Chess with Sam Collins

Anish Giri – Pentala Harikrishna

3rd Du Te Cup, Shenzhen, 2019

An established member of the world’s top five, Dutch GM Anish Giri had not won a super-tournament outright until last month in Shenzen. His victory in round two proved crucial, against a top Indian GM who led the tournament before a couple of late defeats.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 0–0 6.0–0 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5

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