Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

Chessbrah Inv May 2020 · English Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Chessbrah Inv May 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.05.15
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/4R1pk/5RNp/1p5P/8/5PP1/4r1K1/q7 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.d4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Ra7
  11. 11.Rd1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Ba5 Qa8
  13. 13.Qxc7 Rc8
  14. 14.Qf4 Rc2
  15. 15.Nc3 Nd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Rd2 Rc8
  18. 18.a3 Nf6
  19. 19.Ne1 Bxg2
  20. 20.Nxg2 Ne4
  21. 21.Rd3 Rc2
  22. 22.Qf3 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rc1 Ng5
  24. 24.Qxa8+ Rxa8
  25. 25.Kf1 Ra2
  26. 26.Bb4 Bxb4
  27. 27.axb4 Rb2
  28. 28.f3 h6
  29. 29.Ne3 Rxb4
  30. 30.d5 exd5
  31. 31.Nxd5 Rb2
  32. 32.Nf4 a5
  33. 33.Rd7 a4
  34. 34.h4 Nh7
  35. 35.Rcc7 Nf6
  36. 36.Rxf7 Ne8
  37. 37.Rce7 a3
  38. 38.Ng6 a2
  39. 39.Rf8+ Kh7
  40. 40.h5 a1=Q+
  41. 41.Kg2 Nf6
  42. 42.Rxf6 Rxe2+

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