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Vachier Lagrave,M – Smeets,J

Vachier Lagrave,M (2721)
Smeets,J (2669)
Result: 0-1

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Date: November 13, 2010
Location: Solingen GER
Tournament: Schachbundesliga 2010-11
Round:
Opening: D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Published on: April 28, 2021

[Event "Schachbundesliga 2010-11"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Smeets,J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[ECO "D43"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 b5 7.Ne5 a6 8.Nxc6 Qb6 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.e4 Bb4 11.O-O O-O 12.d5 Nbd7 13.Be3 Bc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.dxe6 Ne5 17.b4 Qxb4 18.Qd4 Nd3 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Qd6 21.exf7+ Rxf7 22.a4 Rb8 23.axb5 axb5 24.Rad1 Qb6 25.Qxb6 Rxb6 26.Rd2 b4 27.Be4 Nc5 28.d6 c3 29.Rd5 Nxe4 30.d7 Rxd7 31.Rxd7 c2 32.Rc7 b3 33.Kg2 b2 34.Rxc2 b1=Q 35.Rxb1 Rxb1 36.Rc4 Nf6 37.g4 Kf7 38.f3 Nd5 39.Rc5 Ke6 40.h4 Ke5 41.Ra5 h6 42.h5 Kd6 43.Ra7 Nc7 44.Ra3 Ne6 45.Kg3 Rb4 46.Ra6+ Ke7 47.Ra3 Nc5 48.Ra5 Kd6 49.Ra8 Rb3 50.Rf8 Ne6 51.Rf7 Rc3 52.Kf2 Rc2+ 53.Ke3 Rc7 54.Rf5 Ng5 55.f4 Ne6 56.g5 Rc5 57.Rf7 Rc3+ 58.Kf2 Rc7 59.Rf5 Rc5 60.Rf7 Rc7 61.Rf5 Rc5 62.Rf7 hxg5 63.f5 Nd8 64.Rxg7 Rxf5+ 65.Kg3 Ne6 66.h6 Rf1 67.h7 Rh1 68.Rf7 Ke5 69.Kg4 Rh4+ 70.Kg3 Nd4 71.Ra7 Nf5+ 72.Kg2 Kf6 73.Kf3 Kg6 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "Schachbundesliga 2010-11"]
[Site "Solingen GER"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Smeets,J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[ECO "D43"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 b5 7.Ne5 a6 8.Nxc6 Qb6 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.e4 Bb4 11.O-O O-O 12.d5 Nbd7 13.Be3 Bc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.dxe6 Ne5 17.b4 Qxb4 18.Qd4 Nd3 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Qd6 21.exf7+ Rxf7 22.a4 Rb8 23.axb5 axb5 24.Rad1 Qb6 25.Qxb6 Rxb6 26.Rd2 b4 27.Be4 Nc5 28.d6 c3 29.Rd5 Nxe4 30.d7 Rxd7 31.Rxd7 c2 32.Rc7 b3 33.Kg2 b2 34.Rxc2 b1=Q 35.Rxb1 Rxb1 36.Rc4 Nf6 37.g4 Kf7 38.f3 Nd5 39.Rc5 Ke6 40.h4 Ke5 41.Ra5 h6 42.h5 Kd6 43.Ra7 Nc7 44.Ra3 Ne6 45.Kg3 Rb4 46.Ra6+ Ke7 47.Ra3 Nc5 48.Ra5 Kd6 49.Ra8 Rb3 50.Rf8 Ne6 51.Rf7 Rc3 52.Kf2 Rc2+ 53.Ke3 Rc7 54.Rf5 Ng5 55.f4 Ne6 56.g5 Rc5 57.Rf7 Rc3+ 58.Kf2 Rc7 59.Rf5 Rc5 60.Rf7 Rc7 61.Rf5 Rc5 62.Rf7 hxg5 63.f5 Nd8 64.Rxg7 Rxf5+ 65.Kg3 Ne6 66.h6 Rf1 67.h7 Rh1 68.Rf7 Ke5 69.Kg4 Rh4+ 70.Kg3 Nd4 71.Ra7 Nf5+ 72.Kg2 Kf6 73.Kf3 Kg6 0-1

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