Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 15.2
Date 2019.08.01
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/3k4/p2p3p/1p2p1p1/3NB3/2q3PP/P2Q2K1/3R4 b - - 0 32

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.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.Nf5 Bxf5
  12. 12.exf5 Nbc6
  13. 13.Nd5 e6
  14. 14.fxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Ne3 Qa5+
  16. 16.c3 Nf3+
  17. 17.gxf3 Bxc3+
  18. 18.bxc3 Qxc3+
  19. 19.Qd2 Qxa1+
  20. 20.Nd1 Qd4
  21. 21.Bd3 Rf8
  22. 22.O-O Rxf3
  23. 23.Ne3 Kd7
  24. 24.Rd1 Raf8
  25. 25.Qe2 Qc5
  26. 26.Be4 Nd4
  27. 27.Qd3 Rxg3+
  28. 28.fxg3 e5
  29. 29.Kg2 b5
  30. 30.Qd2 Rc8
  31. 31.Nf5 Qc3
  32. 32.Nxd4

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