World Youth Chess Championships started in Porto Carras, Greece. 626 players from 78 countries take part in all tournaments.
Surprise as Anish Giri draws a game... It really was a surprise as Alina Kashlinskaya is rated 333 points less than him.
13.axb4! [An exchange sacrifice that shuts the queen out of play for a long time.]
[13.Bf4!? 0–0 14.Ra2 Be7 15.b4 Nxb4 16.axb4 Qxa2 17.Nxc3 Nxc3 18.Qxe7 Ne4 (18...Rf7 19.Qd8+ Rf8 20.Qc7 Ne4 21.Bd6 Nxd6 22.Qxd6 Rf6 23.Qd8+ Rf8 24.Qc7 Be6 25.Ng5²) 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Ng5 Rf7 21.Nxf7 Qxf7 22.Qd8+ Qf8 23.Qa5²; 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5 15.Kh1 Qb6 16.Bxe4 fxe4 17.Nxc3 Qc6 18.Ne2 0–0 19.Be3 Bg4 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Qxc2 22.Qe3=]
13...Qxa1 14.Ba3 [14.b5!? Nb4 15.Ba3 a5 16.bxa6 Nxd3 17.cxd3 Rxa6 18.Qc1 Nd2 19.Nfxd2 Rxa3 20.Nxa3 Qxc1 21.Rxc1 cxd2 22.Rd1= (22.Rxc8+?? Kd7–+) ]
14...a5! 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.Bc5 [16.Bd6 Kf7 17.Ne5+ Nxe5 18.Bxe5=]
16...Rxc5 17.dxc5 0–0 18.Qe3 f4 19.Qe1 Nxc5 20.Nxc3 Qxe1 21.Rxe1 Nxd3 22.cxd3 Bf5 23.Nxd5 Bxd3 24.Ne7+ Nxe7 25.Rxe7 Ba6 26.Ng5 h6 27.Ne6 Rf7 28.Re8+ Kh7 29.Nf8+ Kg8 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Nf8+ Kg8 ½–½
[13.Bf4!? 0–0 14.Ra2 Be7 15.b4 Nxb4 16.axb4 Qxa2 17.Nxc3 Nxc3 18.Qxe7 Ne4 (18...Rf7 19.Qd8+ Rf8 20.Qc7 Ne4 21.Bd6 Nxd6 22.Qxd6 Rf6 23.Qd8+ Rf8 24.Qc7 Be6 25.Ng5²) 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Ng5 Rf7 21.Nxf7 Qxf7 22.Qd8+ Qf8 23.Qa5²; 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5 15.Kh1 Qb6 16.Bxe4 fxe4 17.Nxc3 Qc6 18.Ne2 0–0 19.Be3 Bg4 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Qxc2 22.Qe3=]
13...Qxa1 14.Ba3 [14.b5!? Nb4 15.Ba3 a5 16.bxa6 Nxd3 17.cxd3 Rxa6 18.Qc1 Nd2 19.Nfxd2 Rxa3 20.Nxa3 Qxc1 21.Rxc1 cxd2 22.Rd1= (22.Rxc8+?? Kd7–+) ]
14...a5! 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.Bc5 [16.Bd6 Kf7 17.Ne5+ Nxe5 18.Bxe5=]
16...Rxc5 17.dxc5 0–0 18.Qe3 f4 19.Qe1 Nxc5 20.Nxc3 Qxe1 21.Rxe1 Nxd3 22.cxd3 Bf5 23.Nxd5 Bxd3 24.Ne7+ Nxe7 25.Rxe7 Ba6 26.Ng5 h6 27.Ne6 Rf7 28.Re8+ Kh7 29.Nf8+ Kg8 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Nf8+ Kg8 ½–½