Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8.5
Date 2015.01.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1p1R3p/1p6/8/3p4/1P4P1/P1r2P1P/6K1 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Nc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d5
  10. 10.exd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Nxb6 axb6
  12. 12.Bc4 Qd6
  13. 13.Bg5 Bg4
  14. 14.Qd2 Nd7
  15. 15.d4 exd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nf6
  17. 17.Bf4 Qd7
  18. 18.Be5 Be6
  19. 19.Bxf6 gxf6
  20. 20.d5 c6
  21. 21.Qh6 cxd5
  22. 22.Rad1 Qe7
  23. 23.Bd3 f5
  24. 24.Rfe1 Ra4
  25. 25.Bxf5 Rh4
  26. 26.Qe3 Re8
  27. 27.Bxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Rxd5 exd5
  29. 29.Qxe7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Rxe7 Rc4
  31. 31.g3 Rc2
  32. 32.b3 d4
  33. 33.Rd7

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