Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.1
Date 2015.06.21
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

5b2/8/4kpp1/8/3B2P1/8/4KP2/8 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 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.Bc2 b6
  19. 19.Ba4 Bb7
  20. 20.Bc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.dxc6 Rac8
  22. 22.Be3 Rxc6
  23. 23.Rad1 Re8
  24. 24.Bd4 Bf8
  25. 25.g3 Kg8
  26. 26.Kg2 Ne4
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rce6
  28. 28.Re3 Nc5
  29. 29.Ra3 a5
  30. 30.Re3 Rd8
  31. 31.Rc1 Rxe3
  32. 32.Bxe3 Nd3
  33. 33.Rc3 Nxb2
  34. 34.Bxb6 Na4
  35. 35.Bxd8 Nxc3
  36. 36.Bxa5 Nxa2
  37. 37.Nd4 Nc1
  38. 38.Bd2 Nd3
  39. 39.Nf5 h5
  40. 40.h3 f6
  41. 41.Kf3 Kf7
  42. 42.Ke2 Ne5
  43. 43.Bc3 Nc6
  44. 44.g4 hxg4
  45. 45.hxg4 g6
  46. 46.Nd4 Nxd4+
  47. 47.Bxd4 Ke6

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