Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.3
Date 2022.08.29
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

7k/5B1p/pp4pP/1b1Nr3/4PQ2/5P2/6P1/4K1q1 w - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Rc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Qd2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfd1 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 e6
  15. 15.Bb5 Na5
  16. 16.f3 Rxc1
  17. 17.Rxc1 a6
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc6
  19. 19.Bb1 Qd7
  20. 20.h4 Rd8
  21. 21.Rd1 Na5
  22. 22.Bg5 Nc4
  23. 23.Qf4 e5
  24. 24.Qc1 Rc8
  25. 25.dxe5 Qe8
  26. 26.Bf6 Nxe5
  27. 27.Qf4 Qe6
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.h5 Qe7
  30. 30.h6+ Kg8
  31. 31.a4 Bc6
  32. 32.Ba2 Be8
  33. 33.Rd5 Rc5
  34. 34.Nc3 Bc6
  35. 35.Rxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.Bxf7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nd5 Qg5
  38. 38.Qh2 Qc1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Qd2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Qd1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Qd4+
  42. 42.Kf1 Bxa4
  43. 43.Qf4 Bb5+
  44. 44.Ke1 Qg1+
  45. 45.Kd2 Qd4+
  46. 46.Ke1 Qg1+
  47. 47.Kd2 Qd4+
  48. 48.Ke1 Qg1+

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