Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

SportAccord Basque Men 2013 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Basque Men 2013
Site Beijing CHN
Round 3.1
Date 2013.12.17
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/3K4/k7/P7/8/3N4/8/8 w - - 1 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bd6
  5. 5.Na3 e4
  6. 6.Nc4 Be7
  7. 7.Bxc6 dxc6
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.f3 exf3
  11. 11.Rxf3 Be6
  12. 12.Qe1 Ne4
  13. 13.d3 Bh4
  14. 14.Qf1 Bxc4
  15. 15.bxc4 Nd2
  16. 16.Rxf7 Re7
  17. 17.Rxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Qf4 Rf8
  19. 19.Qg4 Qxe3+
  20. 20.Kh1 Bf6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Rxf6
  22. 22.Ng3 g6
  23. 23.Rd1 Qe5
  24. 24.c5 h5
  25. 25.d4 Qe1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 hxg4
  27. 27.Kg1 Kf8
  28. 28.Re2 Nc4
  29. 29.Ne4 Rf5
  30. 30.c3 b6
  31. 31.cxb6 cxb6
  32. 32.Nf2 Rg5
  33. 33.Re6 c5
  34. 34.Ne4 Rf5
  35. 35.dxc5 bxc5
  36. 36.Rxg6 Ne3
  37. 37.Rf6+ Rxf6
  38. 38.Nxf6 Ke7
  39. 39.Ne4 c4
  40. 40.Kf2 Nd5
  41. 41.Kg3 Ne3
  42. 42.Nf2 Ke6
  43. 43.Nxg4 Nd5
  44. 44.a3 Nxc3
  45. 45.Ne3 Ne4+
  46. 46.Kf4 Nd6
  47. 47.h4 c3
  48. 48.h5 Ne8
  49. 49.g4 Nf6
  50. 50.h6 Kf7
  51. 51.g5 Nh7
  52. 52.Kf5 Nf8
  53. 53.a4 a5
  54. 54.Nc2 Ng6
  55. 55.Nd4 Nf8
  56. 56.Ke4 Kg6
  57. 57.Kd3 Kxg5
  58. 58.Kxc3 Kxh6
  59. 59.Kc4 Kg5
  60. 60.Kb5 Kf6
  61. 61.Kxa5 Ke5
  62. 62.Nb3 Kd6
  63. 63.Kb6 Kd7
  64. 64.Nc5+ Kc8
  65. 65.a5 Kb8
  66. 66.Nd3 Nd7+
  67. 67.Kc6 Ka7
  68. 68.Kxd7 Ka6

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