Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Magnus Carlsen Inv KO · 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Magnus Carlsen Inv KO
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.23
Date 2021.03.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

1k6/8/1n6/8/7K/8/8/7B w - - 0 58

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qd3 Be6
  10. 10.Bd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 e4
  13. 13.Qe3 Nxd5
  14. 14.Qxe4 Nf6
  15. 15.Qf5 d5
  16. 16.Rad1 g6
  17. 17.Qh3 Qc7
  18. 18.Bd3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qf3 Nh5
  21. 21.g4 Ng7
  22. 22.Bf4 Bd6
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Bg3 Bxg3
  25. 25.hxg3 Ne5
  26. 26.Qxd5 Nxg4
  27. 27.Qc4 Qxc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Nf5
  29. 29.Bd3 Re5
  30. 30.f3 Nf6
  31. 31.Kf2 h5
  32. 32.Rd2 Kf8
  33. 33.Re2 Rxe2+
  34. 34.Bxe2 Ke7
  35. 35.Na5 b6
  36. 36.Nc4 Nd7
  37. 37.a4 Nd4
  38. 38.Bd1 b5
  39. 39.axb5 axb5
  40. 40.Ne3 Kd6
  41. 41.c3 Ne6
  42. 42.b4 f5
  43. 43.f4 Nf6
  44. 44.Bf3 h4
  45. 45.c4 hxg3+
  46. 46.Kxg3 bxc4
  47. 47.Nxc4+ Kc7
  48. 48.b5 g5
  49. 49.b6+ Kb8
  50. 50.fxg5 Nxg5
  51. 51.Bc6 Ne6
  52. 52.Ne5 f4+
  53. 53.Kh4 Nd4
  54. 54.Bh1 f3
  55. 55.Nxf3 Nxf3+
  56. 56.Bxf3 Nd7
  57. 57.Bh1 Nxb6

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