Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Palma De Mallorca GP 2017
Site Palma de Mallorca ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2017.11.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r2rk1/3P1p2/p5p1/1p2N2P/5b2/P2R4/1PP2B2/1K6 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qb6
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.Bf2 Qc7
  11. 11.Qf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.g4 Bb7
  14. 14.h4 Nc5
  15. 15.Bd3 h5
  16. 16.g5 Ng4
  17. 17.Rhg1 g6
  18. 18.Rxg4 hxg4
  19. 19.Qxg4 e5
  20. 20.Nf3 Rc8
  21. 21.fxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.Kb1 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Nxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 O-O
  26. 26.h5 Qc4
  27. 27.Qh3 Qc8
  28. 28.Qxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Nxe5 Bxg5
  30. 30.d6 Bf4
  31. 31.d7

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