WORLDBASE
Game
#1364009
[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation"]
[PlyCount "115"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Re1 Nxb3 9.axb3 c5 10.c3 Bb7 11.cxd4 Be7 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Nh4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 O-O 16.Nf5 Bf6 17.Bf4 cxd4 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Nxd6 a5 20.Rac1 Ra6 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.Rc7 Qa8 23.Qd3 a4 24.bxa4 Rxa4 25.d6 Ra1 26.Rcc1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qd5 28.Qc4 Qxc4 29.Rxc4 g5 30.Bd2 Rd8 31.Bxb4 d3 32.Kf1 Bxb2 33.Rc5 f6 34.Rd5 Rd7 35.h4 h6 36.Rxd3 Kf7 37.Ke2 Be5 38.Kf3 f5 39.hxg5 hxg5 40.g4 Ke6 41.Bc5 Bf4 42.Ba3 Be5 43.Bb4 fxg4+ 44.Kxg4 Rh7 45.Bd2 Rh4+ 46.Kxg5 Bf6+ 47.Kg6 Rg4+ 48.Kh7 Rd4 49.Rxd4 Bxd4 50.f4 Kxd6 51.Kg6 Ke7 52.Bb4+ Ke8 53.f5 Be5 54.Bc5 Bc3 55.Be3 Kf8 56.Bg5 Kg8 57.f6 Bxf6 58.Bxf6 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation"]
[PlyCount "115"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Re1 Nxb3 9.axb3 c5 10.c3 Bb7 11.cxd4 Be7 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Nh4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 O-O 16.Nf5 Bf6 17.Bf4 cxd4 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Nxd6 a5 20.Rac1 Ra6 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.Rc7 Qa8 23.Qd3 a4 24.bxa4 Rxa4 25.d6 Ra1 26.Rcc1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qd5 28.Qc4 Qxc4 29.Rxc4 g5 30.Bd2 Rd8 31.Bxb4 d3 32.Kf1 Bxb2 33.Rc5 f6 34.Rd5 Rd7 35.h4 h6 36.Rxd3 Kf7 37.Ke2 Be5 38.Kf3 f5 39.hxg5 hxg5 40.g4 Ke6 41.Bc5 Bf4 42.Ba3 Be5 43.Bb4 fxg4+ 44.Kxg4 Rh7 45.Bd2 Rh4+ 46.Kxg5 Bf6+ 47.Kg6 Rg4+ 48.Kh7 Rd4 49.Rxd4 Bxd4 50.f4 Kxd6 51.Kg6 Ke7 52.Bb4+ Ke8 53.f5 Be5 54.Bc5 Bc3 55.Be3 Kf8 56.Bg5 Kg8 57.f6 Bxf6 58.Bxf6 1/2-1/2
Lichess
game
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[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Taimanov (chase/wing/accelerated counterthrust) variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]
[WhiteFideId "623539"]
[BlackFideId "12573981"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Re1 Nxb3 9. axb3 c5 10. c3 Bb7 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Nh4 b4 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. exd5 O-O 16. Nf5 Bf6 17. Bf4 cxd4 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. Nxd6 a5 20. Rac1
Ra6 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Rc7 Qa8 23. Qd3 a4 24. bxa4 Rxa4 25. d6 Ra1 26. Rcc1
Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd5 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 g5 30. Bd2 Rd8 31. Bxb4 d3 32. Kf1
Bxb2 33. Rc5 f6 34. Rd5 Rd7 35. h4 h6 36. Rxd3 Kf7 37. Ke2 Be5 38. Kf3 f5
39. hxg5 hxg5 40. g4 Ke6 41. Bc5 Bf4 42. Ba3 Be5 43. Bb4 fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Rh7
45. Bd2 Rh4+ 46. Kxg5 Bf6+ 47. Kg6 Rg4+ 48. Kh7 Rd4 49. Rxd4 Bxd4 50. f4
Kxd6 51. Kg6 Ke7 52. Bb4+ Ke8 53. f5 Be5 54. Bc5 Bc3 55. Be3 Kf8 56. Bg5
Kg8 57. f6 Bxf6 58. Bxf6 1/2-1/2
