Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.19
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

7r/8/8/4k3/8/1B4P1/6K1/8 w - - 2 66

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Re1 Nc6
  11. 11.Qd2 Na5
  12. 12.Nxa5 Qxa5
  13. 13.Nd5 Qd8
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.f3 d5
  16. 16.exd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.c4 Nxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Qc7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bf1 f6
  21. 21.f4 Bf7
  22. 22.fxe5 Re8
  23. 23.Qg3 Rxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 fxe5
  25. 25.Qe3 Re8
  26. 26.b4 e4
  27. 27.a4 h6
  28. 28.c5 Qe5
  29. 29.b5 axb5
  30. 30.axb5 Rc8
  31. 31.g3 Kh7
  32. 32.Qc3 Qg5
  33. 33.h4 Qe7
  34. 34.Qe3 Qe5
  35. 35.Bg2 Bg6
  36. 36.Kh2 Rd8
  37. 37.Rc3 Bf5
  38. 38.c6 bxc6
  39. 39.bxc6 Qe7
  40. 40.c7 Rc8
  41. 41.Qf4 g6
  42. 42.h5 Qg5
  43. 43.hxg6+ Kxg6
  44. 44.Rc6+ Kf7
  45. 45.Qe5 Bd7
  46. 46.Qxg5 hxg5
  47. 47.Rc1 Re8
  48. 48.Rd1 Bc8
  49. 49.Rd8 e3
  50. 50.Bc6 Rf8
  51. 51.Rd3 Ke7
  52. 52.Bb5 e2
  53. 53.Re3+ Kd6
  54. 54.Rxe2 Kxc7
  55. 55.Rd2 Rd8
  56. 56.Re2 Kd6
  57. 57.Ba4 Rf8
  58. 58.Bb3 Bb7
  59. 59.Re6+ Kc5
  60. 60.Re5+ Kd4
  61. 61.Rxg5 Rh8+
  62. 62.Kg1 Ke3
  63. 63.Re5+ Be4
  64. 64.Rxe4+ Kxe4
  65. 65.Kg2 Ke5

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