Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 21.4
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/1r1R3p/4p3/4P3/5P2/1r4PP/3R3K w - - 0 40

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.f3 Bb7
  11. 11.a4 Nc6
  12. 12.Bg5 Nb4
  13. 13.Nb1 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Na3 Qc7
  16. 16.c3 Nc6
  17. 17.Nc4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qd3 Ne7
  19. 19.Qe3 Nc8
  20. 20.a5 b5
  21. 21.Nb6 Rb8
  22. 22.Rfd1 Ne7
  23. 23.c4 Bc6
  24. 24.cxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Qc3 Qa7
  26. 26.Rac1 Bg5
  27. 27.Rc2 Be8
  28. 28.Qc7 Qxc7
  29. 29.Rxc7 Nc6
  30. 30.Nd5 Ra8
  31. 31.Bxb5 Nxa5
  32. 32.Bxe8 Rxe8
  33. 33.Nxa5 Rxa5
  34. 34.b4 Ra2
  35. 35.b5 Rb8
  36. 36.b6 Bd8
  37. 37.Rc6 Rb2
  38. 38.Rxd6 Bxb6
  39. 39.Nxb6 R8xb6

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