Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Boris Gelfand

Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Palma De Mallorca GP 2017
Site Palma de Mallorca ESP
Round 1.2
Date 2017.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2r2kp/2qP1pp1/2P1p3/2Q4P/6P1/3R1P1K/8 b - - 2 34

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.O-O Nxb3
  11. 11.Nxb3 b6
  12. 12.d6 e6
  13. 13.Qf3 Rb8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bb7
  15. 15.Qh3 Rc8
  16. 16.Bd4 Nd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Rac1 b5
  20. 20.Qg3 Qf6
  21. 21.Nd4 b4
  22. 22.c4 bxc3
  23. 23.Rxc3 Rxc3
  24. 24.bxc3 Rd8
  25. 25.h4 e5
  26. 26.Nf5+ Qxf5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Qe4
  28. 28.c4 f6
  29. 29.Qc3 Qb1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Qxa2
  31. 31.Rd2 Qa4
  32. 32.g3 Qc6
  33. 33.c5 Rd7
  34. 34.Qc4

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