Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

7th London Classic TB · 2015 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event 7th London Classic TB
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2015.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/pp6/P1p2bp1/2P2k1p/1P2r2P/R4NP1/5K2 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Ne2 b6
  12. 12.Rd1 Be7
  13. 13.Bg5 Bb7
  14. 14.Bxe7 Kxe7
  15. 15.Ned4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 c5
  17. 17.Nb5 Rhc8
  18. 18.f4 Bc6
  19. 19.Nc3 Ke6
  20. 20.Kf2 h4
  21. 21.a4 Kf5
  22. 22.Ke3 Re8
  23. 23.Nd5 Rac8
  24. 24.Rd2 f6
  25. 25.Rf1 fxe5
  26. 26.fxe5+ Kg5
  27. 27.Nc3 Rxe5+
  28. 28.Kf2 Rf8+
  29. 29.Kg1 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Kxf1 Rf5+
  31. 31.Kg1 Rf4
  32. 32.Re2 Kf6
  33. 33.b3 a6
  34. 34.Nd1 Bd5
  35. 35.c4 Be6
  36. 36.a5 Rd4
  37. 37.Nf2 Bf5
  38. 38.Ra2 Rd6
  39. 39.Kf1 Ke5
  40. 40.Re2+ Kf4
  41. 41.Ra2 g5
  42. 42.Ke1 Re6+
  43. 43.Kf1 Re3

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