Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

13th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2022 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 13th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site Danzhou CHN
Round 4.3
Date 2022.12.13
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/2R3pk/7p/1p3p2/3Pq3/P1Q3P1/4rP1P/6K1 w - - 12 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.Qc2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bf4 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Bb7
  10. 10.Ne5 Rc8
  11. 11.Nc3 c5
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Nxd7 Qxd7
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.e3 d4
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.exd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Qd3 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Qd5
  20. 20.Rac1 Rc4
  21. 21.Re1 Rfc8
  22. 22.Re7 h6
  23. 23.Rxa7 Ne4
  24. 24.Bd2 b5
  25. 25.a3 Nc5
  26. 26.Qc2 Ne4
  27. 27.Qd3 Nc5
  28. 28.Qe3 Nb3
  29. 29.Re1 Nxd2
  30. 30.Qxd2 Rxc3
  31. 31.Re8+ Rxe8
  32. 32.Qxc3 Re4
  33. 33.Qc8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qc2 f5
  35. 35.Qc3 Re2
  36. 36.Rc7 Qe4
  37. 37.Kf1 Ra2
  38. 38.Kg1 Re2
  39. 39.Kf1 Ra2
  40. 40.Kg1 Re2

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