Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 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 8.4
Date 2021.10.03
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/1b6/8/7K/3k4/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.dxe5 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Qd7
  6. 6.Qe2 Nc5
  7. 7.h4 b6
  8. 8.h5 Ne6
  9. 9.Nb3 Ba6
  10. 10.Qd1 Bxf1
  11. 11.Kxf1 c5
  12. 12.c3 Nc6
  13. 13.Qe2 Be7
  14. 14.h6 g6
  15. 15.Bd2 O-O
  16. 16.Re1 Rae8
  17. 17.c4 f6
  18. 18.Qd3 d4
  19. 19.exf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Nc1 Ned8
  21. 21.Bf4 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Kxe1 Nb4
  23. 23.Qb3 d3
  24. 24.a3 Ne6
  25. 25.Be3 Nc2+
  26. 26.Kd2 Ncd4
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qc6
  28. 28.Bxd4 cxd4
  29. 29.Re1 Nc5
  30. 30.Qc2 Bg5+
  31. 31.Kd1 Rxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 d3
  33. 33.Nxd3 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Qe2 Qxd3+
  35. 35.Qxd3 Nxd3
  36. 36.Re8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Ra8 Nxb2+
  38. 38.Kc2 Nxc4
  39. 39.Rxa7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Rg7+ Kh8
  41. 41.Rc7 Nxa3+
  42. 42.Kb3 Bxh6
  43. 43.Kxa3 Bf4
  44. 44.Rb7 Bd6+
  45. 45.Kb3 Bc5
  46. 46.f3 h5
  47. 47.Rd7 h4
  48. 48.Rd2 Kg7
  49. 49.Kc4 Kf6
  50. 50.Kd3 Kf5
  51. 51.Ke2 g5
  52. 52.Kf1 g4
  53. 53.fxg4+ Kxg4
  54. 54.Kg2 Kf4
  55. 55.Kh3 Ke3
  56. 56.Rb2 Kd3
  57. 57.Rxb6 Bxb6
  58. 58.Kxh4

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