Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2017.06.14
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/R3pp2/3p2P1/1qrP1p1p/3Q3P/1p6/1P6/3KR3 w - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.f3 Bd7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 b5
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.exd5 Qb6
  16. 16.h4 h5
  17. 17.O-O-O Qa5
  18. 18.g4 Bxa4
  19. 19.Kb1 Bxb3
  20. 20.cxb3 Rh8
  21. 21.Rc1 Rae8
  22. 22.Rc6 Qb5
  23. 23.Rc7 a5
  24. 24.g5 a4
  25. 25.Qd4+ Kh7
  26. 26.bxa4 Qxa4
  27. 27.Re1 Rhf8
  28. 28.Ra7 Qb5
  29. 29.f4 Kg8
  30. 30.f5 gxf5
  31. 31.Kc2 b3+
  32. 32.Kd1 Rc8
  33. 33.g6 Rc5

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