Arjun Erigaisi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chennai GM 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Arjun Erigaisi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chennai GM 2024
Site Chennai IND
Round 7.3
Date 2024.11.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D81)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/p3pp1p/6p1/8/8/5Q1P/q1Q2bP1/2R2n1K b - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Be6
  6. 6.Qb5+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qb3 c5
  8. 8.d5 b5
  9. 9.e4 b4
  10. 10.e5 bxc3
  11. 11.exf6 Qb6
  12. 12.Ne2 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nxc3 Bg7
  14. 14.Be2 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Bc8
  16. 16.Be3 Nd7
  17. 17.Qa3 Bb7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rac1 Qh4
  20. 20.Bb5 Be5
  21. 21.h3 Bd6
  22. 22.Bc6 Bxc6
  23. 23.dxc6 Ne5
  24. 24.Bxc5 Nc4
  25. 25.Qa6 Bxc5
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  27. 27.c7 Rf8
  28. 28.Ne4 Qxe4
  29. 29.c8=Q Bxf2+
  30. 30.Kh1 Ne3
  31. 31.Qcc6 Qd4
  32. 32.Qaa4 Qxb2
  33. 33.Qb3 Qd2
  34. 34.Qbc3 Qxa2
  35. 35.Qf3 Nf5
  36. 36.Qc2 Ng3+
  37. 37.Kh2 Nf1+
  38. 38.Kh1

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