Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

77th Tata Steel GpA · 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 77th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4.3
Date 2015.01.13
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k1r3b/n4p2/3pp3/pNq3p1/Ppb1Pn2/1B3P2/1PPQ1BP1/1K1R4 b - - 1 30

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.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Bg7
  12. 12.h3 Ne5
  13. 13.Be2 Nbc6
  14. 14.Nb3 b5
  15. 15.a4 b4
  16. 16.Nd5 e6
  17. 17.Ne3 Bb7
  18. 18.Qd2 Qc7
  19. 19.O-O-O O-O-O
  20. 20.Kb1 Kb8
  21. 21.f3 a5
  22. 22.h4 Na7
  23. 23.Nd4 Ng6
  24. 24.hxg5 hxg5
  25. 25.Rxh8 Bxh8
  26. 26.Bc4 Nf4
  27. 27.Bb3 Qc5
  28. 28.Nc4 Ba6
  29. 29.Bf2 Bxc4
  30. 30.Nb5

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