Chess game: Giri x Vachier Lagrave

[Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Giri, A."] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B96"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2788"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2016.04.18"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 (11... b5 12. g4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. h4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc3 Rc8 18. Rh3 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. f5 O-O 22. Be1 Bd5 23. g5 Rfc8 24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. f6 Kh7 26. c3 gxf6 27. gxf6 Rg8 28. Bxa6 Bc5 29. Nb5 Rc6 30. Bb7 Rb6 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rg2 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Kxd2 Kg6 36. b3 Kf5 37. Rg3 Kf4 38. Rg1 e3+ 39. Kd3 Rxb3+ 40. Kc2 Rb6 41. Kd3 Rb3+ 42. Kc2 Rb6 43. Kd3 {1/2-1/2 (43) Grischuk,A (2750) -Vachier Lagrave,M (2765) London 2015}) 12. O-O-O (12. Bd3 b5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qh3 O-O 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Kh1 Nc5 17. Bh4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qc5 19. Bf2 Qh5 $11 {0-1 (61) Solak,D (2611)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2742) Rhodes 2013}) 12... b5 13. g4 g5 $1 14. h4 gxf4 15. Be2 Rg8 (15... Ne5 16. Qxf4 Nexg4 17. Bxg4 e5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qf3 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 Nf6 21. Qf3 Rc8 22. c3 Rg8 23. Nf5 a5 24. Rhg1 Rxg1 25. Bxg1 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Nxd6+ Bxd6 28. Qxf6 bxc3 29. b4 Bxb4 30. Bb6 Qe7 31. Qh8+ Qf8 32. Qxe5+ Qe7 33. Qh8+ Qf8 34. Qd4 Qe7 35. Kc2 Qe6 36. Qxb4 Qa2+ 37. Kd3 Qa6+ 38. Ke3 c2 39. Rc1 Rb8 40. Rxc2 {1/2-1/2 (40) Nekhaev,A (2535)-Yamaliev,V (2477) ICCF email 2013}) 16. Rdg1 $2 (16. g5 $1 Ne5 17. Qxf4 hxg5 18. hxg5 Nfd7 19. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 20. Rh7 $36) 16... d5 $1 17. exd5 Ne5 (17... Bb7 18. Nc6 Bf8 $17) 18. Qh3 (18. Qxf4 $2 Nd3+) (18. Qg2 Bb7 $19) 18... exd5 19. Re1 $6 (19. Bf3) 19... Kf8 (19... h5 $5) 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Bc5 (21... Bxa3 22. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 23. Kxb2 Nxd5 $19) 22. Qf1 (22. Bxc5+ Qxc5 $19) 22... d4 23. Nb1 Ne4 $19 24. Bf3 (24. Bd1 Ng3 $19) 24... Nxf2 25. Bxa8 {[#]} Ned3+ $1 26. Kd2 (26. cxd3 Bxa3+ 27. Kd2 Bb4+ $19) 26... Nxe1 27. Qxf2 d3 28. Qxe1 Be3+ (28... Be3+ 29. Kd1 Qxc2#) 0-1 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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