Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

39th Olympiad Men · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event 39th Olympiad Men
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 3
Date 2010.09.23
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R3r/p1P2k1P/8/4p3/1p3p2/2r5/P7/1K4R1 b - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.h4 g4
  11. 11.Ne5 Rg8
  12. 12.Bxg4 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nxd7 Qxd7
  14. 14.Bf3 b4
  15. 15.Na4 c5
  16. 16.Nxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  19. 19.O-O-O+ Ke8
  20. 20.Bf4 Nxc5
  21. 21.Bxb7 Nxb7
  22. 22.Bxh6 Nc5
  23. 23.Be3 Nd3+
  24. 24.Kb1 Rxg2
  25. 25.h5 f5
  26. 26.h6 Kf7
  27. 27.h7 Rh8
  28. 28.b3 e5
  29. 29.bxc4 Nxf2
  30. 30.Bxf2 Rxf2
  31. 31.c5 Rf3
  32. 32.c6 Rc3
  33. 33.Rd7+ Kg6
  34. 34.c7 f4
  35. 35.Rd6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Rg1+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rd8

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