Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2022 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2022.08.26
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

6R1/5p2/5Npk/4P2p/5PbP/6K1/3pr1P1/8 w - - 10 55

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 Qd6
  17. 17.h4 a6
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc6
  19. 19.Bc4 Na5
  20. 20.Bb3 h5
  21. 21.Bh6 Nxb3
  22. 22.axb3 a5
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Qg5 Qd8
  25. 25.Nc3 Qd6
  26. 26.Nb5 Qd7
  27. 27.Nc3 Qd6
  28. 28.d5 exd5
  29. 29.e5 Qd8
  30. 30.Qf4 Qe7
  31. 31.Nb5 Rxc1
  32. 32.Rxc1 Rc8
  33. 33.Re1 Rc5
  34. 34.Nd6 Bc8
  35. 35.b4 axb4
  36. 36.Qxb4 Be6
  37. 37.Ra1 Kh7
  38. 38.Qxb6 Qc7
  39. 39.Qxc7 Rxc7
  40. 40.Ra8 Rc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Re1
  42. 42.f4 d4
  43. 43.Rd8 d3
  44. 44.Ne8 Bf5
  45. 45.Nf6+ Kg7
  46. 46.Kg3 Re3+
  47. 47.Kf2 Re2+
  48. 48.Kf3 Bg4+
  49. 49.Kg3 d2
  50. 50.Rg8+ Kh6
  51. 51.Rh8+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rg8+ Kh6
  53. 53.Ne8 Kh7
  54. 54.Nf6+ Kh6

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