Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Gibraltar Masters 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gibraltar Masters 2014
Site Caleta ENG
Round 10.1
Date 2014.02.06
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pp2p2p/3p4/6p1/2PN3q/3Qp3/PP2P1B1/R1R4K w - - 8 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Qa5
  9. 9.Nb3 Qh5
  10. 10.h3 d6
  11. 11.g4 Bxg4
  12. 12.hxg4 Nxg4
  13. 13.Bf4 Be5
  14. 14.Qd2 g5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Ncxe5
  16. 16.Rfc1 f5
  17. 17.Nd4 Qh2+
  18. 18.Kf1 Nxf2
  19. 19.Kxf2 Ng4+
  20. 20.Kf1 f4
  21. 21.Qd3 Qh4
  22. 22.Nd1 Ne3+
  23. 23.Nxe3 fxe3+
  24. 24.Kg1 Qf2+
  25. 25.Kh1 Qh4+
  26. 26.Kg1 Qf2+
  27. 27.Kh1 Qh4+

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