Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com IoM Masters · 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 9.3
Date 2018.10.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1P6/8/2K5/8/3P4/5pk1/1R6 b - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nb3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O-O b5
  11. 11.a3 Be7
  12. 12.g4 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Rb8
  14. 14.Be1 g5
  15. 15.f5 Ne5
  16. 16.h4 Nfxg4
  17. 17.hxg5 Bxg5+
  18. 18.Bd2 Bf6
  19. 19.Rh5 Rg8
  20. 20.Bh3 Qc4
  21. 21.Bxg4 Nxg4
  22. 22.Qxc4 bxc4
  23. 23.Na5 Ne5
  24. 24.Bf4 Rg4
  25. 25.Bxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Kb1 Rh4
  27. 27.Rxh4 Bxh4
  28. 28.Nxc4 Kf8
  29. 29.fxe6 Bxe6
  30. 30.Nxe5 Bf6
  31. 31.Nc6 Rc8
  32. 32.Nd5 Rxc6
  33. 33.Nxf6 Kg7
  34. 34.Ne8+ Kf8
  35. 35.Nf6 Kg7
  36. 36.Nd5 h5
  37. 37.b3 Bg4
  38. 38.Rg1 Re6
  39. 39.Nf4 Rxe4
  40. 40.Nxh5+ Kg6
  41. 41.Ng3 Re3
  42. 42.Nh1 Kh5
  43. 43.Kc1 f5
  44. 44.Nf2 Re2
  45. 45.Nd3 Kg5
  46. 46.Rf1 Re4
  47. 47.Kd2 Re2+
  48. 48.Kc3 Re4
  49. 49.Kd2 Re2+
  50. 50.Kc3 Re4
  51. 51.Rg1 Re2
  52. 52.b4 f4
  53. 53.a4 f3
  54. 54.b5 axb5
  55. 55.axb5 Kh4
  56. 56.b6 Re8
  57. 57.Rh1+ Kg3
  58. 58.Rg1+ Kh4
  59. 59.Kd4 Bf5
  60. 60.b7 Bxd3
  61. 61.cxd3 f2
  62. 62.Rf1 Kg3
  63. 63.Kc5 Kg2
  64. 64.Rb1

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