Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

15th Unive Crown · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 96 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 15th Unive Crown
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 6
Date 2011.10.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 96
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Final Position

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

4Q3/6pk/5q1p/5p1P/4p3/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 20 97

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.a3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Na6
  9. 9.Nxe4 dxe4
  10. 10.Rd1 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qc7
  12. 12.Qxe4 Nxc5
  13. 13.Qe5 Qc6
  14. 14.g3 Bf6
  15. 15.Qe3 Bxb2
  16. 16.Bg2 Qc7
  17. 17.O-O b6
  18. 18.Nd4 Bb7
  19. 19.Nb5 Qe7
  20. 20.Bxb7 Qxb7
  21. 21.Bb4 a6
  22. 22.Rd2 Bf6
  23. 23.Nd6 Qc6
  24. 24.Bxc5 bxc5
  25. 25.Ne4 Be7
  26. 26.Rfd1 Rfd8
  27. 27.Qf3 Kf8
  28. 28.Qf4 f6
  29. 29.Nc3 Rd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 cxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 Rd8
  32. 32.Qh4 Rxd1+
  33. 33.Nxd1 h6
  34. 34.Qf4 Bxa3
  35. 35.Qb8+ Kf7
  36. 36.Qb3 Bc5
  37. 37.Qc2 Bd4
  38. 38.Qd3 Qd6
  39. 39.Nc3 Be5
  40. 40.Qc2 Bxc3
  41. 41.Qxc3 Qd1+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qxe2
  43. 43.Qd4 Ke8
  44. 44.c5 Qa2
  45. 45.Qb4 Qd5+
  46. 46.Kg1 Kd7
  47. 47.Qb6 Qc6
  48. 48.Qa7+ Qc7
  49. 49.Qxa6 Qxc5
  50. 50.h4 Ke7
  51. 51.Qb7+ Kf8
  52. 52.Qd7 Qe7
  53. 53.Qc8+ Kf7
  54. 54.Qc6 Qa7
  55. 55.Kg2 Ke7
  56. 56.Qc8 Kf7
  57. 57.Qc6 Qd4
  58. 58.Qc7+ Kg6
  59. 59.h5+ Kh7
  60. 60.Qf7 Qe4+
  61. 61.Kg1 Qf5
  62. 62.Qe8 e5
  63. 63.Kg2 Qe4+
  64. 64.Kg1 Qc4
  65. 65.Qg6+ Kh8
  66. 66.Qe8+ Qg8
  67. 67.Qe7 Kh7
  68. 68.Qd7 Qf8
  69. 69.Qf5+ Kh8
  70. 70.Qe6 Qb8
  71. 71.Kh2 Qg8
  72. 72.Qd7 Qf8
  73. 73.Qe6 Qd8
  74. 74.Kg2 Qg8
  75. 75.Qd7 Qa8+
  76. 76.Kg1 Qb8
  77. 77.Qe6 Kh7
  78. 78.Kh2 Qd8
  79. 79.Kg2 Qa8+
  80. 80.Kg1 Kh8
  81. 81.Kh2 Qe4
  82. 82.Qe8+ Kh7
  83. 83.Kg1 Qf5
  84. 84.Kg2 e4
  85. 85.Kg1 Qg4
  86. 86.Kg2 f5
  87. 87.Kh2 Qg5
  88. 88.Kg2 Qf6
  89. 89.Kh2 Qg5
  90. 90.Kg2 Qf6
  91. 91.Kh2 Qb6
  92. 92.Kg2 Qd6
  93. 93.Kh3 Qd5
  94. 94.Kh2 Qc5
  95. 95.Kg1 Qd6
  96. 96.Kg2 Qf6

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