Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 5.4
Date 2024.07.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/6p1/1K5p/1P1Q3q/2P5/6P1/8 b - - 1 62

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Be6
  10. 10.Be3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bf3 Na5
  12. 12.Nxa5 Qxa5
  13. 13.Qd2 Rfc8
  14. 14.Rad1 Kf8
  15. 15.Bg5 Rc6
  16. 16.h3 Rac8
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Bg4 g6
  19. 19.Qh6+ Kg8
  20. 20.Nd5 Qd8
  21. 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  22. 22.c3 b5
  23. 23.Bxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Rd3 Rf8
  25. 25.Qd2 Rd8
  26. 26.Rf3 Qe7
  27. 27.Rd1 d5
  28. 28.Rd3 Rcd6
  29. 29.Qe3 Kg7
  30. 30.Qc5 Qd7
  31. 31.h4 Qc6
  32. 32.Qe3 dxe4
  33. 33.Rxd6 Rxd6
  34. 34.Rxd6 Qxd6
  35. 35.Qxe4 Qd5
  36. 36.Qe3 Qxa2
  37. 37.Qxe5+ Kf7
  38. 38.b4 h5
  39. 39.Qc7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qd7+ Kf6
  42. 42.Qe8 e5
  43. 43.Qf8+ Qf7
  44. 44.Qh8+ Kf5
  45. 45.f3 e4
  46. 46.fxe4+ Kxe4
  47. 47.Qd4+ Kf5
  48. 48.Qf2+ Ke6
  49. 49.Qa2+ Ke7
  50. 50.Qxa6 Qf5
  51. 51.Qa7+ Ke8
  52. 52.Qd4 Kf7
  53. 53.Kh2 Ke8
  54. 54.Kg3 Qe6
  55. 55.Kf3 Kf7
  56. 56.Qe4 Qb3
  57. 57.Qd3 Kf6
  58. 58.Ke3 Kg7
  59. 59.Kd4 Qf7
  60. 60.Kc5 Qe7+
  61. 61.Kxb5 Qxh4
  62. 62.Qd4+

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