.Qxa6 Rc2
19.Bd4 Nc5 20.Qxd6 exd6 21.Bb5 Nfe4 22.Rc1 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Ra8
24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Ra1 Na4 26.Bc6 Ra7 27.Bxa4 Rxa4 28.Nd4 Nf6
29.Kf1 Nxd5 30.g3 Nb6 31.Nc2 Ra5 32.Nxb4 Nc4 33.Rd1 Ra4 34.b3
Rxb4 35.bxc4 Rxc4 36.Rxd6 Rc2 37.Ra6 g5 38.g4 f6 39.Ra3 h5
40.h3 Rc4 41.gxh5 Kh6 42.Rf3 Kxh5 43.a3 Kg6 44.Ke2 Rd4 45.Rd3
Re4+ 46.Kd1 Rf4 47.Ke2 Re4+ 48.Kd1 Rf4 49.Ke1 Re4+ 50.Re3 Rd4
51.Rf3 Kf7 52.Rb3 Kg6 53.Kf1 Ra4 54.Rf3 Re4 55.Re3 Ra4 56.Ke2
Rd4 57.Rf3 Kf7 58.Rd3 Re4+ 59.Kd1 Rf4 60.Rd2 Ra4 61.Ra2 Ke6
62.Kc2 Kd6 63.Kb3 Rh4 64.a4 Rxh3+ 65.Kc4 Kc6 66.a5 Kb7 67.a6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.O-O Nb6 7.d3
Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Rc1 Qd7 11.a3 Bh3 12.Bxh3 Qxh3
13.b4 Bd6 14.Qb3 Ne7 15.d4 exd4 16.Bxd4 Nc6 17.Ne4 Nxd4
18.Nxd4 Qd7 19.Rfd1 Be5 20.Nc6 Qe8 21.Na5 Rb8 22.Nc5 Qc8
23.Qf3 c6 24.b5 Bb2 25.bxc6 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Qc7 27.cxb7 Na4
28.Ncb3 Qe7 29.Nd4 Qg5 30.Qf4 Qxa5 31.Qxb8 Rxb8 32.Rc8+ Qd8
33.Rxd8+ Rxd8 34.Nc6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.04"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Nd4
Ne6 17. Qd3 Nxd4 18. Bxg4 Ne6 19. Qb3 Rc4 20. Bf3 Rb4 21. Qa3
d4 22. Rd3 a5 23. Qxa5 Rxb2 24. Qe5 Qb4 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. a3
Qc4 27. Rdd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qb3 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qd6 Qc2
31. Qd3+ Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Nc5 33. Rd1 g5 34. h4 b6 35. hxg5 hxg5
36. Rd6 Kg7 37. g3 f5 38. g4 f4 39. Bc6 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rb3
41. Rd5 Kh6 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. Rd5 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a6 9. Nf1 Na5 10. b4 Nxc4 11. bxc5 Na5
12. cxd6 cxd6 13. a4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Bd2 Re8
17. h3 Nb7 18. Nh4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Rxb5 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
Qxc3 22. Nf3 Ra5 23. Rxa5 Qxa5 24. Qd2 Qb5 25. Qc3 f6 26. d4
exd4 27. Nxd4 Qd7 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Ne3 Nd6 30. Qc5 Qe5
31. Qxe5 fxe5 32. Nc6 e4 33. Kh2 Kf7 34. Kg3 g5 35. h4 Nf5+
36. Nxf5 Bxf5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Nc4 Be6 40. Ne3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[EventDate "2016.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6
7. Bh4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. e3 e5 10. Nb3 g5 11. Bg3 Nc6 12. a3
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bxc4 Ne4 16. f3 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Kg7 18. Ke2 b6 19. e4 Ne7 20. Rhd1 Bd7 21. Rd2 Ba4
22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nd2 h5 24. Ke3 h4 25. gxh4 gxh4 26. Bf1 Ng6
27. c4 Rc8 28. Nb1 Bd7 29. Nc3 Be6 30. Nb5 a6 31. Nd6 Rc6
32. Rd1 Kf6 33. Ne8+ Ke7 34. Ng7 Bxc4 35. Nf5+ Kf6 36. Bxc4
Rxc4 37. Rd6+ Kg5 38. Rxb6 Nf4 39. Nh6 Nxg2+ 40. Kf2 Rc2+
41. Kg1 Ne3 42. Nxf7+ Kf4 43. Rxa6 Nc4 44. a4 Ra2 45. a5 Kxf3
46. Rc6 Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gabor Papp"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4
12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Qb6 16. Qxb6
cxb6 17. Na3 Rfd8 18. Nc2 Na5 19. Nb4 Nc4 20. Rab1 Nc5 21. Nc6
Re8 22. Nfd4 Rac8 23. h3 Bd7 24. Nb4 Rxe5 25. Nf3 Ree8
26. Nxd5 b5 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Nb6 Bf5 29. Nxc8 Bxb1 30. Nd6
Rd8 31. Rxb1 Rxd6 32. Rc1 h6 33. Rxc4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Nd3 35. Ra4
Rf1 36. Rxa6 Rxf2 37. b3 Nc1 38. b4 Nxa2 39. b5 Nc3 40. b6 Rb2
41. Ne5 Nd5 42. Nd7 Kh7 43. Nf8+ Kg8 44. Nd7 Kh7 45. h4 h5
46. Kg3 g6 47. Ra7 Nxb6 48. Ne5 Rb3+ 49. Kh2 Nd5 50. Rd7 Ne3
51. Rxf7+ Kg8 52. Rf3 Ng4+ 53. Nxg4 Rxf3 54. gxf3 hxg4
55. fxg4 Kh8 56. Kg2 Kg8 57. Kf2 Kf8 58. Ke2 Ke8 59. Kd2 Kd8
60. Kc2 Ke8 61. Kc3 Ke7 62. Kd2 Kd6 63. Ke3 Ke7 64. Kf4 Kf6
65. Ke4 Ke6 66. Kf3 Kf7 67. Kf4 Kf6 68. g5+ Ke6 69. Kg4 Kf7
70. Kf4 Ke6 71. Ke4 Kd6 72. Kf3 Ke6 73. Kf4 Kf7 74. Kg4 Kf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5 a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxd6 f6 11. Be3 Ne7
12. Bb6 Nf5 13. Qb4 Nc6 14. Qc5 d6 15. Bxd8 dxc5 16. Bb6 e5
17. O-O-O Ncd4 18. Bxc5 Bd7 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Bxd4 Nxd4 21. f4
Bg4 22. Rde1 Nc6 23. Be4 O-O 24. g3 Rfe8 25. Kb1 exf4 26. gxf4
Bh5 27. Re3 Kf8 28. Rhe1 Bg6 29. b3 Re7 30. Bxg6 hxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5
12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qd5 15. Qe3 Qxe5 16. Be2
Bc5 17. Bg3 Qd5 18. c4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qa5+ 20. Rd2 O-O 21. Bd6
f5 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Nd6 Nbd7 24. Bf3 Rb8 25. Kf2 Qc5 26. Rb1
b6 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxb6 Ncd7 30. Rxa6 Rxc4
31. Ra7 Kf7 32. Rdxd7+ Nxd7 33. Rxd7+ Kf6 34. h3 g6 35. g3 h5
36. h4 g5 37. hxg5+ Kxg5 38. Rg7+ Kf6 39. Rh7 f4 40. gxf4 Rxf4
41. Rxh5 Rf5 42. Rh6+ Ke7 43. Ke3 Ra5 44. Bg4 Ra3+ 45. Kf4
Ra4+ 46. Kg5 Re4 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Ra7 Re1 49. Kg6 Re4 50. Kg5
Re1 51. Bh5 Rg1+ 52. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 5. c4 d4 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Nd7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Na3 e5 11. Nc2 a5 12. a3
O-O 13. Bd2 a4 14. Nb4 Bd6 15. Ng5 Nc5 16. Ne4 Nb3 17. Nxd6
Qxd6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bb4 Qf6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rb1 Bf5
22. Qf3 Re8 23. Rbd1 Re6 24. g4 Bg6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Be4 Bxe4
27. Rxe4 Nc5 28. Re2 Kg7 29. h4 h5 30. gxh5 f5 31. f4 exf4
32. Rf2 Re5 33. Rxf4 Ne6 34. Rf3 f4 35. Kf2 Rxh5 36. Rg1+ Kf6
37. Rh3 Rh8 38. h5 Rb8 39. Rb1 Rh8 40. b4 axb3 41. Rxb3 Kg7
42. a4 Re8 43. h6+ Kh7 44. a5 Ng5 45. Rh5 Re5 46. Ra3 Ne4+
47. dxe4 Rxh5 48. a6 d3 49. a7 Rh2+ 50. Ke1 Rh1+ 51. Kd2 Rh2+
52. Kc3 d2 53. Kc2 f3 54. a8=Q f2 55. Rf3 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. e3 Rc8
12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. O-O c6 15. b4 a6 16. Rfc1 b5
17. Qc3 Nb6 18. Ne5 Nc4 19. a4 Nb6 20. a5 Nc4 21. Nd7 Qd8
22. Nc5 f5 23. Qd3 Qf6 24. Nd7 Qe6 25. Nc5 Qf7 26. Re1 Re8
27. Re2 Re7 28. Rae1 Nd6 29. Qc2 Qf6 30. h3 g6 31. Nd3 Nc4
32. f4 Rae8 33. Ne5 h5 34. g3 g5 35. Rg2 Rg7 36. Qe2 Qh6
37. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Novi Sad SRB"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb2 Bd6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Be5 13. Qd3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxb2 15. Rad1 Bf5 16. Qd2
Bxe4 17. Qxb2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Rfd1 h6 20. Qd2 Red8 21. Bd3
Qg6 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. g3 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qf5 25. Qc5 b6 26. Qc7
Qd7 27. Qe5 Qe6 28. Qd4 f5 29. h4 Rd7 30. Qc3 Kf7 31. h5 Qf6
32. Rd4 Ke7 33. a4 Qe5 34. a5 bxa5 35. Qxa5 Qe6 36. Rf4 Qe5
37. Qc5+ Ke6 38. Qc8 Ke7 39. Qc5+ Ke6 40. Qc6+ Ke7 41. Qg6 Qf6
42. Rxf5 Qxg6 43. hxg6 Ke6 44. Rf8 h5 45. Kg2 d4 46. exd4 Rxd4
47. f4 Rd5 48. Rf7 Rb5 49. Rxg7 Kf6 50. Rxa7 Kxg6 51. Ra6+ Kg7
52. Kh3 Rxb3 53. Ra5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.09"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Be6 9. Bg2 b5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Be7
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. f4 Rc8 15. c3 Bh7 16. a4 O-O
17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 exf4 19. Nxf4 h4 20. Bd4 Ne5 21. Nh5 Bg6
22. Nf4 Bh7 23. Nh5 Bg6 24. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.10"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Qa5 8. O-O Qh5 9. Qe5 Qxe5 10. Nxe5 Nc6 11. Nd3 b6
12. Bg5 Ba6 13. b3 h6 14. Bd2 Rac8 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 e6
17. Bf4 Ne8 18. h4 Bf8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. a4 g5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. e3 Nf6 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Rcd1 Rc5
27. Na2 Bc8 28. Nb4 Re8 29. Nd3 Ra5 30. Nb2 Rc5 31. Nd3 Ra5
32. Nb2 Rc5 33. R6d2 g4 34. Nd3 Rc7 35. Ne5 Ke7 36. a5 bxa5
37. Ra2 Bb7 38. Rxa5 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Rb8 40. Ra3 Rc5 41. Nd3 Rc7
42. Ne5 Rc5 43. Nd3 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.11"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+
Bxd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. Qd3 Rc8 9. O-O h6 10. Nd2 Qc7 11. Rd1 Bg4
12. f3 Be6 13. Nf1 Nf6 14. Ne3 Be7 15. a4 O-O 16. Bd2 Rfd8
17. Be1 d5 18. Nexd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bb4 20. Kh1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3
Qxc3 22. Bxc3 Nxd5 23. Bxe5 Ne3 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rc1 f6
26. Bc3 Nxc2 27. Kg1 Nd4 28. Kf2 Nb3 29. Re1 Nc5 30. Re7 b6
31. a5 bxa5 32. Bxa5 Rb8 33. Bc3 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb2 35. Re4 Rc8
36. Bxb2 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Rxb2 38. g4 Rb3+ 39. Kf4 Kf7 40. Ra4 Rb6
41. h4 g6 42. h5 g5+ 43. Ke4 Re6+ 44. Kd4 Ke7 45. Ra5 Kd7
46. Kc4 Kc7 47. Kb4 Rc6 48. Rf5 Re6 49. Kc4 Kb7 50. Kb4 Kb6
51. Rd5 Rc6 52. Rf5 Rd6 53. Kc4 a5 54. Kb3 Ka6 55. Kb2 Rb6+
56. Ka3 Rc6 57. Kb2 Kb6 58. Kb3 Rd6 59. Kb2 Ka6 60. Kb3 Rb6+
61. Ka3 Kb7 62. Ka4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 f5 12. Ne5
f4 13. Qxh5 fxe3 14. fxe3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Rf1 Bxe3
17. Rxf8+ Qxf8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Bd7 20. Rd1 Rf8 21. c4
Bc6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf5 24. g4 Rxe5+ 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. b4
Ke7 27. b5 Bd7 28. b6 dxc4 29. Rxc4 axb6 30. Rc7 Rb5 31. Rxb7
Kd6 32. Kg3 h6 33. Rb8 Rb2 34. Bf3 b5 35. a4 b4 36. a5 Rb3
37. Kg2 Bc6 38. Bxc6 Kxc6 39. a6 Ra3 40. Rxb4 Rxa6 41. h4 e5
42. Kf3 Kd5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. g5+ hxg5 46. hxg5+
Kg6 47. Re7 Ra5 48. Ke3 Rb5 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Rb5 51. Kf3
Rd5 52. Ke3 e4 53. Kxe4 Rxg5 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Re1 Rg4 56. Rh1+
Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.13"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Rc2 b5 15. Ne3 Rxc2 16. Nxc2 Qa5
17. Qa1 Qd2 18. Qd1 Qa5 19. Qa1 Qd2 20. Qd1 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6
7. g4 Be7 8. g5 Nfd7 9. h4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Qd2
O-O 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. f3 Rb8 15. Rg1 Qc7 16. b4 Nd7 17. Ndxb5
axb5 18. Nxb5 Qc8 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Rd8 21. b5 Nde5
22. Qc5 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Nxf3 24. bxc6 Bxc6 25. Rg3 Rb1+ 26. Ke2
Qa6+ 27. Kxf3 Qxf1+ 28. Bf2 Qh1+ 29. Ke3 Qc1+ 30. Kf3 Qd1+
31. Ke3 Qc1+ 32. Kf3 Qh1+ 33. Ke3 Qxe4+ 34. Kd2 Qf4+ 35. Kc3
Rb8 36. Rd3 Rc8 37. Kb2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Be2 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 axb4 15. axb4 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne1
Bd8 18. Qd1 Bc7 19. Nd3 b5 20. Ra1 Ne4 21. Ne2 Bd8 22. f3 Nef6
23. Nc3 Nf8 24. Rc2 Ng6 25. Rca2 Rxa2 26. Rxa2 Ra8 27. Qa1
Rxa2 28. Qxa2 Nxf4 29. exf4 Nd7 30. Ne2 Bc7 31. h4 Nb8 32. h5
Qa6 33. Qb2 f6 34. g4 Nd7 35. Kf2 Qa8 36. Ke1 Kf7 37. Kd2 Kg8
38. Kd1 Kf7 39. Kc2 Qa4+ 40. Kc1 Qa8 41. Kb1 Qa7 42. Qc1 Qa8
43. Kb2 Bd8 44. Qg1 Be7 45. Nec1 Bd8 46. Nb3 Qb7 47. Qe3 Qa8
48. Qc1 Qa4 49. Qe1 Qa8 50. Qd2 Qa4 51. Nf2 Qa8 52. Nh3 Qc8
53. Qc2 Nf8 54. Nc1 Kg8 55. Nd3 Nh7 56. Qe2 Nf8 57. Qe3 Qd7
58. Ng1 Qe8 59. Ne2 Bc7 60. Nec1 Kf7 61. Nb3 Ke7 62. Qe1 Kd7
63. Nbc1 Kc8 64. Ne2 Nd7 65. Ng3 Qf7 66. Qe3 Kb7 67. Ne2
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be6 8. Bg2 h5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Be7 11. a4 Rc8
12. O-O Nf8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Nd5 h4 16. Nec3 Nh7
17. Ra3 Rc6 18. Rb3 Qb8 19. Na2 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qc8 21. Nb4 Nf6
22. Qd2 Rc5 23. Rc1 hxg3 24. hxg3 g6 25. Rd3 Kf8 26. c3 Kg7
27. Rd1 Qd7 28. b3 Qg4 29. c4 Nxe4 30. f3 Nxd2 31. fxg4 Nxc4
32. bxc4 Rxc4 33. Nd5 Bd8 34. Ra1 Rxg4 35. a5 e4 36. Rb3 Rh5
37. Ne3 Rgg5 38. Kf2 Rxa5 39. Rxa5 Rxa5 40. Bxe4 b5 41. Rd3
Be7 42. Kf3 Ra1 43. Nd5 Bd8 44. Nf4 Be7 45. Rc3 d5 46. Bxd5
Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.18"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. a3 b5 15. axb4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxb4
17. Ra1 Bb5 18. Nd4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 a5 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. Nb3 Qg5
22. c5 Nxc5 23. Nxa5 Ne4 24. Nc6 Bc5 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Bxd4
Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 e5 28. Bb2 Rd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 h5
31. Qd3 Nf6 32. h3 e4 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Qe7 Qg6 35. Bxf6 gxf6
36. Qc5 Kg7 37. Qd5 f5 38. Qe5+ Qf6 39. Qg3+ Kh7 40. Kh2 Qe7
41. Qf4 Kg6 42. Kg3 Qd8 43. Qe5 Qg5+ 44. Kh2 Qd8 45. Qg3+ Kh7
46. Qf4 Kg6 47. Qe5 Qd2 48. Qg3+ Kh6 49. Qf4+ Kg6 50. Qg3+ Kh6
51. Qh4 Qd6+ 52. Qf4+ Qxf4+ 53. exf4 Kg6 54. Kg1 Kg7 55. Kf1
Kf6 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Kd2 Kd6 58. Ke2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.14"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Ba2 O-O 10. O-O b5 11. Re1 Re8
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nf1 b4 16. Nd5 bxa3
17. bxa3 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bg5 19. g3 Qd7 20. Qd3 Rb6 21. h4 Bh6
22. Reb1 Reb8 23. Rb3 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 g6 25. Rab1 Rxb3 26. Rxb3
Qc7 27. a4 Bc1 28. Kg2 h5 29. Nh2 Rxb3 30. cxb3 Qc2 31. Nf1 a5
32. Kf3 Qc3+ 33. Ke2 Qc2+ 34. Kf3 Qc3+ 35. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 Rd8 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Na4 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7
12. Rfc1 Ne4 13. Ba5 b6 14. Be1 Rac8 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. b4 e5
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nc3 Bd5 21. Rxa7
Bc4 22. Na4 Bxe2 23. Nxb6 Rc7 24. Ra2 Bd4 25. Na4 Ra7 26. b3
Bb5 27. Rd2 Rad7 28. Rcd1 Rd6 29. Kg2 Be5 30. Rxd6 Rxd6
31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Nc5 Bb2 33. Rc2 Bd4 34. Bd2 Bxc5 35. bxc5 f6
36. h4 Rd3 37. Rb2 Kf7 38. g4 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Be3 Kg6
41. Rb1 Rc3 42. b4 Rc4 43. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.16"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g3 O-O 11. Rc1 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. O-O e5 15. d5 Nc5 16. Qc2 b5
17. Be2 cxd5 18. Nxb5 Qb6 19. b4 Ne6 20. Qc6 Rfb8 21. Qxb6
Rxb6 22. a3 Bd8 23. Nc3 d4 24. Na4 Rd6 25. Bc4 Nd5 26. Bxd5
Rxd5 27. e4 Rd7 28. Nb2 d3 29. Be3 Bb6 30. Kf2 f5 31. Nc4 fxe4
32. Bxb6 d2 33. Rcd1 axb6 34. Rxd2 Rd4 35. Rxd4 exd4 36. fxe4
b5 37. Ne5 Rxa3 38. Rc1 Ng5 39. Rc8+ Kh7 40. Rd8 Nxe4+ 41. Kg2
Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.17"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. c3
Bc5 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nge7 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. Bh4 Qh6
12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4 axb4 16. cxb4 Nf4
17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Bb5 Bg4 19. Qc1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 g5 21. Bxf4
gxf4 22. Bxc6 Rfc8 23. b5 bxc6 24. bxc6 Ra5 25. Kh1 Rc5
26. Qb2 R8xc6 27. Rg1+ Kf8 28. a5 Qh3 29. axb6 Qxf3+ 30. Rg2
Ra5 31. b7 Rxa1+ 32. Qxa1 Rb6 33. h4 Qb3 34. Kh2 Rxb7 35. Qf6
Qb6 36. f3 Rb8 37. Rd2 Re8 38. Qh6+ Ke7 39. e5 Rg8 40. Qxd6+
Qxd6 41. exd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.19"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Be7
12. Bd2 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bxh4 14. O-O-O Bxg3 15. Qxg3 Ne7 16. Bb4
Nf5 17. Qf4 g5 18. Qf2 g4 19. c4 Qb6 20. Bc5 Qa6 21. b3 g3
22. Qd2 O-O-O 23. Kb2 b6 24. Bd6 Nxd6 25. exd6 Rxd6 26. Qf4
Rd7 27. d5 cxd5 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Qg4 Qb7 30. Qf4 Qb8 31. Qf6
Kb7 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qxf7+ Kc6 34. Rc1+ Rc5 35. Qf3+ Kb5
36. Qd3+ Ka5 37. Qd4 Ka6 38. Qa4+ Ra5 39. Qc4+ Rb5 40. Qa4+
