Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GM · 2009 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GM
Site Biel SUI
Round 1
Date 2009.07.19
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/Q3kppp/2rnpb2/8/3p4/2r2N1P/P4PP1/3R2K1 b - - 6 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Nb5 Na6
  8. 8.c4 Qc6
  9. 9.Nf3 b6
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Be7
  12. 12.Nbd4 Qc8
  13. 13.Qa4+ Nd7
  14. 14.Bg5 Nc5
  15. 15.Qa3 Nf6
  16. 16.b4 Nce4
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.c5 bxc5
  19. 19.Bb5+ Ke7
  20. 20.Rac1 cxd4
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rhxc8
  22. 22.Ba6 Rab8
  23. 23.b5+ Nd6
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxb7
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc3
  26. 26.Qa6 Rxb5
  27. 27.Qxa7+ Rb7
  28. 28.Qa6 Rbc7
  29. 29.h3 R7c6
  30. 30.Qa7+ Rc7
  31. 31.Qa6 R7c6
  32. 32.Qa7+

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