Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

FIDE World Cup 2015 · English Opening · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup 2015
Site Baku AZE
Round 4.2
Date 2015.09.21
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3k2n1/6P1/3K2Pp/7P/8/8/8 w - - 4 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Bf4 d5
  7. 7.e3 Bb4
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Re8
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Qb3 Rd8
  15. 15.Bf3 Na5
  16. 16.Qb5 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Rfb1 Nc4
  19. 19.Rb4 Ra3
  20. 20.Nb5 Ra5
  21. 21.h3 Bd7
  22. 22.Bxd5 Ne5
  23. 23.Re4 Ng6
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  25. 25.Nd6+ Kg8
  26. 26.Nxb7 Bc6
  27. 27.Rd4 Rxd4
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rd6
  29. 29.Nxc6 Rxc6
  30. 30.a4 Rxc3
  31. 31.a5 bxa5
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rc1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc2
  34. 34.Kg3 Nf8
  35. 35.h4 Nd7
  36. 36.Kf3 Kh7
  37. 37.Rf5 Nc5
  38. 38.g4 Nd3
  39. 39.Kg3 g6
  40. 40.Rf7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Rf6 Kg7
  42. 42.g5 h5
  43. 43.f3 Ne1
  44. 44.e4 Rc3
  45. 45.Kf2 Nd3+
  46. 46.Kg3 Ne5
  47. 47.Kg2 Rc6
  48. 48.Rxc6 Nxc6
  49. 49.f4 Kf7
  50. 50.Kf3 Ke6
  51. 51.Ke3 Kd6
  52. 52.Kd2 Kc5
  53. 53.Kd3 Kb4
  54. 54.Kd2 Kc4
  55. 55.Ke3 Kc5
  56. 56.Kd3 Nd8
  57. 57.Ke3 Nf7
  58. 58.Kd3 Nd6
  59. 59.Ke3 Kc4
  60. 60.f5 Ne8
  61. 61.fxg6 Ng7
  62. 62.e5 Kd5
  63. 63.Kf4 Kd4
  64. 64.e6 Kd5
  65. 65.e7 Ke6
  66. 66.Ke4 Kxe7
  67. 67.Ke5 Ke8
  68. 68.Kd5 Kd7

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