Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Michael Adams

30th ECC Open 2014 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 30th ECC Open 2014
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5.1
Date 2014.09.18
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

4R3/8/8/3n1k2/7P/3r3P/5PK1/8 w - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.e5 Qe7
  7. 7.Qe2 Nd5
  8. 8.c4 Nb6
  9. 9.Nc3 Ba6
  10. 10.Qe4 f6
  11. 11.c5 Bxf1
  12. 12.Kxf1 Qxc5
  13. 13.exf6+ Kf7
  14. 14.Qf3 gxf6
  15. 15.g3 h5
  16. 16.Ne4 Qe5
  17. 17.Bd2 Kg6
  18. 18.Nxf6 Bg7
  19. 19.Bc3 Qf5
  20. 20.Qxf5+ Kxf5
  21. 21.Ne4 Rhg8
  22. 22.Bxg7 Rxg7
  23. 23.Re1 Nd5
  24. 24.Nc5 a5
  25. 25.Kg2 a4
  26. 26.Rc1 d6
  27. 27.Nd3 c5
  28. 28.Rhd1 c6
  29. 29.h3 Re8
  30. 30.Rc4 Re4
  31. 31.Rdc1 a3
  32. 32.Kf3 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 Nb4
  34. 34.Nxc5 dxc5
  35. 35.Rxc5+ Nd5
  36. 36.bxa3 Ra7
  37. 37.Rxc6 Rxa3+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rxa2
  39. 39.Kf3 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kg2 h4
  41. 41.Rc8 Ke5
  42. 42.Re8+ Kd4
  43. 43.Rd8 Rd3
  44. 44.gxh4 Ke5
  45. 45.Re8+ Kf5

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