Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th SPICE Cup GM · 2012 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 6th SPICE Cup GM
Site St Louis USA
Round 8
Date 2012.10.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D81)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3r4/3Ppk2/3r2p1/7p/3R1K2/8/2R5 w - - 4 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qb3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qxc4 Be6
  6. 6.Qb5+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qd3 c5
  8. 8.d5 Bg7
  9. 9.e4 O-O
  10. 10.e5 Ng4
  11. 11.f4 Na6
  12. 12.Qd1 Nh6
  13. 13.Nf3 Nf5
  14. 14.Bc4 b5
  15. 15.Bxb5 Bxb5
  16. 16.Nxb5 Nb4
  17. 17.Nc3 Nd4
  18. 18.O-O Rc8
  19. 19.a3 Nxd5
  20. 20.Nxd4 cxd4
  21. 21.Qxd4 Nxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Qxd4+
  23. 23.cxd4 Rc3
  24. 24.Rd1 e6
  25. 25.Bd2 Rb3
  26. 26.Bb4 Rd8
  27. 27.Bc5 Bf8
  28. 28.Bxa7 Bxa3
  29. 29.Rab1 Rc3
  30. 30.Kf1 Rd7
  31. 31.Bb6 Rc2
  32. 32.Rb3 Rb7
  33. 33.Rdb1 Be7
  34. 34.Ba5 Ra7
  35. 35.Bc3 Kg7
  36. 36.Bb2 Rac7
  37. 37.Re1 Bh4
  38. 38.g3 Rxh2
  39. 39.Kg1 Bxg3
  40. 40.Rxg3 Rxb2
  41. 41.Rg2 Rb4
  42. 42.Rd1 Rd7
  43. 43.Rgd2 f6
  44. 44.Kg2 fxe5
  45. 45.fxe5 h5
  46. 46.d5 Re4
  47. 47.d6 Rxe5
  48. 48.Kf3 Kf6
  49. 49.Rd3 Rf5+
  50. 50.Ke4 g5
  51. 51.Rh1 h4
  52. 52.Rc1 Re5+
  53. 53.Kf3 Rd5

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