Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th Final Masters · 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Final Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5.2
Date 2013.10.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3n4/8/2k5/5K2/8 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.h4 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.d5 b5
  8. 8.h5 Nxh5
  9. 9.Nxb5 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg4
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nd7
  12. 12.Be2 Rb8
  13. 13.Kf1 Qc7
  14. 14.Ng5 Bxe2+
  15. 15.Qxe2 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qe5
  17. 17.Bd2 f5
  18. 18.Ne6 Rf6
  19. 19.Bg5 fxe4
  20. 20.Bxf6 Ndxf6
  21. 21.Rd1 e3
  22. 22.Rxh5 Nxh5
  23. 23.Qxe3 Qxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Ng3+
  25. 25.Kf2 Ne4+
  26. 26.Kf3 Nxc3
  27. 27.Rd3 Nxa2
  28. 28.Ra3 Nb4
  29. 29.Rxa7 Nxd5
  30. 30.Rd7 Nb6
  31. 31.Rxe7 c4
  32. 32.Rg7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rc7 Rc8
  34. 34.Ke4 Rxc7
  35. 35.Nxc7 h5
  36. 36.Kd4 Kg7
  37. 37.e4 h4
  38. 38.e5 g5
  39. 39.Ne8+ Kf7
  40. 40.Nd6+ Ke6
  41. 41.Ke4 g4
  42. 42.Nf5 h3
  43. 43.gxh3 gxh3
  44. 44.Nd4+ Kd7
  45. 45.Kf3 Nd5
  46. 46.e6+ Ke8
  47. 47.Ne2 Ke7
  48. 48.Kg3 Kxe6
  49. 49.Kxh3 Ke5
  50. 50.Kg3 Ke4
  51. 51.Kf2 Kd3
  52. 52.Ke1 Kc2
  53. 53.Nd4+ Kb2
  54. 54.Ne2 Kc2
  55. 55.Nd4+ Kc3
  56. 56.Ne2+ Kd3
  57. 57.Nc1+ Kc2
  58. 58.Ne2 Kb3
  59. 59.Kf2 c3
  60. 60.Nxc3 Kxc3

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