Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 17.1
Date 2025.04.30
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/2K5/N7/8/8/8 b - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 e6
  9. 9.Bd2 Nf6
  10. 10.N1e2 Be7
  11. 11.O-O-O O-O
  12. 12.Kb1 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Nc6
  14. 14.dxc5 Qxd3
  15. 15.Rxd3 Ng4
  16. 16.Ne4 f5
  17. 17.Nd6 e5
  18. 18.f3 Nxe3
  19. 19.Rxe3 b6
  20. 20.Nc3 bxc5
  21. 21.Nc4 Bf6
  22. 22.Nd5 Rad8
  23. 23.Rd3 Kf7
  24. 24.h5 Rd7
  25. 25.Nde3 Rxd3
  26. 26.cxd3 Ke6
  27. 27.a3 Rd8
  28. 28.Kc2 Nd4+
  29. 29.Kd1 Rb8
  30. 30.Nc2 Nc6
  31. 31.Ke2 a5
  32. 32.a4 f4
  33. 33.Kd2 Bd8
  34. 34.Ra1 Bc7
  35. 35.Rg1 Ne7
  36. 36.g4 Kf6
  37. 37.N2a3 Nc6
  38. 38.Nb5 Rb7
  39. 39.Kc3 Bb8
  40. 40.Nd2 Nd4
  41. 41.Ne4+ Ke7
  42. 42.Nxd4 cxd4+
  43. 43.Kc2 Rb6
  44. 44.Rc1 Bd6
  45. 45.Kb1 Kd7
  46. 46.Rc4 Be7
  47. 47.Kc2 g6
  48. 48.hxg6 Rxg6
  49. 49.Kd1 h5
  50. 50.gxh5 Rh6
  51. 51.Rc2 Rxh5
  52. 52.Rg2 Rh1+
  53. 53.Kc2 Rh3
  54. 54.Nd2 Bb4
  55. 55.Nc4 Ke6
  56. 56.Rf2 Kf6
  57. 57.Kd1 Rh1+
  58. 58.Kc2 Re1
  59. 59.Nb6 Bd6
  60. 60.Kb3 Kg5
  61. 61.Rg2+ Kh4
  62. 62.Kc4 Re3
  63. 63.Kd5 Rxf3
  64. 64.Kxd6 Re3
  65. 65.Nc4 f3
  66. 66.Rg8 f2
  67. 67.Rf8 Kg3
  68. 68.Nxe5 Re1
  69. 69.Kd5 f1=Q
  70. 70.Rxf1 Rxf1
  71. 71.Kxd4 Rf4+
  72. 72.Kc5 Rxa4
  73. 73.Nc4 Kf4
  74. 74.d4 Ra1
  75. 75.d5 Kf5
  76. 76.b3 a4
  77. 77.bxa4 Rxa4
  78. 78.d6 Ke6
  79. 79.d7 Kxd7
  80. 80.Nb6+ Ke6
  81. 81.Nxa4

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