Ra5 41. Qc4+ Rb5 42. Qa4+ Kb7 43. Qe4+ Ka6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Rb8
12. Nc3 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Re1 h6 16. Bh3 Rc6
17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qg4+ Bg5 19. Qxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxd7 Rc7 21. Bf5
Bd2 22. Red1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rd8 24. Rab1 Rc6 25. f4 exf4 26. e5
Bc8 27. Be4 Rxc3 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. exd6 Rc4 30. Bd3 Rc6
31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Bxa6 fxg3 33. hxg3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "245"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c3 b6 6.O-O Bb7 7.Nbd2
Be7 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.c4 cxd4 12.exd4 Qe7
13.Ne5 Ba3 14.Bxa3 Qxa3 15.f4 Qb2 16.Nef3 dxc4 17.bxc4 Bxf3
18.Nxf3 Qxe2 19.Bxe2 Rac8 20.a4 Rc7 21.a5 Rd8 22.axb6 Nxb6
23.Rfc1 Nc8 24.g3 Ne7 25.Ra4 Nc6 26.c5 Nd5 27.Ne5 Nde7 28.Rcc4
Nxe5 29.fxe5 f6 30.exf6 gxf6 31.Bf3 e5 32.dxe5 fxe5 33.c6 Nf5
34.Ra5 Re8 35.Rcc5 Nd4 36.Be4 Kf7 37.Kg2 Kf6 38.Ra2 Ke6
39.Rca5 Ree7 40.Rf2 Rg7 41.h4 h5 42.Kh2 a6 43.Bd5+ Ke7 44.Rxa6
Kd6 45.Bg2 Rge7 46.Ra5 Nxc6 47.Rf6+ Re6 48.Rd5+ Ke7 49.Rf5 e4
50.Rxh5 e3 51.Rh7+ Ke8 52.Rxc7 e2 53.Bf3 e1=Q 54.Bh5+ Kf8
55.Rf5+ Kg8 56.Bf7+ Kh8 57.Rh5+ Kg7 58.Bxe6+ Kf6 59.Rh6+ Ke5
60.Bh3 Qd2+ 61.Bg2 Qxh6 62.Rxc6 Qh7 63.Rc4 Kf6 64.Rg4 Qd7
65.Rg5 Qc7 66.Rb5 Qc2 67.Rb6+ Kg7 68.Re6 Qa2 69.Re7+ Kf6
70.Re4 Kg7 71.Kh3 Qf7 72.Re2 Qf5+ 73.Kh2 Qf6 74.Be4 Qf1 75.Rc2
Qe1 76.Bf3 Qf1 77.Bg2 Qe1 78.Rc7+ Kh8 79.Rc4 Qe2 80.Re4 Qd2
81.Re6 Qa2 82.Re8+ Kg7 83.Re7+ Kh8 84.Re3 Qd2 85.Rf3 Qd7
86.Rb3 Qe6 87.Rb2 Qe5 88.Rf2 Qe6 89.Bf3 Qe5 90.Kg2 Qf6 91.Re2
Qd8 92.Ra2 Qf6 93.Rc2 Qe7 94.Rc6 Qd8 95.Rc2 Qe7 96.Rc8+ Kg7
97.Rc6 Kh8 98.Rh6+ Kg7 99.Rh5 Qe1 100.Rd5 Qe7 101.Rb5 Qe1
102.Rb7+ Kh8 103.Rd7 Qe8 104.Rd1 Qc8 105.Re1 Qc3 106.Rf1 Qd2+
107.Kh3 Qd7+ 108.g4 Qd3 109.Kg2 Qd2+ 110.Rf2 Qe1 111.h5 Kg7
112.Re2 Qa5 113.Re4 Kf6 114.Rf4+ Kg5 115.Rf5+ Qxf5 116.gxf5
Kxf5 117.Kg3 Kg5 118.Bg4 Kh6 119.Kh4 Kg7 120.Kg5 Kh8 121.h6
Kh7 122.Be6 Kh8 123.Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.22"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Na3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Be3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 Nd6
12. c5 Nc4 13. Rxc4 dxc4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Qxc4 b6 16. Bf4 Re8
17. Bd6 Bb7 18. Ne5 bxc5 19. dxc5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 a5 21. Rb1 Ra7
22. Qc3 f6 23. Bd6 Ba8 24. Be4 f5 25. Bc2 Rb7 26. Rd1 Rd7
27. e4 Qf6 28. Qc4 Kh8 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Qd3 f4 31. gxf4 e5
32. Qh3 Rxd6 33. cxd6 Qg6+ 34. Qg3 Qxd6 35. Rd1 Qc5 36. Rd7
Rg8 37. Bb3 exf4 38. Qg6 f3 39. h4 Qc3 40. Bxg8 Qe1+ 41. Kh2
Qxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5
7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 d6
12. Qc2 f5 13. Rad1 Be4 14. Qc1 Qe8 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. c5 bxc5
17. dxc5 e5 18. Qb3+ Qf7 19. Bg5 Qxb3 20. axb3 h6 21. Bxf6
Rxf6 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Nd2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nc6 25. Nc4 Nd4
26. f4 Nxb3 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Nxd6 exf4 29. Rxf4 Rd8 30. Nxf5
Rd2 31. Kf2 Nc1 32. Rc4 Nxe2 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Rb8 Nc3+ 35. Kf3
Nd1 36. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.25"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. g3 Nd7 8. Bg2 dxc4 9. O-O Be7 10. e3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. a4
a5 13. f4 Bb4 14. Qe2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nce4 Qe7 17. Nxc5
Qxc5 18. Rfc1 Bd7 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qb6 21. Rd1 Rfd8
22. Rcd4 Be8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Bxb7 Bxa4 26. Be4
g6 27. Kf2 Qc7 28. Qd2 Bb5 29. Bf3 e5 30. h4 exf4 31. gxf4 Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nxc1+ 8. Rxc1 a6 9. d4 b5 10. Bd5 Ra7 11. dxc5 e6
12. c6 b4 13. Qd4 Rc7 14. Na4 exd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. Qxg7 Bf6
17. Qh6 Re7+ 18. Kf1 Qxd5 19. Qxf6 Rg8 20. h3 Re6 21. Qf4 Nxc6
22. Nc5 Re7 23. g3 Rg6 24. Kg2 Qd6 25. Qc4 Qf6 26. Rce1 Qxb2
27. Na4 Qa3 28. Nb6 Bb7 29. Nd5 Rge6 30. Qc5 Rxe1 31. Rxe1
Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Qxa2 33. Nf3 Kd7 34. Kh2 Qe2 35. Nf6+ Kc7
36. Nd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5
Nxd5 7. O-O Be6 8. Bxd5 Bxd5 9. f4 f6 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxd5
Qxd5 12. c3 Bd6 13. Nf4 Qf7 14. d4 O-O-O 15. Qa4 a6 16. Qb3
Qxb3 17. axb3 Ng6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Rde8
21. h3 g5 22. Rf5 Re2 23. Rf2 Rhe8 24. Raf1 Kd7 25. Rxe2 Rxe2
26. Rf2 Re1+ 27. Rf1 Re2 28. Rf2 Re1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1
Ke6 31. Ke2 Kf5 32. Kf3 a5 33. c4 b6 34. Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[EventDate "2017.01.13"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 Be4
12. Bh3 Bf6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rd2 a5 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. d5 Bxb2
17. dxe6 Bf6 18. exd7 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Rad8 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. exd4
Bc6 22. c5 Bxd7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. cxb6 cxb6 25. Rc1 d5 26. Rc6
Rb8 27. Rdc2 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Kf3 Rd6 30. Rc7+ Ke6 31. a3
Rbd8 32. Kf4 Kf6 33. R2c6 g5+ 34. Kf3 h5 35. b4 axb4 36. axb4
Rxc6 37. Rxc6+ Kf5 38. Rxb6 Ra8 39. Rd6 Ra3+ 40. Kf2 Ke4
41. Rf6 Rb3 42. h4 Kxd4 43. hxg5 Rxb4 44. Rxf7 Ke5 45. Rh7 Kf5
46. Rxh5 Kg6 47. Rh4 d4 48. Kf3 Rb3+ 49. Kf2 Rb4 50. Re4 Kf5
51. Rf4+ Kxg5 52. Ke1 Rb1+ 53. Kd2 Rg1 54. Rf3 Kg4 55. Rf4+
Kg5 56. Rxd4 Rxg3 57. Rd3 Rg4 58. Rf3 Ra4 59. Rf8 Kg6 60. Ke3
Ra3+ 61. Kf4 Ra6 62. Rf5 Re6 63. e4 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Grzegorz Gajewski"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 Bxf3 5. Bxf3 c6 6. Qb3
Qd7 7. d4 e6 8. O-O b5 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Rd1 a6 11. a4 b4
12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 Nc6 15. exd5 Nxd4 16. dxe6
Nxb3 17. exd7+ Kd8 18. Bxa8 Nxa1 19. Nd2 Kc7 20. Rc1+ Kb8
21. Bg2 Bxb2 22. Rc4 Bc3 23. Bh3 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bg5 c6 8. Bg2 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb4+
12. Ke2 Qe7 13. Qb3 f5 14. Nc3 c5 15. Rhd1 Nc6 16. a3 Ba5
17. dxc5 e5 18. Nd5 Qf7 19. Kf1 f4 20. gxf4 Bg4 21. h3 Bh5
22. Qc2 Rae8 23. b4 e4 24. Nd4 Bc7 25. Bxe4 Bxf4 26. Nf5 Rxe4
27. Qxe4 Bg5 28. b5 Bg6 29. Nde3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Bxf5 31. bxc6
Bxh3+ 32. Kg1 Bg4 33. Rd3 bxc6 34. Re1 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.23"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5
12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5
17. a4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 Be7 21. Kh1 d4
22. cxd4 c4 23. b3 Bc5 24. bxc4 Rxd4 25. Qf3 bxc4 26. Rfd1 g6
27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Qxa8+ Kg7 30. Qb7+ Qf7
31. Qxf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.24"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Qc7
12. Kh1 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5 16. Bd3 Rd8
17. Qf3 Be6 18. h3 Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Bc4 20. Qd2 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Re8
22. Rd1 Qb4 23. a3 Qc4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Re7 26. e5 Nd7
27. g3 Kf8 28. Kg2 Nc5 29. Kf3 f6 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Ne4 Nxe4
32. Kxe4 fxe5 33. fxe5 Re8 34. Rd7+ Re7 35. Rd8 Re8 36. Rd7+
Re7 37. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.25"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 d5
7. Bg5 Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 Be6
12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Nd5 f5 15. Na5 Bh6+ 16. Kb1 Kf8
17. Nb3 Kg7 18. Rhe1 Rhd8 19. Nc3 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Kf6 21. Bxc6
Rxc6 22. Nf2 Rc4 23. Re2 b6 24. Nc1 Bf8 25. Ncd3 Bd6 26. b3
Rc8 27. g4 Bd5 28. Ne1 Bb4 29. gxf5 Kxf5 30. Ng2 Ba8 31. c4 f6
32. Ne4 Ke6 33. Ne3 f5 34. Ng5+ Kf6 35. Rg2 Rc7 36. Nc2 Bc5
37. b4 Bf8 38. Nh3 Bxf3 39. Rg8 Bh6 40. c5 bxc5 41. b5 Rb7
42. a4 a6 43. Rc8 axb5 44. a5 Ra7 45. Rxc5 Rxa5 46. Nf2 Bf8
47. Rc7 Be7 48. Ne3 f4 49. Neg4+ Bxg4 50. Nxg4+ Ke6 51. Nf2
Ra4 52. Rb7 Rb4+ 53. Kc2 f3 54. Nd3 Rc4+ 55. Kd1 Rd4 56. Kc2
b4 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 g6 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 a6 12. a4
Qd6 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nb6 15. O-O Be6 16. Qb3 Nd7 17. Na4
O-O 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Bd7 20. Rfc1 Ra7 21. Ne1 Rfa8
22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Nd3 Ra1 24. Qd1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 h5 26. Ra1
Rxa1 27. Qxa1 Qb8 28. Nc5 Be8 29. g3 Bf8 30. Qc1 Bd6 31. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.27"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Qe2 e5 9. Nf3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nbxd2
Qb6 12. a4 a6 13. Nc4 Qc5 14. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1
Rac8 17. Nd6 Rc6 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. b4 Qc7 20. Rac1 Nb6 21. Rxc6
Qxc6 22. Nxe5 Qxa4 23. Rc1 Qb3 24. Qd4 Qe6 25. Nxb7 Re8 26. f4
Nbd7 27. Nd6 Rf8 28. Nc6 Nb8 29. Na5 Nbd7 30. Nc6 Nb8 31. Na5
Nbd7 32. Rd1 Nh5 33. e5 Qg4 34. Rf1 g5 35. h3 Nxf4 36. hxg4
Ne2+ 37. Kf2 Nxd4 38. Rd1 f6 39. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.29"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 Bb7
7. Qb1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. e4 Bb7 13. b4 h6 14. Re1 Qc8 15. b5 a6 16. a4 Rd8 17. Bc3
axb5 18. axb5 c5 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Bd2 Qa4
22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Bf8 24. Be3 Ra5 25. d6 Be4 26. Qc1 Bxd6
27. Qc8+ Bf8 28. Bh3 Bxf3 29. Bxd7 b5 30. Qb8 Ra8 31. Qxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4
7. a4 a5 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1 c6 11. Na3 Be6 12. h3
Ne8 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 e5 16. Nf3 exd4
17. Nxd4 Nc7 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Qc1 Qb4 20. Ra3 Re8 21. Rc3 Be6
22. b3 Na6 23. Rdd3 Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf8 25. Be3 Rad8 26. Nxe6 Rxe6
27. Qd1 Red6 28. Bf4 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Nc5 31. Qd1
Ne6 32. Be3 Bd4 33. Bd2 Qc5 34. Qf3 Qc2 35. Bh6 Bg7 36. Bxg7
Kxg7 37. Bf1 Qc5 38. Bc4 Ng5 39. Qc3+ f6 40. Qd3 Qe7 41. h4
Nxe4 42. Qe3 Qe5 43. Qb6 Kh6 44. Qe3+ g5 45. Bd3 Nc5 46. hxg5+
Qxg5 47. f4 Qg4 48. Be2 Qf5 49. Qe7 Qe6 50. Qf8+ Kg6 51. Bc4
Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 Qd4 54. Qg8+ Kh6 55. Qf8+ Kg6
56. Qg8+ Kh6 57. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6
Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14. Rh3 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1
Qd6 17. Rc3 O-O 18. h5 Rd8 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Rd1 Qf8 21. Rc7 Qh6
22. Rxb7 Qf4 23. g3 Qxe4 24. f3 Qd5 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. h6 Kf8
27. Rc1 Nc4 28. Kf2 Nd6 29. Rb6 Bb5 30. Rc5 Rab8 31. Rxb8 Rxb8
32. Rxd5 Rb6 33. g4 Bxe2 34. Nxe2 f5 35. g5 f6 36. gxf6 Nf7
37. Ng3 Rxf6 38. Nxf5 Nxh6 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Ne3 Nf5 41. Rd7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.04.01"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. a4 e5 10. Bxc4 exd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. a5 Qc8 16. Bxf6
Qxc2 17. Bxc2 gxf6 18. a6 Rab8 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. Rfc1 bxa6
21. Rxa6 Rxb2 22. Rxa7 Bg4 23. Ne1 Re8 24. h3 Be6 25. Raa1 Rb3
26. Rab1 Ra3 27. Ra1 Rb3 28. Rab1 Ra3 29. Ra1 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Masters"]
[Site "Shenzhen CHN"]
[Date "2017.04.02"]
[EventDate "2017.03.22"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nd6 9. c3 Bf5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Re1 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 a5 13. a4 Ne4 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. f3 Nf6
17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Re2 Re8 19. Rae1 Nd7 20. Bf2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2
Qb7 22. Nc1 Rb8 23. Nd3 Qb3 24. Bg3 h6 25. Bxd6 cxd6 26. Qe7
Qc2 27. Qxd7 Qxd3 28. h3 Qd2 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxe8+ Kh7
31. Qxf7 Qxb2 32. Qf5+ Kh8 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kh8 35. Qc8+
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Aachen GER"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. d4 Nbd7
7. Na3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. f3 Qb6 11. Kh1 Rd8
12. e4 Be6 13. Nec4 Qa6 14. Ne3 Nc5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5
17. f4 Nd3 18. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 19. Kg1 O-O 20. Nc2 Rd8 21. b3 f5
22. Ba3 Be4 23. Qd2 c5 24. dxc5 g5 25. fxg5 Bxe5 26. Rad1 Qg6
27. Qe3 h6 28. Bc1 Kh7 29. h4 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Rg8 31. Rxd3 Bxd3
32. Re1 Bf6 33. Qxg6+ Rxg6 34. Nb4 Be4 35. Re2 a5 36. h5 Rxg3+
37. Kh2 Be5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 2016/17"]
[Site "Aachen GER"]
[Date "2017.04.09"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O
7. Qc2 c6 8. Ne1 b6 9. Nd3 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Nd2
Rac8 13. a4 c5 14. a5 b5 15. b4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 dxc4 17. Nxc5
Nxc5 18. dxc5 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf3 Nh5 21. Qd2 Qe4
22. Ng5 Qxf4 23. Qe3 Rf6 24. Nf3 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Nf4 26. Rg1 Nd5
27. Qe5 Qe4 28. a6 c3 29. Rad1 Rg6 30. Rxg6 hxg6 31. Rc1 Nxb4
32. Rxc3 Nxa6 33. Qd6 Qc6 34. Qg3 b4 35. Rc1 e5 36. Kg1 Qe4
37. Nxe5 Rxc5 38. Qb3+ Qd5 39. Qxd5+ Rxd5 40. Rc8+ Kh7 41. Nf7
g5 42. Rc6 f4 43. Rxa6 b3 44. Rxa7 b2 45. Rb7 Rd1+ 46. Kg2
b1=Q 47. Nxg5+ Kg6 48. Rxb1 Rxb1 49. Nf3 Rb2 50. Kf1 Kf5
51. h3 Ke4 52. Ng5+ Kd5 53. Nf3 Rb6 54. Kg2 Rg6+ 55. Kf1 Re6
56. Ne1 Rh6 57. Kg2 Ke4 58. Nf3 Rg6+ 59. Kf1 Ra6 60. Kg2 Ra3
61. Ng5+ Kd5 62. Nf3 Ra2 63. Kf1 Kc4 64. Ng5 Kd4 65. Ne6+ Ke5
66. Ng5 Kf5 67. Nf3 Ke4 68. Ng5+ Ke5 69. Nf3+ Kd5 70. Ng5 Ra6
71. Nf3 Kc4 72. Nd2+ Kc3 73. Ne4+ Kd4 74. Ng5 Rg6 75. Nf3+ Kc3
76. Ne5 Rg5 77. Nf3 Rg6 78. Ne5 Rh6 79. Kg2 Kd2 80. e3 fxe3
81. Nc4+ Ke2 82. Nxe3 Rf6 83. Ng4 Rf3 84. h4 g6 85. Kh2 Kf1
86. Ne5 Rxf2+ 87. Kg3 Rf6 88. Kg4 Ke2 89. Kg5 Rf5+ 90. Kxg6
Rxe5 91. h5 Kf3 92. h6 Kg4 93. h7 Re8 94. Kg7 Kg5 95. h8=Q
Rxh8 96. Kxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gauti Pall Jonsson"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6
7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Rad1 O-O
12. Kh1 b5 13. f4 b4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bxg2+
17. Qxg2 Ng4 18. Bd4 bxc3 19. Qe4 h5 20. h3 Nh6 21. Bxc3 Nf5
22. Rf3 Rad8 23. Rg1 Bc5 24. Rg2 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 Qb6 26. Be1 Qxb2
27. g4 Qd4 28. Qe2 Ne3 29. Bf2 Qxe5+ 30. Bg3 Qa1 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vignir Vatnar Stefansson"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 d6
7. b3 a5 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Nd7 11. a4 d5 12. e3
c6 13. Rfc1 Bd6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qf6 17. b4
axb4 18. Qxb4 Qd8 19. a5 Rf6 20. Ne1 Qf8 21. Nd3 Qxb4 22. Nxb4
Kf8 23. a6 bxa6 24. Nxc6 Rd6 25. Rb3 Nf6 26. Na5 Bd7 27. Bf1
Ke7 28. Bd3 g6 29. Rb7 Ke8 30. Kg2 Rc8 31. Rc5 Ra8 32. h3 Kd8
33. Rb1 Ke7 34. Rb7 Ke8 35. Be2 Kd8 36. Bf3 Ke8 37. Rb1 Bb5
38. g4 Ra7 39. Rc8+ Rd8 40. Rxd8+ Kxd8 41. Rxb5 axb5 42. Nc6+
Kc7 43. Nxa7 Kb6 44. g5 Ne8 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eugene Perelshteyn"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. O-O Nc6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Rb8
12. Nd2 Na5 13. Qa4 b6 14. Qb5 Qf5 15. a4 c6 16. Qb4 Ba6
17. e4 Qg5 18. f4 Qd8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Qa3 c5 21. d5 exd5
22. exd5 Nb7 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. Ne5 Rbe8 25. Rfe1 Re7 26. Nc6
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Re5 Bc8 29. Qc1 Bd7 30. Qe3 Kf8 31. h3
