[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [White "Giri,Anish"] [Black "Bluebaum,Matthias"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Round "6.3"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.04.04"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "168"] {[%evp 0,167,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,13,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,18,32767,16,32767,10,-2,25,32767,32767,27,28,32767,32767,32767,14,32767,31,8,32767,32767,24,32767,32767,22,32767,32767,32767,26,43,39,32767,32767,52,43,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,31,32767,23,32767,32767,23,32767,24,20,22,0,31,0,24,31,35,32767,55,35,49,32767,39,32767,32,32767,49,13,32767,42,44,37,31,41,32767,45,36,45,32767,47,32767,51,32767,47,47,47,32767,32767,32767,44,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,47,39,32767,37,32767,47,32767,47,32767,40,43,40,40,47,32767,17,32767,32767,25,15,0,0,47,0,47,47,32767,32767,32767,32767,47,11,13,16,39,17,30,16,32767,35,32767,0]} {} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 7. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 8. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 9. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 10. h4 {[%emt 0:0:8]outshines the older 10.Nf3.} h5 {[%emt 0:0:25] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 11. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 13. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kf8 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:4:37]} ({Predecessor:} 13... a5 14. Bf3 Nb6 15. O-O-O a4 16. Nf4 Nc4 17. Nce2 Be7 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Nf4 Kf7 )14. O-O {[%emt 0:1:34]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:5:54]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:5:34]} a5 {[%emt 0:4:22]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:5:56]} 17. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:4:18]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:7:18]} 18. Na4 {[%emt 0:8:2]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:8:44]} 19. Bf3 {[%emt 0:3:57]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 20. Nb2 {[%emt 0:5:28]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:3:35]} 21. Nc3 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:4:4]} 22. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:3:20]} 23. Be2 {[%emt 0:3:40]} Rea8 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 24. Nd3 {[%emt 0:14:40]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:3:43]} 25. Na4 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Be4+ {[%emt 0:4:42]} 26. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:6:1]} 27. Nac5 {[%emt 0:6:46]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:12:26]} 28. Nb2 {[%emt 0:4:29]} Be7 {[%emt 0:3:12]} 29. Nba4 {[%emt 0:8:30]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:4:34]} 30. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:5:3]} 31. Nc3 {[%emt 0:2:36]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 32. Nf4 {[%emt 0:1:19]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 33. Na4 {[%emt 0:4:17]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:2:9]} 34. Nc5 {[%emt 0:3:32]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:1:50]} 35. Ra2 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 36. Nfd3 {[%emt 0:4:23]} Be7 {[%emt 0:2:7]} 37. Na4 {[%emt 0:2:2]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 38. Nf4 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:2:14]} 39. Nb6 {[%emt 0:10:54]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 40. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Nf4 {[%emt 0:8:37]} Re8 {[%emt 0:4:19]} 42. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:55]} (42. Nd7 $0 $14 )Bd8 {[%emt 0:2:8]} 43. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 44. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 45. Nc5 {[%emt 0:2:29]} Rea8 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 46. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 47. Na4 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 48. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 49. Bd3 {[%emt 0:2:52]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 50. Nxd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 51. Kg2 {[%emt 0:3:43]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 52. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 53. Nac5 {[%emt 0:5:42]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 54. Rcc2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 55. Na4 {[%emt 0:1:37]} (55. Rab2 $5 )Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 56. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 57. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 58. Nb2 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 59. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 60. Nac3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 61. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 62. Nf4 {[%emt 0:3:54]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 63. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 64. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 65. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 66. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:20]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 67. Ne1 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 68. Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 69. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 70. Nc2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 71. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 72. Kf1 {[%emt 0:2:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:2:48]} 73. Ra2 {[%emt 0:2:13]} Ne4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 74. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} (74. a4 $0 $14 )R6a7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 75. Ne1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (75. Rd1 $0 $14 )Nf6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 76. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 77. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 78. Nb1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 79. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 80. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 81. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rba6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 82. Nec3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} (82. Rcc2 $0 $14 )Rb6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} 83. Na4 {[%emt 0:1:9]} Rba6 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 84. Nac3 $0 $11 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rb6 $0 $11 1/2-1/2