Ding Liren vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.04.23
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/4B1K1/8/1k6/8/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.g3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 a6
  12. 12.e4 b5
  13. 13.Be2 Nbd7
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.e5 Nd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Qd3 Rac8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Qb6
  20. 20.Kg2 Rc4
  21. 21.Be3 Rfc8
  22. 22.f4 Qa5
  23. 23.a3 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rxc1
  25. 25.Bxc1 Qc7
  26. 26.Qd2 Qc6
  27. 27.Bd3 Bd8
  28. 28.Qc2 Qxc2+
  29. 29.Bxc2 Bb6
  30. 30.Be3 Nb8
  31. 31.a4 Nc6
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.Bd3 b4
  34. 34.Bb5 Nxd4
  35. 35.Bd3 Bc5
  36. 36.h4 Nb3
  37. 37.Kf3 Kf8
  38. 38.Bc2 Bxe3
  39. 39.Kxe3 Nc5
  40. 40.Kd4 b3
  41. 41.Bd1 Ne4
  42. 42.g4 Nf2
  43. 43.Bf3 Nh3
  44. 44.Ke3 d4+
  45. 45.Kxd4 Nxf4
  46. 46.Ke3 g5
  47. 47.hxg5 Nh3
  48. 48.g6 fxg6
  49. 49.Bd1 Ke7
  50. 50.Bxb3 Ng5
  51. 51.Bc2 Nf7
  52. 52.Kd4 Nh6
  53. 53.Bd1 Kd7
  54. 54.Bf3 g5
  55. 55.b4 Kc7
  56. 56.Bd1 Kb6
  57. 57.Be2 Kc6
  58. 58.Bc4 Nxg4
  59. 59.Bxe6 Nxe5
  60. 60.Kxe5 Kb5
  61. 61.Kf5 Kxb4
  62. 62.Kxg5 g6
  63. 63.Kxg6

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