Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2015 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 19.2
Date 2015.10.14
Opening Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b2k2/2q5/2N3pp/pp1BQ3/1P1P2P1/P6P/8/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d3 Nc6
  5. 5.f4 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nge7
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.Na3 O-O
  10. 10.e5 Rb8
  11. 11.Nc2 b5
  12. 12.Be3 c4
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.Bc5 cxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Re8
  16. 16.g4 f5
  17. 17.exf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Rae1 Qc7
  19. 19.Qe3 Bg7
  20. 20.b4 Bd7
  21. 21.h3 Rf8
  22. 22.Ng5 Rf6
  23. 23.Nd4 e5
  24. 24.Nxc6 Nxc6
  25. 25.Bxd5+ Kh8
  26. 26.fxe5 Nxe5
  27. 27.Rxf6 Bxf6
  28. 28.Bd4 Re8
  29. 29.Nf7+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nxe5 h6
  31. 31.Qf2 Bc8
  32. 32.Nc6 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Qxe1 Bxd4+
  34. 34.cxd4 Kf8
  35. 35.Qe5

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