Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.3
Date 2017.07.01
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k1B1b1p/6p1/n2NP1P1/2pKP2P/8/8/8 b - - 14 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.dxe5 dxe5
  9. 9.b3 a5
  10. 10.Bb2 b6
  11. 11.Nd5 Bb7
  12. 12.Re1 Re8
  13. 13.Qd2 Nb4
  14. 14.Rad1 c6
  15. 15.Ne3 Qxd2
  16. 16.Rxd2 Bh6
  17. 17.a3 Na6
  18. 18.Rd6 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Ng4
  20. 20.Nc1 Nc5
  21. 21.h3 Nh6
  22. 22.g4 f6
  23. 23.Rxf6 Rad8
  24. 24.Ref1 Rd2
  25. 25.g5 Rxc2
  26. 26.Bxe5 Ba6
  27. 27.Rd1 Nf7
  28. 28.Bf4 Ne5
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.axb4 Ncd7
  31. 31.Rfd6 Bc4
  32. 32.R6d2 Rxd2
  33. 33.Rxd2 Ra8
  34. 34.Ne2 Ra2
  35. 35.Rxa2 Bxa2
  36. 36.h4 Kf7
  37. 37.Nd4 c5
  38. 38.bxc5 bxc5
  39. 39.Nb5 Ke7
  40. 40.Nc3 Be6
  41. 41.Kf2 c4
  42. 42.Bf1 Nd3+
  43. 43.Kf3 N7e5+
  44. 44.Bxe5 Nxe5+
  45. 45.Kf4 Nd7
  46. 46.e5 Nc5
  47. 47.e4 Kd8
  48. 48.Ke3 Nb3
  49. 49.Be2 Kd7
  50. 50.Nd5 Na5
  51. 51.Bd1 Kc6
  52. 52.Kd4 Bf7
  53. 53.Ba4+ Kb7
  54. 54.Bd7

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