Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexei Shirov

39th Olympiad Men · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 39th Olympiad Men
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 7
Date 2010.09.28
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D52)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2k5/p3K3/4N3/3r4/5R2 w - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 Qa5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qd2 Bb4
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 c5
  11. 11.a3 Bxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 b6
  13. 13.c4 Qxd2+
  14. 14.Nxd2 Ne7
  15. 15.Bd3 Bb7
  16. 16.f3 f5
  17. 17.O-O Kf7
  18. 18.g4 g5
  19. 19.Bf2 h5
  20. 20.gxf5 exf5
  21. 21.h4 gxh4
  22. 22.Bxh4 Ng6
  23. 23.Bg3 h4
  24. 24.Bh2 cxd4
  25. 25.exd4 Kf6
  26. 26.c5 bxc5
  27. 27.Bb5 Rad8
  28. 28.Bc7 Rc8
  29. 29.Bd6 Rhd8
  30. 30.Bxd7 Rxd7
  31. 31.dxc5 Ne5
  32. 32.Bxe5+ Kxe5
  33. 33.Nc4+ Kf4
  34. 34.Nd6 Rg8+
  35. 35.Kh2 Bd5
  36. 36.Rcd1 Bxf3
  37. 37.Rd4+ Ke5
  38. 38.Rd2 Rg3
  39. 39.Nc4+ Ke6
  40. 40.Rxd7 Kxd7
  41. 41.Ne5+ Kc7
  42. 42.Nxf3 Kc6
  43. 43.a4 Kxc5
  44. 44.Nxh4 Rg4
  45. 45.Nxf5 Rxa4
  46. 46.Kg3 a5
  47. 47.Ne3 Ra2
  48. 48.Kf3 a4
  49. 49.Ke4 Rd2

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