Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.5
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6p1/4kp1p/4p2P/4KPP1/8/8 w - - 2 58

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.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nec3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.b3 b4
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Be6
  16. 16.Qd3 Qc7
  17. 17.Bd2 a5
  18. 18.a3 bxa3
  19. 19.Rxa3 Rfc8
  20. 20.c4 Bd8
  21. 21.Rfa1 Qc5
  22. 22.b4 Qc6
  23. 23.bxa5 Bxc4
  24. 24.Qe3 Qb5
  25. 25.Qe1 Ra6
  26. 26.Qb1 Qxb1+
  27. 27.Rxb1 Rca8
  28. 28.Rc1 Bb5
  29. 29.Rb1 Bc4
  30. 30.Rc1 Bb5
  31. 31.Bh3 Kf8
  32. 32.Rc8 Ke8
  33. 33.Rxa8 Rxa8
  34. 34.Bb4 Bc7
  35. 35.Ra1 Ra7
  36. 36.Bg4 g6
  37. 37.h4 h5
  38. 38.Bh3 Bd3
  39. 39.f3 Bb6+
  40. 40.Kg2 Bc5
  41. 41.Bxc5 dxc5
  42. 42.Kf2 Bb5
  43. 43.Bf1 c4
  44. 44.Ke3 Kd7
  45. 45.Kd2 Kc6
  46. 46.Kc3 Kc5
  47. 47.Be2 Ra6
  48. 48.Rd1 Rxa5
  49. 49.Rd5+ Kb6
  50. 50.Bxc4 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kb2 Bxc4
  52. 52.Kxa3 Bxd5
  53. 53.exd5 Kc5
  54. 54.Kb3 Kxd5
  55. 55.Kc3 f5
  56. 56.Kd3 e4+
  57. 57.Ke3 Ke5

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