Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GM · 2009 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 5
Date 2009.07.24
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/pR5p/5kp1/8/8/6P1/PP1r2KP/8 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nb6
  8. 8.d3 Na6
  9. 9.Bf4 c6
  10. 10.Qd2 Bg4
  11. 11.Rfd1 Nc7
  12. 12.Ne5 Be6
  13. 13.d4 Ncd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bh6 Bxh6
  16. 16.Qxh6 Qb6
  17. 17.Nf3 f6
  18. 18.Qd2 Rad8
  19. 19.e3 Nc7
  20. 20.Qc2 Bf5
  21. 21.Qc4+ Be6
  22. 22.Qe2 Bd5
  23. 23.Ne1 e5
  24. 24.dxe5 fxe5
  25. 25.Nf3 Qc5
  26. 26.Ng5 Qe7
  27. 27.Ne4 Kg7
  28. 28.Qc2 Ne6
  29. 29.Qc3 Ng5
  30. 30.Nxg5 Qxg5
  31. 31.Bxd5 cxd5
  32. 32.f4 Qf6
  33. 33.Qxe5 Qxe5
  34. 34.fxe5 Rfe8
  35. 35.Rac1 Rd7
  36. 36.e4 Rxe5
  37. 37.Rxd5 Rexd5
  38. 38.exd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.Rc7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Rxb7 Rd1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Rd2+

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