Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vincent Keymer

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vincent Keymer
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2019
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 8.4
Date 2019.04.28
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1q5/p4k2/5R1p/5Q1P/3P4/7K/1P3P2/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 d5
  7. 7.exd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.Na3 Bxb3
  10. 10.axb3 Qd3
  11. 11.Re1 e6
  12. 12.Re3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Nxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 Be7
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 O-O
  17. 17.Rd3 b5
  18. 18.cxb5 Nb4
  19. 19.Ne5 Qxb5
  20. 20.Rh3 Nd5
  21. 21.Rb3 Qe8
  22. 22.Rg3 f5
  23. 23.Qe2 Bf6
  24. 24.Rga3 Qe7
  25. 25.Nf3 Rfb8
  26. 26.Ra6 Rb6
  27. 27.Rxb6 Nxb6
  28. 28.Bf4 Rc8
  29. 29.g3 Qd7
  30. 30.Bg5 Rc7
  31. 31.Re1 Kf7
  32. 32.h4 Rc6
  33. 33.h5 h6
  34. 34.Bxf6 gxf6
  35. 35.Nh4 Nd5
  36. 36.g4 Ne7
  37. 37.Qe3 Rc8
  38. 38.gxf5 Rg8+
  39. 39.Kh2 Nxf5
  40. 40.Nxf5 exf5
  41. 41.Qb3+ Kf8
  42. 42.Qb4+ Kf7
  43. 43.Qc4+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qc5+ Kf7
  45. 45.Ra1 Ra8
  46. 46.Ra6 Qe8
  47. 47.Qxf5 Qb8+
  48. 48.Kh3 Qc8
  49. 49.Rxf6+

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