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Vachier Lagrave,M – Kosteniuk,A

Vachier Lagrave,M (2632)
Kosteniuk,A (2523)
Result: 1-0

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Date: July 2, 2008
Location: Paris FRA
Tournament: ChInt Open
Round:
Opening: C89 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Marshall Counterattack
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Published on: April 28, 2021

[Event "ChInt Open"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2008.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Kosteniuk,A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "C89"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Kh8 19.Re1 Nf4 20.Ne4 Bh3 21.Bxf4 Bxf1 22.Bxd6 Bc4 23.Be5+ f6 24.Nxf6 Rxf6 25.Bxf6+ Kg8 26.Re5 h6 27.Re7 Bxb3 28.axb3 Kf8 29.Rh7 Re8 30.Bg7+ Kg8 31.Rxh6 Qf7 32.Be5 Qxb3 33.Rxc6 Qxb2 34.Rg6+ Kf7 35.Rf6+ Ke7 36.Raxa6 Qc1+ 37.Kg2 Qd2+ 38.Kh3 g4+ 39.Kxg4 Rg8+ 40.Rg6 Rxg6+ 41.Rxg6 Qxc3 42.h4 b4 43.h5 b3 44.Rg7+ Ke6 45.h6 b2 46.h7 Qc8 47.Rg8 b1=Q 48.Rxc8 Qf5+ 49.Kh4 Qxh7+ 50.Kg5 Qf5+ 51.Kh6 Qxf3 52.Rd8 Ke7 53.Rd6 Qf8+ 54.Kg5 Qg8+ 55.Rg6 Qa2 56.Rf6 Qg8+ 57.Kf4 Qa2 58.g4 Qc4 59.Kg5 Qg8+ 60.Rg6 Qc4 61.Kh6 Kf7 62.Rg7+ Kf8 63.Bd6+ Ke8 64.Re7+ Kd8 65.Bc5 Qg8 66.g5 Qh8+ 67.Rh7 Qg8 68.g6 Qe6 69.Rf7 Qh3+ 70.Kg7 Qg2 71.Re7 Qg4 72.Re5 Kd7 73.Re3 Kc6 74.Re5 Kd7 75.d5 Qc4 76.Be7 Qc8 77.Bf6 Kd6 78.Kf7 Qb7+ 79.Kf8 Qc8+ 80.Re8 Qf5 81.Re6+ Kd7 82.g7 Qxd5 83.Re7+ Kd6 84.g8=Q Qf5 85.Qg3+ 1-0

FEN image of position

[Event "ChInt Open"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2008.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Kosteniuk,A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "C89"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Kh8 19.Re1 Nf4 20.Ne4 Bh3 21.Bxf4 Bxf1 22.Bxd6 Bc4 23.Be5+ f6 24.Nxf6 Rxf6 25.Bxf6+ Kg8 26.Re5 h6 27.Re7 Bxb3 28.axb3 Kf8 29.Rh7 Re8 30.Bg7+ Kg8 31.Rxh6 Qf7 32.Be5 Qxb3 33.Rxc6 Qxb2 34.Rg6+ Kf7 35.Rf6+ Ke7 36.Raxa6 Qc1+ 37.Kg2 Qd2+ 38.Kh3 g4+ 39.Kxg4 Rg8+ 40.Rg6 Rxg6+ 41.Rxg6 Qxc3 42.h4 b4 43.h5 b3 44.Rg7+ Ke6 45.h6 b2 46.h7 Qc8 47.Rg8 b1=Q 48.Rxc8 Qf5+ 49.Kh4 Qxh7+ 50.Kg5 Qf5+ 51.Kh6 Qxf3 52.Rd8 Ke7 53.Rd6 Qf8+ 54.Kg5 Qg8+ 55.Rg6 Qa2 56.Rf6 Qg8+ 57.Kf4 Qa2 58.g4 Qc4 59.Kg5 Qg8+ 60.Rg6 Qc4 61.Kh6 Kf7 62.Rg7+ Kf8 63.Bd6+ Ke8 64.Re7+ Kd8 65.Bc5 Qg8 66.g5 Qh8+ 67.Rh7 Qg8 68.g6 Qe6 69.Rf7 Qh3+ 70.Kg7 Qg2 71.Re7 Qg4 72.Re5 Kd7 73.Re3 Kc6 74.Re5 Kd7 75.d5 Qc4 76.Be7 Qc8 77.Bf6 Kd6 78.Kf7 Qb7+ 79.Kf8 Qc8+ 80.Re8 Qf5 81.Re6+ Kd7 82.g7 Qxd5 83.Re7+ Kd6 84.g8=Q Qf5 85.Qg3+ 1-0

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