Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

FIDE World Cup 2015 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 5.1
Date 2015.09.25
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

4bk2/p1q2ppp/1pp2n2/2N5/8/2P1Q1P1/PPB2P1P/1K6 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O c6
  10. 10.Kb1 d5
  11. 11.c4 Nb6
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bc4 Be6
  14. 14.Rhe1 Bb4
  15. 15.c3 Be7
  16. 16.Bb3 Qa5
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Bc2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Nb3 Qc7
  20. 20.Bc5 Bxc5
  21. 21.Nxc5 Rxe1
  22. 22.Rxe1 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  24. 24.Qe2 Kf8
  25. 25.g3 Nf6
  26. 26.Qe3 b6

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