Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

SportAccord Basque Men 2013 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event SportAccord Basque Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 5.1
Date 2013.12.18
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5Q2/8/8/4p3/3n4/5b1K/5k2/7q w - - 1 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.c4 dxc4
  5. 5.O-O Nbd7
  6. 6.Na3 Nb6
  7. 7.Ne5 Qd4
  8. 8.Nexc4 Nxc4
  9. 9.Qa4 Bd7
  10. 10.Qxc4 Qxc4
  11. 11.Nxc4 g6
  12. 12.b4 Bg7
  13. 13.Bb2 O-O
  14. 14.Na5 Bc8
  15. 15.a4 Rd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nd5
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.b5 cxb5
  19. 19.axb5 a6
  20. 20.Rab1 axb5
  21. 21.Rxb5 Nc3
  22. 22.Nxb7 Nxd1
  23. 23.Nxd8 Ra1
  24. 24.h3 Nc3+
  25. 25.Kh2 Nxb5
  26. 26.Nc6 Kf8
  27. 27.Be4 Bb7
  28. 28.f3 Re1
  29. 29.Kg2 Rxe2+
  30. 30.Kf1 Rxe4
  31. 31.fxe4 Bxc6
  32. 32.d3 e5
  33. 33.Kf2 Nd4
  34. 34.Ke3 h5
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 g5
  37. 37.Kf2 Ke7
  38. 38.Ke3 Kd6
  39. 39.Kf2 Kc5
  40. 40.Ke3 Bd7
  41. 41.Kf2 Bxg4
  42. 42.Ke3 Kb4
  43. 43.Kf2 Kc3
  44. 44.Ke3 Bf3
  45. 45.Kf2 Kxd3
  46. 46.Kg3 Ke3
  47. 47.Kh3 Kf2
  48. 48.Kh2 f5
  49. 49.exf5 g4
  50. 50.f6 g3+
  51. 51.Kh3 g2
  52. 52.f7 g1=Q
  53. 53.f8=Q Qh1#

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