Wesley So vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chess24 Banter Final 2020 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 108 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess24 Banter Final 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2020.09.24
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 108
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/2k5/8/4N3/2K5/8 w - - 0 109

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nd2 e6
  5. 5.Nb3 Nd7
  6. 6.Nf3 Ne7
  7. 7.Be2 h6
  8. 8.O-O g5
  9. 9.Ne1 Bg7
  10. 10.c3 c5
  11. 11.f4 c4
  12. 12.Nd2 Qc7
  13. 13.Bh5 gxf4
  14. 14.Rxf4 Rf8
  15. 15.Nf1 O-O-O
  16. 16.Ng3 f6
  17. 17.Nxf5 Nxf5
  18. 18.Rxf5 exf5
  19. 19.e6 Nb6
  20. 20.Qf3 Qe7
  21. 21.Qxf5 Kb8
  22. 22.Nf3 Rfe8
  23. 23.Bf4+ Ka8
  24. 24.Re1 Rg8
  25. 25.Nh4 Bf8
  26. 26.Ng6 Qg7
  27. 27.e7 Re8
  28. 28.exf8=Q Rgxf8
  29. 29.Nxf8 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Kf2 Qe7
  31. 31.Ng6 Qe6
  32. 32.Qxe6 Rxe6
  33. 33.Bg4 f5
  34. 34.Bxf5 Rf6
  35. 35.g4 Na4
  36. 36.Bxh6 Nxb2
  37. 37.h4 Nd1+
  38. 38.Kf3 Nxc3
  39. 39.h5 Ne4
  40. 40.Ke3 Ng3
  41. 41.Bc2 Nf1+
  42. 42.Ke2 Ng3+
  43. 43.Kd2 Rf2+
  44. 44.Kd1 Rf1+
  45. 45.Kd2 Rf2+
  46. 46.Kc1 Ne2+
  47. 47.Kb1 Nxd4
  48. 48.Be3 Rf1+
  49. 49.Kb2 Ne2
  50. 50.h6 d4
  51. 51.h7 Rh1
  52. 52.h8=Q+ Rxh8
  53. 53.Nxh8 dxe3
  54. 54.g5 Nd4
  55. 55.Bd1 e2
  56. 56.Bxe2 Nxe2
  57. 57.g6 c3+
  58. 58.Kb3 Nd4+
  59. 59.Kxc3 Nf5
  60. 60.Nf7 Kb8
  61. 61.Kd3 Kc7
  62. 62.Ke4 Ng7
  63. 63.Ke5 b5
  64. 64.Nd6 b4
  65. 65.Nf5 Nh5
  66. 66.Kd4 Kb6
  67. 67.Kc4 Ka5
  68. 68.Kb3 Kb5
  69. 69.g7 Nxg7
  70. 70.Nxg7 a5
  71. 71.Nf5 a4+
  72. 72.Kb2 Kc4
  73. 73.Ne3+ Kd3
  74. 74.Nc2 Kc4
  75. 75.Ne1 Kd4
  76. 76.Nf3+ Ke4
  77. 77.Ng5+ Kd5
  78. 78.Nf7 Ke6
  79. 79.Nh6 Ke5
  80. 80.Ng4+ Kf5
  81. 81.Ne3+ Ke4
  82. 82.Nd1 Kd4
  83. 83.Kc1 Kc4
  84. 84.Nb2+ Kb5
  85. 85.Kb1 Ka5
  86. 86.Nd3 Kb5
  87. 87.Kc1 Kc4
  88. 88.Nb2+ Kb5
  89. 89.Kb1 Ka5
  90. 90.Nd3 Kb5
  91. 91.Ne5 Kc5
  92. 92.Kb2 Kd5
  93. 93.Nd7 Kc6
  94. 94.Nf6 Kc5
  95. 95.Ng4 Kd4
  96. 96.Nf2 Ke3
  97. 97.Nh3 Kd4
  98. 98.Kc1 Kc3
  99. 99.Nf2 Kd4
  100. 100.Nd1 Kc4
  101. 101.Kd2 Kd4
  102. 102.Nb2 a3
  103. 103.Nd1 b3
  104. 104.axb3 a2
  105. 105.Ne3 a1=N
  106. 106.b4 Nb3+
  107. 107.Kc2 Nc5
  108. 108.bxc5 Kxc5

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