Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

SportAccord Blitz 2014 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SportAccord Blitz 2014
Site Beijing CHN
Round 27.6
Date 2014.12.13
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

5k2/r4ppp/2R1n3/1N6/8/6PP/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.g3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.Nd2 e5
  10. 10.Nxc4 exd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Nc5
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.Be3 Nb3
  14. 14.Rad1 Be6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.b4 Ncd7
  18. 18.Nd3 Rac8
  19. 19.Rc1 Bc4
  20. 20.Nb2 Bb3
  21. 21.Nd3 Bc4
  22. 22.Rfd1 Bb3
  23. 23.Re1 Bc4
  24. 24.Nb2 Bb3
  25. 25.h3 a5
  26. 26.bxa5 Nc5
  27. 27.Nd3 Nxd3
  28. 28.exd3 Rxd3
  29. 29.Re7 Rb8
  30. 30.Bf1 Rd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.Ne4 Bxa4
  33. 33.Nd6 Kf8
  34. 34.Rb1 Nc5
  35. 35.a6 b5
  36. 36.a7 Ra8
  37. 37.Rc1 Ne6
  38. 38.Rxc6 Rxa7
  39. 39.Bxb5 Bxb5
  40. 40.Nxb5

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