Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

CrunchLab Masters Div 1 W · 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CrunchLab Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2024.07.21
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

2Q1k3/7p/4p3/8/8/4rp2/2K2p2/8 b - - 14 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Ncb5 Qb8
  7. 7.Bd3 a6
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nd4 Bd6
  10. 10.Nf3 Ne7
  11. 11.b3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bb2 f6
  13. 13.h4 Nf4
  14. 14.g3 Bb4+
  15. 15.Kf1 Nxd3
  16. 16.Qxd3 d5
  17. 17.e5 O-O
  18. 18.h5 f5
  19. 19.h6 g6
  20. 20.Kg2 a5
  21. 21.c4 Ba6
  22. 22.Rhd1 Be7
  23. 23.Qc2 Qb7
  24. 24.c5 f4
  25. 25.g4 Qb4
  26. 26.Rac1 a4
  27. 27.Rd4 axb3
  28. 28.axb3 Qb7
  29. 29.Ra1 Bb5
  30. 30.Rxa8 Qxa8
  31. 31.Bc1 g5
  32. 32.Rd1 Qa6
  33. 33.Bb2 Be2
  34. 34.Ra1 Bxf3+
  35. 35.Kxf3 Qb5
  36. 36.Ra7 Rf7
  37. 37.Bd4 Qf1
  38. 38.Rc7 Qh3+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qxg4+
  40. 40.Kd2 f3
  41. 41.Qd3 Qf4+
  42. 42.Kc2 g4
  43. 43.Rxc6 g3
  44. 44.fxg3 Qxg3
  45. 45.Rc8+ Bf8
  46. 46.Kc3 Qg2
  47. 47.Qa6 Qh3
  48. 48.Bf2 Qxh6
  49. 49.Qf1 Qf4
  50. 50.Qg1+ Rg7
  51. 51.Qe1 Rb7
  52. 52.Kc2 Qf5+
  53. 53.Kb2 Qd3
  54. 54.Qc3 Qe2+
  55. 55.Qc2 Qxe5+
  56. 56.Kb1 Qe4
  57. 57.Qxe4 dxe4
  58. 58.c6 Rxb3+
  59. 59.Kc2 e3
  60. 60.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  61. 61.c7 exf2
  62. 62.c8=Q+ Kf7
  63. 63.Qc7+ Ke8
  64. 64.Qc4 Re3
  65. 65.Qc8+ Ke7
  66. 66.Qc7+ Ke8
  67. 67.Qc8+ Ke7
  68. 68.Qc7+ Ke8
  69. 69.Qc8+

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