Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.5
Date 2021.07.11
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2P5/5pk1/2K3p1/4P1Pp/2R5/8/3r4 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.Bd2 a5
  11. 11.Bc3 Qd6
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bxf2+
  13. 13.Rxf2 Nxe5
  14. 14.Qa4 Ng4
  15. 15.Rf4 Ne3
  16. 16.Bf3 Nd5
  17. 17.Qd4 Nxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Rd8
  19. 19.Qxd6 Rxd6
  20. 20.Rb1 Rb8
  21. 21.Ra4 Ra6
  22. 22.Rd4 Be6
  23. 23.Rxb7 Rxb7
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rb6
  25. 25.Rd8+ Kh7
  26. 26.Bd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Rb2
  28. 28.Kf2 Rxa2
  29. 29.Rc5 a4
  30. 30.Rxc7 Kg6
  31. 31.Ra7 a3
  32. 32.c4 Ra1
  33. 33.Ke3 h5
  34. 34.c5 Kf6
  35. 35.Kd4 Ra2
  36. 36.e4 Rxh2
  37. 37.Rxa3 Rc2
  38. 38.Kd5 g5
  39. 39.d4 h4
  40. 40.g4 Kg6
  41. 41.c6 f6
  42. 42.Kd6 Rc4
  43. 43.c7 Rxd4+
  44. 44.Kc5 Rd1
  45. 45.Rc3

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