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Semi-Slav Defense (D31) - Anish Giri vs Fabiano Caruana - Tata Steel (2013) (Chessworld.net)

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►Playlists: http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/playlistvideosstructure.asp ►Kingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe ►Play FREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher Anish Giri vs Fabiano Caruana Tata Steel (2013) · Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation (D31) [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 "2013.01.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Anish Giri"] [Black "Fabiano Caruana"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2781"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2013.01.12"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 (7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Qxd4+) 7... Nbd7 (7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 Nb6 (11... e5) 12. Qc2 Qxa4 13. b3 Qa5 14. Ne5 (14. e4 Bb8 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bd2 Qa3 18. Ne4) 14... Nbd7 (14... Bxe5 15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb4 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. Ne4 Qe7) (14... Bxe5 15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb4 17. dxe5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Qe7) 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rd1 e5 ( 17... Re8 18. Nc3 a5 19. Ba3 Qb8 20. e4 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd6 Qa7 23. h3 h5 24. Na4) 18. Nc3 exd4 19. Ba3 c5 (19... Qe5 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Ne4) 20. e3 d3 21. Rxd3 Qb8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b6 24. Bb2 a5 25. Ra4 Re8 26. Rg5 g6 27. Bd5 Kf8 (27... Ne5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxa8) 28. Rf4 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2013.01.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Anish Giri"] [Black "Fabiano Caruana"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2781"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2013.01.12"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 (7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Qxd4+) 7... Nbd7 (7... Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 Nb6 (11... e5) 12. Qc2 Qxa4 13. b3 Qa5 14. Ne5 (14. e4 Bb8 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bd2 Qa3 18. Ne4) 14... Nbd7 (14... Bxe5 15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb4 17. dxe5 Nfd5 18. Ne4 Qe7) (14... Bxe5 15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb4 17. dxe5 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Qe7) 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rd1 e5 ( 17... Re8 18. Nc3 a5 19. Ba3 Qb8 20. e4 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Bd6 Qa7 23. h3 h5 24. Na4) 18. Nc3 exd4 19. Ba3 c5 (19... Qe5 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. Ne4) 20. e3 d3 21. Rxd3 Qb8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b6 24. Bb2 a5 25. Ra4 Re8 26. Rg5 g6 27. Bd5 Kf8 (27... Ne5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxa8) 28. Rf4 1-0 ►Subscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK ►Support the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq Thumbnail Giri By Stefan64 (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Thumbnail: Caruana vs Karjakin Caruana By This photo was taken by Przemyslaw Jahr Autorem zdjecia jest Przemyslaw Jahr Wykorzystujac zdjecie prosze podac jako autora: Przemyslaw Jahr / Wikimedia Commons (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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