Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

Moscow Grand Prix 2017 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow Grand Prix 2017
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.2
Date 2017.05.14
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/3b1k2/5p1p/r5p1/2KN1P1P/2P5/8/4R3 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Na5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxb3
  11. 11.Nxb3 b5
  12. 12.Nxb5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bd4 Rb8
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Na3 Nb4
  17. 17.O-O-O Nxa2+
  18. 18.Kb1 Nb4
  19. 19.Rhe1 Re8
  20. 20.Rd2 Bb7
  21. 21.c3 Nd5
  22. 22.Kc2 Rec8
  23. 23.Rd4 Ba8
  24. 24.Nc4 Rc7
  25. 25.g3 f6
  26. 26.f4 Kf7
  27. 27.Nbd2 Rd8
  28. 28.Kc1 Rdc8
  29. 29.g4 Nb6
  30. 30.Nxb6 axb6
  31. 31.Rb4 Rb8
  32. 32.Kc2 Bc6
  33. 33.Nb3 Bd7
  34. 34.g5 b5
  35. 35.Nd4 Rc5
  36. 36.h4 Ra8
  37. 37.Nb3 Rc4
  38. 38.Rxc4 bxc4
  39. 39.Nd4 h6
  40. 40.gxf6 exf6
  41. 41.b4 cxb3+
  42. 42.Kxb3 Ra5
  43. 43.Kc4 g5

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