Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1-0
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 4.5
Date 2017.09.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1N6/1pnR2pn/4k2p/p1p5/P1P5/6P1/1P4K1/8 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 h6
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 a5
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bb5 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bd7
  14. 14.Nf1 Ng6
  15. 15.Ng3 Re8
  16. 16.Bc4 c6
  17. 17.Be3 Qc7
  18. 18.Ba2 Re5
  19. 19.Qc2 Rae8
  20. 20.Nf3 R5e7
  21. 21.Bxc5 dxc5
  22. 22.Rad1 Bc8
  23. 23.Bc4 Qf4
  24. 24.Qd2 Be6
  25. 25.Bxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Qxf4 Nxf4
  27. 27.e5 N6d5
  28. 28.Ne4 Rg6
  29. 29.Nh4 Rge6
  30. 30.Nd6 Rb8
  31. 31.g3 Nxh3+
  32. 32.Kg2 Ng5
  33. 33.f4 Nh7
  34. 34.f5 Re7
  35. 35.c4 Nc7
  36. 36.e6 fxe6
  37. 37.Ng6 Rd7
  38. 38.fxe6 Rdd8
  39. 39.Ne7+ Kf8
  40. 40.Nxc6 Rxd6
  41. 41.Nxb8 Ke7
  42. 42.Rxd6 Kxd6
  43. 43.Rd1+ Kxe6
  44. 44.Rd7

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