Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 15.1
Date 2021.03.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/7p/r5p1/4R1P1/5P2/6PK/8 w - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 Be6
  11. 11.Bb3 Na5
  12. 12.Bg5 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Ng4
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 Nf6
  17. 17.Qd3 b5
  18. 18.b4 Rfd8
  19. 19.c3 g6
  20. 20.Qe3 Kg7
  21. 21.h3 Qc7
  22. 22.Ra5 Qb7
  23. 23.Nh2 d5
  24. 24.exd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Ng4 Nxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Rad8
  27. 27.Raa1 R8d6
  28. 28.Re2 Qd7
  29. 29.Qe4 Rd1+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qd5
  32. 32.Qxe5+ Qxe5+
  33. 33.Rxe5 Rd2
  34. 34.f3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Rc5 h6
  36. 36.Rc6 Ra2
  37. 37.c4 bxc4
  38. 38.Rxc4 a5
  39. 39.bxa5 Rxa5
  40. 40.Re4 g5
  41. 41.Re2 Rb5
  42. 42.Re4 Ra5
  43. 43.Re2 Rb5
  44. 44.Re4 Ra5

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