Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · King's Pawn Opening · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 18.2
Date 2024.08.16
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5kp1/5p2/3r4/6K1/2R5 w - - 0 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Qc7
  4. 4.c4 e5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.b3 Nf8
  9. 9.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.d5 cxd5
  11. 11.exd5 Ng6
  12. 12.Be3 O-O
  13. 13.Rc1 a6
  14. 14.b4 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Qxc4
  16. 16.a3 Rac8
  17. 17.Na4 Qh4
  18. 18.h3 e4
  19. 19.Rxc8 Rxc8
  20. 20.Bg4 Nxg4
  21. 21.Qxg4 Qxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 b5
  23. 23.Nb6 Rc3
  24. 24.Bd4 Rxa3
  25. 25.Rxe4 Rd3
  26. 26.Nc8 Bf8
  27. 27.Kf1 Rb3
  28. 28.Re8 Rxb4
  29. 29.Be3 Rb3
  30. 30.Nxd6 Rd3
  31. 31.Nf5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Ra8 b4
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rb5
  34. 34.Nd4 Rb8
  35. 35.Nc6 Rb7
  36. 36.Na5 Rb5
  37. 37.Nb3 Ne5
  38. 38.Ra8 f6
  39. 39.Bc5 Nd7
  40. 40.Bxf8 Nxf8
  41. 41.Ke2 Rb7
  42. 42.Nc5 b3
  43. 43.Ra1 Rb5
  44. 44.Nd3 Ne6
  45. 45.Rb1 Kf7
  46. 46.Kd2 Kg6
  47. 47.f4 Nc7
  48. 48.Kc3 h5
  49. 49.gxh5+ Kxh5
  50. 50.Nf2 Kh4
  51. 51.Ne4 Kg4
  52. 52.g3 f5
  53. 53.Nd2 b2
  54. 54.Nc4 Kxg3
  55. 55.Nxb2 Kxf4
  56. 56.Nd3+ Kg5
  57. 57.Rg1+ Kf6
  58. 58.Nf4 g5
  59. 59.Nh5+ Kg6
  60. 60.Nf4+ Kh6
  61. 61.Nd3 f4
  62. 62.Kc4 Ra5
  63. 63.Nf2 Kg6
  64. 64.Kd4 Ne6+
  65. 65.Ke4 Nc5+
  66. 66.Kf3 Kf5
  67. 67.Rc1 Ra3+
  68. 68.Kg2 Nd3
  69. 69.Nxd3 Rxd3

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