[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2026"]
[Site "Saint Louis Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "24116068"]
[BlackFideId "623539"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 b6 6. g3 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 c5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qxd4 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Re8 15. Qd4 Bxe2 16. Rfe1 Ba6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bb7 20. Rd1 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qe8 22. h4 a5 23. Rd4 h6 24. Kg2 Rc8 25. Re4 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 27. Re5 g6 28. g4 a4 29. Re4 axb3 30. axb3 Kg7 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 f6 33. Re7+ Kf8 34. gxf6 Rc3 35. b4 Rc4 36. Kg3 Rxb4 37. f4 Rb5 38. Rb7 Rf5 39. Rxb6 Kf7 40. Kg4 Rxf6 41. Rb7+ Kf8 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rb7+ Rf7 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. f5 gxf5+ 46. Kxf5 1/2-1/2
