Michael Adams vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

43rd Olympiad 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 43rd Olympiad 2018
Site Batumi GEO
Round 6.7
Date 2018.09.30
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 34
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/5pk1/3R2p1/7p/4P2P/r5P1/5PK1/8 b - - 2 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.a3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne1 d6
  9. 9.Nc2 Be6
  10. 10.Ne3 Qd7
  11. 11.b4 Bh3
  12. 12.Ned5 Bxg2
  13. 13.Kxg2 Nxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 cxb4
  15. 15.axb4 Nxb4
  16. 16.Qa4 Qxa4
  17. 17.Rxa4 a5
  18. 18.Ba3 e4
  19. 19.Bxb4 axb4
  20. 20.Rxb4 Bxc3
  21. 21.dxc3 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rxe4 Rxc3
  23. 23.Rb1 Rc5
  24. 24.Rxb7 Rxd5
  25. 25.Rf4 Rf8
  26. 26.h4 h5
  27. 27.e3 Re5
  28. 28.Rd7 Re6
  29. 29.Rd4 Kg7
  30. 30.R4xd6 Rxd6
  31. 31.Rxd6 Ra8
  32. 32.Rd2 Ra5
  33. 33.e4 Ra3
  34. 34.Rd6

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Michael Adams and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, or browse all Michael Adams games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.