Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

Alekhine Mem · 2013 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Alekhine Mem
Site Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS
Round 6
Date 2013.04.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

1R3k2/8/4p1p1/r2pPpP1/p1pP1P2/2P5/1K6/8 b - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 c5
  5. 5.c3 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bd3 d5
  9. 9.Qb3 Qb6
  10. 10.Rc1 Be6
  11. 11.Qxb6 axb6
  12. 12.a3 Rfc8
  13. 13.Ke2 Na5
  14. 14.Bb5 Kf8
  15. 15.Ne5 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bh6+ Bg7
  18. 18.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  19. 19.Nd2 Bf5
  20. 20.Rc3 Rxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Nc6
  22. 22.Ra1 Ra5
  23. 23.Bd3 b5
  24. 24.Nb3 Bxd3+
  25. 25.Kxd3 Ra7
  26. 26.f3 b6
  27. 27.e4 e6
  28. 28.Kc2 f6
  29. 29.Kb2 Kf7
  30. 30.g4 Ne7
  31. 31.Re1 Ra8
  32. 32.Nd2 Nc8
  33. 33.f4 Nd6
  34. 34.e5 Nc4+
  35. 35.Nxc4 bxc4
  36. 36.Ka2 b5
  37. 37.Rb1 Ra5
  38. 38.Rb4 h5
  39. 39.h3 hxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 f5
  41. 41.g5 Kg7
  42. 42.Kb2 Kf7
  43. 43.a4 bxa4
  44. 44.Rb7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Rb8+

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