f6 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. g4 Bf7 34. h4 Qd7 35. h5 Qe8 36. Qg3 Ne4
37. Bxe4 Qxe4 38. f5 Kg8 39. Qc7 Qxg4+ 40. Kh2 Qh4+ 41. Kg1
Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qf2+ 43. Kh3 Qf3+ 44. Kh4 Qxh5+ 45. Kg3 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Jorden van Foreest"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O e6 8. b3 Re8 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 b6 11. Rad1 Bb7
12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 Rad8 14. Bf3 c5 15. g4 cxd4 16. exd4 a6
17. Qg2 Nf8 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 Qd6 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Nxd5
Nh4 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxb7 Nxg2 24. Rxf6 Bxf6 25. Ng4 Bg7
26. Bxg2 Re2 27. Ba1 Rxa2 28. Ne3 Rd6 29. Bd5 Rg6+ 30. Kh1 Rh6
31. Ng2 Rh3 32. Rf1 Kh8 33. Re1 Kg8 34. Rf1 Kh8 35. c5 bxc5
36. b4 Rd2 37. bxc5 Bxd4 38. Bxd4+ Rxd4 39. Bxf7 Rc3 40. Nf4
Rd8 41. Ne6 Rc8 42. Rg1 h6 43. Rg6 Kh7 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. Rg6
Kh7 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Bg6 Rb8 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Ra7 Rc1+ 50. Kg2
Rc3 51. Kg1 Rc1+ 52. Kf2 a5 53. Bh7+ Kh8 54. Nf4 Rf8 55. Ke3
Rxf4 56. Kxf4 Rxc5 57. Bf5 Kg8 58. Ra6 a4 59. Rxa4 Kg7
60. Ra7+ Kg8 61. Ra6 Rc7 62. Rxh6 Kg7 63. Kg5 Rf7 64. Ra6 Rc7
65. h3 Re7 66. Rg6+ Kh8 67. Rh6+ Kg8 68. Rh4 Rg7+ 69. Bg6 Ra7
70. Kh6 Kh8 71. Rd4 Rh7+ 72. Kg5 Ra7 73. Rd8+ Kg7 74. Bf5 Rf7
75. Be6 Re7 76. Kf5 Ra7 77. Rg8+ Kh7 78. Kf6 Rb7 79. Ra8 Rb6
80. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6
12. Nd4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.23"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. dxc5 c3 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Nxc3 Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nd6 16. Rfc1
Rd8 17. f4 Kf8 18. Kf2 Rb8 19. Rc5 Ne4+ 20. Bxe4 Rxd4 21. Ke3
Rb4 22. b3 Be6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Rc7 a5 25. Ra7 a4 26. Rxa4 Rxa4
27. bxa4 Bxa2 28. Rc7 Rd8 29. Bc6 Rd6 30. Bb5 f6 31. g4 Be6
32. g5 fxg5 33. fxg5 Kf7 34. h4 Bb3 35. Rb7 Bd5 36. Rb8 Kg7
37. Re8 Kf7 38. Rc8 Kg7 39. Rc7 Kf7 40. Kf4 Re6 41. Bd3 Rc6
42. Rxc6 Bxc6 43. Bc4+ e6 44. Bb3 Ke7 45. Ke5 Bd7 46. e4 Bc6
47. Kd4 Kd6 48. e5+ Kd7 49. Kc3 Bf3 50. Bc4 Bg4 51. Bb5+ Kd8
52. Kb4 Bf5 53. Be2 Kc7 54. h5 gxh5 55. Bxh5 Kc6 56. Bf3+ Kc7
57. Kc3 Kd7 58. Be2 Kc6 59. Kd4 Kd7 60. Bb5+ Kd8 61. Kc4 Kc7
62. Kb4 Kb7 63. Be2 Kc6 64. Bf3+ Kc7 65. Bg2 Kd7 66. Kb5 Kc7
67. Bf1 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.24"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nbd7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. O-O-O c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxf1 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Rhxf1
b5 17. Re4 g6 18. Bh6+ Bg7 19. Bxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Qf6 21. Re7
Nb6 22. d6 Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Rhd8 24. Rd1 Nc8 25. Rc7 Nxd6
26. Ng5 Kg8 27. Rxc5 h6 28. Rcd5 hxg5 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6
Kg7 31. f3 Rh8 32. Rd2 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.25"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Donchenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. g3 Be7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne8 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qa4 Nc7 14. Bf1 Qe8 15. Kg2 Nb8 16. Qxa7 Ba8
17. Qxb6 Nc6 18. Qb3 f6 19. Qe3 Qf7 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Kg1 Rce8
22. Qf4 g5 23. Nxg5 Qg7 24. Nh3 Nxd4 25. Bd3 e5 26. Qe3 e4
27. Bb1 Nce6 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. a4 Qg4 30. Nf4 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Qg7
32. Qe3 Bg5 33. f4 Bf6 34. Ra3 Nf5 35. Qb6 Bd4 36. Qb5 Bf2
37. Rf1 Ba7 38. Ba2 d4 39. Bd5 Rb8 40. Qc4 Rfc8 41. Qa2 Ne3
42. Rxe3 dxe3 43. Nxe4 Qf7 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.26"]
[EventDate "2017.04.19"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. O-O b5 12. a3
Bb7 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. Rae1 O-O 15. Qh3 Rfe8 16. Bd3 e5 17. fxe5
dxe5 18. Re3 Nf8 19. Ne2 Qd7 20. Rf5 Qe6 21. Nd2 N6d7 22. Bxe7
Rxe7 23. Nb3 g6 24. Qg3 Nf6 25. Rf1 N8d7 26. Qe1 Kg7 27. Ng3
h5 28. Ne2 Rh8 29. h3 Qb6 30. Ng1 h4 31. Nf3 Ree8 32. Kh2 Rh5
33. Re2 Reh8 34. Qf2 Qxf2 35. Rfxf2 g5 36. Rf1 g4 37. Nfd2 Rg5
38. c4 Nh5 39. cxb5 axb5 40. Bxb5 Ndf6 41. Nc5 Bc8 42. Ree1
Nf4 43. hxg4 Nxg4+ 44. Kh1 Nf6 45. Nd3 Rg3 46. Rf3 Bg4
47. Rfe3 Rxg2 48. Nc4 Rc2 49. Ndxe5 N6h5 50. Kg1 Ng3 51. Rxg3
hxg3 52. Ne3 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2017.04.27"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 a6
7. a4 b4 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Na5 Qc8 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. c4 dxc4
12. Nxb7 Qxb7 13. Bg2 c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. O-O Bb4 16. Ne5 Nd5
17. a5 Rb8 18. Qa4+ Qb5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nc6 O-O 21. Rfb1 Qc4
22. Rxb4 Rxb4 23. Nxb4 Rb8 24. Nc2 Qe2 25. Ne1 h6 26. Qc2 Qc4
27. Nd3 Rb3 28. Kg2 g6 29. Nc5 Rb2 30. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.01"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O
Nec6 7. Be3 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. c3 b5
12. f4 Bb7 13. Nf3 Na5 14. b3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+
17. Kh1 Qe3 18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Rf3 Qa7 20. Ng4 f5 21. exf5 exf5
22. Ne3 Ne7 23. Rg3 Rae8 24. b4 Qb8 25. Qf1 Ng6 26. Nxf5 Be4
27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Nd4 Rexf4 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Nxf3 Ne5 31. Qd1
Nxf3 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. gxf3 Qe8 34. Rc2 h6 35. Qe4 Qh5 36. Rd2
Rxf3 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ Rf5 39. Rd5 Qf3+ 40. Qxf3 Rxf3
41. Rd6 Rxc3 42. Rxa6 Kg8 43. Ra5 Kf7 44. Rxb5 Rc1+ 45. Kg2
Rc2+ 46. Kg3 Rxa2 47. Rb6 Rd2 48. b5 Rd3+ 49. Kg2 h5 50. Rb8
g5 51. Rd8 Ke6 52. Rg8 Rd2+ 53. Kg3 Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Kf5 55. Rf8+
Ke5 56. Rg8 Kf6 57. Rf8+ Ke5 58. Rg8 Kf4 59. Rf8+ Kg4 60. Rf2
Rd6 61. h3+ Kh4 62. Rb2 Rb6 63. Rb4+ g4 64. hxg4 hxg4 65. Rd4
Rxb5 66. Rxd7 Rb2+ 67. Kg1 Kh3 68. Rd3+ g3 69. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.04"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5
Bc5 7. e3 O-O 8. N5c3 Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nxd5 13. Bb2 Qb6 14. Nb3 N5f6 15. c4 Rfd8 16. Qc1 a5
17. Rd1 a4 18. Nd2 Bg4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Ne4 Nc5 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Qc3 Ne4 25. Qxe5 Qxe5
26. Bxe5 Rd2 27. f3 f6 28. fxe4 fxe5 29. Rb1 Rxa2 30. Rxb7 Rc2
31. Rc7 a3 32. Ra7 a2 33. Kh2 Kf8 34. c5 Ke8 35. c6 Kd8
36. Kg3 g5 37. Kf3 h5 38. g4 h4 39. c7+ Kc8 40. Rxa2 Rxa2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.05"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6
7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. f3 Be6
12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rc6 16. g4 Kf8
17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nd5 Rcc8 19. Nf4 Bd7 20. g5 Ng8 21. Nd5 e6
22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Rhd1 Ne7 24. Kc2 Be8 25. b4 f5 26. gxf6 Bxf6
27. Kb3 Bf7 28. f4 Ke8 29. Ka3 Nc6 30. b5 axb5 31. cxb5 Ra8+
32. Kb3 e5+ 33. Nd5 exf4 34. Bb6 Rdc8 35. Bc4 Na5+ 36. Bxa5
Bxd5 37. Bxd5 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Rxa5 39. a4 Bd8 40. Bxb7 Ra7
41. Bc6+ Ke7 42. Rf1 g5 43. h4 h6 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rh1 Kf6
46. Rh8 Ba5 47. Rh6+ Ke5 48. Rg6 f3 49. Rxg5+ Kf4 50. Rf5+ Ke3
51. e5 dxe5 52. Rxe5+ Kf4 53. Re4+ Kg5 54. Re3 f2 55. Rg3+ Kh4
56. Rf3 Bb6 57. Bd5 Kg4 58. Rf8 Kg3 59. Bc4 Rc7 60. Rf6 Ba5
61. Rc6 Rxc6 62. bxc6 Kf4 63. Bf1 Ke5 64. Kc4 Kd6 65. Kb5 Bd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.07"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexandr Predke"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 Qb8
12. Nd2 Bd8 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Bxb6 15. h3 Bd4 16. Na4 h6
17. Nf1 Rc8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 a5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Ra7
22. Re3 Rc4 23. Rd3 Ra6 24. b3 Rb4 25. Nc3 e4 26. Rd4 Nc5
27. Qd2 Qe8 28. Rxb4 axb4 29. Rxa6 bxc3 30. Qxd6 Nxa6 31. Qxa6
Qd8 32. Qe2 Qd2 33. Bf1 e3 34. fxe3 Nd5 35. e4 Ne3 36. Kf2 Kf8
37. e5 Ke7 38. g4 g6 39. Qxd2 cxd2 40. Be2 d1=Q 41. Bxd1 Nxd1+
42. Ke2 Nc3+ 43. Kd3 Nd1 44. b4 Nf2+ 45. Ke3 Nxh3 46. b5 gxf5
47. gxf5 Ng5 48. Kf4 Nh7 49. b6 Nf8 50. b7 Nd7 51. c4 Kd8
52. e6 fxe6 53. fxe6 Nb8 54. Ke5 Kc7 55. e7 Nc6+ 56. Ke6 Nxe7
57. Kxe7 Kxb7 58. Kd7 Kb6 59. Kd6 Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.08"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Evgeny Romanov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Na6 8. a3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 c6 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Qb3
Ne6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Ba3 c5 15. Rad1 c4 16. Qb2 Re8 17. b5 Ne4
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. e3 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Nc7 21. e4 dxe4 22. Ne5 Qe6
23. Qxc4 Qxc4 24. Nxc4 Rbd8 25. Ne5 a6 26. Rc1 Ne6 27. bxa6
Bxa6 28. Nc6 Rd6 29. Bxe4 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Russian Team Championships"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.10"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Esipenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6
7. Be3 c6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nh5 10. Nd2 Nf4 11. Bf1 f5 12. g3
Ne6 13. exf5 gxf5 14. dxe6 f4 15. Nde4 fxe3 16. fxe3 Bxe6
17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd6 Rf3 19. Nde4 Nb4 20. Ng5 Nc2+ 21. Kd2
Rf2+ 22. Be2 Bxc4 23. Raf1 Rxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Nb4 25. Kc3 Bxe2
26. Kxb4 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Bh6 28. Rf5 Rf8 29. Rxe5 Bg7 30. Ra5
Re8 31. Rxa7 h6 32. Nf3 Rxe3 33. Nh4 Bf8+ 34. Ka5 Re5+ 35. Ka4
Rb5 36. b3 Rb4+ 37. Ka5 Kf7 38. Nf3 Rb5+ 39. Ka4 Rb4+ 40. Ka5
Bc5 41. Ra8 Ke6 42. Nd2 Rb5+ 43. Ka4 Be7 44. Nf3 Rb4+ 45. Ka5
Kd7 46. Nd2 Kc7 47. Nf3 Re4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d5 9. exd5 Na5 10. Qd2 Nxb3 11. Nxb3 b5
12. Nxb5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd4 Nb4 15. O-O-O Nxa2+
16. Kb1 Nb4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rhe1 Bf5 19. N3d4 Kf6 20. Nxf5
gxf5 21. Rd4 a5 22. g4 Rg8 23. h3 h5 24. gxf5 Rad8 25. Rf4 Rd5
26. Nc3 Rxf5 27. Ne4+ Kg6 28. Rxf5 Kxf5 29. Ng3+ Kg6 30. Rxe7
Rd8 31. Kc1 Na2+ 32. Kb1 Nb4 33. Kc1 Na2+ 34. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1
Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5
12. dxc5 Bb7 13. Nc3 e6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Bd4 h5 16. h4 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Qxh4 18. Rad1 g5 19. g3 Qh3 20. b3 g4 21. Qg2 Ng5
22. Qxh3 Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. Rh1 Nf3 25. Rxh5 Nxd4 26. Rxd4
Bxe5 27. Rxd7 Bxc3 28. Rg5+ Kh8 29. Rh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Nxd2 a6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. Bxg4 Nfxg4 16. O-O
Rc8 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qf4 Re8 19. Rad1 Nf6 20. Qg5 Ne4 21. Qxd8
Rexd8 22. N2f3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Nf6 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. Rd2 Rd7
26. b4 Rc4 27. Rb1 Rd6 28. Rdb2 b6 29. Rd1 Ne8 30. b5 a5
31. Rc2 Rd7 32. Rdc1 Nd6 33. Rxc4 Nxc4 34. Nc6 Na3 35. Ne5 Rb7
36. Rc6 Ke7 37. Ng4 Nxb5 38. Nf6 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qe5 8. Bg2 Na6 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 exd3 11. Qxd3 O-O
12. Qe3 Bd6 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Qd4 Bc7 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Bxc7 Nxc7
17. f3 Ne6 18. Qf2 Ng5 19. g4 Qg6 20. Ne3 h5 21. h4 Ne6 22. g5
Nf4 23. Rd4 N6d5 24. Ncxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Rxd5 Be6
27. Rd2 Rad8 28. e4 f5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxa7 Qf7 31. Qa5 Qd7
32. Qe5 fxe4 33. fxe4 Bh3 34. Qd5+ Qxd5 35. exd5 Bxg2 36. Kxg2
Rxd5 37. Rf1 Rd4 38. Kg3 Rg4+ 39. Kh3 Kh7 40. Rf7 Rb4 41. b3
Kg6 42. Rc7 Rd4 43. Rxb7 Rd3+ 44. Kg2 Rd2+ 45. Kf3 Rxa2
46. Rb4 Kf5 47. Ke3 Rg2 48. Kd3 Rg3+ 49. Kc2 Ke5 50. Rc4 Kd5
51. Kb2 Rh3 52. Ka3 Rg3 53. Ka4 Rh3 54. Rb4 Ke6 55. Kb5 Kd5
56. Ka5 Kd6 57. Rb7 Rxh4 58. Rxg7 Rh1 59. g6 h4 60. Rh7 Ke6
61. Rc7 h3 62. g7 Rg1 63. Rc3 h2 64. Rh3 Rxg7 65. Rxh2 Kd7
66. Rc2 Rg8 67. b4 Ra8+ 68. Kb5 Rb8+ 69. Ka4 Ra8+ 70. Kb3 Rc8
71. Rxc8 Kxc8 72. Kc4 Kb8 73. Kd5 Kb7 74. Kc5 Kc7 75. b5 Kb7
76. b6 Kb8 77. Kc6 Kc8 78. b7+ Kb8 79. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Bb3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 h6
12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3 Qd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Re7
17. Nh4 g6 18. c4 Be6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Ba4 Qd4 21. Bxc6 bxc6
22. Qxc6 Rae8 23. Nf3 Qxb2 24. Rae1 Qxa2 25. Nxe5 Bd5 26. cxd5
Rxe5 27. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.18"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. e4 Bd7 15. a4 Na6 16. Nc4 Nc7
17. f4 b5 18. axb5 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Nxb5 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nxc3
22. bxc3 Bxc3 23. d6 Qe6 24. Bd5 Bxa1 25. Bxe6 Bxe6 26. Qxa1
Bxc4 27. Rc1 Bd5+ 28. Kg1 c4 29. Qa5 Be6 30. Rb1 Rec8 31. Rb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.19"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "A R Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5
7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Be2 O-O
12. Nf3 Nbc6 13. O-O Na5 14. Bf2 a6 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. b3 Nac6
17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. b4 Be4 19. a4 Nf5 20. g4 Nfe7 21. Ng5 Bg6
22. Bc5 Rd7 23. Nf3 Na5 24. Nd4 Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Bxe7
Rxe7 27. f5 exf5 28. gxf5 Bh5 29. Qg5 g6 30. e6 f6 31. Qxf6
Rg7 32. Rc2 Bg4 33. Qh4 Bxf5 34. Rg2 Re8 35. Re1 a5 36. bxa5
Qxa5 37. Nxf5 Qxf5 38. Qxc4 Rge7 39. Rf2 Qa5 40. Rf7 Qb6+
41. Kg2 Qc6+ 42. Qxc6 bxc6 43. Rxe7 Rxe7 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. a5
Ra7 46. Re5 Ke7 47. Ke4 Rb7 48. Kd3 Rb1 49. Kc2 Ra1 50. Kb2
Ra4 51. Kb3 Ra1 52. Kb2 Ra4 53. Kb3 Ra1 54. c4 h6 55. Kb4 g5
56. Re3 c5+ 57. Kb5 g4 58. h3 gxh3 59. Rxh3 Kxe6 60. Rxh6+ Kd7
61. a6 Kc7 62. Rh8 Kd6 63. a7 Rxa7 64. Rh6+ Ke5 65. Kxc5 Ra8
66. Kb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 b6 10. b3 a5 11. Bc3 Ne4 12. Ne5
Nxe5 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. dxe5 f4 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. Bd4 Ba6 18. Qc6 Bxe2 19. Re1 Qc8 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Nc3 Ba6
22. e6 Rd8 23. Qe4 Bb7 24. Qxf4 Qc6 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qf7+
Kh8 27. Ne4 Qe8 28. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5
Nf6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Be2 e4 9. Nd4 Na6 10. g4 Nxc5 11. Nf5 Qf8
12. g5 d6 13. Ng3 Nfd7 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Nxe4 Bf5
17. f3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4+ Nxe4
21. Rg1 O-O 22. Bd4 f6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Ke2 b6 25. a4 a5
26. Raf1 Nh5 27. e4 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. e5
Ke7 31. Kf3 dxe5 32. Bxe5 Kd7 33. d4 Nf6 34. Kf4 Ne8 35. Ke4
Nd6+ 36. Kd3 g6 37. Bf4 Nf5 38. Bd2 Nd6 39. c5 Nb7 40. Be3
bxc5 41. dxc5 Kc6 42. Kc4 Nd8 43. Bd2 Nb7 44. Be3 g5 45. Bxg5
Nxc5 46. Bd2 Nxa4 47. Bxa5 Nb6+ 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Ke4 Ke6
50. Kd4 Kf5 51. Kc5 Kg4 52. Kc6 Kh3 53. Kxc7 Nc4 54. Bc3 Kxh2
55. Kc6 Ne3 56. Bd2 Ng4 57. Kd5 h5 58. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Nd5
Bxd5 13. exd5 g6 14. Be2 Bg7 15. O-O b6 16. c4 O-O 17. h3 Nh7
18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bf6 20. Kg2 Bg5 21. Rh1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Qg5
23. Kf2 Qxe3+ 24. Kxe3 Kg7 25. Nd2 Ng5 26. b4 a5 27. a3 Ra7
28. Bd3 Rfa8 29. Nb3 Nf6 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Rab1 e4 32. Bxe4
