Alireza Firouzja vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 25th Feb Late · 2025 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Alireza Firouzja
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 25th Feb Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.02.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

6Bk/2K5/8/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 84

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.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.f3 Qb6
  8. 8.a3 Bg7
  9. 9.Be3 Qc7
  10. 10.Qd2 h5
  11. 11.O-O-O Nc6
  12. 12.h3 h4
  13. 13.f4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 e5
  15. 15.Be3 Be6
  16. 16.f5 gxf5
  17. 17.exf5 Bd7
  18. 18.Bg5 Bc6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Be4 Ke7
  21. 21.Kb1 Rag8
  22. 22.Qe2 Rg3
  23. 23.Nd5+ Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 b5
  25. 25.Rhd1 Rd8
  26. 26.c3 Qb6
  27. 27.Bf3 Rgg8
  28. 28.R5d3 Qc5
  29. 29.Rd5 Qb6
  30. 30.Qe4 Rd7
  31. 31.a4 bxa4
  32. 32.Qxa4 Rb8
  33. 33.R5d2 Qb3
  34. 34.Qxb3 Rxb3
  35. 35.Kc2 Rb6
  36. 36.b4 Rc7
  37. 37.Bd5 e4
  38. 38.c4 Rxb4
  39. 39.Re1 Rb2+
  40. 40.Kc1 Rxd2
  41. 41.Rxe4+ Kf8
  42. 42.Kxd2 a5
  43. 43.Kc2 a4
  44. 44.Re3 Ra7
  45. 45.Kb1 Bd4
  46. 46.Rd3 Bc5
  47. 47.f6 Ra6
  48. 48.Ka2 Rb6
  49. 49.Rd2 a3
  50. 50.Re2 Bd4
  51. 51.Kxa3 Bxf6
  52. 52.Ka4 Be5
  53. 53.c5 Rb2
  54. 54.Rxb2 Bxb2
  55. 55.c6 Ke7
  56. 56.Bxf7 Kd8
  57. 57.Bd5 Kc7
  58. 58.g4 hxg3
  59. 59.h4 Bf6
  60. 60.h5 Bg5
  61. 61.Kb5 Bh6
  62. 62.Kc4 Kd8
  63. 63.Kd3 Ke7
  64. 64.Ke2 Bf4
  65. 65.Kf3 Bd2
  66. 66.Kg4 Ba5
  67. 67.Kf5 g2
  68. 68.Bxg2 Kf7
  69. 69.h6 Kg8
  70. 70.Kg6 Kh8
  71. 71.Bd5 Bc7
  72. 72.h7 Bb6
  73. 73.Bg8 Bc7
  74. 74.Kf5 Bb6
  75. 75.Ke6 d5
  76. 76.Kxd5 Bc7
  77. 77.Kc4 Bb6
  78. 78.Kb5 Bc7
  79. 79.Ka6 Bh2
  80. 80.Kb7 Bg3
  81. 81.c7 Bxc7
  82. 82.Kxc7 Kg7
  83. 83.h8=Q+ Kxh8

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