Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 4.2
Date 2013.08.21
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/R4p2/5rp1/8/7P/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bf5
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Nh4 Nbd7
  9. 9.a3 Be7
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Bg2 g5
  13. 13.Qd3 Rc8
  14. 14.Bd2 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 Bd6
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.a5 Nbd7
  18. 18.e4 e5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 exd4
  21. 21.O-O O-O
  22. 22.Qf5 g6
  23. 23.Qxg5 Qxg5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Rc3
  25. 25.Rfe1 d3
  26. 26.Rad1 Rfc8
  27. 27.b4 Rb3
  28. 28.Re3 f6
  29. 29.Bh4 g5
  30. 30.Bg3 Bxg3
  31. 31.Rxg3 Ne5
  32. 32.Be4 Rcc3
  33. 33.d6 Rxb4
  34. 34.Rgxd3 Nxd3
  35. 35.Bxd3 Rc8
  36. 36.Bf5 Rd8
  37. 37.d7 Rb5
  38. 38.Ra1 Rxf5
  39. 39.gxf5 Rxd7
  40. 40.Rb1 Rd5
  41. 41.Rxb7 Rxa5
  42. 42.Ra7 Rxf5
  43. 43.Rxa6

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