Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.4
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

nqr1r2k/1N2p2p/1BP1Nbp1/P4n2/2Q5/7P/2R2PP1/1R4K1 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Nbd2 d5
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.e3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O a5
  8. 8.h3 a4
  9. 9.b4 axb3
  10. 10.Qxb3 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b5
  12. 12.Be2 Be6
  13. 13.Qc2 Nd5
  14. 14.a3 Qb6
  15. 15.Nb3 Na6
  16. 16.Bd2 Rac8
  17. 17.Rfc1 Nf6
  18. 18.Rab1 Bf5
  19. 19.Bd3 Bxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Nd7
  21. 21.a4 b4
  22. 22.e4 c5
  23. 23.Qb5 Rfd8
  24. 24.dxc5 Qc6
  25. 25.Na5 Qa8
  26. 26.c6 Nf6
  27. 27.Nb7 Re8
  28. 28.e5 Ne4
  29. 29.Bxb4 Qa7
  30. 30.Be1 Rc7
  31. 31.Qd5 Ng3
  32. 32.Rc2 Nf5
  33. 33.Ba5 Rcc8
  34. 34.e6 fxe6
  35. 35.Qxe6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Bb6 Qb8
  37. 37.Ng5 Bf6
  38. 38.Ne4 Bg7
  39. 39.Qc4 Nc7
  40. 40.a5 Na8
  41. 41.Ng5 Bf6
  42. 42.Ne6

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