1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5  3... g8f6  4. e1g1  4... f6e4  5. d2d4  5... e4d6  6. b5c6  6... d7c6  7. d4e5  7... d6f5 Vachier-Lagrave is one of the few elite grandmasters still trying to break the Berlin by playing the endgame. He is a player with well-defined convictions—for this reason his opening repertoire is predictable, but very well-studied. 8. d1d8  8... e8d8  9. b1c3  9... c8d7 The most classical line, as it was played at the time of the famous match between Kasparov and Kramnik. Lately players have preferred 9...Ke8. 10. h2h3  10... h7h6  11. b2b3  11... b7b6  12. c1b2  12... d8c8  13. a1d1 A well-known position. 13... a7a5  14. a2a4  14... c6c5  15. c3d5  15... c5c4 [%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Black decides to advance before White plays c2-c4. 16. d5f4 A new move, but Vachier-Lagrave probably confused the move order. 16... d7c6 [%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the difference. Now the knight jump to d4 is not so strong, since it can be captured. 17. e5e6  17... c4b3 [%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 18. e6f7 [%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The French grandmaster is always very quick to find tactical possibilities. His games often turns chaotic all of a sudden, as we'll see in a few moves. 18... b3c2  19. d1d2  19... f8b4  20. d2c2  20... c6a4  21. c2c1  21... h8f8  22. f3e5  22... a4b3  23. f4g6  23... f8f7  24. e5f7  24... b3f7 After this sequence of logical moves, we have an endgame with an advantage for Black, who has an avalanche of pawns on the queenside. 25. g6e5  25... f7b3  26. b2c3  26... b4a3  27. c1a1 