Alexander Grischuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE Candidates 2020 · 2021 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Alexander Grischuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2020
Site Yekaterinburg RUS
Round 11.3
Date 2021.04.23
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/3bkP2/1P6/2K5/2B5/8/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qd2 g6
  6. 6.b3 Bh6
  7. 7.f4 Nf6
  8. 8.Bb2 e5
  9. 9.Nge2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Be6
  11. 11.Kb1 a5
  12. 12.a4 Qb6
  13. 13.h4 Rac8
  14. 14.h5 Nxh5
  15. 15.g3 Nb4
  16. 16.Bh3 Bxh3
  17. 17.Rxh3 Bg7
  18. 18.g4 Nf6
  19. 19.g5 Nh5
  20. 20.f5 Rfd8
  21. 21.f6 Bf8
  22. 22.Ng3 d5
  23. 23.exd5 Nxg3
  24. 24.Rxg3 h5
  25. 25.Qe2 Rc5
  26. 26.Rh3 Nxd5
  27. 27.Nxd5 Rcxd5
  28. 28.Rdh1 Qd6
  29. 29.Ka2 Rd1
  30. 30.Rxh5 gxh5
  31. 31.Rxh5 Rd4
  32. 32.Rh1 Rxa4+
  33. 33.Kb1 Qd5
  34. 34.Qh5 Qxh1+
  35. 35.Qxh1 Rg4
  36. 36.Bxe5 Rxg5
  37. 37.Qxb7 Rd2
  38. 38.Bc3 Re2
  39. 39.Qc8 Rg1+
  40. 40.Kb2 Rgg2
  41. 41.Bxa5 Rxc2+
  42. 42.Qxc2 Rxc2+
  43. 43.Kxc2 Kh7
  44. 44.Kd3 Kg6
  45. 45.Bc3 Kf5
  46. 46.Kc4 Ke6
  47. 47.b4 Bd6
  48. 48.b5

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