Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 34
Date 2010.11.18
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

Q2Rr2k/6pp/p4p2/2r2P2/7P/P5P1/5P2/3q2K1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Bb5 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Qb3 e6
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.Ne5 O-O
  15. 15.Rac1 Nh5
  16. 16.Nxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Ne2 Nxf4
  18. 18.Nxf4 Qa5
  19. 19.a3 c5
  20. 20.Qb7 Bd6
  21. 21.dxc5 Bxf4
  22. 22.exf4 Rab8
  23. 23.Qe7 Rxb2
  24. 24.c6 Qd8
  25. 25.Qc5 Qc7
  26. 26.f5 Rb5
  27. 27.Qd4 e5
  28. 28.Qg4 f6
  29. 29.Rc2 Rd8
  30. 30.h4 d4
  31. 31.Rd1 d3
  32. 32.Qc4+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rcd2 e4
  34. 34.Qxe4 Re5
  35. 35.Qf3 Rde8
  36. 36.g3 Rc5
  37. 37.Rxd3 Qxc6
  38. 38.Rd8 Qa4
  39. 39.Qg4 Qc6
  40. 40.Qf3 Qa4
  41. 41.Qa8 Qxd1+

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