Anish Giri vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Superbet ROM Classic 2024 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet ROM Classic 2024
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 7.2
Date 2024.07.03
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

4r3/1p3p1k/2pp1qpb/2n5/pNPpPPB1/P2P3Q/1P5P/5R1K w - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 a5
  5. 5.Nc3 Be7
  6. 6.e4 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 d6
  8. 8.Rb1 Bg4
  9. 9.Be3 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 a4
  12. 12.Bg4 Nc5
  13. 13.O-O Nd4
  14. 14.f4 c6
  15. 15.Bxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Nb4 Bf6
  17. 17.Qf3 g6
  18. 18.Rbe1 Qe7
  19. 19.Re2 Bg7
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rae8
  21. 21.g3 h5
  22. 22.Bh3 Qd8
  23. 23.Kh1 Kh7
  24. 24.Bg2 h4
  25. 25.Bh3 Rh8
  26. 26.Rf1 Kg8
  27. 27.Rg2 hxg3
  28. 28.Rxg3 Qh4
  29. 29.Qg2 Rh6
  30. 30.Bg4 Kh7
  31. 31.Rh3 Qf6
  32. 32.Qg3 Rxh3
  33. 33.Qxh3+ Bh6
  34. 34.Qg3 Bg5
  35. 35.Qh3+ Bh6
  36. 36.Qg3 Bg5
  37. 37.Qh3+ Bh6

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