Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 8.1
Date 2021.10.03
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/K7/8/8/1P2b1p1/7k/4BP1P/8 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Bd2 Rb8
  10. 10.e4 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Kxd1 f6
  13. 13.e5 Kf7
  14. 14.Bc4 Bb4
  15. 15.Kc2 Rd8
  16. 16.Rad1 Rxd1
  17. 17.Rxd1 Bxc3
  18. 18.Kxc3 Ke7
  19. 19.exf6+ gxf6
  20. 20.Rd3 Bd7
  21. 21.Rh3 Rh8
  22. 22.Rh6 e5
  23. 23.Bd3 Kf7
  24. 24.Rxh7+ Rxh7
  25. 25.Bxh7 f5
  26. 26.g4 fxg4
  27. 27.Kb4 Be6
  28. 28.a4 Kf6
  29. 29.Kc5 Bd5
  30. 30.b4 Bf3
  31. 31.Kd6 e4
  32. 32.a5 Bg2
  33. 33.a6 Kg5
  34. 34.Ke5 Bf1
  35. 35.Bxe4 Bxa6
  36. 36.Bxc6 Be2
  37. 37.Bg2 Kh4
  38. 38.Kd6 a6
  39. 39.Kc5 Bd3
  40. 40.Kb6 Be2
  41. 41.Ka7 Bd3
  42. 42.Bb7 Kh3
  43. 43.Bxa6 Be4
  44. 44.Be2

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