Re8 33. Nd2 Ngxe4 34. fxe4 Nxe4 35. Nxe4 Rae7 36. Rh3 Rxe4+
37. Kd3 Rxg4 38. Rb6 Ree4 39. Rc6 g5 40. Rf3 f6 41. Rxd6 Rd4+
42. Ke3 Rxc4 43. Rfxf6 Rg3+ 44. Kf2 Rxa3 45. Rg6+ Kf7
46. Rgf6+ Kg7 47. Rg6+ Kf7 48. Rgf6+ Kg7 49. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. Re1 Rfc8 16. Bc2 Bd8 17. Qd2 Bc7
18. Ra1 Bc4 19. Reb1 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxf4 21. exf4 Ra8 22. Qc1
Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Ne8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Nc7 26. g3 Kf8 27. Qa3
bxc5 28. bxc5 Qa6 29. Qxa6 Nxa6 30. f4 Ke7 31. Kf2 f6 32. h4
Nb4 33. Bd1 Bd3 34. Ke3 Bc2 35. Na2 Nxa2 36. Bxc2 Nc3 37. g4
fxe5 38. dxe5 Na2 39. Kd4 Nb4 40. Ba4 Kd7 41. f5 Ke7 42. Bd1
Na6 43. Ba4 Nb8 44. Bc2 Nd7 45. Ba4 Nb8 46. Ke3 Nd7 47. Kd4
Nb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. Qc2 g6
12. Rd1 Qc7 13. c4 Bf6 14. Bb2 Rb8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Be2 exd5
17. cxd5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qd6 19. g3 Bd7 20. Bg2 Rfe8 21. e4
Bxb2 22. Qxb2 f5 23. Re1 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Re7 25. Bg2 Rbe8
26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. h4 b5 28. Rc1 c4 29. a4 a6 30. axb5 axb5
31. Qd4 Rf7 32. Ra1 Qf6 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Qc5 g5 35. hxg5 Qxg5
36. Ra7 Qe5 37. f4 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qd1 39. d6 Qg4 40. Qe5+ Kh6
41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Bh3 Qd1 43. Qg5# 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Bxh4 9. Qb3 g5 10. Be5 f6 11. Bh2 Bxg4
12. Qxb7 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Nxe7 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Nd7 16. Nf3
Nf5 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Kf7 20. Rxc6 Nd5 21. Rc5
Rad8 22. Nxh4 Nxh4 23. Nd6+ Ke6 24. Nb5 Rd7 25. Re1 Rhd8
26. Nc7+ Kf7 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Rc7+ R8d7 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7
30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Kd3 Nf3 32. Bb8 Rxd4+ 33. Ke2 Rxd1 34. Kxd1 a6
35. Ke2 Nd4+ 36. Ke3 Nc6 37. Bh2 Kd5 38. f4 g4 39. f5 h5
40. Bc7 h4 41. Kf4 g3 42. Bb6 Nd4 43. Ke3 Nxf5+ 44. Kf3 h3
45. b3 h2 46. Kg2 Nh4+ 47. Kh1 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ng5 Nf6
12. Qf3 Rb8 13. O-O h6 14. Qh3 Bd6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 O-O
17. Bc2 Bf4 18. Qd3 g6 19. Rfe1 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bf4 21. Re4 Bxd2
22. Qxd2 Kg7 23. Rae1 Bd7 24. Rg4 Rbc8 25. Re3 f5 26. Rh4 g5
27. Rhh3 Rf6 28. Re5 Qd6 29. Rhe3 b5 30. Bb3 f4 31. Re1 f3
32. g3 Qf8 33. Kg1 Qf7 34. Qd3 Re8 35. R1e3 Rf5 36. Rxf5 Qxf5
37. Rxf3 Qxd3 38. Rxd3 Kf6 39. Rf3+ Ke7 40. Re3 Kd6 41. Kf1 e5
42. Rf3 exd4 43. cxd4 Bh3+ 44. Kg1 Re1+ 45. Kh2 Bg4 46. Rf6+
Ke7 47. Rf7+ Kd6 48. Rf6+ Ke7 49. Rf7+ Kd6 50. Rf6+ Ke7
51. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. d4 c6 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. f4 Re8
12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd2 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Ne4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe3 a5 19. b5 cxb5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Qxb5
Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Bg4 23. Rae1 Qd2 24. h3 Be6 25. a3 Qe3 26. Kh2 b6
27. f5 Bf7 28. f6 g6 29. Rc1 Kg8 30. Rc7 Rf8 31. Re7 Qxa3
32. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 f5 14. e5 O-O 15. Bc4+ e6 16. Ke2 Bd7
17. h4 Rac8 18. Bd2 h6 19. Bb3 Kf7 20. Rhg1 Rfd8 21. g4 Ne7
22. g5 h5 23. Ba5 Re8 24. Bb4 Bf8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxe7 Bxe7
27. Rd1 Bb5+ 28. Ke1 Rc3 29. Nd2 Rh3 30. Bc4 Rxh4 31. Bxb5
axb5 32. Nf3 Rh1+ 33. Ke2 Rxd1 34. Kxd1 Ke8 35. Ke2 Kd7
36. Ke3 Kc6 37. Kf4 Ba3 38. Nh4 Bc1+ 39. Kg3 Bxg5 40. Nxg6 Kd5
41. f4 Bd8 42. Nf8 b4 43. Kh3 b5 44. Kg3 h4+ 45. Kh3 b3
46. axb3 b4 47. Nd7 Kxd4 48. Nf8 Kd5 49. Nd7 Be7 50. Nb8 Ke4
51. Nc6 Bc5 52. Nd8 Kd5 53. Nb7 Be3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Qc7 17. Be3 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Rxc6 19. Rac1 a6 20. Rxc6 bxc6
21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Bc5 Kf8 23. Kg2 h5 24. Kf3 g6 25. h3 Bxc5
26. Rxc5 Ke7 27. g4 hxg4+ 28. hxg4 f6 29. Ra5 Ra8 30. g5 f5
31. e4 Kd6 32. e5+ Kc7 33. Ra4 c5 34. Rh4 Kc6 35. Ke3 a5
36. Rh6 Kd5 37. Rxg6 a4 38. Rg7 axb3 39. Rd7+ Kc4 40. axb3+
Kxb3 41. g6 c4 42. g7 c3 43. Rb7+ Kc2 44. Rc7 Rg8 45. Kf4 Kd2
46. Kg5 c2 47. Kf6 c1=Q 48. Rxc1 Kxc1 49. Kf7 Ra8 50. f4 Kd2
51. Kxe6 Ke3 52. Kxf5 Rg8 53. Kf6 Kxf4 54. e6 Ra8 55. e7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. Qc1 Bd7
12. Nd2 Nc6 13. Nc2 Rac8 14. Rb1 Qa6 15. Bc3 b6 16. Ne3 Rfd8
17. Qb2 Be6 18. Nd5 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Rfc1 Nf5 21. Nb3 Nd6
22. Nd2 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Ne3 Rdd8 26. Ng4
Nd4 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Ne3 Nf5 29. Nxf5 Qxf5 30. Rc1 Rc8
31. Rd1 Qe6 32. h4 h5 33. Rd3 f6 34. Re3 Qd6 35. Rd3 Qc6
36. Qb3+ Kg7 37. Re3 Kf8 38. Qd3 Kf7 39. Qb3+ Qc4 40. Qxc4+
Rxc4 41. Ra3 a5 42. Rb3 Rb4 43. Rxb4 axb4 44. Kf1 g5 45. Ke1
Ke6 46. e3 Kf5 47. f3 gxh4 48. gxh4 e5 49. Ke2 e4 50. Kf2 Ke5
51. Ke2 Kd5 52. fxe4+ Kxe4 53. Kf2 Kd3 54. Kf3 Kc3 55. Kf4 Kb2
56. Kf5 Kxa2 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 d6
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O e5 9. c3 a5 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. f4 Qb8 14. Kh1 a4 15. Rae1 Ra5 16. e5 dxe5
17. Nc4 Rd5 18. Nxe5 Qc8 19. Qxa4 Ng4 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Be4
Rh5 22. Bg3 Qe7 23. Bf3 Qd7 24. Rd1 Qf5 25. Qxc6 Ne3 26. Rfe1
Nxd1 27. Rxd1 Qc2 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Qf3 Qxb2 30. Qxh5 Qxa2
31. f5 Qc4 32. f6 Bxf6 33. Qxh6 Bg7 34. Qe3 Qxc3 35. Qxc3 Bxc3
36. Bxc7 Rc8 37. Bf4 Bg7 38. h4 Rc4 39. Rf1 Bh6 40. Bg3 Kg7
41. Kh2 Kg6 42. Rf3 f5 43. Bf2 Rf4 44. Kg3 Rxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Bf8
46. Bg3 Bb4 47. Be5 Ba3 48. g3 Bb4 49. Bd4 Bd6 50. g4 fxg4+
51. Kxg4 Kh7 52. Be5 Bxe5 53. h5 Kh6 54. Kf3 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Ngf6
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Be7 10. a4 a5 11. Nh4 O-O 12. Nd2
Bb4 13. c3 Bc5 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. g4 Bg6
18. Rd1 Bxf5 19. exf5 h6 20. Nd2 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Nb6 22. Qg3
Nxa4 23. b3 Nb6 24. h4 Rad8 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Nh5 27. Qg4
Nf4 28. Ne4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Re1 Nbd5 31. c4 Nxg2
32. Kxg2 Nf4+ 33. Kg3 Rd3+ 34. f3 Qd8 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nh7+
Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nh7+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. Bxf6
Bxf6 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. c3 d6 10. Qd2 g5 11. e3 g4
12. Ng1 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Ne2
Rd8 17. Rc1 h5 18. h4 gxh3 19. Rxh3 Qe6 20. Qb4 Qxa2 21. Ng3
Qe6 22. Nxh5 Qg6 23. Nf4 Qg7 24. Nd5 Nb6 25. Qb5+ Kf8
26. Rxh8+ Qxh8 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Qxb6 Qh1+ 29. Kd2 Qh4 30. g3
Qf6 31. f4 exd4 32. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 33. exd4 Rd7 34. Kd3 f5 35. Rh1
Rg7 36. Rh5 Rxg3+ 37. Kc4 Ke7 38. b4 Rf3 39. Rxf5 Ke6 40. Rf8
Ke7 41. Rb8 Rxf4 42. Rxb7+ Ke6 43. b5 Rf1 44. d5+ Kf6 45. b6
Rb1 46. Rb8 Kg7 47. b7 Rb2 48. Kd4 Rb1 49. Ke4 Rb5 50. Kf4 Kh7
51. Rd8 Rxb7 52. Kf5 Re7 53. Kf6 Re1 54. Rxd6 Rf1+ 55. Ke7 Rd1
56. Rd8 Kg7 57. d6 Re1+ 58. Kd7 Kf7 59. Ra8 Rd1 60. Ra2 Kf6
61. Rf2+ Ke5 62. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O Nd7 6. c4 Bxf3
7. Bxf3 Ne5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. cxd5 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nxf3+ 11. exf3
cxd5 12. Nc3 e6 13. Nb5 Kd7 14. Rxa7 Rxa7 15. Nxa7 Ne7 16. d3
Nf5 17. Kg2 Bc5 18. Nb5 Rc8 19. Bd2 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Rc1
Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Kc6 23. Kf1 Kb5 24. Bd2 Bxb2 25. Ke2 Bd4 26. f4
f5 27. f3 g6 28. g4 Bc5 29. Kd1 d4 30. Kc2 Bb4 31. Bc1 Kc5
32. Kd1 b5 33. Ke2 h5 34. g5 Kd5 35. Kd1 Ba5 36. Ke2 Kc5
37. Ba3+ Bb4 38. Bc1 Kd5 39. Kd1 Ba5 40. Ke2 Bc7 41. Bd2 Bd6
42. b4 Bc7 43. Kf1 Bd6 44. Kg2 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O Nd7 6. d4 e6
7. c4 Be7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Nc3 Ngf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rfd8
12. g4 Bg6 13. c5 Qxb3 14. axb3 Rdc8 15. b4 a6 16. Nd2 Bd8
17. Nb3 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. f4 Rb8 20. e3 Be4 21. g5 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Nh5 23. Nc1 f5 24. Nd3 Kf7 25. Kf3 g6 26. h4 Ng7
27. Rh1 h5 28. Ke2 Ne8 29. Kd2 Rcc8 30. Ne2 Nc7 31. Ng1 Ke7
32. Nf3 Rg8 33. Nfe5 Nxe5 34. Nxe5 Rbc8 35. Ra5 Rg7 36. Rha1
Rgg8 37. Kd3 Rg7 38. Kd2 Kd8 39. Kd3 Ke8 40. Kd2 Kd8 41. Kd3
Ke8 42. Kd2 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rac8
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 c5 16. Rfe1
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Rfd8 19. Qe3 h6 20. Qe2 Bb4
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 e5 24. g3 e4 25. Bxf6
Qxf6 26. Bxe4 Bc5 27. Qe2 g6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Bd5 h5 30. Qf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7
12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Na5
Rac8 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Nb7 h6 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Be3 Bb6 21. Rb1
Nd5 22. Bxb6 Rxb6 23. Rc1 Rb2 24. e4 Nb6 25. a4 Ra2 26. c4
Rxa4 27. c5 Nd7 28. Rb1 Nxc5 29. Rb8+ Kh7 30. Nxf7 Nxe4
31. Rh8+ Kg6 32. Ne5+ Kf5 33. Nxc6 a5 34. Kg2 Ra2 35. Rf8+ Kg6
36. h4 a4 37. Rf4 Rxf2+ 38. Rxf2 Nxf2 39. Kxf2 a3 40. Nb4 Kf5
41. Kf3 h5 42. Na2 e5 43. Nc3 e4+ 44. Kg2 Kg4 45. Nd1 Kf5
46. Ne3+ Ke6 47. Kf2 a2 48. Nc2 Kf5 49. Ne3+ Kf6 50. Nc2 Ke5
51. Ke2 Kd6 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Ke2 g5 54. hxg5 Kf5 55. Kf2 Kxg5
56. Kg2 Kf6 57. Kf2 Kf5 58. Ne3+ Kf6 59. Nc2 Kg5 60. Kg2 Kg4
61. Ne3+ Kg5 62. Nc2 Kf6 63. Kf2 Kf5 64. Ne3+ Ke6 65. Nc2 Kd6
66. Ke3 Ke5 67. Ke2 Kf5 68. Kf2 Kg5 69. Kg2 Kf6 70. Kf2 Kf5
71. Ne3+ Kg5 72. Nc2 Kf5 73. Ne3+ Kg5 74. Nc2 h4 75. gxh4+
Kxh4 76. Ke3 a1=Q 77. Nxa1 Kg4 78. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5
7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. b3 O-O 10. Ba3 b6 11. Rc1 Ba6 12. Qd2
Qd7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Rc2 Nf5 15. e3 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Bf1
Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Nd6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nb5 21. Ne2 Rxc2
22. Qxc2 Rc8 23. Qd2 a5 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qc7 26. Qxc7
Nxc7 27. Nd4 Ke7 28. f4 Kd7 29. Kf2 b5 30. a3 b4 31. axb4 axb4
32. Kf3 Na6 33. g4 Nc5 34. h3 Ke7 35. Ke2 Kd7 36. Kf3 Ke7
37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Ngf6
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Be7 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nd2 Qc7
12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 Rfe8 14. Kh1 Bb4 15. c3 Bf8 16. e5 Nd5
17. Ne4 Nc5 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Be3
Ne6 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Qe2 Bc5 24. Bd4 Qb6 25. Qf2 Bxd4 26. cxd4
Rc8 27. f5 Ng5 28. h4 Ne4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. e6 fxe6 31. fxg6
Qd8 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qf4 Qd5 34. Rde1 e5 35. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 d5 6. e3 Bf5
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. cxd3 O-O 9. O-O c6 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. Qb3 Nbd7
12. Ne5 Rfe8 13. Bg3 Rad8 14. a3 Nh5 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Qc3 g5
17. b4 f6 18. Nb3 e5 19. Qc2 f5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rxe5
22. b5 Qxb5 23. Rb1 Qa4 24. Qc3 Rde7 25. Nc5 Qh4 26. Rxb7 Rxb7
27. Qxe5 Rf7 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Ne6+ Kf6 30. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. Bf4 a4
13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Re8 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. h5 Bf8 17. Rb1 Rb8
18. c4 dxc4 19. dxc4 Qc7 20. Qxa4 Nd4 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Nxg2
Ra8 23. Qd1 Rxa3 24. h6 g6 25. Nh4 Qc6 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Bg5
Nxe5 28. Bxe7 Nef3+ 29. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 30. Kf1 Nxe1 31. Qxe1 f5
32. Bxc5 Rd3 33. Nf6+ Kf7 34. Nxe8 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qf3+ 36. Kf1
Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qf3+ 38. Kf1 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 Be7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Ne4
12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 f5 16. Nb3
Ng6 17. Qc4 Qg5 18. Qxe6+ Kh7 19. Nd2 Nh4 20. g3 Qg4 21. Qd6
Qh3 22. gxh4 Rf6 23. Qg3 Rg6 24. Kh1 Rxg3 25. fxg3 g5 26. hxg5
hxg5 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Rad1 Re8 29. Nc4 Re7 30. Rf2 Qg4
31. Rd5 f4 32. gxf4 gxf4 33. Rxf4 Qe2 34. Rh4+ Kg6 35. Ne5+
Rxe5 36. Rd6+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. h5 a4
13. h6 g6 14. Bf4 a3 15. b3 Bb7 16. N1h2 Rc8 17. Qd2 Re8
18. Ng4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qd1 Rc6 21. Rc1 Qc7 22. Nh2 Rc8
23. Nf3 Rxc2 24. Nxd4 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Ba6 26. Bf4 Qc3 27. Nxe6
fxe6 28. Kh2 Nf8 29. Re3 Qc2 30. Qg4 Bxd3 31. Bg5 Bf5 32. Qh4
Bxg5 33. Qxg5 Qxf2 34. Rf3 Qxa2 35. Rxf5 Rc2 36. Kh3 Rxg2
37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Kf8 40. Qd8+ Kf7 41. Qd7+
Kf8 42. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 a5 6. e4 Bg4
7. Bxc4 e6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Bb4 11. Bd3 O-O
12. Qc2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Ng6 16. f4 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Qe7 18. Bf3 Rae8 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Rad1
Nh4 22. Qe2 f6 23. Rxd5 fxe5 24. Rxe5 Nf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxe5
26. fxe5 Rxf3 27. Bd4 Rxh3 28. Rb1 Re7 29. Rb5 Rh6 30. Rxa5
Ra6 31. Rd5 Rxa4 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. f4 Ke6 34. Rd8 Ra1 35. Kf3
Rf1+ 36. Ke4 Re1+ 37. Be3 g6 38. Rf8 Rc7 39. Kd3 Rd1+ 40. Ke2
Rd5 41. Bd4 Rf7 42. Re8+ Kd7 43. Rh8 Rxf4 44. Rxh7+ Kc6
45. Rg7 Rg4 46. Kf3 Rg5 47. Kf4 Rf5+ 48. Ke4 Rg5 49. Kf4 Rf5+
50. Ke4 Rg5 51. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. h5 a4
13. h6 g6 14. Bf4 a3 15. b3 Bb7 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Re8
18. N1h2 Qc7 19. Ng4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Bg5 Bf8 22. Qf4 Qc3
23. Bf6 Qb2 24. Bg7 Be7 25. Bf6 Bf8 26. Bg7 Be7 27. Nf6+ Bxf6
28. exf6 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Qxc2 30. Qxd4 Qc3 31. Qe3 d4 32. Qe2
Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Nc5 34. Qe5 Nxd3 35. Qb5 Nxe1+ 36. Kh3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e4 O-O
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O e5 9. c3 Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nc4 Bf6
12. Ne3 Bxh4 13. Nxh4 Nf4 14. Bf1 Nf6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Nf3 Ng4
17. Nxg4 Bxg4 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Re3 h5 20. Rae1 h4 21. g3 Qg5
22. Kh1 Nh5 23. Be2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Kg7 25. Kg1 Rh8 26. Bxg4
Qxg4 27. Qd1 Qh3 28. g4 Ng3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Nh5
7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 g6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. O-O Bd7
12. a3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nb1 Qb6 15. Qe2 Na5 16. Nc3 Nc4
17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxc4 exf3 20. d5 fxg2 21. Rfe1
Rc8 22. Qe4 e5 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Nd5 Qxb2 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8
26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. Bxf6 Be6 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxe5
30. Rxe5 Kf7 31. Kxg2 Kf6 32. f4 Bd7 33. Kf2 Bc6 34. Ke3 a6
35. h4 h6 36. Kd4 Bf3 37. Kc5 Bc6 38. Kd6 Kf7 39. f5 g5
40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Re6 g4 42. Rg6 g3 43. Ke5 g2 44. Rg5 b5
45. f6 a5 46. Rg7+ Kf8 47. Ke6 b4 48. axb4 axb4 49. Rf7+ Kg8
