Michael Adams vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 6.1
Date 2015.04.23
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/b3k3/P3p3/7B/3PK3/8/8/8 b - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nh6
  6. 6.h4 d6
  7. 7.d3 Bg4
  8. 8.Bd2 Qd7
  9. 9.Rb1 Ng8
  10. 10.Nd5 Nf6
  11. 11.Ne3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 O-O
  13. 13.b4 Nxb4
  14. 14.Bxb4 cxb4
  15. 15.Rxb4 Rab8
  16. 16.O-O Bh6
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 e6
  19. 19.Bf3 b5
  20. 20.Qb1 a6
  21. 21.e3 Qa7
  22. 22.cxb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Rxb5 axb5
  24. 24.Bc6 d5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Qa3
  26. 26.Re1 Rc8
  27. 27.d4 Bf8
  28. 28.Kg2 Kg7
  29. 29.Rd1 Bb4
  30. 30.Bd3 h5
  31. 31.Bc2 Rc3
  32. 32.Bb3 Qa6
  33. 33.Qb2 Ba5
  34. 34.Rd2 Qc6
  35. 35.Rd1 Qb5
  36. 36.Kh2 Qa6
  37. 37.Kg2 Qb5
  38. 38.Rc1 Rxc1
  39. 39.Qxc1 Qe2
  40. 40.Qc2 Qxc2
  41. 41.Bxc2 f5
  42. 42.Ba4 Kf7
  43. 43.Bc6 Bb4
  44. 44.a4 Ba5
  45. 45.Kf1 Ke7
  46. 46.Ke2 Kf6
  47. 47.Be8 Bb4
  48. 48.f3 Ba5
  49. 49.e4 fxe4
  50. 50.fxe4 dxe4
  51. 51.Ke3 Bc7
  52. 52.Kxe4 Bxg3
  53. 53.a5 Bb8
  54. 54.a6 Ba7
  55. 55.Kd3 g5
  56. 56.hxg5+ Kxg5
  57. 57.Bf7 Kf6
  58. 58.Bxh5 Ke7
  59. 59.Ke4

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