Vassily Ivanchuk vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 17.3
Date 2017.07.02
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2k4/R6p/6p1/5b2/3K1P1P/Pr2RP2/8 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.exd4 d5
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg4
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qb3 Bxf3
  9. 9.gxf3 e6
  10. 10.Qxb7 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bb5+ Nxb5
  12. 12.Qc6+ Ke7
  13. 13.Qxb5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Qd7
  15. 15.Rb1 Rd8
  16. 16.Be3 Qxb5
  17. 17.Rxb5 Rd7
  18. 18.Ke2 g6
  19. 19.Bc5+ Kf6
  20. 20.Bd4+ Rxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Bh6
  22. 22.Rhb1 Rd8
  23. 23.R1b4 Bf8
  24. 24.Rc4 Rd7
  25. 25.Ke3 g5
  26. 26.Ke4 Bd6
  27. 27.h3 Bh2
  28. 28.Rc6 Bg1
  29. 29.Ke3 Bh2
  30. 30.d5 Bf4+
  31. 31.Ke4 h6
  32. 32.dxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Rf5+ Ke7
  34. 34.Ra5 Rb7
  35. 35.Raa6 Rb4+
  36. 36.Kd3 Rb2
  37. 37.Rxe6+ Kd7
  38. 38.Re2

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