Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.4
Date 2018.06.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/1k5p/3Kp2P/3nB1P1/5P2/8/8 b - - 3 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Nf3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Rfe1 Bb7
  14. 14.Rad1 Rc8
  15. 15.Bb3 Re8
  16. 16.h4 h6
  17. 17.Qf4 Qc7
  18. 18.Qxc7 Rxc7
  19. 19.d5 Nc5
  20. 20.d6 Rd7
  21. 21.Bc4 a6
  22. 22.e5 b5
  23. 23.Be2 f6
  24. 24.Rc1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc2 Na4
  26. 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  27. 27.Nd4 fxe5
  28. 28.Nxb5 axb5
  29. 29.Bxb5 Ra7
  30. 30.Rc1 Nb6
  31. 31.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  32. 32.d7 Rxd7
  33. 33.Bxd7 Nb6
  34. 34.Bxe6+ Kf8
  35. 35.Bb3 Ke7
  36. 36.f3 Kd6
  37. 37.Kf2 Nd7
  38. 38.Ke3 Nc5
  39. 39.h5 Nd7
  40. 40.a4 Nf6
  41. 41.g4 Kc5
  42. 42.Kd3 Kb4
  43. 43.Bc2 Kc5
  44. 44.Kc3 Nd5+
  45. 45.Kb3 Nf4
  46. 46.Be4 Ne2
  47. 47.a5 Nd4+
  48. 48.Kc3 Kb5
  49. 49.a6 Kxa6
  50. 50.Kc4 Kb6
  51. 51.Kd5

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