Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 52 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 2018.06.16
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

1r5k/6p1/7p/RP1r4/4Nn2/3p1PKP/3R1P2/8 b - - 12 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Bg4
  9. 9.Re1 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb5 Bd6
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Ne4 f5
  13. 13.Ng3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Ne7
  15. 15.Qxb7 c6
  16. 16.Bc4+ Nxc4
  17. 17.Qb3 Kh8
  18. 18.Qxc4 Qd7
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd5
  20. 20.Rad1 Bc7
  21. 21.Qh4 Rae8
  22. 22.c4 Ne7
  23. 23.Bc3 Ng6
  24. 24.Qh5 c5
  25. 25.Qf3 Rd8
  26. 26.b4 cxb4
  27. 27.Bxb4 Rf7
  28. 28.Bc3 Rdf8
  29. 29.Bb4 Rd8
  30. 30.Bc5 Ba5
  31. 31.Rf1 Bb6
  32. 32.Bxb6 axb6
  33. 33.Rfe1 Qa7
  34. 34.d4 exd4
  35. 35.Qc6 Rff8
  36. 36.Rd2 Qa5
  37. 37.Red1 f4
  38. 38.Ne4 f3
  39. 39.Qb5 Qxb5
  40. 40.cxb5 Nf4
  41. 41.gxf3 d3
  42. 42.Kh2 Rd5
  43. 43.a4 Rd4
  44. 44.Ra1 h6
  45. 45.a5 bxa5
  46. 46.Rxa5 Rb8
  47. 47.Kg3 Ne2+
  48. 48.Kg2 Rd5
  49. 49.Kh2 Nf4
  50. 50.Kg3 Ne2+
  51. 51.Kh2 Nf4
  52. 52.Kg3

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