Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

SuperUnited Blitz 2022 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2022
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.4
Date 2022.07.23
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

1r6/8/p1pk2p1/P2p1pPp/1P1PpP2/2P1K1P1/8/7R b - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.c3 Bg4
  6. 6.Qb3 Qc7
  7. 7.Ne2 Nc6
  8. 8.Bf4 Qd7
  9. 9.Nd2 e6
  10. 10.Ng3 Be7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Rae1 Bd6
  13. 13.Be5 Nh5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 g6
  16. 16.Bxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.f3 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 exf5
  19. 19.f4 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nf3 f6
  21. 21.Qb3 Qd7
  22. 22.Qb5 a6
  23. 23.Qb6 Kg7
  24. 24.Kf2 Kf7
  25. 25.Rxe8 Rxe8
  26. 26.Re1 Ra8
  27. 27.a4 Ne7
  28. 28.a5 Nc8
  29. 29.Qc5 Qc6
  30. 30.Qxc6 bxc6
  31. 31.b4 Nd6
  32. 32.Nd2 Ne4+
  33. 33.Nxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.g4 Rh8
  35. 35.Rh1 h5
  36. 36.Ke3 f5
  37. 37.g5 Ke6
  38. 38.g3 Rb8
  39. 39.Rh2 Kd6
  40. 40.Rh1 Ke6
  41. 41.Rh2 Kd6
  42. 42.Rh1

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