50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rf7+ Ke8 52. Rg7 Kf8 53. Rg3 b3 54. f7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Re1 e5 8. c3 Nh5 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Ncxe5 dxe5
12. h3 Bd7 13. Bc4 Qe7 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Be3 b6 16. a4 a5
17. Kh2 Rad8 18. Qe2 Bg7 19. g3 Kh8 20. Kg2 Bc6 21. Bg5 f6
22. Bd2 f5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Ne6 Bxe4+ 25. Kh2 Ba8 26. Nxf8 Rxf8
27. Rad1 f4 28. g4 f3 29. Qe3 e4 30. gxh5 Be5+ 31. Kh1 Bf4
32. Qd4+ Be5 33. Qe3 Bf4 34. Qd4+ Be5 35. Rxe4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4
Rd8 37. Qxg6 Rd6 38. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bxd7+ Bxd7 6. d4
cxd4 7. Qxd4 e5 8. Qd3 Rc8 9. c4 b5 10. b3 h6 11. Nc3 bxc4
12. bxc4 Nf6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rab1 O-O 15. h3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Rb8
17. Rb3 Bc6 18. Rfb1 Rxb3 19. axb3 a5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5
Bd7 22. Ra1 Rc8 23. Qa6 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Qxa5 Qc2 26. Qa7
Bf8 27. Qb7 Qd3 28. Nc4 Re8 29. Kh2 Be4 30. Qd7 Re7 31. Qxd6
Qxd5 32. Qxd5+ Bxd5 33. Ra5 Bf7 34. Ra8 Re8 35. Rxe8 Bxe8
36. Kg1 e4 37. Kf1 Kf7 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. Kd2 Bb4+ 40. Kc2 Bb5
41. Bd4 g6 42. Be3 h5 43. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 a5
12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Nd3 Nc6 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. e3 Ba6
17. Re1 a4 18. bxa4 Bd3 19. Qb3 Bg6 20. e4 Nc7 21. Nf3 Rab8
22. Qc3 Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Qd2 Na6 25. Rad1 e5 26. f4 f6
27. Ba1 Nc5 28. a5 Nb3 29. Qe2 Qc5 30. Kh1 Nxa1 31. Rxa1 d3
32. Qd2 Ra8 33. fxe5 Qxe5 34. Rac1 Rxa5 35. Rc3 h5 36. Rxd3
Rxd3 37. Qxd3 Kh7 38. Rc1 Qb2 39. Qc3 Qxa3 40. Qxa3 Rxa3
41. Re1 Ra5 42. h4 Re5 43. Kg1 f5 44. Kf2 fxe4 45. Re2 Bf5
46. Ke3 Bg4 47. Rd2 Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e4 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7
7. a4 Rc8 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Bg5 a6 11. Bxf6 exf6
12. Bc4 f5 13. c3 fxe4 14. dxe4 Na5 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Ne3 Bc6
17. Bd5 Qb6 18. Qc2 Re7 19. Rad1 Rce8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rxd6
Rxe4 22. Red1 Bh6 23. Nd5 Qb3 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxe8+ Rxe8
26. Qxb3 Nxb3 27. Rxc6 Re2 28. g3 Rxb2 29. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Bf5
12. Rfc1 e6 13. h3 h5 14. e3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd6 Rfc8
17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxe5
Bxe5 22. Nf3 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rc2 24. Ne1 Rd2 25. Nf3 Rc2 26. Ne1
Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 c6
7. Nc3 Nb8 8. h3 O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc1 Re8
12. Bh2 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bf5 15. g4 e5 16. Nxf7 Kxf7
17. gxf5 exd4 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Bg4 Nf6 20. Bg3 Qh6 21. fxg6+
Qxg6 22. exd4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4 24. c3 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Re4
26. Re1 Rae8 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qd1 h5 29. Qf3+ Bf6 30. Qh1 Qf5
31. Kf1 h4 32. Be5 Bxe5 33. dxe5 h3 34. Rd1 Rf4 35. Qh2 Rg4
36. e6+ Qxe6 37. Rd3 Re4 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. Rg3+ Rg4 40. Rxh3 d4
41. Qh7+ Kg5 42. Qg7+ Kf5 43. Rh5+ Kf4 44. Qxd4+ Qe4 45. Qf6+
1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6
7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 Rc8
12. Ne1 Qd7 13. f4 Rfd8 14. Rd1 Na5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. d3 a6
17. a4 Ne8 18. f5 Bf6 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Ng2 Qd7 21. Nf4 Nc6
22. Nh5 Be5 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Ba3 Nd6 25. Qg4 Nf5 26. Rf3 Kh8
27. Ng5 Rf8 28. Rdf1 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Bd4 30. Bc1 Ne5 31. Qh4 Ng6
32. Qg4 Ne5 33. Qh4 h6 34. Ne4 Qxh4 35. gxh4 Ng4 36. Re1 Rf3
37. Kg2 Rxe3 38. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 39. Kf3 Rf8+ 40. Ke2 Nc2 41. Rb1
Nb4 42. Nhg3 Rf4 43. Nd2 Rxh4 44. Nf3 Rf4 45. Ne4 Nxd3
46. Nxd4 Rxe4+ 47. Kxd3 Rxd4+ 48. Kc3 Rd6 49. Re1 Kg8 0-1

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Ne5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 h5 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Rc8
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 O-O 16. g4 Rfd8
17. gxh5 Nxh5 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Rhe1 Bf6 20. Rg1 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rg1 Ng7 24. h5 Nxh5 25. e6 Qd6
26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. a3 Qe6 28. Qf3+ Ke8 29. Qh1 Rd5 30. Be3 a6
31. Bc1 Qf5 32. Qg2 Kf7 33. Re1 Rd4 34. f3 Rd6 35. Rg1 c5
36. Qe2 Qe6 37. Qf2 Rd5 38. Re1 Re5 39. Rd1 b6 40. Qf1 Re2
41. Rd8 Re1 42. Qd3 Ng7 43. Qd2 Nf5 44. Qh2 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. c4 dxc4 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qc8
12. b3 c5 13. dxc5 Nfd7 14. cxb6 Bxa1 15. Nxc4 Ne5 16. Nfxe5
Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qe1 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qc2 20. Bf3 Qxb3
21. Be3 Qxa4 22. Kg2 Qb4 23. Qa1 Rac8 24. Qa2 e6 25. Ng4 h5
26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. e5 Rc3 28. Bd2 Qb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 30. Bxa5 Ra8
31. Bd2 Ra2 32. Bg5 Rxb6 33. g4 hxg4 34. Nxg4 Rb4 35. Bh6+ Kg8
36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Be4 Rb5 38. Bf4 Rb4 39. h4 b5 40. Be3 Rc4
41. Kg3 b4 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kh4 b3 44. Kxh5 b2 45. Bh7 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Altibox Norway (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6
7. c3 b5 8. a4 Bb7 9. Bc2 c4 10. d4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qe2
bxa4 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Be7 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Rxa4 Nxa4
17. Bxa4+ Kf8 18. Na3 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Ke7 20. Qb2 a5 21. Be3 Kf8
22. c4 h5 23. Bg5 Ne4 24. Rd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4
7.e3 Be6 8.Qb1 b6 9.Nh3 Bh6 10.Bg5 Bxg5 11.Nxg5 Qd5 12.Nxe6
Qxe6 13.Qb4 Qd5 14.Qxc4 Qxc4 15.Bxc4 e6 16.Be2 Nd7 17.a4 Ke7
18.a5 c6 19.Kd2 b5 20.Rab1 Rab8 21.Rb2 f5 22.Rhb1 Kd6 23.f3 e5
24.c4 exd4 25.cxb5 cxb5 26.Bxb5 dxe3+ 27.Kxe3 Nf6 28.Bc4 Rxb2
29.Rxb2 Re8+ 30.Kd4 Re7 31.Rb8 Rd7 32.Rc8 Rb7 33.a6 Rb4 34.Kc3
Ra4 35.Kb3 Nd7 36.Bb5 Ra5 37.Kb4 Ra1 38.Rd8 Rb1+ 39.Ka5 Ra1+
40.Kb4 Rb1+ 41.Ka4 Ra1+ 42.Kb3 Rb1+ 43.Kc4 Rc1+ 44.Kd3 Rc7
45.Kd4 Ke7 46.Ra8 Kd6 47.h4 Ke7 48.Bxd7 Rxd7+ 49.Ke5 Kf7
50.Rb8 Re7+ 51.Kd5 Kf6 52.Rb7 Re5+ 53.Kd4 Ra5 54.Rxa7 f4
55.Kc4 Ra2 56.Kc5 h5 57.Ra8 Rc2+ 58.Kb6 Rb2+ 59.Kc5 Rc2+
60.Kb6 Rb2+ 61.Ka7 Rxg2 62.Rb8 Rf2 63.Rb6+ Kg7 64.Kb7 Rxf3
65.a7 Ra3 66.Ra6 Rb3+ 67.Kc6 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Nd2 Nc6 12.O-O Be7
13.a3 Bf6 14.Nf3 Qe7 15.h3 g6 16.Qd2 Be6 17.Rac1 Rfd8 18.b4 a6
19.Rc2 Qd7 20.Rfc1 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.Bc7 Rd7 23.Bb6 Qe4
24.Rd1 Bd8 25.Bc5 Bc7 26.Qd3 Rad8 27.Rcd2 Qxd3 28.Rxd3 f6
29.b5 axb5 30.Rb3 b6 31.Bd4 Nxd4 32.Nxd4 Bd6 33.Rxb5 Bxa3
34.Rxb6 Kf7 35.Rb5 h5 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 Rc8 38.Kg2 Bf8 39.Kf3
Rcc7 40.Ne2 Rc5 41.Rb6 Rc8 42.Nf4 Rcd8 43.g5 Rd6 44.Rb7+ R8d7
45.Rxd7+ Rxd7 46.gxf6 Kxf6 47.Kg4 d4 48.exd4 Bc5 49.Ne2 Rd5
50.Kf3 Rf5+ 51.Ke3 Bf8 52.Ng3 Ra5 53.Kf3 Ra3+ 54.Kg4 Ra4
55.Ne4+ Kf7 56.f3 Be7 57.d5 Bf6 58.Rb1 Rd4 59.Rb7+ Kf8 60.Rb5
Be7 61.Kf4 Rd3 62.Nc5 Bd6+ 63.Ke4 Rd1 64.Nd7+ Ke7 65.Rb7 Re1+
66.Kd3 Bh2 67.Nb6+ Kf6 68.Rh7 Bf4 69.Nc4 Kg5 70.Rf7 Rd1+
71.Ke4 Re1+ 72.Kd4 Rd1+ 73.Kc5 Rc1 74.Kd4 Rd1+ 75.Kc5 Rc1
76.Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. h3 Bd6 10. a3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4
12. Bxc4 h6 13. O-O e5 14. Rae1 Qe7 15. Nh4 Qd8 16. Qb3 Rf8
17. Qd1 b5 18. Ba2 Kh8 19. Bc1 g5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 gxh4
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. e4 Rg8 24. Bxf7 Rg7 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Rxf4
Bxh3 27. Kh2 Bd7 28. Be6 Ng4+ 29. Rxg4 Bxe6 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8
31. Rxh4 Kh7 32. Re2 Rd4 33. Rf2 Rf7 34. Rxf7+ Bxf7 35. Rf4
Kg7 36. Rf5 Rc4 37. Kg3 c5 38. Kf3 b4 39. axb4 cxb4 40. Nd5 b3
41. Ne3 Rd4 42. Ra5 Bg6 43. Nf5+ Bxf5 44. exf5 Rd2 45. Rxa6
Rxb2 46. Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rb6 Rb1 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. g3 b2 50. Kg2
Kf8 51. Kh2 Kg8 52. Kg2 Kf8 53. Kh2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5
Nf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 O-O 9. Bb2 d6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. O-O Re8
12. a4 b6 13. d3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rc8
17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bg2 Nd7 20. f4 gxf4 21. exf4 Nc5
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bd5 Rf8 24. Qf3 Qd7 25. Bc3 Ne6 26. Rae1 Ne7
27. Rxe5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxa4 29. g5 Rc5 30. h4 Rxd5 31. cxd5
Nc5 32. g6 Qd7 33. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.11"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 a6 8. a4 Ba7 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. b4 Nh5 12. Nf1
Qf6 13. Ne3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nf4 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Ng6 17. b5
axb5 18. axb5 Nce7 19. Qb3 d5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Ncd2 c6 22. d4
Qd6 23. Qb2 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd5 25. Ned2 cxb5 26. e4 Qc6 27. Kh1
Rc8 28. d5 Qxc3 29. Qxb5 Qc7 30. Rb1 f5 31. Qb4 fxe4 32. d6
Nd5 33. dxc7 Nxb4 34. Rxb4 exf3 35. Rxb7 f2 36. g3 Kh7 37. Kg2
Ne7 38. Kxf2 Nd5 39. Nc4 Rxc7 40. Rxc7 Nxc7 41. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.12"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. h4 Nf6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ba6 15. Qc2 Qa5 16. Rfd1
Qc5 17. Rd7 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rxd7 19. Rxd7 Bc4 20. Qd2 a5 21. Bf3
Qa3 22. h5 Qxa2 23. Qd4 c5 24. Qe3 a4 25. Kg2 Qb1 26. h6 Qf5
27. g4 Qf6 28. Qxc5 Bd5 29. e4 Ba8 30. Ra7 e5 31. Rxa4 Qf4
32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rc8 34. Ra5 Kf8 35. Kg3 Bc6 36. c4 Bd7
37. Be2 Be6 38. Rxe5 Bxc4 39. Bxc4 Rxc4 40. Kf4 Rc6 41. g5 Rc1
42. Ra5 Ke7 43. Ke5 Rc7 44. Rb5 Ra7 45. Rc5 Rb7 46. Ra5 Rc7
47. Ra8 Rc5+ 48. Kf4 Rc1 49. Ra7+ Ke6 50. Ra6+ Ke7 51. e5 Rf1+
52. Ke4 Rg1 53. Ra8 Rxg5 54. Ra7+ Ke6 55. Ra6+ Ke7 56. Kd5 Rh5
57. Ra7+ Kf8 58. Ra8+ Ke7 59. Ra7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.14"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5
12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. exd5 Qb6 16. h4 h5
17. O-O-O Qa5 18. g4 Bxa4 19. Kb1 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Rh8 21. Rc1
Rae8 22. Rc6 Qb5 23. Rc7 a5 24. g5 a4 25. Qd4+ Kh7 26. bxa4
Qxa4 27. Re1 Rhf8 28. Ra7 Qb5 29. f4 Kg8 30. f5 gxf5 31. Kc2
b3+ 32. Kd1 Rc8 33. g6 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.15"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Ke7 10. b3 b6 11. Nbd2 Nbd7
12. Ne1 a5 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rc1 Kf8 15. Nc4 Ba6 16. Nc2 Nd5
17. Rfd1 Nb4 18. a3 Nxc2 19. Rxc2 Nf6 20. Rdc1 Bxc4 21. Rxc4
Rd2 22. R1c2 Rad8 23. Kf1 Ne4 24. Ke1 f6 25. Rxd2 Nxd2 26. Rc3
Ne4 27. Rd3 Nd6 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. Bd3 h6 30. Rb1 Rc8 31. Ke2 Rc7
32. f4 Nb7 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Bxb4 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxb4
Nc5 37. Rxb6 Rb7 38. Rxb7 Nxb7 39. Kf3 Nd6 40. Kg4 e5 41. h4
exf4 42. exf4 g6 43. h5 g5 44. fxg5+ hxg5 45. h6 Nf7 46. Kh5
Ne5 47. Bb5 Nf7 48. Bc4 Ne5 49. Bd5 Nd7 50. Be4 Ne5 51. h7 Kg7
52. Kxg5 Nf7+ 53. Kf4 Nh8 54. Bd3 Nf7 55. Bc2 Nh8 56. Ke5 Nf7+
57. Kf4 Nh8 58. Bb1 Nf7 59. Bf5 Nh8 60. Kg4 Nf7 61. Kg3 Nh8
62. Bc2 Nf7 63. Kf4 Nh8 64. Bd1 Ng6+ 65. Kg5 Ne5 66. Bc2 Nf7+
67. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altibox Norway"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.16"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O c4 6. Be2 b5
7. b3 Bb7 8. Nc3 b4 9. Na4 c3 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. a3 a5 12. Bb5+
Kf8 13. Nc5 Qb6 14. Nxb7 Qxb7 15. Qe2 g6 16. e4 Nxe4 17. Bh6+
Ke7 18. f3 Nd2 19. Rfe1 Kd8 20. Bf4 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Qa4+ Bd7
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qb6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. d3 O-O
12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Nc3 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qc2 Bh3
17. Qb3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Kg1 Rfd8 20. Be5 Nh5 21. Bxg7
Nxg7 22. Qb5 Qe6 23. Qc4 Qc6 24. Qe4 Qxe4 25. Nxe4 Ne6
26. Rfc1 f5 27. Nc3 Kf7 28. Rab1 b5 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 30. Rc3 Ra4
31. Kg2 Rb4 32. Na3 Kf6 33. Nc2 Rb5 34. Na3 Rb4 35. Nc2 Rb5
36. e3 Ra8 37. b4 Ra2 38. Rc4 Nd8 39. d4 cxd4 40. Nxd4 Rd5
41. Rc5 Rd6 42. Ra5 Ra6 43. Rxa6+ bxa6 44. Rc1 Nf7 45. Rc6+
Nd6 46. b5 axb5 47. Nxb5 Ke6 48. Nxd6 exd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Kh1 O-O 9. f4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f5 a5
12. Qe1 Ba6 13. Qh4 a4 14. Bh6 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Qb6 16. fxg6 hxg6
17. Rab1 a3 18. b4 Qd4 19. Ne2 Qxd3 20. Ng3 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Nxe4
22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rb3 Qc4 24. Rbf3 Rab8 25. Rf4 Qc3 26. Rh4
Qg7 27. Qe3 e5 28. Qxa3 d5 29. Qc1 d4 30. a3 Rbc8 31. Qc4 Rfe8
32. Re4 Qf8 33. h4 Kg7 34. h5 f5 35. hxg6 Qf6 36. Kg1 Re6
37. Rh4 Qxg6 38. b5 Rb8 39. a4 Rb7 40. Qc5 Qg5 41. Rh3 Rbe7
42. bxc6 Rc7 43. Qd5 Rcxc6 44. Kh2 f4 45. Rb1 Qe7 46. Rb8 Rcd6
47. Qb5 Rc6 48. Qb3 Qf7 49. Rbh8 Kf6 50. R3h7 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 O-O
7. Bg2 d6 8. b3 g5 9. Bb2 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nb8 11. Qc2 gxh4
12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Bxh7+ Kf8 14. Qc4 Na6 15. gxh4 Re5 16. Qf4
Qe7 17. Rg1 Rxe2+ 18. Kd1 Rxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Qxh4 20. Rg8+ Ke7
21. Qe3+ Be6 22. dxe6 Qh5+ 23. Kc1 Rxg8 24. exf7+ Kxf7
25. Qf4+ Ke8 26. Bxg8 Nc5 27. Bc4 d5 28. Bb5+ c6 29. Qxb4 Qg5+
30. Qd2 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 d6 6. Bg2 h6
7. O-O Nc6 8. Qc2 Be6 9. b3 Qd7 10. e4 Bh3 11. Ne1 O-O 12. f3
Nh7 13. Be3 b6 14. Rd1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. f4
exf4 18. Nxf4 Ne7 19. Qe4 Re8 20. Qb7 Nc6 21. Nd5 Rxd5 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5
12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Be4 Nxd4 15. Bxd5 Nxc2 16. Bxb7
Nxa1 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Rxa1 fxg5 20. Rc1 g4 21. Ne1
Bf6 22. Rc2 Rd8 23. Kf1 Kh7 24. Ke2 Kg6 25. Nd3 e5 26. Rc7 Kf5
27. Rxa7 e4 28. Nb4 Bg5 29. Rf7+ Kg6 30. Rb7 Rd2+ 31. Kf1 Rd1+
32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Kf1 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.29"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. b4 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. Nf1
c6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Ra2 d5 15. Ng3 Be6 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. c4 dxe4
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 a5 20. b5 Bc5 21. Rd3 Rad8 22. Rxd8
Rxd8 23. Qc2 f6 24. Rd1 Kh7 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Ne1 Qd7 27. Qd2
Qc7 28. Nc2 Nf8 29. Ne3 Nd7 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Bd1 Qd6 32. Qc2
Ba3 33. c5 Bxc5 34. Bg4 Bxg4 35. hxg4 Bd4 36. Bd2 Bxe3
37. Bxe3 c5 38. f3 Qc6 39. Qc4 Qb6 40. Qf7 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qe1
42. Qxd7 Qh4+ 43. Kg1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. O-O Re8 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bc1 Nd7 11. h3 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Ngf6 13. Be3 b6 14. Qd2 h5 15. Bh6 Bb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qe3 Nc5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxe5 Qd6 20. Qxd6 exd6 21. Rfd1 d5
