Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.4
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/6B1/p3k3/4P1KP/8/3b4/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.b3 O-O
  7. 7.Bb2 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Qb6
  11. 11.Qb3 Nfd7
  12. 12.e3 e5
  13. 13.Nb5 Nc5
  14. 14.Qa3 Be6
  15. 15.Nd2 Rd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nc6
  17. 17.Nc3 e4
  18. 18.Rab1 Qa5
  19. 19.Ncxe4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Qxa3
  22. 22.Bxa3 Bxc4
  23. 23.Nd6 Bxa2
  24. 24.Rd2 Be6
  25. 25.Nxb7 Ne5
  26. 26.Bc5 a6
  27. 27.f4 Nc4
  28. 28.Rd8+ Rxd8
  29. 29.Nxd8 Bf8
  30. 30.Nxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.Ba7 a5
  32. 32.Bc6 Kf7
  33. 33.Kf2 Bb4
  34. 34.e4 Nd6
  35. 35.Ke2 Nc8
  36. 36.Bd4 Ne7
  37. 37.Ba4 Nc8
  38. 38.h4 Nd6
  39. 39.Bc6 h5
  40. 40.Kf3 Nc8
  41. 41.Ba4 Nd6
  42. 42.Bc6 Nc8
  43. 43.g4 hxg4+
  44. 44.Kxg4 Ne7
  45. 45.Ba4 Bd2
  46. 46.Bb3 Nc6
  47. 47.Bc5 Kf6
  48. 48.Ba4 Nb4
  49. 49.Be8 Nd3
  50. 50.Bd6 e5
  51. 51.fxe5+ Nxe5+
  52. 52.Bxe5+ Kxe5
  53. 53.Bxg6

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