Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

World Cup · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.4
Date 2009.12.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

r1b2b1r/ppp1k1pp/4p3/3nP1N1/3N4/1P6/PB3PPP/R2K3R w - - 9 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.dxe5 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Ne6
  7. 7.c4 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Kxd1 Nd7
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Nbd4 Nb6
  12. 12.Ng5 Ke7
  13. 13.b3 Nd5
  14. 14.Ba3+ Ke8
  15. 15.Bb2 Ke7
  16. 16.Ba3+ Ke8
  17. 17.Bb2 Ke7

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