Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Philidor Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.4
Date 2017.06.28
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/5R2/1ppNP3/p1pn1Pr1/P3K2p/8/1P6/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Re1 c6
  9. 9.Ba2 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Bf8
  11. 11.Be3 h6
  12. 12.Nh4 exd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Nc5
  14. 14.Bxc5 dxc5
  15. 15.e5 Qxd1
  16. 16.Raxd1 Nh5
  17. 17.Ng6 Be6
  18. 18.Nxf8 Kxf8
  19. 19.Bxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.Rd7 Rb8
  21. 21.Re3 g6
  22. 22.Rf3 Re7
  23. 23.Rxe7 Kxe7
  24. 24.Ne4 b6
  25. 25.g4 Ng7
  26. 26.Nd6 Rf8
  27. 27.Rf6 Ne6
  28. 28.f4 g5
  29. 29.f5 Nd4
  30. 30.Kf2 Nxc2
  31. 31.Rxh6 Nb4
  32. 32.Ke3 Nd5+
  33. 33.Ke4 Rd8
  34. 34.h4 gxh4
  35. 35.g5 Rg8
  36. 36.Rh7 Rxg5
  37. 37.Rxf7+ Kd8
  38. 38.e6

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