[Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "L'Ami, E."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Müller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[Source "Chess Today"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.15"]

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
{#Offside Kings  The simplification into a pawn ending always requires great
care:} 53. Bxe6+ (53. Ka5 $5 {does not win as well:} Nd4 ({After} 53... f6 $4
54. Bxe6+ Kxe6 55. exf6 Kxf6 56. Ka6 {#Black's king is offside.}) 54. Bxf7 Nf3
55. Ka6 (55. e6+ Kd6 56. Kb4 Nd4 57. Kc4 Nxe6 58. Bxe6 Kxe6 59. Kc5 Ke5 60. Kc6
Kd4 61. Kd6 Kc4 62. Kc6 $1 $11) 55... Nxe5 56. Bb3 Kd6 57. Kxa7 Nc6+ 58. Ka8
Kc5 59. bxc6 Kxc6 $11 {#and the wrong rook's pawn gives Black the draw.}) 53...
Kxe6 (53... fxe6 $2 {runs into the typical} 54. Ka5 Kc7 55. Ka6 Kb8 56. b6 Ka8
{and now} 57. Kb5 $1 $18 {to avoid the stalemate.}) 54. Ka5 {#} Kd5 $3 {Giri's
point} ({The race} 54... Kxe5 $4 55. Ka6 f5 56. Kxa7 f4 57. b6 {is won by
White as he queens with check:} f3 58. b7 f2 59. b8=Q+ Ke4 60. Qf8 Ke3 61.
Qxh6+ $18) 55. Ka6 Kc5 {#} 56. Ka5 $1 ({After} 56. Kxa7 $4 Kxb5 $19 {White's
king is offside.}) 56... Kc4 57. Ka6 Kc5 (57... Kb4 {is also playable, e.g.}
58. b6 axb6 59. Kxb6 Kc4 60. Kc6 Kd4 61. Kd6 Ke4 62. e6 fxe6 63. Kxe6 Kf4 64.
Kf6 Ke4 $1 65. Kg6 Ke5 66. Kxh6 Kf6 $1 $11) 58. Ka5 1/2-1/2

