Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Sportaccord WMG Rapid · 2011 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Sportaccord WMG Rapid
Site Beijing CHN
Round 2
Date 2011.12.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3KP3/1p3R2/5p2/2P2k2/8/8/4r3 b - - 4 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bf5
  9. 9.Re1 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Bd6
  13. 13.Ng5 g6
  14. 14.Qh3 h5
  15. 15.Qg3 Bxf4
  16. 16.Qxf4 Qd7
  17. 17.Re3 Rae8
  18. 18.Rae1 Rxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 f6
  20. 20.Nf3 Qd6
  21. 21.Qh6 Ne7
  22. 22.Nh4 f5
  23. 23.Nf3 Qf6
  24. 24.Ne5 Qg7
  25. 25.Qg5 Qf6
  26. 26.Qf4 Rd8
  27. 27.Rb1 b6
  28. 28.Rf1 Kg7
  29. 29.h3 Nc6
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Nxe5
  32. 32.dxe5 Qh4
  33. 33.gxf5 Qxf4
  34. 34.exf4 gxf5
  35. 35.Rf3 Kf7
  36. 36.Rh3 d4
  37. 37.c4 Rg8+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rg4
  39. 39.Kf3 Rg1
  40. 40.Rh7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Rxc7 Rf1+
  42. 42.Kg3 Re1
  43. 43.Kh4 Rh1+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rg1+
  45. 45.Kf2 Rg4
  46. 46.Kf3 Rh4
  47. 47.Rxa7 Rh2
  48. 48.Rd7 Rxc2
  49. 49.Rxd4 Rxa2
  50. 50.Rd6+ Kh5
  51. 51.Ke3 Rb2
  52. 52.Rf6 Rb3+
  53. 53.Kd4 Kg4
  54. 54.e6 Rb1
  55. 55.Ke5 Re1+
  56. 56.Kd6 Kxf4
  57. 57.e7 Rd1+
  58. 58.Kc7 Re1
  59. 59.Kd7

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