Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

40th Olympiad Open · 2012 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 40th Olympiad Open
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 7.8
Date 2012.09.04
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5k1p/1p1P1q2/3Q4/p5P1/7P/7K/8 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Bg4
  9. 9.Rc1 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Qxa2
  12. 12.Ra1 Qe6
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Qd7
  15. 15.Rb1 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Nc6
  17. 17.d5 Na5
  18. 18.Be2 b6
  19. 19.Bf4 Rac8
  20. 20.Bg4 f5
  21. 21.exf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Bf3 Nb7
  23. 23.Re1 Nc5
  24. 24.Qd2 Ne4
  25. 25.Bxe4 fxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Qf5
  27. 27.f3 Rc4
  28. 28.Rxc4 Qxb1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Qb5
  30. 30.Re4 Qd7
  31. 31.Be5 Bxe5+
  32. 32.Rxe5 Rf5
  33. 33.f4 a5
  34. 34.g4 Rxe5
  35. 35.fxe5 a4
  36. 36.d6 exd6
  37. 37.exd6 Kf7
  38. 38.Qd5+ Qe6
  39. 39.Qf3+ Qf6
  40. 40.Qd5+ Qe6
  41. 41.Qf3+ Qf6
  42. 42.Qd5+

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