Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

The Game

White	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black	Alireza Firouzja
Result	1-0
Event	Saint Louis Blitz 2023
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	12.1
Date	2023.11.18
Opening	Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves	71

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/2K5/4k3/P7/8/8/1N3q2 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.e5 Bf5
4. 4.Nf3 e6
5. 5.Be2 Ne7
6. 6.O-O c5
7. 7.c4 Nbc6
8. 8.dxc5 dxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 Ng6
10. 10.Be3 Be7
11. 11.Nc3 O-O
12. 12.Be2 Ngxe5
13. 13.Nxe5 Nxe5
14. 14.f4 Nd7
15. 15.g4 Bg6
16. 16.f5 exf5
17. 17.gxf5 Bxc5
18. 18.Bxc5 Qg5+
19. 19.Kh1 Nxc5
20. 20.Qd5 Qe7
21. 21.fxg6 hxg6
22. 22.Bc4 Rae8
23. 23.Rf2 Rd8
24. 24.Qf3 Rd4
25. 25.b3 Nd7
26. 26.Raf1 Ne5
27. 27.Qe2 Qc5
28. 28.Rf4 Rxf4
29. 29.Rxf4 a6
30. 30.Nd5 Re8
31. 31.Re4 Qd6
32. 32.Ne3 b5
33. 33.Bd5 Kf8
34. 34.Rh4 Kg8
35. 35.Qf2 Rc8
36. 36.Rd4 Qf6
37. 37.Qxf6 gxf6
38. 38.Kg2 Kg7
39. 39.Rd2 Rc1
40. 40.Rd1 Rc3
41. 41.Kf2 f5
42. 42.Ke2 f4
43. 43.Nf1 Rh3
44. 44.Bb7 a5
45. 45.Rd5 f6
46. 46.Rxb5 Rc3
47. 47.Be4 Rc1
48. 48.Nd2 Ng4
49. 49.h3 Ne3
50. 50.Rxa5 f5
51. 51.Bf3 g5
52. 52.b4 Rc2
53. 53.a3 Rb2
54. 54.Rc5 Kf6
55. 55.b5 g4
56. 56.hxg4 fxg4
57. 57.Be4 g3
58. 58.Kd3 g2
59. 59.Bxg2 Nxg2
60. 60.Ne4+ Ke6
61. 61.a4 Ne1+
62. 62.Kd4 Rb4+
63. 63.Rc4 Rb1
64. 64.Kc5 Ke5
65. 65.b6 Nd3+
66. 66.Kc6 f3
67. 67.Nd2 f2
68. 68.b7 Ke6
69. 69.Re4+ Ne5+
70. 70.Rxe5+ Kxe5
71. 71.Nxb1 f1=Q

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