Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 7.5
Date 2015.04.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

1Q6/5pk1/7p/8/5P2/4q3/6PK/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Ne4
  10. 10.Nd2 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 Nb6
  12. 12.e3 c6
  13. 13.a3 Bf8
  14. 14.b4 a5
  15. 15.b5 c5
  16. 16.dxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Nb3 Bd6
  18. 18.Nd4 a4
  19. 19.Be2 Qf6
  20. 20.Qd3 O-O
  21. 21.O-O Rd8
  22. 22.Rfc1 Bf8
  23. 23.Qd1 Qe5
  24. 24.Bd3 Bd7
  25. 25.Bc2 Rdc8
  26. 26.Nxa4 Nxa4
  27. 27.Bxa4 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Bxa3
  29. 29.Rb1 Bc5
  30. 30.Nf3 Qd6
  31. 31.Bc2 Ra3
  32. 32.Bb3 Bf5
  33. 33.Ra1 Be4
  34. 34.Rxa3 Bxa3
  35. 35.Bc2 Qc5
  36. 36.Bxe4 dxe4
  37. 37.Nd2 Qxb5
  38. 38.Nxe4 Qe5
  39. 39.Qd3 b5
  40. 40.f4 Qe7
  41. 41.Qd4 Bb2
  42. 42.Qxb2 Qxe4
  43. 43.Qxb5 Qxe3+
  44. 44.Kh2 gxf4
  45. 45.Qb8+ Kg7
  46. 46.gxf4

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