Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 9.4
Date 2014.10.31
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

4k3/1pr2pp1/2n2n1p/ppBRpP2/6P1/2P2N1P/PP2KP2/8 w - - 17 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 dxe4
  7. 7.dxe4 O-O
  8. 8.Qe2 a5
  9. 9.O-O Qe7
  10. 10.Nh4 Bg4
  11. 11.Ndf3 Nh5
  12. 12.Qc4 Na7
  13. 13.Bg5 Qd6
  14. 14.Nf5 Bxf5
  15. 15.exf5 h6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qb6
  17. 17.Rd5 c6
  18. 18.Qxc5 Qxb5
  19. 19.Qxf8+ Rxf8
  20. 20.Rxb5 cxb5
  21. 21.Be3 Nc6
  22. 22.Rd1 Nf6
  23. 23.h3 Rc8
  24. 24.g4 Kf8
  25. 25.Bc5+ Kg8
  26. 26.Be3 Kf8
  27. 27.Kf1 Ke8
  28. 28.Ke2 Rc7
  29. 29.Bc5 Ne4
  30. 30.Rd5 Nf6
  31. 31.Rd1 Ne4
  32. 32.Rd5 Nf6

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