Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Rapid Croatia 2021 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.2
Date 2021.07.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/6p1/5p1p/1r5P/3R1KP1/5P2/8 b - - 11 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.d4 g6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bg7
  8. 8.Qe2+ Qe7
  9. 9.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  10. 10.O-O Re8
  11. 11.a4 Nc6
  12. 12.c3 Bg4
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bh6
  14. 14.a5 a6
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 Bxc1
  17. 17.Rfxc1 Kf8
  18. 18.Nd2 Nd5
  19. 19.g3 f5
  20. 20.Bc4 Nf6
  21. 21.b4 d5
  22. 22.Bd3 Nb8
  23. 23.Nb3 Nbd7
  24. 24.Nc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 c6
  26. 26.Rab1 Re7
  27. 27.Rb2 Rc8
  28. 28.Rcb1 Rcc7
  29. 29.Kg2 Kg7
  30. 30.c4 dxc4
  31. 31.Bxc4 Rcd7
  32. 32.Be2 Ne4
  33. 33.Bf3 Nc3
  34. 34.Rc1 Nb5
  35. 35.d5 cxd5
  36. 36.c6 bxc6
  37. 37.Rxc6 Nd4
  38. 38.Rxa6 Nxf3
  39. 39.Kxf3 d4
  40. 40.Rab6 d3
  41. 41.Rd2 Re5
  42. 42.a6 Ra5
  43. 43.Rb7 Rxb7
  44. 44.axb7 Rb5
  45. 45.Rxd3 Rxb7
  46. 46.h4 h5
  47. 47.Re3 Rb4
  48. 48.Rd3 Rc4
  49. 49.Re3 Rb4
  50. 50.Rd3 Rc4
  51. 51.Re3 Rb4
  52. 52.Rd3

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