Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Gibraltar Masters 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gibraltar Masters 2017
Site Caleta ENG
Round 10.2
Date 2017.02.02
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5k2/5ppp/R7/1r2p3/8/4PPP1/5KP1/8 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 d5
  7. 7.e3 Bb4
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Qa4 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 O-O
  11. 11.Be2 Ne4
  12. 12.Rc1 Qe7
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qb4 Qf6
  15. 15.Qd4 Re8
  16. 16.Qxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.c4 e5
  18. 18.Bg3 Bb7
  19. 19.f3 Rac8
  20. 20.Kf2 Nh5
  21. 21.Rhd1 Nxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 dxc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 Rxc4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Kf8
  25. 25.Bb5 Rb8
  26. 26.a4 a6
  27. 27.Be2 Bc6
  28. 28.Rd6 Bxa4
  29. 29.Rxa6 Bb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 Rxb5

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