Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.28
Date 2019.11.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/5k2/3p1P2/3B1p2/6p1/8/r7/2K5 b - - 3 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 g6
  7. 7.g4 Bg7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nde2 Bd7
  11. 11.a4 b5
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
  14. 14.Nxb5 Ne5
  15. 15.Nbc3 Bc6
  16. 16.Nd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bb5
  18. 18.b3 Qa5+
  19. 19.Bd2 Qa7
  20. 20.O-O h5
  21. 21.c4 Bxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 hxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 Nxc4
  24. 24.Bc3 Bxc3
  25. 25.Nxc3 Ne5
  26. 26.g5 Kg7
  27. 27.Qd2 Rh8
  28. 28.Qe3 Qxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Rh4
  30. 30.Ne4 Rh8
  31. 31.Kf2 Rb8
  32. 32.Kg3 Rb3
  33. 33.Re1 Nd3
  34. 34.Re2 Ne5
  35. 35.Nf2 Nc4
  36. 36.Ng4 Rc3
  37. 37.Bf3 Ra3
  38. 38.e4 Nb6
  39. 39.Kf2 Nd7
  40. 40.e5 Nc5
  41. 41.exd6 exd6
  42. 42.Kg2 Nd3
  43. 43.Re8 Nf4+
  44. 44.Kg3 Nxd5
  45. 45.Rd8 f5
  46. 46.Rd7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Nf6 Nxf6
  48. 48.gxf6 g5
  49. 49.Kf2 Ra2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Ra1+
  51. 51.Kd2 Ra2+
  52. 52.Kc1 g4
  53. 53.Rd8+ Kf7
  54. 54.Bd5+

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