Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

World Blitz 2015 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2015
Site Berlin GER
Round 20.3
Date 2015.10.14
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/r4n2/8/3R1KPP/8/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 c5
  8. 8.Nf3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Rc1 O-O
  11. 11.d5 Nf6
  12. 12.c4 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Nxd2 b6
  14. 14.Be2 e6
  15. 15.f3 Re8
  16. 16.Kf2 Bb7
  17. 17.Rhe1 Rad8
  18. 18.Bf1 Nd7
  19. 19.a4 f5
  20. 20.Bg5 Bd4+
  21. 21.Kg3 Nf6
  22. 22.Nb3 Be5+
  23. 23.Kf2 fxe4
  24. 24.f4 e3+
  25. 25.Kg1 Bb2
  26. 26.Rc2 h6
  27. 27.Bh4 g5
  28. 28.fxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Bxg5 Be5
  30. 30.Rxe3 Ng4
  31. 31.Rxe5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Bxd8 Rxd8
  33. 33.dxe6 Re8
  34. 34.a5 Rxe6
  35. 35.axb6 axb6
  36. 36.Rf2 Kg7
  37. 37.Nd2 Rd6
  38. 38.h3 Rd4
  39. 39.Kh2 Ba6
  40. 40.Nb3 Rd1
  41. 41.Be2 Rb1
  42. 42.Rf5 Nxc4
  43. 43.Nxc5 bxc5
  44. 44.Rxc5 Rb4
  45. 45.Rc7+ Kf8
  46. 46.h4 Ra4
  47. 47.Kg3 Ne5
  48. 48.Bxa6 Rxa6
  49. 49.Kf4 Nf7
  50. 50.Rc4 Nd6
  51. 51.Rb4 Ne8
  52. 52.g4 Nf6
  53. 53.Rd4

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