Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

FIDE World Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 4.4
Date 2017.09.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/1p4p1/2p2q1p/p7/P4n2/2P2N1P/1P3PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 9 27

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 Ng6
  14. 14.N2f3 c6
  15. 15.Nxe6 fxe6
  16. 16.Bc4 d5
  17. 17.exd5 exd5
  18. 18.Bd3 Ne4
  19. 19.Be3 Bxe3
  20. 20.Rxe3 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Rxe4 Qf6
  23. 23.Re3 Nd5
  24. 24.Re1 Nf4
  25. 25.Re3 Nd5
  26. 26.Re1 Nf4

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