Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.4
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/3r2k1/2Q2p2/1p1r3p/2p2P1K/2P5/1P4P1/8 b - - 8 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.a3 h6
  9. 9.Nd5 Rb8
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Nd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.c3 Ba7
  15. 15.Be3 c5
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  17. 17.Bxe6 Qxe6
  18. 18.a4 Bb6
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Ra6 Qc8
  21. 21.Ra2 c4
  22. 22.d4 Qb7
  23. 23.Qg4 Kh8
  24. 24.Rd1 Rbe8
  25. 25.Raa1 f6
  26. 26.Qg6 Re7
  27. 27.Rd2 Rfe8
  28. 28.Re1 exd4
  29. 29.Bxd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 d5
  31. 31.Rxd5 Qxd5
  32. 32.exd5 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rd8
  34. 34.Qf7 Rd1
  35. 35.Qe7 R1xd5
  36. 36.h4 h5
  37. 37.Kg3 R8d7
  38. 38.Qe8+ Kh7
  39. 39.f3 Rd8
  40. 40.Qe4+ Kh8
  41. 41.Qe7 Kg8
  42. 42.Kh3 Kh7
  43. 43.Qe4+ Kh8
  44. 44.Qe7 R8d7
  45. 45.Qe8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qe4+ g6
  47. 47.Qe6 Kg7
  48. 48.Qc6 R7d6
  49. 49.Qb7+ Rd7
  50. 50.Qc6 Kf7
  51. 51.Kg3 g5
  52. 52.hxg5 Rxg5+
  53. 53.Kh3 Rgd5
  54. 54.Kh4 Kg7
  55. 55.f4 R7d6
  56. 56.Qb7+ Rd7
  57. 57.Qc6 R7d6
  58. 58.Qb7+ Rd7
  59. 59.Qc6

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