Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Saint Louis Blitz 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2023
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.3
Date 2023.11.17
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/2p5/1p6/3PK1k1/1P3p1p/P4B1P/6P1/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re2 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Nf5
  13. 13.c3 Re8
  14. 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  15. 15.Nd2 d6
  16. 16.Qc2 Nh4
  17. 17.Bg3 Qe6
  18. 18.f3 Ng6
  19. 19.Bc4 Qd7
  20. 20.Re1 Re8
  21. 21.Ne4 Bd8
  22. 22.Bd3 h5
  23. 23.Qc1 h4
  24. 24.Bf2 d5
  25. 25.Ng5 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Bxe1 Qe7
  27. 27.Bd2 Qf6
  28. 28.Nh3 Qd6
  29. 29.Bg5 Bxg5
  30. 30.Qxg5 Qe7
  31. 31.Kf2 Qxg5
  32. 32.Nxg5 Nf4
  33. 33.Bf5 f6
  34. 34.Ne6 Nxe6
  35. 35.Bxe6+ Kf8
  36. 36.f4 g5
  37. 37.Kf3 Kg7
  38. 38.Kg4 Kg6
  39. 39.b4 Bc6
  40. 40.a3 a6
  41. 41.Bf5+ Kh6
  42. 42.Bc8 a5
  43. 43.Kf5 axb4
  44. 44.cxb4 Ba4
  45. 45.Kxf6 gxf4
  46. 46.Ke5 Kg5
  47. 47.Kxd5 Bc2
  48. 48.Ke5 Bd3
  49. 49.h3 Bb5
  50. 50.Bb7 Bd7
  51. 51.Bf3 Be8
  52. 52.d5

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