Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

29th European Blitz · 2010 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 29th European Blitz
Site Warsaw POL
Round 10
Date 2010.12.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/1pB5/1P2b1k1/4N1p1/7p/3n3P/1P4K1/8 b - - 19 66

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 Nc5
  9. 9.f5 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Bg5 O-O
  12. 12.fxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Nf5 Kh8
  14. 14.Nxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Qd4 Bc6
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qxe5 Rae8
  18. 18.Rae1 Ncd7
  19. 19.Qg3 Qc5+
  20. 20.Be3 Qh5
  21. 21.Ne2 Ne4
  22. 22.Qc7 Rxf1+
  23. 23.Kxf1 Ne5
  24. 24.Kg1 Ng4
  25. 25.Bb6 Ng5
  26. 26.Qg3 Ne4
  27. 27.Qh3 Qxh3
  28. 28.gxh3 Ngf6
  29. 29.Nd4 Bd7
  30. 30.Nf3 e5
  31. 31.Bc7 Bxh3
  32. 32.Nxe5 Be6
  33. 33.c4 Nd2
  34. 34.Ba5 Nxb3
  35. 35.axb3 Kg8
  36. 36.Bc3 Bf5
  37. 37.Rf1 Bc2
  38. 38.b4 Bb3
  39. 39.Rf4 Rd8
  40. 40.Rd4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Bxd4 Kf8
  42. 42.Kf2 Ke7
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke6
  44. 44.Kd3 Ba4
  45. 45.Kc3 Be8
  46. 46.Nd3 Bc6
  47. 47.Nc5+ Kf5
  48. 48.b5 axb5
  49. 49.cxb5 Bd5
  50. 50.Kd2 g5
  51. 51.Ke1 h5
  52. 52.h3 Ne8
  53. 53.Kf2 Nd6
  54. 54.b6 Nc4
  55. 55.Nd7 Bc6
  56. 56.Nf6 h4
  57. 57.Ng4 Ke4
  58. 58.Bf6 Kf5
  59. 59.Bd4 Nd6
  60. 60.Ne3+ Kg6
  61. 61.Be5 Ne4+
  62. 62.Kf1 Bd7
  63. 63.Kg2 Nc5
  64. 64.Nc4 Nd3
  65. 65.Bc7 Be6
  66. 66.Ne5+

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