Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 72 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 11.3
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4p1k1/3pB2p/5Pn1/5K2/7P/8 w - - 5 73

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bc1 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O Nc5
  13. 13.Nd2 Be6
  14. 14.b3 O-O
  15. 15.Bb2 Qc7
  16. 16.Bf3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Re1 Rac8
  18. 18.a5 Qc6
  19. 19.Qe2 Ncd7
  20. 20.Red1 Nf8
  21. 21.Nf1 Ng6
  22. 22.g3 Rc7
  23. 23.Ne3 Rdc8
  24. 24.Ncd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 Qd7
  26. 26.c4 Rb8
  27. 27.b4 b6
  28. 28.Bc3 b5
  29. 29.Rac1 Rbc8
  30. 30.Bd2 e4
  31. 31.Bg2 bxc4
  32. 32.Nxc4 Qb5
  33. 33.Bf1 Nxd5
  34. 34.Qxe4 Nf6
  35. 35.Qg2 Qh5
  36. 36.Ne3 Rxc1
  37. 37.Rxc1 Rxc1
  38. 38.Bxc1 d5
  39. 39.Bxa6 Bxb4
  40. 40.Qf1 Bxa5
  41. 41.Be2 Qe5
  42. 42.Bf3 Bb6
  43. 43.Kg2 Ne7
  44. 44.Qd3 Qe6
  45. 45.Bd2 Bxe3
  46. 46.Bxe3 Nc6
  47. 47.Qa6 Ne5
  48. 48.Qxe6 fxe6
  49. 49.Be2 Kf7
  50. 50.f4 Nc6
  51. 51.Bb5 Ne7
  52. 52.Kf3 Nf5
  53. 53.Bf2 Ne4
  54. 54.Bg1 g5
  55. 55.Bd3 Ned6
  56. 56.Bc5 gxf4
  57. 57.gxf4 Kf6
  58. 58.Ba3 h5
  59. 59.Bb2+ Kg6
  60. 60.Be5 Nf7
  61. 61.Bb2 Nd8
  62. 62.Bb1 Nc6
  63. 63.Bd3 Na5
  64. 64.Ba1 Nc4
  65. 65.Bc3 Kf7
  66. 66.Ba1 Nd2+
  67. 67.Ke2 Nb3
  68. 68.Be5 Nc1+
  69. 69.Kd2 Nxd3
  70. 70.Kxd3 Kg6
  71. 71.Ke2 Nh6
  72. 72.Kf3 Ng4

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