Akopian, Vladimir vs Giri, Anish
Qatar Masters Open 2014 · Round 9.2 · 2014.12.04 · 0-1 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Moves
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
PGN
[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.12.04"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "106"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [WhiteFideId "13300032"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2776"] [BlackFideId "24116068"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B48g"] [Source "BenBase"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 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