Ding Liren vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2020.04.23
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/p7/3kb2p/PB1pp1p1/1P6/2K1P1P1/7P/8 w - - 12 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Be2 Bd6
  9. 9.Ne5 O-O
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Nb5 Qb6
  14. 14.dxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Rc1 Qb6
  16. 16.Qd4 Qxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Rfb8
  18. 18.b3 Bg6
  19. 19.Rc7 Ne8
  20. 20.Rc5 Kf8
  21. 21.Rfc1 Nd6
  22. 22.f3 Rc8
  23. 23.Ba6 Rxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Ke8
  25. 25.Kf2 Kd7
  26. 26.Ke1 Rb8
  27. 27.Kd2 Rb6
  28. 28.Bf1 e5
  29. 29.Nb5 Nxb5
  30. 30.Rxb5 Rxb5
  31. 31.Bxb5+ Kd6
  32. 32.b4 f6
  33. 33.Kc3 Bf5
  34. 34.a4 h6
  35. 35.a5 Bc8
  36. 36.g3 g5
  37. 37.f4 Be6
  38. 38.fxe5+ fxe5
  39. 39.Be8 Bc8
  40. 40.Kb3 Bg4
  41. 41.Kc3 Bc8
  42. 42.Bb5 Be6
  43. 43.Ba4 Bc8
  44. 44.Bb5 Be6

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