Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

Esports World Cup B 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event Esports World Cup B 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 1.1
Date 2025.07.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/Pq3pp1/3P3p/K1Q5/8/6P1/1P5P/8 b - - 12 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nc6
  11. 11.d5 Nb8
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nd6
  13. 13.Bf1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nb3 h6
  15. 15.Bf4 Re8
  16. 16.Rc1 Bg6
  17. 17.Na5 Rb8
  18. 18.Nd4 Bf8
  19. 19.Rxe8 Nxe8
  20. 20.Nb5 Nd6
  21. 21.Rxc7 a6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Bxd6
  23. 23.Nxb7 Rxb7
  24. 24.Rxb7 axb5
  25. 25.Rxb5 Ne5
  26. 26.a4 Qg5
  27. 27.g3 Qf5
  28. 28.Be2 Qc8
  29. 29.a5 Be4
  30. 30.a6 Bc5
  31. 31.Qa4 Nf3+
  32. 32.Bxf3 Bxf3
  33. 33.Qf4 Bxf2+
  34. 34.Kxf2 Qc2+
  35. 35.Kxf3 Qd3+
  36. 36.Qe3 Qxb5
  37. 37.a7 Qf1+
  38. 38.Ke4 Qc4+
  39. 39.Ke5 Qc7+
  40. 40.d6 Qa5+
  41. 41.Ke4 Qa4+
  42. 42.Kd5 Qb5+
  43. 43.Qc5 Qb7+
  44. 44.Kc4 Qa6+
  45. 45.Kb4 Qb7+
  46. 46.Ka5

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