Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.33
Date 2022.11.28
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/8/8/6pp/2qR3k/4p2P/5PK1/8 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.bxa5 Rxa5
  11. 11.a4 Nd7
  12. 12.Ba3 h6
  13. 13.Bb4 Ra8
  14. 14.a5 f5
  15. 15.Nd2 Nf6
  16. 16.c5 dxc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Ne8
  18. 18.Nc4 Rf6
  19. 19.Qb3 Nd6
  20. 20.Nxd6 cxd6
  21. 21.Bb6 Qf8
  22. 22.Rfc1 Kh7
  23. 23.Qb4 Bd7
  24. 24.Rab1 Nc8
  25. 25.Be3 f4
  26. 26.Bb6 f3
  27. 27.Bxf3 Rxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Qxf3
  29. 29.Nd1 Bh3
  30. 30.Ne3 Nxb6
  31. 31.Qxd6 Rf8
  32. 32.Qxf8 Bxf8
  33. 33.Rxb6 h5
  34. 34.Rxb7+ Kh6
  35. 35.a6 Qxe4
  36. 36.a7 Qa4
  37. 37.Rb8 Qxa7
  38. 38.Rxf8 Qe7
  39. 39.Rfc8 Qg5+
  40. 40.Kh1 Bxc8
  41. 41.Rxc8 Qf6
  42. 42.Rc2 e4
  43. 43.Kg1 Qg5+
  44. 44.Kf1 Qf4
  45. 45.Rd2 Qd6
  46. 46.h3 Kg5
  47. 47.Kg2 Kh4
  48. 48.Nc4 Qc5
  49. 49.d6 Qxc4
  50. 50.d7 e3
  51. 51.d8=Q+ g5
  52. 52.Rd4+

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