Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Cup · 2009 · English Opening · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event World Cup
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.8
Date 2009.12.02
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/pRn1q3/2pp3p/5N2/P1P2Q2/6P1/5PKP/8 b - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.d3 h6
  9. 9.Rb1 Be6
  10. 10.b4 Qd7
  11. 11.b5 Nd8
  12. 12.a4 Bh3
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Ne8
  15. 15.e4 Ne6
  16. 16.Bb2 f5
  17. 17.Nh4 Kh7
  18. 18.exf5 gxf5
  19. 19.Qh5 c6
  20. 20.bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Ne3 f4
  22. 22.Nef5 Rf6
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.Bxd4 Re6
  26. 26.Qf5+ Kg8
  27. 27.Rfe1 Nc7
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Rb7 Re7
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Qxe7
  31. 31.Qxf4 Kg8
  32. 32.Nf5

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