Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5
Date 2011.01.20
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/p2q3p/2p2Q2/2Pp4/1P6/PKP5/8 b - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bxg5
  10. 10.Bxg5 Qd7
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O-O f6
  13. 13.Be3 Ne7
  14. 14.b3 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rde1 Nd5
  16. 16.Bf3 c6
  17. 17.Bd4 Nc7
  18. 18.g4 Nb5
  19. 19.Rhg1 Nxd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Re8
  21. 21.Kb2 a6
  22. 22.h4 Rad8
  23. 23.h5 h6
  24. 24.Be4 c5
  25. 25.Qd1 d5
  26. 26.Bg6 Bf7
  27. 27.f4 Bxg6
  28. 28.hxg6 d4
  29. 29.c4 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Re8
  31. 31.g5 fxg5
  32. 32.fxg5 Rxe1
  33. 33.Qxe1 Qc6
  34. 34.gxh6 gxh6
  35. 35.Qe7 Qxg6
  36. 36.Qxb7 Qd6
  37. 37.Qc8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qg4+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qf5+

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