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