Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.2
Date 2020.04.26
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/4k1p1/4p1p1/4Pp2/1pB2P1P/1P3KP1/8/4b3 b - - 1 41

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.Rc1 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 a6
  12. 12.O-O b5
  13. 13.Be2 Nbd7
  14. 14.a4 Qb6
  15. 15.Be1 O-O
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Bf2 b4
  18. 18.Nxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Ne4 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Nxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.g3 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rc4 Bf8
  24. 24.Rfc1 Qb7
  25. 25.e4 Nd7
  26. 26.Kg2 Ne5
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Rxc8 Qxc8
  29. 29.f4 Nd7
  30. 30.Bb5 Nf6
  31. 31.Bd3 Ng4
  32. 32.Qc4 Qxc4
  33. 33.Bxc4 Nxf2
  34. 34.Kxf2 Bc5+
  35. 35.Kf3 Bd4
  36. 36.b3 Kf8
  37. 37.e5 Ke7
  38. 38.h4 Bc3
  39. 39.Bd3 Be1
  40. 40.Be2 f5
  41. 41.Bc4

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