22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxh5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 gxh5
26. Rd2 Kf6 27. Rad1 Re4 28. b4 Ne6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rd4 Rxd4
31. Rxd4 Rc8 32. a4 a5 33. Rd6 Rc4 34. Rxb6 Rxb4 35. Rxb4 axb4
36. a5 b3 37. a6 b2 38. a7 b1=Q 39. a8=Q Qg6+ 40. Kh2 Qf5
41. Qh8+ Ke7 42. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Qb6 6. Ngf3
Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nb3 Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. O-O Rg8
12. Nh4 f5 13. f3 Bh3 14. f4 Qc7 15. Kh1 Be7 16. gxh3 Bxh4
17. Nc5 Be7 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Bh5 Rg7 20. Qf3 Rdg8 21. Rg1 Rxg1+
22. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 23. Kxg1 Qe7 24. Qg3 Qf8 25. Kf1 Ne7 26. h4 Ng6
27. Bf3 Kd7 28. h5 Nxf4 29. Ne5+ Bxe5 30. dxe5 Nd3 31. Bxd5
exd5 32. Qxd3 Ke6 33. Qe3 b6 34. Qg5 Qh8 35. Qh6+ Kxe5
36. Qe3+ Kd6 37. Qh6+ Kd7 38. Qf4 Ke6 39. Qh6+ Qf6 40. Qxh7
Qg5 41. h6 Qc1+ 42. Ke2 Qxb2+ 43. Kd3 Qb1+ 44. Kd2 Qxa2+
45. Kc1 Qa3+ 46. Kc2 Qa4+ 47. Kb2 Qb5+ 48. Kc1 Qf1+ 49. Kb2
Qe2+ 50. Ka3 Qa6+ 51. Kb2 Qb5+ 52. Kc1 d4 53. cxd4 Qc4+
54. Kb1 Qd3+ 55. Ka2 Qc2+ 56. Ka1 Qc3+ 57. Ka2 Qd2+ 58. Kb1
Qd3+ 59. Ka2 Qe2+ 60. Kb3 Qf3+ 61. Ka2 Qg2+ 62. Kb3 Qf3+
63. Ka2 Qe2+ 64. Kb1 Qd1+ 65. Ka2 Qa4+ 66. Kb1 Qb3+ 67. Ka1
Qd1+ 68. Ka2 Qd2+ 69. Kb1 Qb4+ 70. Ka2 Qc4+ 71. Kb1 Qb5+
72. Ka2 Qe2+ 73. Kb3 Qb5+ 74. Kc3 Qc6+ 75. Kb3 Qf3+ 76. Ka2
Qf2+ 77. Kb3 Qxd4 78. Qg7 Qe3+ 79. Ka4 Qe4+ 80. Kb3 Qd3+
81. Kb2 Qe2+ 82. Ka3 Qe3+ 83. Ka2 Qf2+ 84. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.06.30"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qc2 c5 4. a3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Qf6 6. Qxf6
Nxf6 7. b4 b6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Rb1 d6 10. e3 e5 11. bxc5 bxc5
12. d3 Bf5 13. e4 Bg4 14. Be2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ke7 16. Be3 Rhb8
17. Kd2 Rb6 18. Rb5 Ne8 19. Rhb1 Rab8 20. Bd1 Nc7 21. Rxb6
axb6 22. f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Ne6 24. Be3 Ne5 25. a4 Nc6 26. Kc3
f6 27. Bg4 Ned4 28. Bd1 Kd8 29. Rb2 Kc7 30. Rf2 h5 31. g3 Rh8
32. h4 Kb7 33. Rg2 Rh7 34. Rf2 Kc7 35. Rf1 Kb7 36. Rf2 Ka6
37. Rf1 Kb7 38. Rf2 Rh8 39. Rf1 Kc7 40. Rf2 Ra8 41. Rf1 Kd8
42. Rf2 Kd7 43. Rb2 Ra6 44. Rg2 Ke7 45. g4 hxg4 46. Rxg4 Ne6
47. h5 Ra8 48. Rg2 Ne5 49. Rb2 Nd7 50. Rg2 Rh8 51. Ra2 Ne5
52. Rb2 Nd7 53. Ra2 Ra8 54. Rg2 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 dxe4
12. Bxe4 O-O 13. Bg5 Qd8 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Qf3 Bb4 16. Bc2 Qa5
17. h4 Rfe8 18. a3 Bf8 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. b4 a5 21. b5 cxb5
22. Nxb5 Rac8 23. Bd3 e5 24. c5 Qc6 25. Qh3 Rcd8 26. d5 Qxc5
27. Rc1 Qb6 28. Nc7 Bc5 29. Nxe8 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Rxe8 31. Rb1
Qa7 32. Rf1 e4 33. Bb5 Nh5 34. Qxd7 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Re5 36. Rfc1
Kh7 37. Rc8 Rxg5 38. Qe8 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3
bxa6 12. Rc1 f6 13. Rg1 Rf7 14. b3 Bf8 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Ke2 Re8
17. f3 e5 18. dxe5 Bb4 19. Ne4 fxe5 20. Ng5 Rfe7 21. Rgd1 Rc8
22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 Rd7 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 h6 26. Ne4
Bxe4 27. fxe4 Kf7 28. Bc7 Ke6 29. Ke2 g5 30. h3 h5 31. Kf3 Be7
32. Ba5 Kd7 33. Bc3 Bd6 34. Ba5 Bc7 35. Bb4 a5 36. Bc3 a4
37. bxa4 Kc6 38. Ke2 Kc5 39. Kd3 g4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Be1 Bd6
42. a3 Kc6 43. Bg3 a6 44. Bh2 Kd7 45. Ke2 Ke6 46. Kf2 Kf6
47. Kg3 Kg5 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Kg3 Kh5 50. Kg2 Kg5 51. Bg3 Kf6
52. Bh4+ Kg6 53. Kg3 Bxa3 54. Kxg4 Bc5 55. Bg3 Bd6 56. Be1 Bc5
57. Bc3 Kf6 58. Kf3 Ke6 59. Ke2 Kd6 60. Kd3 Bb6 61. Bb4+ Kd7
62. Kc4 Kc6 63. Bc3 Bc7 64. Be1 Bb6 65. Bg3 Bc7 66. Be1 Bb6
67. Bc3 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6
7. Nge2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 f5 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Qd2 Be6
12. b3 Rb8 13. Rae1 Qd7 14. Nd5 b5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 bxc4
21. dxc4 Kh8 22. Kg2 Qc7 23. Bd5 a5 24. Re2 Qc5 25. Be6 a4
26. bxa4 exf4 27. Rxf4 Rb2 28. Qd3 Qc6+ 29. Kh3 Rxe2 30. Qxe2
Qe8 31. Rf1 Rf6 32. Re1 f4 33. Bd5 Qc8+ 34. g4 Qc5 35. Kg2 f3+
36. Bxf3 Rf8 37. Rb1 Qa3 38. Bc6 Be5 39. Rb7 Qc5 40. Be4 Bg7
41. Rb5 Qd4 42. Rd5 Qc3 43. Rh5 h6 44. g5 Qa5 45. gxh6 Be5
46. Rg5 Qd8 47. Rg4 Qf6 48. h7 Qh6 49. h3 Bd4 50. Bf3 Bg7
51. a5 Rb8 52. Be4 Qc1 53. Bc2 Qb2 54. a6 Ra8 55. Qe4 d5
56. cxd5 Rc8 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3
bxa6 12. Rc1 a5 13. Ne5 a4 14. a3 f6 15. Nc6 Bb7 16. O-O Kf7
17. Rc3 Rfc8 18. Na5 Bf3 19. Re1 e5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. e4 Bg4
22. Nc4 Kg8 23. Bxe5 Bf8 24. Kg2 Rc5 25. Ne3 Rxe5 26. Nxg4 Rg5
27. Rg3 Rb5 28. Re2 Rab8 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nd7 Rxb2 31. Rxb2
Rxb2 32. Nxf8 Kxf8 33. Rc3 Rb3 34. Rc7 h5 35. Rxa7 Rxa3 36. h4
Ra1 37. Kf3 Rh1 38. Kg3 Rg1+ 39. Kh3 Rh1+ 40. Kg3 Rg1+ 41. Kh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nh4 Bc8 14. h3 Ng6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nf4
17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Qxc6 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Nd3 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qxb5 Ne5
26. Be2 h6 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Qa4 Rc7 29. Bf1 Bg5 30. Bxg5 hxg5
31. Qe4 Qe8 32. a4 Re7 33. Bb5 Qc8 34. Qb4 Rc7 35. Qd2 f6
36. Qd8+ Qxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kf7 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. Re8+ Kd6 40. Kg3
Kd5 41. f3 Kc5 42. h4 gxh4+ 43. Kxh4 Nc4 44. Bxc4 Kxc4 45. Kh5
Kb3 46. a5 Rc5 47. Kg6 Rxa5 48. Re7 Ra2 49. g4 a5 50. Kxg7 Rf2
51. Kxf6 Rxf3 52. g5 a4 53. g6 a3 54. g7 Rg3 55. Kf7 a2
56. Ra7 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Jobava"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. e4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nxe4
7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Qe3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. c6 Nf6
12. Bb5 a6 13. Be2 bxc6 14. Nh3 Rb8 15. Rd2 e5 16. c4 Qb4
17. Rhd1 Be6 18. Rc2 h6 19. Qc3 Qc5 20. Qe3 Qa5 21. Kb1 Rfd8
22. Rcd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qb6 24. Bf1 e3 25. fxe3 Ne4 26. Qc2
Qxe3 27. Ka1 Bg4 28. Rc1 Rd8 29. c5 Be6 30. Bxa6 Rd2 31. Qb1
Nxc5 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. Rxc4 Nd3 34. Rc2 e4 35. a3 c5 36. Rxd2
Qxd2 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bf4 g5 11. Be3 f5
12. Nc3 Nd6 13. b3 Bf6 14. Qc1 h6 15. h4 Nf7 16. hxg5 hxg5
17. Na4 Qe7 18. Nb2 b6 19. Nd3 Bb7 20. Rb1 a5 21. Nde5 Ndxe5
22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxg5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Qe3
Kf7 27. Qxb6 Ra6 28. Qe3 Ra8 29. Rd4 Rh8 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Rc1
Rfh6 32. Qe5 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Rd3 Bd7 35. Rc3 Rh8
36. Qxh8 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. h4 e6 10. f3 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be3
Nfd7 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Bf2 O-O 15. Qb3 Qe7 16. g4 Kh8 17. Be2 f5
18. gxf5 exf5 19. e5 Bb4 20. Kf1 f4 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Ne4 Nd5
23. Nd6 Qe6 24. Kg1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Ne4 Rae8 27. Re1
Re6 28. Bd3 Ne3 29. Rh2 Rg6+ 30. Kh1 Qh5 31. Rh3 Rg3 32. Rxg3
fxg3 0-1

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.01"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 h6 8. Re1 Ba7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Be3 Be6
12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. b4 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 a5 15. Rb1 axb4 16. cxb4 d5
17. b5 Nd4 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Re4
Qd5 22. Rc1 c6 23. bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. h3 b5 26. axb5
Qxb5 27. Re1 Rd8 28. Qe2 f6 29. Qa2+ Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a5
12. Qd3 h6 13. Qc2 Bb4 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe7
17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. e4 c6 19. Na2 f5 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Re1 fxe4
22. Qxe4 Rce8 23. a5 Nf6 24. Qe2 Nd5 25. Be5 Rf7 26. Rf1 Ref8
27. a6 bxa6 28. Qxa6 Qd7 29. Rac1 Ne7 30. Qc4 Ng6 31. Qxc6
Nxe5 32. dxe5 Qd2 33. Qxe6 Kh8 34. Qb6 Qxb2 35. e6 Re7 36. Rb1
Qe2 37. Qxb4 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Rxe6 39. Rb3 Qf7 40. Qc4 Re1 41. Qc2
Qe6 42. Rb1 Re2 43. Qc5 Qf5 44. Qb6 Qc2 45. Rbc1 Rfxf2
46. Qxf2 Rxf2 47. Rxc2 Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4
Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa2 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. e6 Nd5 21. exf7+
Kxf7 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Rd7+ Kg6 24. Rxc7 Bd5 25. Nd2 Rhe8
26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Kf2 a5 28. Rxb7 Ra8 29. Rb6 a4 30. c4 Be6
31. Rxc6 Kf7 32. Rb6 a3 33. Rb1 a2 34. Ra1 Ra3 35. Kg3 g5
36. Ne4 Kg6 37. Nd6 Kf6 38. Ne4+ Ke5 39. Nxg5 Bxc4 40. Ne4 Bd5
41. c3 Bxe4 42. fxe4 Kxe4 43. g5 Rxc3+ 44. Kg4 Rc2 45. g6 Rg2+
46. Kh5 Kf5 47. Rf1+ Ke6 48. Kh6 Kd5 49. g7 Rh2+ 50. Kg6 Rg2+
51. Kf7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 Qb6 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Be2 d6
7. O-O Nc6 8. h3 Qb6 9. Qc2 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Nd2 Bg7
12. Nb3 Nf6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Rac1 O-O 15. c5 dxc5 16. Bxc5 b6
17. Bd4 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bb7 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Rfc1 Ne8 21. Kf2 Kf8
22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Nd4 Kf8 24. b4 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 e5 26. Nb3 Rc8
27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nd2 Ke7 29. Ke3 f6 30. a3 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 a5 9. c4 Ba6 10. g3 Nb6 11. Nd2 d5
12. exd6 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 cxd6 14. b3 Be7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. O-O d5
17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. Bf3 a4 19. Rfd1 axb3 20. axb3 Bb4 21. cxd5
cxd5 22. Bd4 Rab8 23. Rc6 Re6 24. Rxb6 Rexb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6
26. Bxd5 Kf8 27. Nc4 Bxc4 28. bxc4 Bc5 29. Rd2 Ra6 30. Kg2 h5
31. Rb2 Rb6 32. Ra2 Rb8 33. Ra5 Rc8 34. Rb5 Rc7 35. Rb8+ Ke7
36. Rh8 Bd4 37. Rxh5 g6 38. Rg5 Ra7 39. Rg4 Bc5 40. Re4+ Kf8
41. g4 Kg7 42. g5 f6 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Re6+ Kg7 45. Rc6 Bd4
46. Be4 Bf6 47. Kh3 Ra3+ 48. f3 Ra1 49. c5 Rh1+ 50. Kg3 Rg1+
51. Kh3 Rh1+ 52. Kg2 Rc1 53. Rc7+ Kh6 54. c6 Bxh4 55. Rf7 Bd8
56. Rf8 Ba5 57. Ra8 Rc5 58. Rg8 g5 59. Kh3 Rc1 60. Kg4 Rg1+
61. Kf5 Rc1 62. Rg6+ Kh7 63. Rxg5 Kh8 64. Ke6 Bd8 65. Rg2 Rc5
66. Rc2 Rxc2 67. Bxc2 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 c5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Na4 Be7
12. Be3 Re8 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa6
17. Nc3 Bg4 18. Nd4 Rad8 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qa4 Qb6
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qxc6 Qxb2 24. Qc2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 e3 26. fxe3
Rxe3 27. Kf2 Ra3 28. Rec1 Be6 29. Rb2 g5 30. Rc7 Bxa2 31. Be4
Be6 32. Bd3 Rd6 33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Ra8 a5 35. Rca7 Rd5 36. Ra6
Re5 37. R8a7 h5 38. Rc6 Ra4 39. Rb6 h4 40. Rb8 h3 41. Raa8 Ra1
42. Rb1 Rxb1 43. Bxb1 Bb3 44. g4 a4 45. Bf5 Rc5 46. Bd7 Rc4
47. Kg3 Rd4 48. Bc6 Kf6 49. Kxh3 Ke5 50. Kg3 Kd6 51. Be8 Kc5
52. h4 gxh4+ 53. Kxh4 Kb4 54. Rb8+ Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kb2 56. Rb8
Kc3 57. Rc8+ Kd2 58. Ra8 Kxe2 59. Kg5 Kd2 60. Ra7 Be6 61. Rxa4
Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Baadur Jobava"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 a5
7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 c6 9. Na4 Nfd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Nb2 c5 12. c4
dxc4 13. bxc4 b4 14. a3 Bb7 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 Bxa8
17. Nd3 cxd4 18. Nxb4 Nc5 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nc6 21. e3 Nc3
22. Bb2 e5 23. exd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxg2 25. Ne6 Qa8 26. Ra1 Qe4
27. Re1 Qf3 28. Ng5 Qa8 29. Bxc3 h6 30. f3 1-0

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. a3 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O
7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nc3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8
12. Be2 Bg4 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rfd1
h6 17. Nb5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. Kf1 Kf8
21. Ne5 Bxe2+ 22. Kxe2 h5 23. f3 Ke7 24. e4 a6 25. Nc3 Nb6
26. b3 Nfd7 27. Nd3 Kd6 28. Ke3 e5 29. Nd1 Nc5 30. Nxc5 Kxc5
31. Nf2 Kd6 32. f4 Nd7 33. Nd3 f6 34. Nb2 g5 35. Nc4+ Kc6
36. fxe5 Nxe5 37. Nxe5+ fxe5 38. g4 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Bxd5 e6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. O-O Qd5 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rfc1 f6 15. Nd2 Kf7 16. Rc2 a5
17. Qc4 Bb7 18. Nb3 Ba6 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Nxa5 Bd3 21. Rc3 Bb5
22. Nb3 Bc4 23. Nc1 Rhc8 24. a3 e5 25. Nd3 Ke6 26. Rac1 Rcb8
27. b4 Ra6 28. f4 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Rba8 30. dxe5 fxe5 31. fxe5
Rxa3 32. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2017.07.02"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. d4 Nf5 9. c3 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11. Re1 d5
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Nxd6 16. Nd2 c6
17. Bd3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Re5 Nd6 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Kf1 Kf8 24. Ke2 Ke7 25. Kd3 Nc7
26. Nf3 Ne6 27. g3 f6 28. Ke3 Kd6 29. Ne1 g6 30. Nd3 Ke7
31. Nf4 g5 32. Nxe6 Kxe6 33. g4 h6 34. h3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O Qc7
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bd7 14. a3 b6 15. b4 bxc5 16. bxc5 f6
17. f4 Rab8 18. g3 Qa5 19. Ne2 Be8 20. Bg6 Bxg6 21. Qxg6 Qd2
22. Rf2 Qe3 23. Qg4 Kh7 24. Qxe6 Rbe8 25. a4 fxe5 26. Qxe5 Qd3
27. Qh5 Bf6 28. Raf1 g6 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qd7+ Re7 31. Qd6 Kg7
32. Nc1 Qf5 33. Rd1 Rfe8 34. Qxc6 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Bxd4+ 36. Rxd4
Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qh3+ 38. Kf2 Qxh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Re1 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "A R Saleh Salem"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 a6 8. a4 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. b4 Bd7 11. Rb1 g5 12. Bg3
Nh5 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Na5 15. Bd5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qf6 17. Qe2
O-O 18. Nh2 c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Ba2 Kg7 21. Ndf1 Rfb8 22. Ne3
Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Be6 24. Qe2 Bxa2 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qxa2 Qe6
27. Qa1 Nb3 28. Qd1 Nc5 29. O-O Rb3 30. Qc2 Ra3 31. Rb1 Qa2
32. Qxa2 Rxa2 33. Ng4 Rd2 34. Ne3 Rxd3 35. Nf5+ Kf6 36. f3 g4
37. Kf2 gxf3 38. gxf3 d5 39. Rb6 dxe4 40. Ne3 Rd2+ 41. Ke1 Rd6
42. fxe4 Nxe4 43. g4 Kg5 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. b3 b6
12. Bb2 Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nb4 16. Bc4 Qc6
17. e4 Qxe4 18. Rd7 Qxe2 19. Bxe2 Bf6 20. Rxb7 Bxb2 21. Rd1
Nc6 22. Rdd7 Na5 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Rxa7 h6 25. Ra6 Rb8 26. Nd2
Bc3 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Bxc4 Rb7 29. h4 g6 30. Bb5 Ba5 31. Ra8+
Kg7 32. Re8 h5 33. f3 Kf6 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Re7 36. g5+ Ke6
37. Bc4+ Kd6 38. Rh8 Ke5 39. Rh7 Kf4 40. Rxf7+ Rxf7 41. Bxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. Qc1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Nd2 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. O-O Qc8 15. h4 Bh3 16. Qc2 Rd8
17. Nf3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Rfd1 Qg4 21. Rab1
Ne6 22. e3 Nc5 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 e6
