Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

KM FIDE GP 2015 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event KM FIDE GP 2015
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 8.3
Date 2015.05.22
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

4r3/1pb2kp1/p2n1p1p/3R4/8/3KBN2/PP3PPP/8 b - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.e4 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 h6
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qh4
  14. 14.Nf3 Qh5
  15. 15.Bh7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qf5 Qxf5
  17. 17.Bxf5 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxc8 Rfxc8
  19. 19.Be3 Rd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Be7
  21. 21.d6 Rxd6
  22. 22.Re1 Bd8
  23. 23.Kf1 Kg8
  24. 24.Rad1 Rxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Bc7
  26. 26.Bd4 Ne8
  27. 27.Ke2 a6
  28. 28.Bc3 Nd6
  29. 29.Rd5 f6
  30. 30.Kd3 Re8
  31. 31.Bd4 Kf7
  32. 32.Be3

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