Peter Svidler vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2019
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.2
Date 2019.09.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pb1/2n1p1p1/7p/4P3/3R3P/2P1NPP1/2B3K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Nb3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.a4 g6
  9. 9.a5 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 b5
  11. 11.axb6 Nxb6
  12. 12.h3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qd4 Rb8
  14. 14.Bxa6 O-O
  15. 15.Qd3 Bxa6
  16. 16.Rxa6 Nc4
  17. 17.Bc1 e6
  18. 18.O-O Nd7
  19. 19.Rd1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qe2 Rb6
  21. 21.Rxb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.Qd3 Nde5
  23. 23.Qe2 Nd7
  24. 24.Qd3 Nde5
  25. 25.Qg3 Nc6
  26. 26.Ne2 Nxb2
  27. 27.Rxd6 Qb4
  28. 28.Nd2 Nc4
  29. 29.Nxc4 Qxc4
  30. 30.Qd3 Qxd3
  31. 31.Rxd3

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