Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vassily Ivanchuk

32nd ECC Open 2016 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 32nd ECC Open 2016
Site Novi Sad SRB
Round 7.4
Date 2016.11.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

Q7/4kp1p/6p1/1pqrr3/4p2N/2P1P1P1/7P/R5K1 w - - 8 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 d5
  7. 7.exd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Na3 dxc3
  11. 11.Qe2 Bxb3
  12. 12.Nb5 Qb8
  13. 13.axb3 e5
  14. 14.bxc3 Be7
  15. 15.Be3 Nd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 a6
  17. 17.Na3 Qc7
  18. 18.Nb5 Qb8
  19. 19.Na3 Bxa3
  20. 20.Rxa3 Qc7
  21. 21.Nh4 g6
  22. 22.Ra2 O-O-O
  23. 23.b4 Nb6
  24. 24.Rc1 Nd5
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.Qxb5 Nxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 e4
  28. 28.Ra8+ Nb8
  29. 29.Ra4 Rhe8
  30. 30.Rc4 Nc6
  31. 31.Ra1 Re5
  32. 32.Qa4 Rdd5
  33. 33.Qa8+ Kd7
  34. 34.g3 Qc8
  35. 35.Qa3 b5
  36. 36.Rxc6 Qxc6
  37. 37.Qa7+ Qc7
  38. 38.Qa8 Qc8
  39. 39.Qa3 Qc5
  40. 40.Qa8 Ke7

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