Chess Game | Johan-Sebastian Christiansen vs Anish Giri | World Blitz Championship 2023

This is Round 8 of the World Blitz Championship, which was played on December 29, 2023, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Johan-Sebastian Christiansen vs Anish Giri
Opening: Scotch Game: Classical Variation
1.e4 - King’s Pawn Opening
1…e5
2.Nf3 - King’s Knight Variation
2…Nc6
3.d4 - Scotch Game
3…exd4 4.Nxd4
4…Bc5 - Classical Variation
5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3
6…Nge7 - the last book move.
Notable Moves of the Game:
7.Nd2 - Mistake (Best Move: 7.Bc4 - develops a bishop).
7…O-O - Missed a chance to win a pawn.
9.Bc4 - Mistake (Best Move: 9.Qf3 - offer an exchange of queens).
9…Qg6 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 9…d5 - prepares the bishop development).
10.O-O - Great Move (defends the undefended g2 pawn).
12.f4 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 12.Bf4).
12…Qxe4 - Best Move (a very precise capture).
14.Bd3 - Great Move (attacks the queen with tempo).
15.f5 - Great Move (attacks the opposing queen).
16.Be3 - Mistake (Best Move: 16.Qh5 - protects an underdefended f5 pawn).
19…cxd4 - Mistake (Best Move: 19…Ng4 - attacks the bishop with tempo).
21…Ng4 - Missed the only move that wins material.
22.Rd1 - Blunders a pawn (Best Move: 22.Kh1).
22…Bxf5 - Best Move (connects the rooks).
23…Qd6 - Brilliant Move (an amazing move that wins material and threatens to checkmate).
24…Bxc2 - Best Move (a very precise move).
25.Rd2 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 25.Qf2 - allows the rooks to provide mutual defense).
28.Bxb6 - Inaccuracy (Best Move: 28.Rdd1 - connects the rooks).
28…Rxd2 - Best Move (pins a knight to the queen).
39…Kh7 - Johan-Sebastian Christiansen (white) RESIGNED.
Game Notation:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Nd2 O-O 8.N2b3 Bb6 9.Bc4 Qg6 10.O-O Ne5 11.Be2 d5 12.f4 Qxe4 13.Bc1 N5c6 14.Bd3 Qe6 15.f5 Qf6 16.Be3 Ne5 17.Bc2 c5 18.Ne2 d4 19.cxd4 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Rd8 21.Qe1 Ng4 22.Rd1 Bxf5 23.h3 Qd6 24.hxg4 Bxc2 25.Rd2 Bxb3 26.axb3 Ng6 27.Qf2 Qe6 28.Bxb6 Rxd2 29.Be3 Rxb2 30.Qf3 Re8 31.Kh1 Rxe2 32.Qxe2 Qxe3 33.Qc4 Qe6 34.Qb4 b6 35.Qa4 a5 36.Qb5 h6 37.Rc1 Ne5 38.Re1 Re7 39.Rd1 Kh7
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