Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

FIDE Candidates 2020 · 2021 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 10.2
Date 2021.04.21
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6k1/1b3pp1/p1qP3p/2B5/1P6/7P/1P2Q1P1/6K1 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Nd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.exd5 Nb8
  9. 9.c4 Be7
  10. 10.c5 Na6
  11. 11.cxd6 Bxd6
  12. 12.Bc4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Nc7
  14. 14.Nxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Qf3 b6
  16. 16.Rd1 Bb7
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bh4 b5
  19. 19.Bb3 Na6
  20. 20.Qe2 Nc5
  21. 21.Qxb5 Nxb3
  22. 22.axb3 Rfb8
  23. 23.f3 a6
  24. 24.Qa5 Rc8
  25. 25.Qa3 Qb6+
  26. 26.Bf2 Qb5
  27. 27.d6 Qd7
  28. 28.Qa4 Bc6
  29. 29.Qh4 Re8
  30. 30.Rac1 Rac8
  31. 31.Rc4 Re6
  32. 32.Bc5 Rg6
  33. 33.Qf2 Re8
  34. 34.Re1 e4
  35. 35.fxe4 Rg4
  36. 36.h3 Rgxe4
  37. 37.Rexe4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Bxe4
  39. 39.Qe2 Bb7
  40. 40.b4 Qc6

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