Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 18 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.6
Date 2017.10.23
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 18
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1k2r/2qp1ppp/p3p3/N2bP3/1p3P2/3Qb3/PPP3PP/1K1R1B1R w k - 9 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O-O Ne5
  9. 9.Qg3 b5
  10. 10.f4 Neg4
  11. 11.e5 Nxe3
  12. 12.Qxe3 b4
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Bb7
  15. 15.Qd3 Bc5
  16. 16.Kb1 Rc8
  17. 17.Nb3 Be3
  18. 18.Na5 Bd5

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