Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Unive Crown Group · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Unive Crown Group
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 2
Date 2010.10.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D44)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/7k/6pp/3r4/4R3/6P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.Ne5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qc2 Bb4
  12. 12.O-O Qe7
  13. 13.a3 Ba5
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.d5 e5
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.dxc6 Bxc6
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.exd5 O-O
  20. 20.Bf3 Ra7
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Qf5 Re8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qd6
  24. 24.h4 gxh4
  25. 25.Bxh4 Nf8
  26. 26.Be4 Bb6
  27. 27.Rxa7 Bxa7
  28. 28.Ra1 Bc5
  29. 29.b4 cxb3
  30. 30.Rb1 Ng6
  31. 31.Bf6 Bb6
  32. 32.Rxb3 Bd8
  33. 33.Bxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Rxb5 Qc7
  35. 35.Qf3 Kg7
  36. 36.Bxg6 fxg6
  37. 37.g3 Rd7
  38. 38.Qe4 Qd6
  39. 39.Qb1 Qe7
  40. 40.Qb2 Kh7
  41. 41.Qc2 e4
  42. 42.Qb3 Qf7
  43. 43.Rb4 Qxd5
  44. 44.Qxd5 Rxd5
  45. 45.Rxe4

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