Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Magnus Carlsen Inv KO · 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 50 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 1.21
Date 2021.03.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

r5k1/6p1/1q1p4/3Pp3/p1P5/Q5P1/5RKP/8 b - - 12 50

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 Re8
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Bc8
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.f4 Nd7
  15. 15.Qe3 exf4
  16. 16.Qxf4 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb5 Rf8
  18. 18.Rae1 Bf6
  19. 19.Nd4 Ng4
  20. 20.Ne6 fxe6
  21. 21.Qxg4 e5
  22. 22.Qg3 Bd7
  23. 23.Qb3 Qb6+
  24. 24.Be3 Qc7
  25. 25.Bd3 Rae8
  26. 26.Bb6 Qc8
  27. 27.Qa3 Qb8
  28. 28.Be4 Bd8
  29. 29.Be3 Bh4
  30. 30.g3 Be7
  31. 31.Qd3 h6
  32. 32.Qd2 b5
  33. 33.Bxh6 bxa4
  34. 34.Bg5 Bh3
  35. 35.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  36. 36.Bxe7 Qa7+
  37. 37.Kh1 Qxe7
  38. 38.Bg2 Bxg2+
  39. 39.Kxg2 Qb7
  40. 40.Qxa5 Ra8
  41. 41.Qc3 Rc8
  42. 42.Qd3 Qxb2
  43. 43.Re2 Qb7
  44. 44.c4 Ra8
  45. 45.Qa3 Qb6
  46. 46.Rf2 Qc7
  47. 47.Rc2 Qb6
  48. 48.Rf2 Qc7
  49. 49.Rc2 Qb6
  50. 50.Rf2

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