Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.1
Date 2016.06.09
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D83)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4k1p1/3q3p/2p2P1P/6P1/2KQ4/8 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Be6
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bc8
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 b6
  11. 11.b4 a5
  12. 12.a3 axb4
  13. 13.axb4 bxc5
  14. 14.bxc5 Na6
  15. 15.Ra1 Bg4
  16. 16.Be2 Nb4
  17. 17.Rxa8 Qxa8
  18. 18.Bxg4 Nxg4
  19. 19.Nge2 e5
  20. 20.O-O Rb8
  21. 21.Bg3 Rb7
  22. 22.h3 exd4
  23. 23.exd4 Nf6
  24. 24.Be5 Qa6
  25. 25.Nf4 Qc4
  26. 26.Qd2 Ne4
  27. 27.Nxe4 dxe4
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Rb1 Rb5
  30. 30.Rc1 Qa2
  31. 31.Qe3 Nd5
  32. 32.Nxd5 Qxd5
  33. 33.Re1 Rb4
  34. 34.Qxe4 Rxd4
  35. 35.Qe7 Rc4
  36. 36.Re5 Rc1+
  37. 37.Re1 Rxe1+
  38. 38.Qxe1 Qxc5
  39. 39.Qa1+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qf6 Qd5
  41. 41.g3 c5
  42. 42.Kf1 c4
  43. 43.Ke2 Kg8
  44. 44.Qc3 h5
  45. 45.h4 Kf8
  46. 46.Qe3 Qd6
  47. 47.Qc3 Qc5
  48. 48.Qe3 Qd5
  49. 49.Qd2 Qe5+
  50. 50.Kd1 Ke7
  51. 51.Kc2 Ke6
  52. 52.f4 Qd5

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