7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Nd2 Rfe8 13. f4 g6 14. g4 a6 15. h4 b5 16. a3 Na5 17. h5
Nc4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Qg4 Ng7 21. Nxg6 fxg6
22. Bxg6 Nf5 23. Nf3 Qg7 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. b3 Na5 26. b4 Nb3
27. Rb1 Nxc1 28. Rbxc1 Qg6 29. Re2 Bc8 30. Rce1 Rf8 31. Rh2
Bd7 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. Rxe5 Ng7 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Qxf5 Rxf5
36. Rf1 Be8 37. Rh6 Rf8 38. Rf2 Bd7 39. g6 Rf6 40. Rfh2 Kf8
41. Rg2 Kg8 42. Rgh2 Kf8 43. Rh8+ Ke7 44. Ra8 Rxg6+ 45. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. h3 e5 11. Bd2 e4
12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. f3 Nbd5 15. Ngxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4
Rae8 17. Qd1 Bxe4 18. fxe4 Qxe4 19. Bc2 Qh4 20. Qf3 Bb4
21. Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Bb3 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rac1 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
Qe7 7. Be2 d5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qh4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Be6 13. Be2 Nd5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Qe4 Bd7 16. Qc4 Be6
17. Qe4 Bd7 18. Qc4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6
7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Qe1 Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Bc6 16. Bd3 Qd7
17. Rf3 e5 18. fxe5 Nh5 19. Qh3 Qxh3 20. Rxh3 Nf4 21. Rf3 Nxd3
22. cxd3 dxe5 23. Bxe5 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. h3 f6
27. Bg3 Rfd8 28. Bf2 Bb7 29. Kh2 f5 30. Ra1 fxe4 31. dxe4 Rd2
32. Nd5 Bf8 33. b4 h6 34. Bc5 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rb3 Bxd5
37. exd5 a5 38. d6 Rxd6 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Ra8 Rdd5 41. Ra7+ Kg6
42. Ra3 Rh5 43. Ra4 Rb5 44. h4 Rb4 45. R4xa5 Rhxh4+ 46. Kg3
Kh7 47. Ra3 h5 48. Rf7 Rh1 49. Re3 h4+ 50. Kf2 Rbb1 51. Ree7
Rhf1+ 52. Ke2 Rbe1+ 53. Kd3 Rxf7 54. Rxf7 Kh6 55. Kd2 Re6
56. Rf4 Kh5 57. Rf7 Rg6 58. Rf2 Kg4 59. Ke1 Re6+ 60. Kf1 Rf6
61. Rxf6 gxf6 62. Kf2 Kf4 63. Kg1 Kg3 64. Kf1 h3 65. Kg1 Kg4
66. gxh3+ Kxh3 67. Kf2 Kg4 68. Kg2 Kf4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Geneva"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6
7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qc2 Qc5 10. Qa4 Qb4 11. Qd1 Be7
12. a3 Qb6 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. b4 O-O 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Re8
17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Qd2 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 h6
22. f4 Bd6 23. f5 Bh7 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Nc2 Kh8
27. b5 Rad8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Qe1 d4 30. Nxd4 Nxd3 31. exd3
Qxe1 32. Rbxe1 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 Bxf4 34. Nce2 c5 35. Nxf4 Rxd4
36. Rf1 Bg8 37. Kh2 Kh7 38. Rf3 Nd7 39. Kg3 Ne5 40. Re3 f6
41. Be4 Bf7 42. h4 Kg8 43. Re1 c4 44. dxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ding Liren - Giri"]
[Site "Wenzhou CHN"]
[Date "2017.08.08"]
[EventDate "2017.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bh4 Be6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. h3 Rc8 16. Bg3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nh5
18. Bh2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. d5 Bd7 21. Re1 Bf6 22. e5 Bxe5
23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Nf3 Re8 25. axb5 axb5 26. d6 Nc6 27. Rxa8
Qxa8 28. Be4 Qa4 29. Bxc6 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Bxc6 31. d7 Rd8
32. Nxe5 Ba8 33. Rd6 Kf8 34. f3 Ke7 35. Rb6 g5 36. Rxh6 f6
37. Rh7+ Ke6 38. Nd3 Kd6 39. h4 Rxd7 40. Rh8 Bd5 41. b4 Rg7
42. hxg5 fxg5 43. Rh6+ Kc7 44. Rf6 Bc4 45. Nc5 g4 46. Rxf4
gxf3 47. Rxf3 Bd5 48. Rf2 Rg4 49. Rd2 Kc6 50. Nd3 Kd6 51. Kf1
Bc4 52. Kf2 Bxd3 53. Rxd3+ Ke5 54. Rb3 Kf5 55. Rf3+ Ke5
56. Rb3 Kf5 57. Kf3 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ding Liren - Giri"]
[Site "Wenzhou CHN"]
[Date "2017.08.09"]
[EventDate "2017.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 a6 8. a4 Ba7 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6
12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Be3 a5 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. d4 Qf6 16. Re3 Nf4
17. h4 Qg6 18. g3 Raa8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. f3 Rad8
22. Qc2 Nh5 23. Kh2 Rf6 24. Rd1 Rdf8 25. Rdd3 Qf7 26. Qd1 Rg6
27. Qe1 Qe7 28. Kh3 Rxg3+ 29. Nxg3 Nf4+ 30. Kh2 Qxh4+ 31. Kg1
Rf6 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rd2 Rg6 34. Rg2 h5 35. Rh2 Rxg3+ 36. Kh1
Qg5 37. Qf1 h4 38. Re1 h3 39. Rd1 Qh5 40. Rd7 Qxf3+ 41. Qxf3
Rxf3 42. Rhd2 Kh6 43. Rd8 Kh5 44. Rh8+ Kg4 45. Rd1 Ne2 0-1

[Event "Ding Liren - Giri"]
[Site "Wenzhou CHN"]
[Date "2017.08.10"]
[EventDate "2017.08.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. Qe2 a5 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. Qf3 Qc8 15. Bg5 c5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Bd5 Rb8 18. c4 Rb6 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. Nb3 Be7 21. Nc1 Bc8
22. Nd3 Rg6 23. Qe3 h5 24. b3 h4 25. Ra2 Bd6 26. f3 Qe7
27. Rf2 Qg5 28. Qxg5 Rxg5 29. Re1 Re8 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ree2 f6
32. Ke1 Ke7 33. Kd1 Kd7 34. Kc2 Kc7 35. Re1 Re7 36. Ree2 Rh5
37. Re1 Rh8 38. Rfe2 g6 39. Kd2 Kb6 40. Kc2 Rc7 41. Rf2 Re7
42. Rfe2 Rhe8 43. Kd2 Rh7 44. Kc2 Bf8 45. Rf2 Bh6 46. Rfe2 Bg5
47. Kd1 Ree7 48. Rg1 Rh5 49. Ke1 Bf4 50. Rh1 g5 51. h3 Rh8
52. Kd1 Rd8 53. Kc2 f5 54. Nxf4 gxf4 55. Rd1 fxe4 56. Bxe4 Rd4
57. Rxd4 exd4 58. Kd2 Kc7 59. Re1 Kd6 60. Re2 Re5 61. Re1 Be6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ding Liren - Giri"]
[Site "Wenzhou CHN"]
[Date "2017.08.11"]
[EventDate "2017.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. d3 e5 5. a3 a5 6. b5 Ne7 7. e3
dxe3 8. fxe3 Nf5 9. g4 Nd6 10. Rg1 Be6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. d4 e4
13. Nh4 f5 14. Ng2 fxg4 15. c5 Nf7 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nxe4 a4
18. Bb2 Bb3 19. Qe2 h5 20. Nd2 Bh4+ 21. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 22. Qf2
Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ng5 24. Bg2 O-O+ 25. Ke2 Nf3 26. Bxf3 gxf3+
27. Kd3 Ra5 28. Bc3 Rxb5 29. Bb4 c6 30. Raf1 b6 31. Nxb3 axb3
32. cxb6 Rf7 33. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Nana Dzagnidze"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. g3 Ne7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qd3 Rb8
12. b3 c5 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Ne4 f6 16. Nxc5 dxc5
17. Qxd7 Bxd7 18. Rxd7 Ne5 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Be3 Nd7 21. Rd1
Rfd8 22. Rd5 Kf7 23. Bh3 Ke7 24. Bxc5+ Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rd1+
26. Kg2 Kd6 27. Ra5 Ra8 28. c5+ Ke7 29. Bg4 a6 30. Bf3 Ra7
31. b4 Rc1 32. Bc6 Rc4 33. a3 Rc3 34. f4 g5 35. fxg5 fxg5
36. Kf2 Kd8 37. Ke1 Re3 38. b5 Re6 39. Bd5 Rh6 40. c6 Rf6
41. bxa6 Ke7 42. Be4 h6 43. h3 Re6 44. Bd5 Re3 45. Kf2 Rc3
46. Be4 Ke6 47. a4 Ra3 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Kf6 50. Bd3 Kg7
51. Rd5 Rxa4 52. Rd7+ Kf6 53. Kg3 Ra3 54. Kg4 Ra4+ 55. Kh5
Ra5+ 56. Kxh6 Rc5 57. Rg7 Rh5+ 58. Kxh5 Kxg7 59. Kg5 Ra8
60. h5 Rd8 61. h6+ Kf8 62. a7 Ra8 63. Kf6 Kg8 64. h7+ Kh8
65. Ke7 Rxa7 66. Kd7 Kg7 67. Kc8 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nana Dzagnidze"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O a6 6. a4 Nc6
7. b3 cxb3 8. Qxb3 e5 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Nc3 Nd4 11. Qc4 Bd6
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Ne6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Be4 O-O 16. Qc2 h6
17. d3 Rb8 18. Be3 a5 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Bc5 Rb8 21. Ba7 Ra8
22. Bc5 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 b6 11. Re1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Ne4 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 d6 15. a4 a6 16. c3 Qd7
17. a5 b5 18. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rhe1 Be6
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. a3 Rfe8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 h6
17. Qf4 d5 18. g4 Qd8 19. Be2 Qg5 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. Bf3 Kf8
22. Bxd5 Bxg4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rg1 Bf5 25. Rxg5 g6 26. Bc4
Re1+ 27. Kd2 Rh1 28. Bd3 Rxh2 29. Ke3 Rh3+ 30. f3 Bxd3
31. cxd3 b6 32. b4 cxb4 33. axb4 Ke7 34. b5 Rh1 35. c4 Re1+
36. Kf4 Ke6 37. Rg2 Ra1 38. Re2+ Kd6 39. Kg5 a6 40. bxa6 Rxa6
41. Kf6 Ra5 42. Kxf7 Rf5+ 43. Kxg6 Rxf3 44. d4 Rc3 45. c5+
bxc5 46. dxc5+ Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Ne5 10. Be2 b5 11. a4 Nc4 12. Bxc4
bxc4 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 cxb3 15. cxb3 Bb7 16. b4 Rc8 17. Rfd1
Nd7 18. Bf2 Ne5 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. b5 Nc4 21. Qe2 Bh6 22. Ra1 e6
23. Nb3 Qe7 24. Nd4 Rfe8 25. Rab1 Qg5 26. bxa6 Bxa6 27. Ncb5
Red8 28. h4 Qe7 29. Nc2 Rd7 30. Nb4 Bb7 31. Na7 Rcc7 32. Nb5
Rc8 33. Na7 Rcc7 34. Nb5 Rc8 35. Na7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4
Be7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 c6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6
12. Rfe1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. h3 O-O 15. b3 Be6 16. Bf4 Bf5
17. Re2 d5 18. Ne5 Bb4 19. Qe3 Re8 20. a3 Bf8 21. Bh2 Bh7
22. Qd2 Qa5 23. Qe1 c5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. b4 Qc8 26. Rd1 a5
27. Na4 Ra6 28. bxa5 Rae6 29. Nb6 Qc5 30. Qb4 Qxc2 31. Rxc2
Bxb4 32. axb4 Bxc2 33. Rd2 Bb3 34. f4 Rxb6 35. axb6 Re6
36. Rb2 Bc4 37. Kf2 Rxb6 38. Ke3 Ra6 39. Kd4 Bf1 40. f5 Ra4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Motylev"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3
Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. a4 O-O 10. h3 Nc5 11. Bf1 Bd7
12. a5 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 b5 15. b4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6
17. Nd5 g5 18. Bg3 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxa1 21. c4
bxc4 22. Rxc4 e6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxd6 Rec8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8
26. Bc5 Rc6 27. Bb6 Rc1 28. b5 axb5 29. a6 Be5 30. a7 Ra1
31. f4 gxf4 32. Kf2 b4 33. Bc4 Kg7 34. Ke2 Kf6 35. Bd8+ Kg7
36. Bb6 Kf6 37. Bd8+ Kg6 38. Bb6 Bc3 39. Kf3 Bd2 40. Bb5 Be3
41. Bc6 Bxb6 42. a8=Q Rxa8 43. Bxa8 f5 44. Bc6 b3 45. Ba4 b2
46. Bc2 Bc7 47. Ke2 e5 48. Kd3 e4+ 49. Kd4 Be5+ 50. Kxe5 e3
51. Bxf5+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Motylev"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. f3 c5
12. Ng3 h5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Kh1 Qc7 15. Qe1 c4 16. Bc2 Nb3
17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Re1 Nxc1 19. Rbxc1 Qxa3 20. h3 Kf8 21. e4 h4
22. Nf1 dxe4 23. fxe4 Bb7 24. Qxh4 Bxe4 25. Ng3 Bxc2 26. Qh8+
Ng8 27. Nh5 Re4 28. Qxg7+ Ke7 29. Rxe4+ Bxe4 30. Re1 Qxc3
31. Rxe4+ Kd6 32. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6
7. Re1 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. b4
Ba7 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Nf1 Ree8 15. Ng3 b5 16. Qc2 d5 17. Bc1
Rad8 18. Bd2 dxe4 19. dxe4 Qe6 20. Rec1 Qc4 21. Be1 Bb6
22. Nd2 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Nf3 bxa4 25. Rxa4 a5 26. Kf1
axb4 27. cxb4 Nd4 28. Nxd4 Rxd4 29. f3 g6 30. Ke2 Rdd8 31. Bd2
h5 32. Bg5 Rd6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Nf1 Rd6 35. Nd2 Red8 36. Ra2
Rb8 37. Rcc2 Bd4 38. Ra4 Bb6 39. Rca2 Rc6 40. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Rc8 13. c4 g6 14. Rac1 Ne8 15. Qd2 Ng7 16. Na5 Nf5
17. Nxb7 Qc7 18. Na5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. b4 Qb6 21. Rf3 f5
22. Nc6 f4 23. Qc2 fxe3 24. Rg3 Bh4 25. Rxg6+ Kh8 26. Rxd6 Nf6
27. g3 Qc7 28. Re6 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Qg7 30. Bf3 e2 31. g4 Nxd5
32. Qxe2 Nf4 33. Qxe5 Nxe6 34. Qxe6 Rce8 35. Qd5 Rf4 36. Rf1
Re3 37. Qd8+ Rf8 38. Qd5 Rf4 39. Rf2 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Qh6+ 41. Kg2
Qh4 42. Qd7 Rxc4 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. Qd7+ Kh8 45. Nd4 h5 46. Rf1
hxg4 47. Bxg4 Rxf1 48. Kxf1 Qf6+ 49. Nf3 Rxb4 50. Qc8+ Kg7
51. Qc7+ Kh6 52. Qh2+ Kg7 53. Qc7+ Kh6 54. Qc1+ Kg7 55. Qd1
Rxg4 56. Qd7+ Kf8 57. Qc8+ Ke7 58. Qxg4 Qa1+ 59. Kg2 Qxa2+
60. Kg3 Qe6 61. Qg7+ Kd6 62. Qa7 Qg6+ 63. Kf4 Qf6+ 64. Ke3
Qc3+ 65. Ke4 Qb4+ 66. Nd4 Qe1+ 67. Kd3 Qd1+ 68. Kc3 Qa1+
69. Kc2 Qa2+ 70. Kd3 Qb1+ 71. Ke3 Qg1+ 72. Kd2 Qf2+ 73. Kc3
Qe1+ 74. Kb2 Qb4+ 75. Nb3 a5 76. Qa6+ Kc7 77. Qxa5+ Qxa5
78. Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6
7. c3 Ne7 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Re1 c6 10. Bb3 Bb6 11. Nf1 Re8
12. Ng3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. d4 d5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re6 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nf5 Nc5 20. Nd4 Rg6 21. Be3
Ne4 22. Qh5 Qc7 23. Rad1 Re8 24. f4 f6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Qf3
Ne4 27. g4 Rf6 28. f5 Rff8 29. Qg2 Bxd4 30. Bxd4 g6 31. c4 b6
32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Re3 Qf7 34. Rf1 h6 35. b3 Kh7 36. fxg6+ Qxg6
37. Ref3 Rxf3 38. Qxf3 Ng5 39. Qxd5 Nxh3+ 40. Kh2 Ng5 41. Qd7+
Kg8 42. Rf5 Rf8 43. Qd5+ Ne6 44. Be3 Rf7 45. Qf3 Ng5 46. Bxg5
hxg5 47. Qd5 Qh6+ 48. Kg2 Qf8 49. Rxg5+ Kh8 50. Qe5+ Rg7
51. Qxg7+ Qxg7 52. Rxg7 Kxg7 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. Kf4 Kg6 55. g5
Kg7 56. Kf5 Kf7 57. g6+ Kg7 58. Kg5 Kg8 59. Kf6 Kf8 60. g7+
Kg8 61. Kg6 b5 62. b4 a6 63. a3 a5 64. bxa5 b4 65. a6 bxa3
66. a7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6
7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. h4 Nde5 11. g5 Bd7
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. O-O-O b5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Kb1 e5
17. Qd3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Re8 19. Qg3 Qa5 20. Bc1 b4 21. Ne2 Rab8
22. Nd4 Bd7 23. h5 Qe5 24. Bf4 Qc5 25. Rhf1 Rec8 26. Rf2 a5
27. Bc1 a4 28. g6 fxg6 29. hxg6 h5 30. Bh3 Bxh3 31. Qxh3 Qe5
32. Rf5 Qxe4 33. Rxh5 Na3+ 34. Ka1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Nxc5 Rxc5 16. Bxb7
Ra7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bg2 a5 19. Rfd1 Rac7 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. Rd6
Qe5 22. Rad1 Nf6 23. e4 Qh5 24. h3 Qg6 25. e5 Ne4 26. Rd8+ Kh7
27. Qe3 f5 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Qxe6 c3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. R1d4 h5
32. Be4 Nxe4 33. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Be7 8. a4 d6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Bg3 g6 11. d4 Bf6 12. d5
Ne7 13. Qc2 c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 Kg7 16. O-O Nxg3 17. hxg3
h5 18. Rfe1 Ng8 19. b4 Nh6 20. b5 cxb5 21. axb5 Qc7 22. Bd5
Rb8 23. c4 Rxb5 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. Nb1 Ng4 26. Nc3 a6 27. Reb1
Bd8 28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. Rb1 Qa7 30. Na4 Bd7 31. Nb2 Nxf2 32. c5
Ng4 33. Nd3 Bb5 34. Rc1 Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Bb6 36. Qe2 Bxc5+
37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kh2 Ng4+ 39. Kh1 a5 40. Rb1 Nf2+ 41. Kh2 Ng4+
42. Kh1 Rb8 43. Rf1 Nf2+ 44. Kh2 Ng4+ 45. Kh1 Ne3 46. Ng5 Nxf1
47. Qxf1 Qe7 48. Qc1 Ba3 49. Qd2 Rb2 50. Qe3 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Bc5
52. Qf3 Bg1+ 53. Kh3 Be3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.12"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Qh5 Qf6 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3
Qe6 12. Rfe1 f6 13. Bd2 Qg8 14. Rab1 Kb8 15. h3 b6 16. Ba6 g5
17. Qf3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Qxf6 Rf8 20. Qh4 h5 21. Bg5 Rh7
22. Re3 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Kxc8 24. Rbe1 Qg6 25. Be7 Bxe7 26. Rxe7
Qxc2 27. Qg3 Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qf4 30. f3 a5 31. Re5
Qf7 32. Qh3+ Kb7 33. Rxh5 a4 34. Rh7 Qf4+ 35. Qg3 a3 36. Qxf4
Rxf4 37. Re7 Rf6 38. Re3 Rh6+ 39. Kg1 Ka6 40. f4 c5 41. f5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.13"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Ngf6
7. O-O O-O 8. e4 a6 9. Qc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Re1 Ne5
12. b3 c5 13. Nf3 Nfg4 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. Qd2 Qa5
