Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2022 · Sicilian, Closed · 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 1.39
Date 2022.11.28
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2K5/4p3/4kpRp/7P/5PN1/rr4P1/8 w - f6 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 Qb4
  10. 10.Bb3 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Qxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 d6
  13. 13.O-O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Rhe1 Bc6
  15. 15.e5 dxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 e6
  17. 17.Ba4 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bxc6 Rxc6
  19. 19.Nb5 a6
  20. 20.Nd6 b5
  21. 21.c3 Nd5
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.Ne4 b4
  24. 24.Kc2 Rac8
  25. 25.Rd3 bxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 Nxc3
  27. 27.Nxc3 Rd8
  28. 28.Re4 h5
  29. 29.a4 Rcd6
  30. 30.Re2 Rd4
  31. 31.a5 g5
  32. 32.Ne4 Kg6
  33. 33.Kc3 Rd3+
  34. 34.Kc4 R3d4+
  35. 35.Kc5 R4d5+
  36. 36.Kb6 Rb8+
  37. 37.Kxa6 Ra8+
  38. 38.Kb6 Rdxa5
  39. 39.Nc5 Ra2
  40. 40.Kc7 R8a5
  41. 41.Kb6 Ra8
  42. 42.Kc7 g4
  43. 43.h4 g3
  44. 44.Rd2 R8a3
  45. 45.Ne4 Rb3
  46. 46.Rd8 Rbxb2
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kf5
  48. 48.Nxg3+ Ke5
  49. 49.Rg5+ f5

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