Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

World Cup · 2009 · Bishop's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.7
Date 2009.12.02
Opening Bishop's Opening (C24)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

3k4/1KbP4/8/p7/Pp3pB1/1P6/6P1/8 w - - 10 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Bb3 Bd6
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Nd7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.Nc4 Bc7
  11. 11.c3 b5
  12. 12.Ne3 N7f6
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.d4 e4
  15. 15.Ng5 Bf5
  16. 16.Bc2 e3
  17. 17.Bxf5 Qxg5
  18. 18.Qg4 Qxg4
  19. 19.Bxg4 exf2+
  20. 20.Kxf2 Rxe1
  21. 21.Kxe1 Bxh2
  22. 22.a4 Bg3+
  23. 23.Ke2 b4
  24. 24.c4 Nf6
  25. 25.Bf3 Re8+
  26. 26.Kd3 Re1
  27. 27.Bxc6 Rd1+
  28. 28.Ke2 Rxd4
  29. 29.b3 Rd6
  30. 30.Bf3 Re6+
  31. 31.Kd3 Bf2
  32. 32.Bf4 Nd7
  33. 33.Rd1 Ne5+
  34. 34.Ke2 Bb6
  35. 35.Bd5 Re8
  36. 36.Kf1 Ng4
  37. 37.Bf3 Ne3+
  38. 38.Bxe3 Bxe3
  39. 39.Rd7 g6
  40. 40.Bd5 Rf8
  41. 41.Rc7 Bb6
  42. 42.Rc6 Rd8
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg7
  44. 44.Kf3 f5
  45. 45.Re6 h5
  46. 46.Kf4 Bc7+
  47. 47.Kg5 Bb6
  48. 48.Rxg6+ Kh7
  49. 49.Rh6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rg6+ Kh7
  51. 51.Kxh5 Re8
  52. 52.Be6 Rf8
  53. 53.Rg5 f4
  54. 54.c5 Bd8
  55. 55.Rd5 Kg7
  56. 56.c6 Kf6
  57. 57.Bh3 Rh8+
  58. 58.Kg4 Bc7
  59. 59.Rd7 Rg8+
  60. 60.Kf3 Rg7
  61. 61.Ke4 Rxd7
  62. 62.cxd7 Ke7
  63. 63.Kd5 a5
  64. 64.Kc6 Kd8
  65. 65.Bg4 Be5
  66. 66.Kb6 Bc7+
  67. 67.Ka6 Ke7
  68. 68.Kb7 Kd8

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