Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexei Shirov

Titled Tuesday 17th Nov · 2020 · English Opening · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tuesday 17th Nov
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2020.11.17
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k1Q1/4b1p1/2p4p/1pBpP2P/4b1Bq/4P3/6P1/6K1 b - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.b3 e6
  5. 5.Bb2 Bd6
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.d4 Ne4
  9. 9.Nbd2 f5
  10. 10.Ne5 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Bb4
  12. 12.Nxe4 fxe4
  13. 13.a3 Ba5
  14. 14.b4 Bc7
  15. 15.f4 exf3
  16. 16.Rxf3 Rxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Bd7
  18. 18.Qd4 Qe7
  19. 19.Rf1 a5
  20. 20.c5 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 Rf8
  22. 22.Ra1 Be8
  23. 23.Ra7 Bb8
  24. 24.Ra8 Bg6
  25. 25.Bc3 Bc7
  26. 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  27. 27.h4 Qf5
  28. 28.Bg4 Qb1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Bf5
  30. 30.Bf3 h6
  31. 31.h5 Bd8
  32. 32.Qd2 Bg5
  33. 33.Bd4 Be4
  34. 34.Bg4 Bf5
  35. 35.Qe2 Qe4
  36. 36.Bf3 Qh4+
  37. 37.Kg1 Be4
  38. 38.Bg4 Kf7
  39. 39.b5 cxb5
  40. 40.Qf1+ Ke7
  41. 41.c6 bxc6
  42. 42.Bc5+ Kd7
  43. 43.Qf7+ Be7
  44. 44.Qxe6+ Ke8
  45. 45.Qg8+

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