Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.3
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/7k/6p1/4Q2p/7P/q5P1/6K1/8 w - - 7 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5 Ra7
  13. 13.Be3 Be6
  14. 14.Qd3 Rb7
  15. 15.Rfc1 Qc7
  16. 16.a5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bf1 Ra8
  18. 18.Nd2 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 dxc5
  20. 20.Nc4 Rd8
  21. 21.Qe3 Rd4
  22. 22.Nb6 c4
  23. 23.c3 bxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Rxe4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Bxc4
  26. 26.Nxc4 Rb5
  27. 27.b3 g6
  28. 28.Qf3 Qb7
  29. 29.Nd2 Rd4
  30. 30.Qe3 Kg7
  31. 31.Rc2 h6
  32. 32.Re1 Bg5
  33. 33.Qe2 Bxd2
  34. 34.Rxd2 Rxa5
  35. 35.Rxd4 exd4
  36. 36.Rd1 Rd5
  37. 37.Qc4 Kh7
  38. 38.b4 Rb5
  39. 39.Qxd4 Rxb4
  40. 40.Qa1 Qb6
  41. 41.Qa2 Qf6
  42. 42.Rd2 Kg7
  43. 43.h4 h5
  44. 44.Kh2 Rb5
  45. 45.Qc2 Rf5
  46. 46.Kg1 a5
  47. 47.Qa4 Qc3
  48. 48.Ra2 Qe1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Qb4
  50. 50.Qd1 Qe4+
  51. 51.Kh2 Rd5
  52. 52.Qa1+ Qe5
  53. 53.Qc1 Qf6
  54. 54.Qe1 Rf5
  55. 55.Kg1 Qe5
  56. 56.Qd2 Kh7
  57. 57.Ra3 Qd5
  58. 58.Rd3 Qc5
  59. 59.Rd8 Qe5
  60. 60.Ra8 Qc7
  61. 61.Qb2 Qe5
  62. 62.Qd2 Qa1+
  63. 63.Kh2 a4
  64. 64.Kg2 a3
  65. 65.Qe3 Qb2
  66. 66.Rxa3 Rxf2+
  67. 67.Qxf2 Qxa3
  68. 68.Qxf7+ Kh6
  69. 69.Qf4+ Kh7
  70. 70.Qc7+ Kh6
  71. 71.Qe5 Kh7

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