Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Michael Adams

40th Olympiad Open · 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 40th Olympiad Open
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 4.4
Date 2012.08.31
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5pp1/3np2p/1p6/1R1N4/4P2P/1P3PP1/6K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.Rd1 cxd4
  9. 9.Rxd4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bg3 Nb6
  11. 11.Nd2 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 Qa6
  14. 14.O-O Rd8
  15. 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Rd1 Nf6
  19. 19.Rd6 Qc4
  20. 20.Rd4 Qc6
  21. 21.Qb3 h6
  22. 22.h3 Ba5
  23. 23.Rc4 Qd7
  24. 24.Be5 Ne8
  25. 25.Rd4 Qc6
  26. 26.Rc4 Qd7
  27. 27.Rd4 Qc6
  28. 28.Qa4 Qxa4
  29. 29.Rxa4 Bc7
  30. 30.Bxc7 Nxc7
  31. 31.Rc4 Ne8
  32. 32.Rb4 Rb8
  33. 33.Nb5 a6
  34. 34.Nd4 b5
  35. 35.a4 Nd6
  36. 36.axb5 axb5

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