Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.2
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/pk4p1/4p1Pp/1P2P2P/2K5/8 b - - 9 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Ne5 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Bf5
  10. 10.Bf4 Rc8
  11. 11.Rc1 h5
  12. 12.e3 h4
  13. 13.g4 Be6
  14. 14.h3 Qa5
  15. 15.a3 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Qb3 Qb6
  19. 19.Qxb6 Nxb6
  20. 20.Nb5 Bd7
  21. 21.Nc3 e6
  22. 22.b3 g5
  23. 23.Na2 a5
  24. 24.a4 Rxc1
  25. 25.Rxc1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8 Nxc8
  27. 27.Nc3 Nd6
  28. 28.f4 f6
  29. 29.fxg5 fxg5
  30. 30.Bf1 Be8
  31. 31.Bd3 b6
  32. 32.Kf2 Bc6
  33. 33.Kf3 Kf6
  34. 34.Kf2 Be8
  35. 35.Ke2 Bc6
  36. 36.Kf2 e5
  37. 37.Be2 Ne4+
  38. 38.Nxe4+ dxe4
  39. 39.dxe5+ Kxe5
  40. 40.Ke1 Kd6
  41. 41.Kd2 Kc5
  42. 42.Kc3 b5
  43. 43.axb5 Bxb5
  44. 44.Bxb5 Kxb5
  45. 45.Kc2 Kb4
  46. 46.Kb2 Kb5
  47. 47.Kc2 Kb4
  48. 48.Kb2 Kb5
  49. 49.Kc2

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