Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Gata Kamsky

TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2024 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TCh-FRA Top 16 Haute 2024
Site Chartres FRA
Round 1.3
Date 2024.06.06
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k4K1/6Qp/6q1/8/8/8 b - - 11 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nxd4
  8. 8.Bxd4 b5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.e5 bxc3
  11. 11.Qxa8 cxb2
  12. 12.Bxb2 Bb4+
  13. 13.Kd1 Ne7
  14. 14.Qe4 Nd5
  15. 15.Qc4 Qd8
  16. 16.Bd3 Bb7
  17. 17.h4 O-O
  18. 18.Rh3 Qb6
  19. 19.Ke2 Rc8
  20. 20.Qg4 h5
  21. 21.Qg3 Bd2
  22. 22.Bc1 Bxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Qd4
  24. 24.Kf1 Nf4
  25. 25.Kg1 Qxe5
  26. 26.Qg5 Nxh3+
  27. 27.gxh3 Qxg5+
  28. 28.hxg5 a5
  29. 29.Rb1 Bc6
  30. 30.Ba6 Rc7
  31. 31.Rb8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Bd3+ g6
  33. 33.Bb5 Bf3
  34. 34.h4 Rxc2
  35. 35.Bxd7 Rc4
  36. 36.Kh2 Bd1
  37. 37.Kh3 Bxa4
  38. 38.Bxa4 Rxa4
  39. 39.Ra8 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kg2 Kg7
  41. 41.f3 a4
  42. 42.Kg3 Ra1
  43. 43.Kg2 a3
  44. 44.Ra7 Kf8
  45. 45.Kf2 Ke8
  46. 46.Kg2 Kd8
  47. 47.Rxf7 Rb1
  48. 48.Ra7 Rb2+
  49. 49.Kg3 a2
  50. 50.f4 Kc8
  51. 51.Kf3 Kb8
  52. 52.Ra3 Kb7
  53. 53.Ke4 Kb6
  54. 54.Ra8 Kb5
  55. 55.Ke5 Rc2
  56. 56.Kf6 e5
  57. 57.fxe5 Rc6+
  58. 58.e6 Ra6
  59. 59.Rxa6 Kxa6
  60. 60.e7 a1=Q+
  61. 61.Kxg6 Qe5
  62. 62.Kf7 Qf4+
  63. 63.Kg6 Qe4+
  64. 64.Kf7 Qxh4
  65. 65.e8=Q Qxg5
  66. 66.Qa4+ Kb6
  67. 67.Qb4+ Qb5
  68. 68.Qf4 Qc6
  69. 69.Qh4 Qf3+
  70. 70.Kg6 Qg4+
  71. 71.Qg5

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