Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2019 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.2
Date 2019.08.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3k2/3B4/2P2pp1/R7/1r1BK3/p5r1/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Rd8
  9. 9.Rd1 Bf5
  10. 10.Ne1 Be6
  11. 11.c5 Qxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Na6
  13. 13.Nd3 Ne4
  14. 14.e3 Bf5
  15. 15.f3 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 e5
  17. 17.b4 exd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Nc7
  19. 19.Nf2 Re8
  20. 20.e4 Be6
  21. 21.Bf1 dxe4
  22. 22.fxe4 Bb3
  23. 23.Rd2 Ne6
  24. 24.Bb2 Rad8
  25. 25.Ra3 Bh6
  26. 26.Rd3 Bc2
  27. 27.Rdc3 Nxd4
  28. 28.Rc4 Nb5
  29. 29.Rxc2 Nxa3
  30. 30.Bxa3 Be3
  31. 31.Kg2 Bxf2
  32. 32.Kxf2 Rxe4
  33. 33.b5 cxb5
  34. 34.Bxb5 h5
  35. 35.Be2 h4
  36. 36.Bf3 hxg3+
  37. 37.hxg3 Ra4
  38. 38.Bb2 Rb4
  39. 39.Bf6 Re8
  40. 40.g4 Rf4
  41. 41.g5 Rf5
  42. 42.Rc1 Rc8
  43. 43.Bd4 Rd8
  44. 44.Be3 Rd3
  45. 45.Ke2 Rb3
  46. 46.Be4 Re5
  47. 47.Bd3 a5
  48. 48.Kd2 a4
  49. 49.Rc4 a3
  50. 50.Bd4 Rxg5
  51. 51.Ra4 Rg2+
  52. 52.Ke3 f5
  53. 53.Be5 Kf7
  54. 54.Bf4 g5
  55. 55.Bd6 a2

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