Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

The Game

White	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black	Anish Giri
Result	1-0
Event	10th Norway Blitz 2022
Site	Stavanger NOR
Round	7.3
Date	2022.05.30
Opening	Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P7/8/7p/4K3/r4R1k/5P2/8 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.b3 d5
2. 2.Bb2 Bf5
3. 3.g3 c5
4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
6. 6.O-O e6
7. 7.d3 Be7
8. 8.Nh4 Bg4
9. 9.h3 Bh5
10. 10.g4 Nd7
11. 11.Nf5 exf5
12. 12.gxh5 Bf6
13. 13.Nc3 Nb6
14. 14.e4 dxe4
15. 15.dxe4 Qxd1
16. 16.Raxd1 f4
17. 17.e5 Bxe5
18. 18.Bxc6+ bxc6
19. 19.Rfe1 f6
20. 20.Na4 Nxa4
21. 21.Bxe5 fxe5
22. 22.Rxe5+ Kf7
23. 23.bxa4 Rhd8
24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
25. 25.Rxc5 Rd4
26. 26.c4 Rd2
27. 27.Rxc6 Rxa2
28. 28.Ra6 Rc2
29. 29.Kg2 Rxc4
30. 30.Rxa7+ Kf6
31. 31.Kf3 h6
32. 32.a5 Ra4
33. 33.a6 Kf5
34. 34.Rf7+ Kg5
35. 35.Rxg7+ Kxh5
36. 36.a7 Kh4
37. 37.Kg2 h5
38. 38.Rf7 Kg5
39. 39.Kf3 Ra3+
40. 40.Ke4 Kh4
41. 41.Rxf4+ Kxh3
42. 42.Rf3+

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