Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

FIDE World Cup 2013 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2013
Site Tromso NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2013.08.22
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3K1k2/7p/5Pp1/6P1/7P/8/8 b - - 16 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Rc1 Bb7
  12. 12.d5 Ne5
  13. 13.Bb3 Ba6
  14. 14.c4 e6
  15. 15.Nf4 Re8
  16. 16.Re1 Qh4
  17. 17.h3 Rad8
  18. 18.Qc2 g5
  19. 19.Nd3 h6
  20. 20.Nxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.f3 exd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Qg3
  23. 23.Bc4 b5
  24. 24.Be2 c4
  25. 25.Kf1 Bc8
  26. 26.Bd1 f5
  27. 27.exf5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Qe4 Rdd8
  29. 29.Bf2 Qf4
  30. 30.Bc2 Qxe4
  31. 31.Bxe4 Bf6
  32. 32.Bxa7 Kg7
  33. 33.Bc5 Rd2
  34. 34.Rc2 Red8
  35. 35.Bb4 Rd1
  36. 36.g4 Be5
  37. 37.Ke2 R1d3
  38. 38.Kf2 Rd1
  39. 39.Rxd1 Rxd1
  40. 40.Rd2 Rxd2+
  41. 41.Bxd2 c3
  42. 42.Be3 b4
  43. 43.Bc5 Bb7
  44. 44.Bxb4 Bxe4
  45. 45.fxe4 c2
  46. 46.Ba3 Bf4
  47. 47.Ke2 Kf6
  48. 48.Bb2+ Ke7
  49. 49.Kd3 c1=Q
  50. 50.Bxc1 Bxc1
  51. 51.e5 Ba3
  52. 52.Kc4 Kd7
  53. 53.Kd5 Ke7
  54. 54.Kc6 Bb2
  55. 55.a4 Bxe5
  56. 56.a5 Bd4
  57. 57.a6 Bg1
  58. 58.Kb7 Kd7
  59. 59.a7 Bxa7
  60. 60.Kxa7 Kc7
  61. 61.Ka6 Kc6
  62. 62.Ka5 Kc5
  63. 63.Ka4 Kd5
  64. 64.Kb5 Kd6
  65. 65.Kb6 Ke7
  66. 66.Kc7 Ke8
  67. 67.Kd6 Kf7
  68. 68.Kd7

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