Gukesh Dommaraju vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Gukesh Dommaraju
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.6
Date 2023.09.12
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/r7/8/3R4/6k1/8/5K2/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Qd3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.c4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Rc8
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Be3 a6
  13. 13.Rac1 b5
  14. 14.cxb5 axb5
  15. 15.Nd4 b4
  16. 16.Nxc6 Rxc6
  17. 17.Nd5 Rxc1
  18. 18.Rxc1 Nxd5
  19. 19.exd5 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rb1 Bf6
  21. 21.Rxb4 Qa5
  22. 22.Qb3 h5
  23. 23.g3 Kg7
  24. 24.Bb6 Qa6
  25. 25.Qc4 Qa3
  26. 26.Qb3 Qc1+
  27. 27.Kg2 Rc8
  28. 28.Be3 Qe1
  29. 29.Rc4 Ra8
  30. 30.a4 Qa5
  31. 31.Qb5 Qd8
  32. 32.Bb6 Qh8
  33. 33.a5 g5
  34. 34.a6 Qh7
  35. 35.Ra4 Qf5
  36. 36.a7 g4
  37. 37.hxg4 hxg4
  38. 38.Qe2 Qxd5+
  39. 39.Qe4 Qxe4+
  40. 40.Rxe4 Be5
  41. 41.Rxg4+ Kf6
  42. 42.Rb4 d5
  43. 43.f4 Bd6
  44. 44.Bd4+ Kf5
  45. 45.Rb7 Ke4
  46. 46.Be5 Bxe5
  47. 47.Rxe7 f6
  48. 48.fxe5 fxe5
  49. 49.g4 Kf4
  50. 50.Kf2 Kxg4
  51. 51.Rxe5 Rxa7
  52. 52.Rxd5

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