Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexei Shirov

World Rapid 2019 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.4
Date 2019.12.27
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/5pB1/2k2p2/P4P1P/1K6/4n3/8 b - a3 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Re1 Bg4
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nb6
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Bb3 Qxd3
  12. 12.Nxe5 Qf5
  13. 13.Nef3 Rad8
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc8
  15. 15.Ne4 Be7
  16. 16.Bf4 Nd5
  17. 17.Bh2 Nf6
  18. 18.Ng3 Bg6
  19. 19.Nh4 Bd6
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Qc2 Na5
  22. 22.Ba4 c5
  23. 23.Rad1 a6
  24. 24.Qc1 b5
  25. 25.Bc2 Qc7
  26. 26.Nf1 Bxh2+
  27. 27.Nxh2 Rxd1
  28. 28.Bxd1 Re8
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  30. 30.Ng4 Nf6
  31. 31.Ne3 Qd6
  32. 32.Bf3 Nc6
  33. 33.Qd1 Qxd1+
  34. 34.Nxd1 Ne5
  35. 35.Bb7 a5
  36. 36.Ba6 b4
  37. 37.f4 Ned7
  38. 38.Kf2 Kf8
  39. 39.Kf3 Ke7
  40. 40.cxb4 cxb4
  41. 41.Ne3 Nc5
  42. 42.Bb5 Ne6
  43. 43.Bd3 a4
  44. 44.Nc2 Nd5
  45. 45.g3 Kd6
  46. 46.Bc4 Nec7
  47. 47.Ke4 Kc5
  48. 48.Kd3 f6
  49. 49.h4 Ne7
  50. 50.Nd4 Nf5
  51. 51.Nxf5 gxf5
  52. 52.Bf7 a3
  53. 53.bxa3 bxa3
  54. 54.Kc3 Nb5+
  55. 55.Kb3 Nd4+
  56. 56.Kxa3 Ne2
  57. 57.Kb3 Nxg3
  58. 58.Bg6 Ne2
  59. 59.a4

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