Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 3.2
Date 2024.07.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/8/2n5/1K6/3k4/8/8/8 w - - 0 82

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qf3 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 h6
  11. 11.O-O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Nd5 Nf8
  13. 13.Kb1 Ng6
  14. 14.Bd3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Qg3 Qh4
  17. 17.Be2 Qxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Ke7
  19. 19.Bd2 Nf6
  20. 20.Bf3 Rhd8
  21. 21.g5 hxg5
  22. 22.Bxg5 Nf8
  23. 23.Rh2 Nh7
  24. 24.Be3 d5
  25. 25.exd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.Be2 Nf8
  27. 27.Bd3 Ne6
  28. 28.Re1 e4
  29. 29.Bf1 Nd7
  30. 30.Rf2 Ne5
  31. 31.Nd2 Nf3
  32. 32.Nxf3 exf3
  33. 33.Bd3 f6
  34. 34.h4 Kf8
  35. 35.Bf5 Re8
  36. 36.b3 Rcd8
  37. 37.Bg6 Re7
  38. 38.Rd1 Be4
  39. 39.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  40. 40.Bxe4 Rxe4
  41. 41.Rxf3 Nc6
  42. 42.Bf4 Ke7
  43. 43.h5 Re1+
  44. 44.Kb2 Rh1
  45. 45.Re3+ Kf7
  46. 46.Rd3 Ke6
  47. 47.g4 Rh4
  48. 48.Re3+ Kf7
  49. 49.Rd3 Rxg4
  50. 50.Bd2 Ke6
  51. 51.Re3+ Kf5
  52. 52.Re8 Rg2
  53. 53.h6 gxh6
  54. 54.Bxh6 Nd4
  55. 55.Rc8 b5
  56. 56.Be3 Nf3
  57. 57.Rc6 b4
  58. 58.a3 bxa3+
  59. 59.Kxa3 Ne5
  60. 60.Rxa6 Rxc2
  61. 61.Bd4 Ke4
  62. 62.Rxf6 Kxd4
  63. 63.Rd6+ Kc5
  64. 64.Rh6 Re2
  65. 65.Rh5 Kd4
  66. 66.Rh4+ Kc3
  67. 67.Rh8 Nc6
  68. 68.Rc8 Re6
  69. 69.Ka4 Kd3
  70. 70.b4 Na7
  71. 71.Rc5 Kd4
  72. 72.Ka5 Nc6+
  73. 73.Kb5 Ne5
  74. 74.Ka4 Re8
  75. 75.Kb3 Rh8
  76. 76.Rc7 Rh3+
  77. 77.Ka4 Nc4
  78. 78.Kb5 Rh5+
  79. 79.Rc5 Rxc5+
  80. 80.bxc5 Ne5
  81. 81.c6 Nxc6

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