Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Richard Rapport

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.1
Date 2021.06.21
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

2Q5/1p2kpp1/4p3/1p1pP2P/3P4/4q1K1/PP6/8 w - - 42 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 Qb6
  6. 6.Be2 cxd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Nge7
  8. 8.Na3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Nb4
  10. 10.h4 Rc8
  11. 11.h5 h6
  12. 12.Bf4 a6
  13. 13.Qd2 Nec6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Be7
  15. 15.Be3 Kd8
  16. 16.Rc3 Na7
  17. 17.Nc2 Nxc2
  18. 18.Qxc2 Bb5
  19. 19.Rc1 Kd7
  20. 20.Bxb5+ axb5
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Qh7 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Bxc1 Bf8
  24. 24.g4 Nc6
  25. 25.Be3 Qd8
  26. 26.Qg8 Qe8
  27. 27.g5 Ne7
  28. 28.gxh6 Nxg8
  29. 29.h7 Ne7
  30. 30.h8=Q Nf5
  31. 31.Kg2 Be7
  32. 32.Qh7 Qc8
  33. 33.Bg5 Qc2
  34. 34.Qg8 Qe4
  35. 35.Bxe7 Kxe7
  36. 36.Qc8 Nh4+
  37. 37.Kh3 Qxf3+
  38. 38.Kxh4 Qxf2+
  39. 39.Kh3 Qf3+
  40. 40.Kh4 Qe4+
  41. 41.Kg3 Qe3+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qe2+
  43. 43.Kg3 Qd3+
  44. 44.Kg2 Qe4+
  45. 45.Kg3 Qe1+
  46. 46.Kg2 Qd2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Qd3+
  48. 48.Kg2 Qe4+
  49. 49.Kg3 Qe3+
  50. 50.Kg2 Qg5+
  51. 51.Kf2 Qh4+
  52. 52.Kf1 Qf4+
  53. 53.Ke1 Qe3+
  54. 54.Kf1 Qf3+
  55. 55.Kg1 Qd1+
  56. 56.Kg2 Qg4+
  57. 57.Kf1 Qf4+
  58. 58.Kg2 Qd2+
  59. 59.Kg3 Qe3+

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