Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.1
Date 2020.12.28
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B89)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1KP4p/3Pb2P/3k4/P7/8/8 b - - 3 65

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qe2 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Na5
  10. 10.Bd3 e5
  11. 11.Nb3 b5
  12. 12.Kb1 Be7
  13. 13.h3 Be6
  14. 14.g4 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Nc4
  16. 16.g5 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd2 Nxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 O-O
  19. 19.h4 Rfc8
  20. 20.b3 Qa5
  21. 21.h5 Rc6
  22. 22.g6 Nf6
  23. 23.Rdg1 Rac8
  24. 24.gxf7+ Kxf7
  25. 25.Nf3 h6
  26. 26.Rg6 Bf8
  27. 27.Qe2 Ke8
  28. 28.Nd2 Qc7
  29. 29.Bc4 Bxc4
  30. 30.Nxc4 Rxc4
  31. 31.bxc4 Qc6
  32. 32.Rxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Nb2 f5
  34. 34.f3 fxe4
  35. 35.fxe4 Rc7
  36. 36.Rf1 Rg7
  37. 37.c5 Qxc5
  38. 38.Qxa6 Rc7
  39. 39.Qa8+ Rc8
  40. 40.Qa4+ Qc6
  41. 41.Qb3 Be7
  42. 42.Re1 Bg5
  43. 43.Nd3 Qc4
  44. 44.Qa4+ Kf8
  45. 45.Re2 Kg7
  46. 46.Qd7+ Kg8
  47. 47.Qxd6 Rf8
  48. 48.Qd5+ Qxd5
  49. 49.exd5 Bf6
  50. 50.Re4 Bg7
  51. 51.Nxb4 Kf7
  52. 52.c4 Kf6
  53. 53.c5 Kf5
  54. 54.Re1 Rb8
  55. 55.a3 e4
  56. 56.Kc2 Rb5
  57. 57.c6 Rc5+
  58. 58.Kb3 Rc3+
  59. 59.Ka4 Be5
  60. 60.Re2 e3
  61. 61.Nc2 Ke4
  62. 62.Rxe3+ Rxe3
  63. 63.Nxe3 Kxe3
  64. 64.Kb5 Kd4
  65. 65.Kb6

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