[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [White "Giri,Anish"] [Black "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Round "13.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "116"] {} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 8. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:6] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 12. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 14. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:12:20]} Nde5 {[%emt 0:12:52]} 16. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:2:50]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 18. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:3:0]} 19. e5 {[%emt 0:8:38]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:5:27]} 20. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:3:47]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 21. Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:15]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 22. Nd6 {[%emt 0:13:30]} Re6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 23. Nc4 {[%emt 0:15:0]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 24. Rad1 {[%emt 0:13:17]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 25. fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 26. Rf4 {[%emt 0:5:51]} d3+ {[%emt 0:15:42]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:2:8]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 28. Re4 {[%emt 0:4:10]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 29. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:9]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 30. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Rexe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 31. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 32. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 33. b3 {[%emt 0:1:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 34. a4 {[%emt 0:2:30]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:5:9]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 36. Re3+ {[%emt 0:1:25]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 37. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 38. Rg3 {[%emt 0:3:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 39. Kc3 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Rc7+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 40. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. h4 {[%emt 0:2:34]} Re5 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 42. Rg4 {[%emt 0:3:24]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:8:1]} 43. Rc4+ {[%emt 0:1:10]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 44. g4 {[%emt 0:4:38]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:0:50]} 45. Ka3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} h6 {[%emt 0:14:4]} 46. Rd4+ {[%emt 0:6:24]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 47. Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 48. g5 {[%emt 0:1:33]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 49. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 50. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 51. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 52. Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 53. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 54. g6 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 55. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 56. Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 57. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 58. Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 1/2-1/2