Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexei Shirov

Unive Crown Group · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Unive Crown Group
Site Hoogeveen NED
Round 1
Date 2010.10.25
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/1p1Q1p1p/p1q1p1p1/4P1P1/P7/2PR4/5PP1/6K1 w - - 4 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 cxd4
  10. 10.Rd1 O-O
  11. 11.exd4 Nd5
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qc7
  15. 15.h4 Bd7
  16. 16.Bg5 Bc6
  17. 17.Bb5 Bxg5
  18. 18.hxg5 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qe3 a6
  20. 20.Bxc6 Qxc6
  21. 21.Rd4 Rxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Rc8
  23. 23.Rd1 g6
  24. 24.Qd7 Qc4
  25. 25.Rd3 Qc6

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