Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.4
Date 2024.07.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/5K2/1k6/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 69

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.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.b3 Bd7
  10. 10.Bb2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nce2 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bc3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd2 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 e5
  15. 15.Bb2 Bc6
  16. 16.Ng3 g6
  17. 17.c4 Nd7
  18. 18.Nf1 Nc5
  19. 19.Ne3 Bg5
  20. 20.Qc2 Bxe3
  21. 21.fxe3 b5
  22. 22.O-O b4
  23. 23.Rf6 Qe7
  24. 24.Raf1 O-O
  25. 25.Qd2 Rad8
  26. 26.Qxb4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Qd2 a5
  28. 28.Ba3 Kg7
  29. 29.Qf2 Bxg2
  30. 30.Qxg2 Qxf6
  31. 31.Rxf6 Kxf6
  32. 32.Qd5 Rfe8
  33. 33.Bb2 Ke7
  34. 34.Bc3 Ra8
  35. 35.Bxe5 dxe5
  36. 36.Qxc5+ Kf6
  37. 37.Kf2 Kg7
  38. 38.Qb5 e4
  39. 39.c5 Re5
  40. 40.Qd7 Ree8
  41. 41.Qd4+ Kg8
  42. 42.a3 Rad8
  43. 43.Qa4 Rd2+
  44. 44.Kg3 Re6
  45. 45.Qc4 Rc6
  46. 46.b4 axb4
  47. 47.axb4 g5
  48. 48.Qxe4 Re6
  49. 49.Qa8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Qa3 Rf6
  51. 51.Qc3 Rff2
  52. 52.Qe5 f6
  53. 53.Qe4+ Kg7
  54. 54.h4 gxh4+
  55. 55.Kxh4 Rh2+
  56. 56.Kg3 h5
  57. 57.gxh5 Rxh5
  58. 58.c6 Re5
  59. 59.Qf4 Rc2
  60. 60.Kf3 Rxc6
  61. 61.Qg4+ Kf8
  62. 62.Qd7 Rce6
  63. 63.Qd4 Rxe3+
  64. 64.Qxe3 Rxe3+
  65. 65.Kxe3 Ke7
  66. 66.b5 Kd6
  67. 67.Kf4 Kc5
  68. 68.Kf5 Kxb5
  69. 69.Kxf6

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