Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 8.2
Date 2021.10.03
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/2R3p1/5pbk/2N5/P6p/2r1K3/5PP1/8 w - - 14 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Qe2 Be7
  7. 7.Bxe4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxe4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Nc6
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.c3 b5
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Re1 h6
  16. 16.Nbd2 b4
  17. 17.Nb3 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Ba3
  19. 19.Rad1 a5
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  21. 21.Nfd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Bc4
  23. 23.Bc1 Bf8
  24. 24.a4 Rc8
  25. 25.Bd2 Bc5
  26. 26.h4 f6
  27. 27.Rb1 Bf7
  28. 28.Nb5 Be7
  29. 29.Be3 Rc4
  30. 30.Ra1 Bc5
  31. 31.Bxc5 Rxc5
  32. 32.Nd6 Rxc3
  33. 33.Rb1 Bg6
  34. 34.Rb5 Rc6
  35. 35.Nb7 Rc1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Rc4
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rxh4+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rb4
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Ra7 h5
  41. 41.Nc5 h4+
  42. 42.Kf3 Kh6
  43. 43.Rc7 Rc4
  44. 44.Ke3 Rc3+
  45. 45.Kd4 Rc2
  46. 46.Ke3 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kd4 Rc2
  48. 48.Ke3 Rc3+

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