Ivan Saric vs Anish Giri (2015)

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Ivan Saric vs Anish Giri
Tata Steel Masters (2015), Den Haag NED, rd 10, Jan-21
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B48) · 0-1

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Jan-22-15		Ulhumbrus: 7 Qf3 develops the queen early whereupon Black's QN develops with tempo by 7...Ne5 8 Qg3 attempts to attack the king side in a position where White does have a lead in development and more space. However Black also has his assets, the c file and the c4 square. It is open to question whether this attack can succeed 8...h5 disturbs the king side pawns without necessity. After this either Black's king has to face greater danger if he castles on the king side or else he has to castle on the queen side Instead of 9 f4, 9 f3 clears the f2 square for the queen without exposing either the e4 pawn to attack or the g4 square 11 Bxc4 moves the KB once to exchange it for a N moved thrice, gaining thus two moves. 14 Rhf1? may be a serious mistake. White has a lead in development, so he will want to open lines. This suggests 14 fxe6. After 14 Rhf1 e5! closes the e and f files and so White's lead in development counts for much less. 16...Rc8 is a bold choice, committing Black to keeping his king in the centre or castling on the king side. White does not however find a way to get to Black's king. 19 Rfd2 misses a chance to play 19 g4 while Black's h pawn is pinned so that on ...Nf6 White may have the option of g5. After 19 Rfd1 Nf6 Black's h pawn is no longer pinned and 20 g4 can be answered with 20...hg. If there was a way to take advantage of Black's king, Saric did not find it.

Jan-22-15		dehanne: Most of the moves described above are theory, yes?

Jan-22-15		sevenseaman: Giri has pursued an attacking game and combined it with an adequate defense. 30...Rxc3, 33...Nc3+ (recovering the exchange) and 47...Kf5 are brilliant moves and keep his attack going.

Jan-23-15		CountryGirl: An interesting game. Giri deployed his pieces creatively, unravelling in a precise way and using all sorts of tactical resources to slowly push into White's territory. (Ulhumbrus makes some good observations on the specifics.) The h5 push that Giri made sometimes works brilliantly in Kan or Taimanov sicilians, and sometimes it crashes badly. Here it worked fine, though Giri did have to dodge and weave precisely to get his king into a safe position.

Jan-24-15		fisayo123: <dehanne> It's a very new sideline introduced by Giri at top level tournament play vs Karjakin. It certainly is a very interesting line, especially for Taimanov players like myself.

Jul-29-15		wordfunph: GM Morozevich named the 8...h5 line as "Giri Variation".

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