Event: Superbet Chess Classic Romania
Site: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 2024-07-03
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2745
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2718
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A20
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:00:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:00:56] } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 2:01:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:59:11] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 2:01:33] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:59:37] } 4. a3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 2:01:46] } 4... a5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:57:22] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:01:18] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:54:19] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:57:59] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:54:13] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:50:08] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:52:25] } 8. Rb1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:49:42] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:46:58] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:41:04] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:44:34] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:27:49] } 10... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:00] } 11. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:12] } 11... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:31] } 12. Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:32] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:38:36] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:39] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:55] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:41] } 14... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:20] } 15. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:56] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:40] } 16. Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:23] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:37] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:11] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:29] } 18. Rbe1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:58:13] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:32:09] } 19. Re2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:58:23] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:31:29] } 20. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:57:56] } 20... Rae8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:31:07] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:58:10] } 21... h5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:24:37] } 22. Bh3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:58:34] } 22... Qd8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:25:02] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:56:48] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:23:49] } 24. Bg2 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:54:23] } 24... h4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:19:26] } 25. Bh3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:50:02] } 25... Rh8 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:19:43] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:46:25] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:28] } 27. Rg2?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:05] } 27... hxg3 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:02:12] } 28. Rxg3 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:45:25] } 28... Qh4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 1:02:36] } 29. Qg2 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:44:58] } 29... Rh6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:58:41] } 30. Bg4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:42:37] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:56:45] } 31. Rh3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:42:20] } 31... Qf6 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:55:08] } 32. Qg3 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:39:46] } 32... Rxh3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:53:46] } 33. Qxh3+ { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:39:58] } 33... Bh6 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:54:09] } 34. Qg3 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:37:34] } 34... Bg5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:47:53] } 35. Qh3+ { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:32:54] } 35... Bh6 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:48:18] } 36. Qg3 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:33:21] } 36... Bg5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:48:01] } 37. Qh3+ { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:33:48] } 37... Bh6?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:56] } 1/2-1/2