Richard Rapport vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 16.1
Date 2021.06.22
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1k6/3K1Bb1/8/8/8 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
  7. 7.Kxd1 Nd7
  8. 8.Bf4 Nc5
  9. 9.Nd2 Bg7
  10. 10.Be3 Ne6
  11. 11.Kc2 Bd7
  12. 12.Bc4 b5
  13. 13.Bd5 c6
  14. 14.Bb3 a5
  15. 15.a4 Nd8
  16. 16.Rhd1 e6
  17. 17.Nf3 Nb7
  18. 18.e5 Bf8
  19. 19.Ng5 Bc5
  20. 20.Nxf7 Rf8
  21. 21.Nd6+ Bxd6
  22. 22.exd6 b4
  23. 23.f3 c5
  24. 24.Bc4 Rf6
  25. 25.b3 Bc6
  26. 26.Rd2 Kd7
  27. 27.Re1 Re8
  28. 28.Ba6 Rf5
  29. 29.Bf2 e5
  30. 30.Bxb7 Bxb7
  31. 31.Bxc5 bxc3
  32. 32.Rde2 e4
  33. 33.Ba3 Rh5
  34. 34.h3 Rhe5
  35. 35.Kxc3 e3
  36. 36.Bc1 Kxd6
  37. 37.Rxe3 Rxe3+
  38. 38.Bxe3 Kc6
  39. 39.Rc1 Ba6
  40. 40.Kd4+ Kb7
  41. 41.Rc5 Rd8+
  42. 42.Ke4 Rd3
  43. 43.Rxa5 Rxb3
  44. 44.Re5 Bf1
  45. 45.g4 Bxh3
  46. 46.Re7+ Kc6
  47. 47.Rxh7 Bf1
  48. 48.Rg7 Bd3+
  49. 49.Kd4 Bb1
  50. 50.Bf4 Rxf3
  51. 51.Ke5 Ra3
  52. 52.Ra7 Kb6
  53. 53.Ra8 Kb7
  54. 54.Ra5 Bc2
  55. 55.Rb5+ Ka6
  56. 56.Rd5 Rxa4
  57. 57.Rd6+ Kb5
  58. 58.Rd4 Rxd4
  59. 59.Kxd4 g5
  60. 60.Bxg5 Bd1
  61. 61.Bf4 Bxg4

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