Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Anish Giri

GCT Super Rapid Croatia · 2026 · Two Knights Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Super Rapid Croatia
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 8.3
Date 2026.07.03
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/p1pB4/1p6/2p1p3/P1P1P2k/1Pb2K2/8/8 w - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.a4 Bg4
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bxd5 Nb4
  11. 11.Bb3 Na6
  12. 12.Be3 Nc5
  13. 13.Bxc5 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 dxc5
  15. 15.g3 g6
  16. 16.h4 h5
  17. 17.Kg2 Kg7
  18. 18.Qe3 Qd7
  19. 19.f4 exf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 f6
  21. 21.e5 Qc6+
  22. 22.Qe4 Qxe4+
  23. 23.dxe4 fxe5
  24. 24.Rxf8 Rxf8
  25. 25.Rf1 Rxf1
  26. 26.Kxf1 g5
  27. 27.hxg5 Bxg5
  28. 28.Be6 Bc1
  29. 29.b3 Kf6
  30. 30.Bc8 b6
  31. 31.c4 Kg5
  32. 32.Ke2 Bb2
  33. 33.Kf3 Bc3
  34. 34.Bd7 Bb4
  35. 35.Bc8 h4
  36. 36.gxh4+ Kxh4
  37. 37.Bd7 Bc3
  38. 38.Bc8 Bb4
  39. 39.Bd7 Bc3
  40. 40.Bc8 Bb4
  41. 41.Bd7 Bc3

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