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Giri, A (2588) – Harikrishna, P (2672) [D17]
Corus B (1), 16.01.2010
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 0–0 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+ White wins 1–0
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Wow beautiful game,Susan see if you grab him by his dimples!
Easy going!
I fail to understand why Harikrishna gave away a piece. 3 pawns compensation is not enough. His position is lost in the beginning itself
Hmmm, garbage opening by black gets busted. *yawn*.
That line looks much worse than the older piece sac that was topical a few years ago.
topical? Like an ointment?