Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Grand Swiss 2021
Site Riga LAT
Round 5.1
Date 2021.10.31
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/1p1r2pk/p6p/4p3/P3Nn2/1P3P2/6PP/2R2K2 b - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bc4 Rc8
  12. 12.b3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Qxe6
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.c4 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd2 Nc5
  18. 18.Re1 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Qxf5
  20. 20.f3 Nd3
  21. 21.Rf1 Rfd8
  22. 22.Ne4 Nf4
  23. 23.Ra2 d5
  24. 24.cxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Rd2 Rcd8
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Qc2 Qd7
  28. 28.Rc1 h6
  29. 29.Qc8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qxd7 Rxd7
  31. 31.Kf1

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