Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 17.4
Date 2016.06.20
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

KR6/P1k5/8/8/8/8/2r5/8 w - - 17 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.h4 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.d4 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.d5 Ne5
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe2
  12. 12.Nxf7 Bxd1
  13. 13.Nxd8 Bg4
  14. 14.Ne6 Bxe6
  15. 15.dxe6 Nc4
  16. 16.O-O-O Nxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Rf6
  19. 19.Rd7 Rxe6
  20. 20.Rxc7 Rxe4
  21. 21.Kd2 b6
  22. 22.Kd3 Re5
  23. 23.Rf1 Rd8+
  24. 24.Kc4 a5
  25. 25.Rf3 b5+
  26. 26.Kb3 Rd3
  27. 27.e4 Rd2
  28. 28.Rc8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Rcf8 Rxe4
  30. 30.R3f7+ Kh6
  31. 31.Rh8 Kh5
  32. 32.Rhxh7+ Kg4
  33. 33.Rxe7 Rc4
  34. 34.Re5 a4+
  35. 35.Ka3 Rc2
  36. 36.Rg5+ Kf4
  37. 37.Rf7+ Ke4
  38. 38.Rg4+ Kd5
  39. 39.Rd7+ Ke6
  40. 40.Rxc4 bxc4
  41. 41.Rd4 Rxc3+
  42. 42.Kxa4 Rc2
  43. 43.a3 c3
  44. 44.Kb3 Rxg2
  45. 45.Kxc3 g5
  46. 46.hxg5 Rxg5
  47. 47.a4 Rg1
  48. 48.a5 Ra1
  49. 49.Kb4 Rb1+
  50. 50.Kc5 Ra1
  51. 51.Kb6 Rb1+
  52. 52.Kc6 Rc1+
  53. 53.Kb7 Rb1+
  54. 54.Kc6 Rc1+
  55. 55.Kb6 Rb1+
  56. 56.Ka7 Ke7
  57. 57.a6 Rb2
  58. 58.Ka8 Rb1
  59. 59.a7 Rb2
  60. 60.Rh4 Kd7
  61. 61.Rh8 Kc7
  62. 62.Rb8 Rd2
  63. 63.Rb7+ Kc8
  64. 64.Rb1 Rc2
  65. 65.Rh1 Rb2
  66. 66.Rh8+ Kc7
  67. 67.Rb8 Rc2

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