Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Scandinavian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.27
Date 2017.10.23
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

R7/8/3kp3/3p4/3Pr3/3KP3/8/8 w - - 101 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Qxd5
  4. 4.d4 Bg4
  5. 5.Be2 Nc6
  6. 6.h3 Bxf3
  7. 7.Bxf3 Qe6+
  8. 8.Be3 Nd5
  9. 9.Qe2 Nxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nd2 e6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.c3 O-O
  14. 14.b4 Rae8
  15. 15.Nc4 Bh4
  16. 16.b5 Nd8
  17. 17.a4 Bg3
  18. 18.Be4 f5
  19. 19.Qf3 fxe4
  20. 20.Qxg3 Nf7
  21. 21.Ne5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 c6
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  24. 24.Qxe4 Qd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 cxd5
  26. 26.Rc1 Rc8
  27. 27.Kf2 Rc4
  28. 28.a5 Ra4
  29. 29.a6 bxa6
  30. 30.bxa6 Kf7
  31. 31.Rb1 Rxa6
  32. 32.Rb7+ Kf6
  33. 33.Kf3 Rc6
  34. 34.Rxa7 Rxc3
  35. 35.g4 h6
  36. 36.h4 Rc1
  37. 37.g5+ hxg5
  38. 38.hxg5+ Kxg5
  39. 39.Rxg7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Ra7 Rf1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rf5
  42. 42.Ra8 Ke7
  43. 43.Ra7+ Kf6
  44. 44.Rb7 Rg5
  45. 45.Kd3 Rg7
  46. 46.Rb8 Rg3
  47. 47.Rf8+ Ke7
  48. 48.Ra8 Kf6
  49. 49.Rf8+ Ke7
  50. 50.Rh8 Kf6
  51. 51.Rh6+ Ke7
  52. 52.Rh7+ Kd6
  53. 53.Rh8 Rg7
  54. 54.Rd8+ Rd7
  55. 55.Ra8 Rb7
  56. 56.Rd8+ Ke7
  57. 57.Rg8 Rb3+
  58. 58.Ke2 Rb2+
  59. 59.Kf3 Rb1
  60. 60.Ra8 Rf1+
  61. 61.Ke2 Rh1
  62. 62.Kd3 Rh4
  63. 63.Ra7+ Kf6
  64. 64.Ra8 Re4
  65. 65.Rf8+ Ke7
  66. 66.Rh8 Kd7
  67. 67.Rh7+ Kd6
  68. 68.Rh8 Kc6
  69. 69.Rc8+ Kd6
  70. 70.Rg8 Kd7
  71. 71.Rg7+ Kd6
  72. 72.Rg8 Kc6
  73. 73.Rc8+ Kd6
  74. 74.Rh8 Kd7
  75. 75.Rh7+ Kd6
  76. 76.Rh8 Kc6
  77. 77.Rc8+ Kd7
  78. 78.Rf8 Kd6
  79. 79.Rd8+ Ke7
  80. 80.Ra8 Kd6
  81. 81.Rd8+ Ke7
  82. 82.Rh8 Kf6
  83. 83.Rh6+ Kg7
  84. 84.Rh1 Kf7
  85. 85.Rh6 Ke7
  86. 86.Rh7+ Kd6
  87. 87.Rh8 Kc6
  88. 88.Rc8+ Kd7
  89. 89.Ra8 Kd6

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