Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/8/2p2kp1/bp2p2p/p3R1PP/P2BP3/1P2K3/8 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 d5
  4. 4.c4 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Nb3 a5
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 a4
  10. 10.Nc5 N8d7
  11. 11.Qc2 c6
  12. 12.O-O Nxc5
  13. 13.Qxc5 Bg4
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nd7
  15. 15.Qc2 Qa5
  16. 16.h3 Bxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 e6
  18. 18.Rac1 Rfd8
  19. 19.a3 Nf6
  20. 20.Rd3 Ne8
  21. 21.Rcd1 Nd6
  22. 22.h4 h5
  23. 23.g3 Rd7
  24. 24.Kg2 Rad8
  25. 25.Bg5 Rc8
  26. 26.Qe2 Qb6
  27. 27.Be3 Nc4
  28. 28.Rc1 Nxe3+
  29. 29.fxe3 e5
  30. 30.d5 Rcd8
  31. 31.Rc4 f5
  32. 32.Rb4 Qa6
  33. 33.Rd2 Qxe2+
  34. 34.Bxe2 fxe4
  35. 35.Rxe4 b5
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxd5
  37. 37.Rxd5 Rxd5
  38. 38.Ke1 Bf6
  39. 39.Bd1 Bd8
  40. 40.Ke2 Kg7
  41. 41.Bc2 Ba5
  42. 42.Bd3 Kf6
  43. 43.g4 Rd8

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