Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Superbet Blitz 2023 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Blitz 2023
Site Warsaw POL
Round 12.4
Date 2023.05.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/7p/R2b2p1/1B3b2/p1p5/2P5/PP4PP/4R2K b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.exd5 Nb4
  10. 10.Bc4 Bf5
  11. 11.Bb3 a5
  12. 12.Ng3 Bd7
  13. 13.c3 a4
  14. 14.Bc4 b5
  15. 15.Be2 Na6
  16. 16.O-O Be7
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.Nh5 Qb6+
  19. 19.Kh1 g6
  20. 20.Nxf4 O-O
  21. 21.Qd3 Nc5
  22. 22.Qd4 Qd8
  23. 23.Nd3 Nxd3
  24. 24.Bxd3 f5
  25. 25.Bf4 Rf7
  26. 26.Rae1 Bf8
  27. 27.Re3 Rb8
  28. 28.Re2 Qb6
  29. 29.Qb4 Qc7
  30. 30.Rfe1 Rb7
  31. 31.Re6 Rb6
  32. 32.Be3 Rb8
  33. 33.Bg5 Qc5
  34. 34.Qxc5 dxc5
  35. 35.Ra6 c4
  36. 36.Bc2 f4
  37. 37.d6 Bf5
  38. 38.Bd1 Rd7
  39. 39.Bxf4 Rbd8
  40. 40.Bf3 Bxd6
  41. 41.Bg5 Rb8
  42. 42.Bc6 Rdd8
  43. 43.Bxd8 Rxd8
  44. 44.Bxb5

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