Alexandre Bacrot vs Wei Yi

PRO League Prelim 2023 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Alexandre Bacrot
Black Wei Yi
Result 0-1
Event PRO League Prelim 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2023.02.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/3p2p1/2n5/Pp6/2bPp3/P1P5/5RK1 w - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Rb8
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.Nge2 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O b5
  11. 11.Qd2 b4
  12. 12.Nd1 a5
  13. 13.g4 a4
  14. 14.Rb1 Nd4
  15. 15.g5 Ba6
  16. 16.h4 Qc8
  17. 17.b3 f5
  18. 18.Bxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.Nf2 Nc5
  20. 20.exf5 Qxf5
  21. 21.Bh3 Qd5
  22. 22.Bg2 Qf5
  23. 23.Bh3 Qf7
  24. 24.Bg2 Bb7
  25. 25.Bxb7 Rxb7
  26. 26.Nh1 Qe6
  27. 27.Nhg3 Qg4
  28. 28.Kg2 e6
  29. 29.Rh1 e5
  30. 30.fxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Rbf1 Rbf7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Rxf7
  33. 33.Qe1 Rf3
  34. 34.Rf1 Re3
  35. 35.Qf2 Rxe2
  36. 36.Qxe2 Qxg3+
  37. 37.Kh1 Qxh4+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qxg5+
  39. 39.Kh1 Qh6+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qe3+
  41. 41.Qxe3 dxe3
  42. 42.bxa4 Bc3

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