Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.5
Date 2021.07.10
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/2r3p1/1R4N1/4PPK1/2p5/P1R5/8/3b4 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 Ne5
  8. 8.Bf4 Nfg4
  9. 9.e3 a6
  10. 10.h3 axb5
  11. 11.hxg4 Nxc4
  12. 12.Qb3 d5
  13. 13.Bxc4 dxc4
  14. 14.Qxb5+ Qxb5
  15. 15.Nxb5 Bb4+
  16. 16.Ke2 Ke7
  17. 17.a3 Bc5
  18. 18.Rhd1 Bd7
  19. 19.Bd6+ Bxd6
  20. 20.Nxd6 b5
  21. 21.Nxf7 Rhc8
  22. 22.Ne5 Be8
  23. 23.Kd2 Rc5
  24. 24.f4 c3+
  25. 25.bxc3 Rac8
  26. 26.Rdc1 h6
  27. 27.e4 Rd8+
  28. 28.Ke3 Rdc8
  29. 29.Kd4 R5c7
  30. 30.c4 Rd8+
  31. 31.Ke3 Rdc8
  32. 32.Rc3 bxc4
  33. 33.Rb1 Ba4
  34. 34.Rb6 Bb3
  35. 35.f5 exf5
  36. 36.gxf5 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf4 Kg8
  38. 38.g4 Rc5
  39. 39.Ng6 R5c7
  40. 40.g5 hxg5+
  41. 41.Kxg5 Bd1
  42. 42.e5

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