Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vincent Keymer

GRENKE Chess Playoffs 3-4 · 2024 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vincent Keymer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Playoffs 3-4
Site Karlsruhe GER
Round 3
Date 2024.04.01
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/1pp1r3/8/1p1k3P/1P1nprN1/P2R3K/8/4R3 w - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Nd5 h6
  8. 8.Nxb6 axb6
  9. 9.a3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.c4 d5
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Re1 Qd6
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Rc1 Rad8
  17. 17.h3 Qg6
  18. 18.Nh4 Qf7
  19. 19.Qg4 Rd6
  20. 20.Kh2 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Qxf4+
  22. 22.Qxf4 Rxf4
  23. 23.Nf3 Rxd3
  24. 24.Re3 Rd5
  25. 25.g3 Rf7
  26. 26.Kg2 Re7
  27. 27.Rce1 Kf7
  28. 28.h4 Kf6
  29. 29.Nh2 Rd2
  30. 30.b4 b5
  31. 31.Kh3 h5
  32. 32.g4 Rxf2
  33. 33.gxh5 Rf4
  34. 34.Ng4+ Kf5
  35. 35.Rg3 Ke6
  36. 36.h6 gxh6
  37. 37.Nxh6 Nd4
  38. 38.Ng4 Kd6
  39. 39.Rd3 Kd5
  40. 40.h5 e4
  41. 41.Ne3+ Ke5
  42. 42.Ng4+ Kd5
  43. 43.Ne3+ Ke5
  44. 44.Ng4+ Kd5

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