Boris Gelfand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2021 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2021
Site Warsaw POL
Round 13.10
Date 2021.12.30
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5pk1/6p1/4P1Qp/4qP1K/7P/6P1/8 b - - 9 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nc6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.Qc2 Rb8
  12. 12.Ba3 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Re8
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qa5
  16. 16.Bc5 Be6
  17. 17.h3 Rb5
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qc7
  19. 19.Qc3 Reb8
  20. 20.Rc2 Rb1+
  21. 21.Rxb1 Rxb1+
  22. 22.Kh2 Kg7
  23. 23.f4 Rf1
  24. 24.Rf2 Rxf2
  25. 25.Bxf2 c5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Bxa2
  27. 27.Qa3 Kf8
  28. 28.Bxe7+ Qxe7
  29. 29.Qxa2 Qc5
  30. 30.Qa6 Qd4
  31. 31.Qc6 a5
  32. 32.Qa8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Qxa5 Qxe4
  34. 34.Qd2 h5
  35. 35.Kg3 Qf5
  36. 36.Qd8 Qe4
  37. 37.Qf6+ Kg8
  38. 38.Qg5 Kg7
  39. 39.Kh4

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