Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

World Cup · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.6
Date 2009.12.02
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r5k1/pp2R3/2p5/8/2pP4/8/P1P2rPK/R7 b - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.Qh5 f5
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Bg5 Qc7
  13. 13.c4 Be8
  14. 14.Qh3 dxc4
  15. 15.Bxf5 h6
  16. 16.Be6+ Bf7
  17. 17.Bxh6 gxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 Bxh2+
  19. 19.Qxh2 Qxh2+
  20. 20.Kxh2 Bxe6
  21. 21.Rxe6 Rxf2
  22. 22.Re7

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