Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2023 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2023
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.4
Date 2023.11.14
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/5b2/8/6K1/3B4/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Qa3
  13. 13.d5 Ne5
  14. 14.O-O Bd7
  15. 15.Rb1 Ba4
  16. 16.Qe1 Nd3
  17. 17.Bxd3 Qxd3
  18. 18.Bg5 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qa5 b5
  20. 20.Rbc1 h6
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rac8
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.Bxe7 Bd1
  24. 24.Qd2 Qxd2
  25. 25.Nxd2 Ba4
  26. 26.e5 Rc2
  27. 27.Bb4 a5
  28. 28.Bxa5 Rxa2
  29. 29.e6 fxe6
  30. 30.dxe6 Ra1
  31. 31.Rxa1 Bxa1
  32. 32.Ne4 Bb3
  33. 33.e7 Kf7
  34. 34.Bb4 Bd5
  35. 35.Nd6+ Kxe7
  36. 36.Nxb5+ Kd7
  37. 37.Na3 Bb2
  38. 38.Nc2 Be4
  39. 39.Ne1 Bd4
  40. 40.Bd2 h5
  41. 41.Kf1 Ke6
  42. 42.g4 hxg4
  43. 43.hxg4 Bc6
  44. 44.f3 Bb5+
  45. 45.Kg2 Bf6
  46. 46.Kg3 Be5+
  47. 47.Bf4 Bc3
  48. 48.Ng2 Bf1
  49. 49.Ne3 Be1+
  50. 50.Kh2 Be2
  51. 51.Nc2 Bc3
  52. 52.Kg2 Bd3
  53. 53.Ne3 Bd2
  54. 54.Nd5 Kxd5
  55. 55.Bxd2 Ke6
  56. 56.f4 Be4+
  57. 57.Kg3 Bd3
  58. 58.f5+ gxf5
  59. 59.gxf5+ Bxf5

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