Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren

6th SPICE Cup GM · 2012 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th SPICE Cup GM
Site St Louis USA
Round 4
Date 2012.10.15
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/p5pk/R7/8/2r3KP/P7/8 w - - 8 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.Nc3 Rb8
  8. 8.Bf4 a6
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Qd3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bd2 e5
  12. 12.d5 Ne7
  13. 13.h3 Nf6
  14. 14.c5 Ne8
  15. 15.cxd6 cxd6
  16. 16.e4 f5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nf6
  18. 18.Be3 Nh5
  19. 19.Ne2 Bd7
  20. 20.Qb3 b5
  21. 21.Rc6 Bxc6
  22. 22.dxc6+ Kh7
  23. 23.exf5 Nxf5
  24. 24.g4 Nxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Nf6
  26. 26.g5 Ne8
  27. 27.gxh6 Bxh6
  28. 28.Nxe5 Qh4
  29. 29.Ng4 Nf6
  30. 30.Nxh6 Kxh6
  31. 31.Qe6 Rbe8
  32. 32.Qxd6 Ne4
  33. 33.Bxe4 Qxe4
  34. 34.Qd4 Qxe3+
  35. 35.Qxe3+ Rxe3
  36. 36.Nc3 Kg7
  37. 37.Rd6 b4
  38. 38.Nd5 Rg3+
  39. 39.Kh2 Rd3
  40. 40.Rd7+ Kh6
  41. 41.Kg2 Rd2+
  42. 42.Kg3 Rd3+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rd2+
  44. 44.Kg3 Rxb2
  45. 45.c7 Rc2
  46. 46.Nxb4 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kg2 Rf5
  48. 48.Nd5 Rxd5
  49. 49.Rxd5 Rxc7
  50. 50.Ra5 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Rc3+
  52. 52.Kg2 Rc2+
  53. 53.Kg3 Rc3+

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