Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Chessable Masters Div 2 L · 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Div 2 L
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.1
Date 2023.04.05
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/6p1/1R4p1/p3P2p/r4P1P/6K1/8/5R2 w - - 0 41

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 Ne4
  13. 13.Nd2 Re8
  14. 14.Bd3 Nxd2
  15. 15.Qxd2 d6
  16. 16.Bb5 c6
  17. 17.Bf1 Qd7
  18. 18.a4 a5
  19. 19.c3 d5
  20. 20.Be5 Bxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Ba6
  22. 22.Bxa6 Rxa6
  23. 23.Re3 Raa8
  24. 24.b3 Rad8
  25. 25.Rd1 c5
  26. 26.h3 Qf5
  27. 27.Qe2 h6
  28. 28.g4 Qf4
  29. 29.Kg2 Qg5
  30. 30.Kg3 d4
  31. 31.f4 Qe7
  32. 32.cxd4 Rxd4
  33. 33.Rf1 Red8
  34. 34.h4 c4
  35. 35.bxc4 Qb4
  36. 36.g5 Qxc4
  37. 37.Qxc4 Rxc4
  38. 38.Rb3 Rxa4
  39. 39.Rxb6 h5
  40. 40.g6 fxg6

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