Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 11.5
Date 2017.07.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/5KP1/8/4k3/8/8/p5r1/5R2 w - - 5 52

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.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.g4 hxg4
  16. 16.hxg4 Ne7
  17. 17.f3 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Bxa2
  19. 19.Ne4 Rh8
  20. 20.e6 Nd5
  21. 21.exf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Bxc7 Nxc7
  23. 23.Rd7+ Kg6
  24. 24.Rxc7 Bd5
  25. 25.Nd2 Rhe8
  26. 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.Kf2 a5
  28. 28.Rxb7 Ra8
  29. 29.Rb6 a4
  30. 30.c4 Be6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Kf7
  32. 32.Rb6 a3
  33. 33.Rb1 a2
  34. 34.Ra1 Ra3
  35. 35.Kg3 g5
  36. 36.Ne4 Kg6
  37. 37.Nd6 Kf6
  38. 38.Ne4+ Ke5
  39. 39.Nxg5 Bxc4
  40. 40.Ne4 Bd5
  41. 41.c3 Bxe4
  42. 42.fxe4 Kxe4
  43. 43.g5 Rxc3+
  44. 44.Kg4 Rc2
  45. 45.g6 Rg2+
  46. 46.Kh5 Kf5
  47. 47.Rf1+ Ke6
  48. 48.Kh6 Kd5
  49. 49.g7 Rh2+
  50. 50.Kg6 Rg2+
  51. 51.Kf7 Ke5

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