Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 5.1
Date 2023.12.11
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5n2/5R2/3k4/5BP1/4KP2/r7/8/8 b - - 28 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.a3 Qb6
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Na4 Qa5+
  11. 11.b4 Qxa4
  12. 12.bxc5 Qa5+
  13. 13.Qd2 Qxd2+
  14. 14.Kxd2 O-O
  15. 15.Bd3 f6
  16. 16.exf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Rhe1 Ne4+
  18. 18.Kc1 Bd7
  19. 19.Rb1 Rab8
  20. 20.g3 Nc3
  21. 21.Rb3 Na4
  22. 22.Bg1 d4
  23. 23.Bxd4 Nxd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nxc5
  25. 25.Rb6 Rbc8
  26. 26.Kd2 Rfd8
  27. 27.Reb1 g6
  28. 28.Ke3 Rc7
  29. 29.h4 Bc8
  30. 30.Nf3 Na4
  31. 31.R6b3 b5
  32. 32.Ne5 Nc3
  33. 33.Re1 Bb7
  34. 34.Kf2 Kg7
  35. 35.Nf3 Bxf3
  36. 36.Kxf3 Kf7
  37. 37.Re3 Na4
  38. 38.h5 Rdc8
  39. 39.hxg6+ hxg6
  40. 40.Rb1 Nc5
  41. 41.Rh1 Kg7
  42. 42.Be2 Rb8
  43. 43.Rb1 Rd8
  44. 44.c4 bxc4
  45. 45.Bxc4 Rd6
  46. 46.Kg4 Kf6
  47. 47.Rbe1 Rcc6
  48. 48.Rh1 Nd7
  49. 49.Bb3 Kg7
  50. 50.Rhe1 Nf6+
  51. 51.Kf3 Kf7
  52. 52.g4 Nd7
  53. 53.Ba2 Nc5
  54. 54.Rc1 Nd7
  55. 55.Rxe6 Rxc1
  56. 56.Rxd6+ Ke7
  57. 57.Re6+ Kf8
  58. 58.Rxg6 Rc3+
  59. 59.Ke4 Rxa3
  60. 60.Bc4 Ra4
  61. 61.Kd4 Rb4
  62. 62.Rc6 Rb1
  63. 63.g5 Rd1+
  64. 64.Ke4 Ke7
  65. 65.Bxa6 Nb8
  66. 66.Rh6 Nd7
  67. 67.Bc4 Nc5+
  68. 68.Kf5 Rd4
  69. 69.Be2 Rd5+
  70. 70.Kg4 Rd4
  71. 71.Rc6 Nd7
  72. 72.Kg3 Nf8
  73. 73.Bg4 Rd3+
  74. 74.Kf2 Rd4
  75. 75.Ke3 Ra4
  76. 76.Bf5 Ra5
  77. 77.Ke4 Ra3
  78. 78.Rc7+ Kd6
  79. 79.Rf7

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