17. Rad1 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2
Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nd4 23. f4 a5 24. Kf2 f6 25. h4 Re7 26. g4 h6
27. Ke3 f5 28. Kd3 fxg4 29. e5 Kg7 30. Re4 Nf5 31. Kc4 Ra6
32. a3 h5 33. Ree2 Nd4 34. Re4 b5+ 35. Kc3 b4+ 36. Kc4 bxa3
37. Ra2 Rb7 38. Rxa3 Nf5 39. Kc3 Rab6 40. Bf1 g3 41. Bh3 Nd4
42. Kd2 Nxb3+ 43. Kd3 Nd4 44. exd6 Rxd6 45. Kc4 Rb4+ 46. Kxc5
Rdb6 47. Rxd4 R6b5+ 48. Kc6 Rb6+ 49. Kc5 R6b5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.08"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sigurbjorn Bjornsson"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2277"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 g6 14. O-O-O Bg7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Nd2 f5
17. g4 hxg4 18. fxg4 e4 19. Qa3 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rh3 21. gxf5 gxf5
22. Rhg1 Be5 23. Rg6 Nf6 24. Rh6 Rxh6 25. Bxh6 Qh7 26. Bg5
Nxd5 27. Qb3 Rc5 28. c4 e3 29. Ne4 fxe4 30. cxd5 e2 31. Qe3
Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 Qxh2 33. Kd2 Qg2 34. b3 Bb2 35. Bh4 e1=B+
36. Kxe1 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.09"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bd3 Ba6
12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Qe2 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 f5 15. Nf2 a5 16. c4 Nb4
17. Rhc1 c5 18. Be3 a4 19. g4 g6 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Bd2 Nc6
22. Nd3 Rg8 23. Rg1 Rxg1 24. Rxg1 Kf7 25. Be3 Ra5 26. h4 h5
27. Kd2 Be7 28. Kc3 Nd8 29. Rd1 Ke8 30. Ne1 Nc6 31. Nd3 Nd8
32. Rg1 Kf7 33. Bf2 Nc6 34. Rh1 Kf8 35. Rb1 Ke8 36. Rd1 Nd8
37. Rg1 Kf7 38. Ne1 Nc6 39. Nf3 a3 40. b3 Nb4 41. Ra1 Ra6
42. Kd2 Ke8 43. Ke2 Nc2 44. Rc1 Nb4 45. Ra1 Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.10"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7
12. a4 Rfc8 13. h3 h6 14. Nc1 Bd8 15. N1e2 Qb8 16. Ng3 Ba5
17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Rb1 Nb6 19. b4 Nc4 20. Bc1 Bb6 21. a5 Ba7
22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Rb3 b6 24. Nf5 Nxd5 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. exd5
Bd7 27. Bh5 Qh4 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Qf3 f5 30. Rg6 bxa5 31. Rxh6+
Kg7 32. Rg6+ Kh7 33. Rh6+ Kg7 34. Rg6+ Kh7 35. Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Bogdan Podlesnik"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 e5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. a4 Bf8 11. Nc4 h6 12. a5
Be6 13. Qa4 Qd7 14. Bd2 Rab8 15. b4 Bh3 16. b5 Nd8 17. b6 a6
18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Nh4 g5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nd7 22. f4 f6
23. h4 gxh4 24. gxh4 Nc6 25. Bd5+ Kh7 26. Be6 Red8 27. Ne3 Ne7
28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Bg7 30. Kf2 Rh8 31. Rg1 Rhe8 32. Rae1
Re7 33. Kf3 Nf8 34. Kg4 Rd8 35. Kh5 Red7 36. Rg2 Re7 37. fxe5
dxe5 38. c4 Rdd7 39. Reg1 Rd8 40. Be3 Rc8 41. Bxh6 Bxh6
42. Bg8+ Kh8 43. Kxh6 Nd7 44. Rg7 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Eltaj Safarli"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a6 9. a4 Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6
12. b4 Ba7 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 d5
17. g3 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rd8 19. c4 c6 20. Rab1 Ree8 21. Rbd1 Qe6
22. a5 Rd7 23. Nd2 dxe4 24. dxe4 Red8 25. Nb3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Qd6 28. c5 Qe6 29. Ne3 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxb3
31. Nf5 Qe6 32. Nd6 Ne7 33. Nxb7 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.13"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bd2 Bd7
12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Ng5 Rfd8 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Be8 16. Be1
Rxd1 17. Bxd1 Ne5 18. Be2 Bc6 19. Bc3 Bxe4 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bc3
Bd5 22. a3 Rc8 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Bd2 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 e5 26. Bd2
Ke6 27. h4 Bc5 28. Bc3 b5 29. Bd1 g6 30. g3 h6 31. Ke2 g5
32. hxg5 hxg5 33. g4 Bg2 34. Bc2 e4 35. Bb3+ Ke7 36. Bd5 Bf3+
37. Kd2 Bxg4 38. Bxe4 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2017.10.14"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qf3 Be6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Nge2 Nb6
12. Nf4 Nc8 13. f3 h5 14. h4 Bd6 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. Kf2 Ne7
17. Ng3 Bxf4 18. exf4 O-O-O 19. Rhe1 Rde8 20. Re3 Kd8 21. Rae1
a6 22. b4 Nc8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. a4 Bd7 25. a5 Nd6 26. f5 Bc8
27. Re2 Kc7 28. Ke3 b6 29. axb6+ Kxb6 30. Kf4 a5 31. bxa5+
Kxa5 32. Re7 Rg8 33. Nxh5 Rxg2 34. Nxf6 Rd2 35. Re3 Nc4
36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. h5 Kb4 38. h6 Rh2 39. h7 c3 40. Kg5 c2
41. Re1 Kb3 42. Rc1 Bd7 43. Nh5 f6+ 44. Nxf6 Be8 45. Nxe8 Rxh7
46. f6 Kb2 47. Rxc2+ Kxc2 48. Kg6 Rh3 49. f4 Rg3+ 50. Kf5 Rg8
51. f7 Rf8 52. Kg6 Kd3 53. Kg7 Rxf7+ 54. Kxf7 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.28"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikola Djukic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be6 8. Bg2 h5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. O-O Rc8
12. Qd2 Nf8 13. a5 N8h7 14. Be3 h4 15. gxh4 Nf8 16. f4 Rxh4
17. Ng3 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ng6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nxf4 21. Rxf4
Rxf4 22. Qxf4 b5 23. Qh4 Rc5 24. Re1 Re5 25. Qh8+ Bf8 26. Bc6+
Ke7 27. Qh4 Qxa5 28. Nd5+ Kd8 29. b4 Qa2 30. Nxf6 gxf6
31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. Qxf6+ Kc7 33. Qxe5+ Kxc6 34. Qe8+ Kc7
35. Qxf8 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qxc2+ 37. Ke3 Qc3+ 38. Kf4 Qd2+ 39. Ke5
Qb2+ 40. Kd5 Qd2+ 41. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Qe2 b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. a4 c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. Nc3
b4 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd5 17. a5
O-O 18. Qh3 f5 19. Re1 Rf6 20. Bg5 Rg6 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qf3
Nd5 23. Re5 Rf6 24. g3 Rb8 25. Bd1 Qc8 26. h4 Rb5 27. Kh2 h6
28. Ba4 Rb8 29. Rae1 Kh8 30. Kg2 Ra8 31. Kg1 Rb8 32. Kh2 Ra8
33. Bc2 Qd7 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Qxf5 g6 36. Qxe6 Qxe6 37. Rxe6
Nxc3 38. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.30"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5
12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nb6 14. Na5 Rc8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5
17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. c4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. cxb5 axb5 21. h4
Rc5 22. Qb3 d5 23. Be2 Rd8 24. Rd4 Qb6 25. Rhd1 h6 26. Rxf4
hxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Rb4 Rdc8 29. a3 Rc1+ 30. Ka2 Qf2
31. Bxb5 Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.10.31"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. c4 Rd8
12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 b6 16. Rac1 a5
17. a4 Be8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bf3 Rc8 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nxc5 Ne5
22. Bxe5 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Nd6 Bxa4 25. Nb7 Bb4 26. Bc7
Bb5 27. Bxa5 Bxa5 28. Nxa5 e5 29. e3 Kf8 30. Bc6 Bd3 31. Ba4
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.01"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Constantin Lupulescu"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5
7. a3 a5 8. d3 Nge7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rb1 Be6 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. Nb5
f5 13. Nf3 h6 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 b6 16. Ne1 Be6 17. Nc2 Rb8
18. Nc3 Kh8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Na3 Qa7 22. Nab5
Qd7 23. Qa4 Rb8 24. Qa6 Qd8 25. Bxc6 Rb6 26. Qa8 Rb8 27. Ra1
Rxa8 28. Rxa8 Bc8 29. Bg2 Kh7 30. Nd5 Nc6 31. h4 e4 32. dxe4
Qd7 33. Nb6 Qb7 34. Rxc8 Qxb6 35. exf5 Nd4 36. fxg6+ Kxg6
37. Be4+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Kg8 39. Ra7 d5 40. Bxd5+ Kh7 41. Be4+
Kg8 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Bd5+ Kg6 44. Re8 Bf6 45. h5+ Kh7 46. Nxd4
cxd4 47. Bf4 Bg5 48. Re6 Qb1+ 49. Kg2 Qd1 50. Bxg5 hxg5 51. h6
1-0

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "6.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 Nac4 12. b3
Bxc3 13. bxc4 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Nxc4 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bxf8 Qxf8
17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rc1 Be6 19. Bf1 Nd6 20. Rxc6 Rc8 21. Rxc8
Qxc8 22. e5 Nf7 23. exf6 exf6 24. h4 Kg7 25. Ng5 Nxg5 26. hxg5
Qd8 27. Qb2 Kf7 28. gxf6 Qxf6 29. Qb7+ Qe7 30. Qf3+ Kg8
31. Qa8+ Kg7 32. Qe4 Qd7 33. Qe5+ Kf7 34. Qf4+ Kg8 35. a4 a5
36. Bc4 Bxc4 37. Qxc4+ Qf7 38. Qc8+ Qf8 39. Qe6+ Qf7 40. Qc8+
Qf8 41. Qc4+ Qf7 42. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 h6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. a4 b4 12. d4
bxc3 13. bxc3 exd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Re3 Ng6 16. h3 a5 17. Qc2
Nf4 18. Nf1 Be6 19. d5 Bd7 20. Bb2 Bc5 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4
Rb8 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qe7 25. Rae1 Qe5 26. Nd2 Rfe8
27. Nf3 Qc5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. e5 N6d5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rd3
Nf4 32. Rc3 Red8 33. g3 Ne6 34. Rc2 Rb4 35. Ra1 Rd3 36. Ne1
Rd5 37. Rca2 c4 38. Nc2 Rb3 39. Ne3 Rc5 40. Rd1 c3 41. Kg2
Rxc6 42. Rc2 Rb2 43. Rxb2 cxb2 44. Rb1 Rb6 45. Nd1 Rb4
46. Rxb2 Rxa4 47. f4 Rb4 48. Ra2 a4 49. Nc3 Nc5 50. Nd5 Rb3
51. Rc2 Ne4 52. Rc4 Rb2+ 53. Kg1 a3 54. Rxe4 a2 55. Ra4 c5
56. Ra8+ Kh7 57. f5 Rb1+ 58. Kf2 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. e6
fxe6 61. fxe6 Kg8 62. h4 Rd1 63. Nb6 Kf8 64. Nd7+ Rxd7
65. exd7 Ke7 0-1

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. f3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Nd7
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. g4 Be6 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. b3 c5 16. Rad1 c4
17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qd6 19. Rb1 Rfc8 20. Qd2 cxb3 21. axb3
Qb4 22. Rfc1 Rc7 23. Rc2 Rac8 24. Na2 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 a5 26. e3
h5 27. h3 hxg4 28. hxg4 f5 29. g5 f4 30. exf4 Bf5 31. Ra1 Rc2
32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Bf1 Rd2 34. Nc3 Rxd4 35. Rxa5 Rxf4 36. Rb5
Rxf3 37. Ne2 Nd7 38. Bg2 Rd3 39. Bxd5+ e6 40. Bc4 Rd1+ 41. Kf2
Kf8 42. b4 Ke7 43. Rb7 Kd8 44. Bb5 Ne5 45. Ng3 Rd4 46. Be2
Nd3+ 47. Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Hersonissos GRE"]
[Date "2017.11.06"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Luka Lenic"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd8 12. e5
c5 13. dxc5 Nd7 14. Qe2 Nxc5 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nd6
a5 18. Qe3 b6 19. Nd4 Rad8 20. Rd2 f6 21. Nb3 fxe5 22. Nxc5
bxc5 23. Qxc5 Rf4 24. Qc7 Kf8 25. Qxa5 Rd4 26. Rxd4 exd4
27. Ne4 d3 28. Rd1 Bc6 29. Nc5 Bd5 30. b3 Bd4 31. Nxd3 Be4
32. Qe1 Bf5 33. g3 Qa7 34. Qe2 Kg7 35. g4 Bxd3 36. Bxd3 Rf8
37. Rf1 e5 38. Kg2 Qb6 39. Be4 Rf7 40. Qd2 Rf4 41. f3 Rf7
42. Rb1 Be3 43. Qc3 Bf4 44. Qc6 Qxc6 45. Bxc6 Rc7 46. Be4 Rd7
47. Rb2 h5 48. h4 Rd2+ 49. Rxd2 Bxd2 50. Kf2 Bb4 51. g5 Kf7
52. a4 Ba5 53. Ke2 Bb4 54. Kd3 Be1 55. Kc4 Bxh4 56. a5 Bxg5
57. a6 Be3 58. Kd5 h4 59. Bd3 h3 60. Bf1 h2 61. Bg2 Kf6 62. b4
Kf5 63. Kc6 Kf4 64. b5 Kg3 65. Bh1 Kf2 66. b6 Kg1 67. a7 Kxh1
68. a8=Q Kg2 69. b7 h1=Q 70. b8=Q Bf4 71. Qc8 Qc1+ 72. Kd7
Qd2+ 73. Ke8 g5 74. Qg4+ Kf2 75. Qa1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Ne7
7. h3 Nf5 8. d5 Bd6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 O-O 11. O-O-O Re8
12. e3 Bxf4 13. exf4 Ne7 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. Nxb5 a4
17. Bc2 Nexd5 18. Rhe1 d6 19. Nfd4 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Nb6 21. Nf5
Qd7 22. Nc3 Re8 23. g4 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 g6 25. Ng3 Nfd5 26. f5
Nxc3 27. Qxc3 Qd8 28. Kb1 Bg2 29. f4 d5 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. f5
d4 32. Qd2 d3 33. Qxg2 Qd4 34. Bd1 Nc4 35. fxg6 fxg6 36. Qb7
Nd2+ 37. Ka2 Qc4+ 38. b3 Qc1 39. Qd5+ Kg7 40. Qd7+ Kf8
41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kf8 43. Qxd3 Qxd1 44. bxa4 c5 45. Ne4
Nxe4 46. Qxd1 Nc3+ 47. Kb3 Nxd1 48. a5 Ne3 49. a6 c4+ 50. Kc3
Nd5+ 51. Kxc4 Nc7 52. a7 g5 53. Kc5 Ke7 54. Kc6 Na8 55. Kd5
Kf6 56. Kd6 Kf7 57. Ke5 Kg6 58. Ke6 Nb6 59. a4 Na8 60. a5 Kg7
61. Kf5 Kh6 62. Kf6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7
12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 Bb7 14. h4 Nc5 15. Bd3 h5 16. g5 Ng4
17. Rhg1 g6 18. Rxg4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 e5 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. Kb1 Rd8 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 O-O
26. h5 Qc4 27. Qh3 Qc8 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. Nxe5 Bxg5 30. d6 Bf4
31. d7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. b3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8
12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bb4 16. Rf1
Bd6 17. Ne5 f5 18. Qf3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc5 20. Bc3 a5 21. Qf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bd2
O-O 7. g3 c5 8. h4 Nc6 9. h5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. hxg6 hxg6
12. Qa4 Na5 13. d4 b6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Qc2 Qd5 16. Nh4 Qd7
17. e4 e5 18. d5 Bc8 19. f4 Qe7 20. f5 g5 21. Qd1 gxh4
22. Rxh4 Rd8 23. Qh5 Kf8 24. Rg4 Bf6 25. Bh6+ Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kd7
27. d6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.20"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4
Qa5 7. Qf4 Qf5 8. Qe3 Qxc2 9. Bd3 Qa4 10. O-O f6 11. b3 Qa5
12. Bb2 Na6 13. Rfe1 Nc7 14. b4 Qh5 15. b5 Nxb5 16. Nd4 Nxd4
17. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.22"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Rg1 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2
Qf6 12. h4 c5 13. O-O-O b5 14. Ne3 Nb6 15. Qa5 a6 16. Kb1 Be6
17. h5 h6 18. b3 Qf4 19. Rh1 Qf6 20. Rd2 Bd7 21. c4 Qd6
22. Nh4 Qc6 23. Rc1 Be6 24. f3 Nd7 25. Nd5 Rac8 26. g4 Qb7
27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. gxf5 c6 29. Ne3 Nf6 30. Rh2 Qd7 31. Rd1 Kh7
32. Qe1 Qd4 33. Nc2 Qd6 34. Ne3 Qd4 35. Nc2 Qd6 36. Ne3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.23"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. dxc5 c3 9. Nb5 Na6 10. Nxc3 Nxc5 11. Be3 Nfe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nd6 16. Rfc1
Rd8 17. Rc7 Kf8 18. Rac1 Ne8 19. R7c4 Nd6 20. Rc5 Bd7 21. f4
Rac8 22. Kf2 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 24. b4 f5 25. Bd5 Kg7 26. Nf3
e6 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Bb3 Kf6 29. Ke3 Bd7 30. a4 Nf7 31. Kd4 h6
32. a5 b6 33. axb6 axb6 34. e4 fxe4 35. Nd2 e5+ 36. fxe5+ Nxe5
37. Nxe4+ Kf5 38. Nd6+ Kf6 39. Bd5 g5 40. Ne4+ Kf5 41. Nd6+
Kf6 42. Ne4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Li Chao"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 Ne4
12. f3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. c4 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bb4+ 16. Kf2 a5
17. Rhc1 Kd7 18. g4 Bg6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e4 dxe4 21. d5 c5
22. Bb5+ Kd8 23. Bd6 Rc8 24. Bc6 h5 25. g5 exf3 26. Bxc5 Bxc5+
27. Rxc5 Re8 28. Rcxa5 Re2+ 29. Kxf3 Rxh2 30. b4 Kc7 31. b5
Rh3+ 32. Kf2 Rb3 33. Ra7+ Kd6 34. Rd7+ Kc5 35. Rc1+ Kd4 36. d6
Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Bf5 38. Rxf7 g6 39. d7 Rd8 40. Re7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.25"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "9.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Nc3 f5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bh3 Na6 6. a3 c6
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qc2 e4 9. f3 Nf6 10. fxe4 fxe4 11. Bxc8 Rxc8
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 O-O 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Rb1 Re8 16. Qc2 Qe7
17. g4 Nc5 18. g5 Qd7 19. gxf6 Nd3+ 20. Kf1 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 Qg4+
22. Kf1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

