Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 4.1
Date 2017.09.12
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/4K3/8/5k2/8/8/8 w - - 0 57

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 Na7
  12. 12.d4 Nxb5
  13. 13.dxc5 Na7
  14. 14.b3 Re8
  15. 15.cxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Ba3 Qa6
  17. 17.b4 axb4
  18. 18.cxb4 b5
  19. 19.Bb2 Nc6
  20. 20.Nxe5 Nxb4
  21. 21.Re3 bxa4
  22. 22.Rg3 Red8
  23. 23.Qf3 Kh7
  24. 24.Ndc4 Nc2
  25. 25.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  26. 26.Nc6 Nd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Bxc4
  28. 28.e5 Rg8
  29. 29.Nf5+ Kh7
  30. 30.Ne7 Rab8
  31. 31.exf6 Qb7
  32. 32.Qxb7 Rxb7
  33. 33.Nxg8 Rxb2
  34. 34.Rxa4 Kxg8
  35. 35.Rxc4 Rb6
  36. 36.Rxc7 Rxf6
  37. 37.Rc5 Kg7
  38. 38.g4 Rf3
  39. 39.Kg2 Ra3
  40. 40.f3 Ra2+
  41. 41.Kg3 Ra3
  42. 42.h4 Rb3
  43. 43.h5 Ra3
  44. 44.Kf4 Ra4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Ra3
  46. 46.f4 Rf3
  47. 47.Rc6 Rf1
  48. 48.g5 hxg5
  49. 49.h6+ Kh7
  50. 50.Kxg5 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf5 Rh1
  52. 52.Ke5 Rxh6
  53. 53.Rxh6+ Kxh6
  54. 54.Kf6 Kh5
  55. 55.Kxf7 Kg4
  56. 56.Ke6 Kxf4

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