Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

Tata Steel IND Blitz Open · 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel IND Blitz Open
Site Kolkata IND
Round 10.1
Date 2023.09.09
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/5npp/4R3/3N2P1/4P2P/r7/6K1 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nd5 d6
  7. 7.Nxb4 Nxb4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.b4 cxb4
  12. 12.axb4 Nxb4
  13. 13.Ba3 Nc6
  14. 14.Qa4 Re8
  15. 15.Rfb1 e4
  16. 16.dxe4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qc2 Bf5
  18. 18.Qc1 b6
  19. 19.Rb5 Bh7
  20. 20.Rd5 Rc8
  21. 21.Bh3 Rc7
  22. 22.Bxd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Qd1 Qe7
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  26. 26.e3 Be4
  27. 27.Nd2 Ba8
  28. 28.Bg2 Bxg2
  29. 29.Kxg2 Ne6
  30. 30.Qc2 Nc5
  31. 31.Nf3 Qe4
  32. 32.Qxe4 Nxe4
  33. 33.Nd4 a5
  34. 34.Rb1 Rxc4
  35. 35.Rxb6 Rb4
  36. 36.Ra6 Rb2
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rxf2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rb2
  39. 39.Re5 Nf6
  40. 40.h3 g6
  41. 41.g4 Ra2

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