Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

10th Norway Armageddon · 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.4
Date 2022.06.10
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/8/3R2P1/4k2P/pp2Pp2/2p1bK2/P7/3R4 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qe3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nd7
  11. 11.b3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bb2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rd2 Nde5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Be2 Nd7
  16. 16.Rb1 Re8
  17. 17.h4 Qc7
  18. 18.Nb5 Qc5
  19. 19.Qxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.f3 Bh6
  21. 21.Rdd1 a6
  22. 22.Na3 b5
  23. 23.c4 b4
  24. 24.Nc2 a5
  25. 25.Bd4 f5
  26. 26.exf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Bf2 Ne6
  28. 28.Ne3 Rf8
  29. 29.Nd5 Kf7
  30. 30.g3 f4
  31. 31.g4 Bg7
  32. 32.Bd3 Nd4
  33. 33.Kg2 e6
  34. 34.Bxh7 exd5
  35. 35.Bxd4 dxc4
  36. 36.Bf5 Rce8
  37. 37.bxc4 Re2+
  38. 38.Bf2 Bf6
  39. 39.g5 Be5
  40. 40.c5 Rd8
  41. 41.Bd3 Rxf2+
  42. 42.Kxf2 Bd4+
  43. 43.Kg2 dxc5
  44. 44.Be4 Bxe4
  45. 45.fxe4 c4
  46. 46.Kf3 Ke6
  47. 47.g6 c3
  48. 48.Rbc1 Ke5
  49. 49.h5 Rg8
  50. 50.Rd3 a4
  51. 51.Rcd1 Be3
  52. 52.Rd6

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