Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.1
Date 2020.11.22
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B62)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

2b1r1k1/p4r1p/2pnpp2/2Np4/5PPP/2N5/PPP5/2KRR3 w - - 9 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd7
  8. 8.Qd3 Be7
  9. 9.Bxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.O-O-O O-O
  11. 11.Nb3 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ng4
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Qd4 Nh6
  15. 15.f4 f6
  16. 16.exf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.g3 Nf5
  18. 18.Qxf6 gxf6
  19. 19.Nc5 Rf7
  20. 20.Rhe1 Re8
  21. 21.g4 Nd6
  22. 22.h4 Bc8
  23. 23.Nd3 Ba6
  24. 24.Nc5 Bc8
  25. 25.Nd3 Ba6
  26. 26.Nc5 Bc8

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