A Giri Win from Tata SteelMasters
16 Jan '23 09:35Giri sacs on g5 and e6 to get at the black king.
A Giri - D Gukesh Tata Steel Masters 2023
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. a3 Ba5 13. exd4 {Still known theory 13...Bd7 has been played before here.} 13... Rd8 14. Rc2 {This is new. The Idea is to get a Rook on the e-file without playing b4.} 14... Bd7 15. Re2 Bc6 16. Qc2 Bb6 {Hitting the d-pawn Which Giri ignores.} 17. Rfe1 {Black now sees what is about to hit him, he heads for the hills.} 17... Kh8 18. Neg5 hxg5 19. Rxe6 {Imagine how strong this would have been had the King stayed on g8,} 19... fxe6 20. Rxe6 {If Black does not give up the Queen then Ng5 is played.} 20... Qxe6 21. Bxe6 Bxf3 {Black cannot allow the Knight to land on g5.} 22. Qf5 {With QH3+ ideas. 22...g6 23.Qxg6 mates.} 22... Be4 23. Qxe4 Rxd4 24. Qf3 {Beautiful. White stops mate in one and threatens mate in one.} 24... g4 25. Qf8+ Kh7 26. Bf5+ Kh6 27. Bc2 {Black resigned. We play on...} 27... Nd7 {There is nothing else. White was threatening Qf5 and Qg6 mate.} 28. Qxa8 Rd2 {A threat!} 29. Qh8+ {Now it's a forced mate with a cute touch.} 29... Kg5 30. Qxg7+ Kf4 31. g3+ Kf3 32. Qc3+ Ke2 33. Qc4+ Rd3 34. Qxd3+ Ke1 35. Qd1# {The Queen goes back to d1 to deliver mate.}
A Giri - D Gukesh Tata Steel Masters 2023
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. a3 Ba5 13. exd4 {Still known theory 13...Bd7 has been played before here.} 13... Rd8 14. Rc2 {This is new. The Idea is to get a Rook on the e-file without playing b4.} 14... Bd7 15. Re2 Bc6 16. Qc2 Bb6 {Hitting the d-pawn Which Giri ignores.} 17. Rfe1 {Black now sees what is about to hit him, he heads for the hills.} 17... Kh8 18. Neg5 hxg5 19. Rxe6 {Imagine how strong this would have been had the King stayed on g8,} 19... fxe6 20. Rxe6 {If Black does not give up the Queen then Ng5 is played.} 20... Qxe6 21. Bxe6 Bxf3 {Black cannot allow the Knight to land on g5.} 22. Qf5 {With QH3+ ideas. 22...g6 23.Qxg6 mates.} 22... Be4 23. Qxe4 Rxd4 24. Qf3 {Beautiful. White stops mate in one and threatens mate in one.} 24... g4 25. Qf8+ Kh7 26. Bf5+ Kh6 27. Bc2 {Black resigned. We play on...} 27... Nd7 {There is nothing else. White was threatening Qf5 and Qg6 mate.} 28. Qxa8 Rd2 {A threat!} 29. Qh8+ {Now it's a forced mate with a cute touch.} 29... Kg5 30. Qxg7+ Kf4 31. g3+ Kf3 32. Qc3+ Ke2 33. Qc4+ Rd3 34. Qxd3+ Ke1 35. Qd1# {The Queen goes back to d1 to deliver mate.}