Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · English Opening · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.31
Date 2022.11.28
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/7p/1kNp1p2/3P1K2/4P2P/1r3P2/6R1/4n3 w - - 8 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.d4 Bb7
  6. 6.d5 exd5
  7. 7.cxd5 d6
  8. 8.e4 Nbd7
  9. 9.h3 g6
  10. 10.Bf4 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 b5
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Bh6 Bf8
  14. 14.Qd2 Bxh6
  15. 15.Qxh6 Qe7
  16. 16.Rfe1 Ne5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Rad1 g5
  19. 19.h4 g4
  20. 20.Ne2 Rg8
  21. 21.Ng3 c4
  22. 22.Bf1 O-O-O
  23. 23.b3 c3
  24. 24.b4 Kb8
  25. 25.Qe3 Rc8
  26. 26.a4 bxa4
  27. 27.Ra1 c2
  28. 28.Rxa4 Rc3
  29. 29.Qb6 Nd7
  30. 30.Qa5 c1=Q
  31. 31.Rxc1 Rxc1
  32. 32.b5 Qc3
  33. 33.bxa6 Qxa5
  34. 34.Rxa5 Bc8
  35. 35.Kh2 Ka7
  36. 36.Ra2 Nc5
  37. 37.Be2 Bxa6
  38. 38.Bxa6 Nxa6
  39. 39.Nf5 Rd8
  40. 40.Kg3 Rc4
  41. 41.Kf4 Kb6
  42. 42.Rb2+ Rb4
  43. 43.Re2 Nc5
  44. 44.f3 gxf3
  45. 45.gxf3 f6
  46. 46.Ne7 Re8
  47. 47.Nc6 Rb3
  48. 48.Rg2 Nd3+
  49. 49.Kf5 Ne1

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