Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.2
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/5p2/5p1R/6qP/6P1/5P2/5K2 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.Qe2 e6
  7. 7.b3 Be7
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.c4 Rc8
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 a6
  12. 12.Nc3 Ne5
  13. 13.Rad1 Ng6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Re8
  15. 15.g3 Bf8
  16. 16.Kg2 Qc7
  17. 17.Qe3 b6
  18. 18.h3 Qb7
  19. 19.Qd2 h5
  20. 20.h4 Rcd8
  21. 21.Nf3 b5
  22. 22.Qe2 bxc4
  23. 23.Qxc4 Ng4
  24. 24.Na4 Be7
  25. 25.Rd2 Bf6
  26. 26.Red1 Bxb2
  27. 27.Nxb2 Rc8
  28. 28.Qe2 d5
  29. 29.exd5 exd5
  30. 30.Qd3 Nf6
  31. 31.Rc2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Qxc2 Ne5
  33. 33.Nxe5 Rxe5
  34. 34.Nd3 Re8
  35. 35.Nf4 a5
  36. 36.Qd3 Rd8
  37. 37.Qd4 Qc6
  38. 38.Re1 a4
  39. 39.Re5 axb3
  40. 40.axb3 Rb8
  41. 41.Rg5 Rxb3
  42. 42.Nxd5 Kf8
  43. 43.Kh2 Rb1
  44. 44.Qd3 Qc1
  45. 45.Qxb1 Qxb1
  46. 46.Nxf6 gxf6
  47. 47.Rxh5 Qc2
  48. 48.Kg2 Qe4+
  49. 49.Kg1 f5
  50. 50.Rg5 f6
  51. 51.Rh5 Kg7
  52. 52.Kf1 Qg4

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